1 hour ago Great British Bake Off fans all say same thing as they spot major clue over exit

One contestant has already been sent home on this year's Great British Bake Off as viewers didn't think it came as a surprise following a few clues along the way

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2 h. ago The Great British Bake Off fans share major concern moments before first episode

The Great British Bake Off has returned to our screens for a new series and fans were quick to share their reaction.

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4 h. ago The Guardian view on Zack Polanski’s rise: he wants to replace Labour, not work with it | Editorial

A mass politics of anti-austerity, identity and climate is emerging from the left’s margins. Keir Starmer cannot afford to ignore itZack Polanski’s landslide election as leader of the Green party marks a turning point for Britain’s fractured left. Young, rhetorically fluent and unafraid to cloak climate arguments in those about class, Mr Polanski is nothing if not ambitious. He sees his party not as a parliamentary pressure group but as a replacement for Labour itself.His ascent might have seemed fanciful last July when Labour had just won a thumping majority. Yet Labour languishes in the polls. Sir Keir Starmer’s personal ratings have collapsed. On the extreme right Reform UK now boasts 237,000 members, 870 councillors, and 10 councils under its control. The Greens have more MPs than ever before. And the uneasy leadership team of Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana is preparing to launch a new party to Labour’s left. This is no longer political noise at the margins. This is about t...

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12 h. ago Chaos warning at three major EU airports when fingerprinting of Brits begins

The new EES is an automated IT system for registering travellers from third-countries, both short stay visa holders and visa exempt travellers each time they cross an EU external border and will be introduced in 2025

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12 h. ago Keir Starmer banned from having armoured electric Range Rover because it does not offer adequate bomb protection

The Prime Minister must now stick to a petrol version of the vehicle for the foreseeable future as 'required safety levels' cannot otherwise be reached.

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14 h. ago Now, about those tax rises Starmer gathers Cabinet for first meeting after humiliating Rachel Reeves and drafting in left

Keir Starmer's new-look top team will assemble in Downing Street amid fears the ground is being laid for another brutal tax raid at the Autumn Budget.

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32 h. ago Keir Starmer’s legacy could be electoral reform – or Farage as prime minister | Polly Toynbee

MPs are voting to get rid of first past the post in mayoral elections. Doing the same at a national level would be an antidote to Reform UKWake up to the peril. As MPs return to parliament, they should abandon that self-deluding pretence that it could never happen here in our “moderate” and “tolerant” land. On the contrary, Britain is at more risk of a populist right takeover than many of our European neighbours. With Labour in an electoral slough of despond, and the Tories looking dead already, the reptilian grin of Nigel Farage haunts the political landscape after his satisfactory summer spent stoking division and cynicism.Our first past the post (FPTP) elections make us particularly vulnerable. As Rob Ford, professor of politics at Manchester University, notes: “This is now a Farage-friendly electoral system.” Reform UK has reached the tipping point where winning as little as 30% support in our corkscrewed lottery of a voting system could propel him into No 10, however much that ...

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34 h. ago DWP releases list of 19 benefits Brits could lose in major crackdown

Anyone found to have committed benefit fraud could lose their entitlement to payments as people are urged to look out for certain signs

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer snap General Election deadline looms as 854k Brits sign petition

A petition calling for an 'immediate' general election has received more than 854k signatures and continues to rise. The petition claims the majority of Brits 'need and want change'

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4 d. ago Brit boy, 3, 'abducted' in Marbella as police fear he's been snatched to Russia

Police have launched a major operation in a bid to find a three-year-old British boy who is believed to have been abducted by his Russian mum - his British dad sounded the alarm

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4 d. ago BREAKING Major police operation as Brit boy believed to have been abducted by his Russian mum

A major police investigation has been launched as a Russian mum has allegedly abducted her British son, as his dad raised an alarm by reporting him as missing in Marbella

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4 d. ago Major police operation as Brit boy believed to have been abducted by his Russian mum

A major police investigation has been launched as a Russian mum has allegedly abducted her British son, as his dad raised an alarm by reporting him as missing in Marbella

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4 d. ago Brit boy, 3, believed to have been abducted in Spain and is now in Russia

A major police investigation has been launched as a Russian mum has allegedly abducted her British son, as his dad raised an alarm by reporting him as missing in Marbella

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5 d. ago Labour sinks to lowest poll rating since election as party trails behind Reform UK with voters

Just 20% of voters said they would back Sir Keir Starmer’s party at a general election - the party’s lowest approval rating in six years

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6 d. ago Major airport on holiday island loved by Brits named among best in Europe

This Spanish island airport has been named one of the top three airports in Europe in a new ranking, and is set for further improvements to boost passenger experience

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7 d. ago British tourist robbed by 'Zimmerframe bandit' at Majorca Airport, loses £1700

A British woman was targeted by the elderly thief as she arrived at Majorca's Palma airport, with the 70 year old 'zimmerframe bandit' making off with £1700 worth of her belongings

Society

1 week ago Emma Raducanu reveals she is in a 'much better place' ahead of US Open as British No 1 returns to where she won her first major

MATTHEW LAMBWELL IN NEW YORK: In 2022, defending her title, she was wracked by nerves. In 2023 she missed the tournament altogether with injuries. Last year she came in ice cold.

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1 week ago Astronaut Tim Peake says 3D printers in space will soon produce organs for transplants

British astronaut Tim Peake has been speaking about a major breakthrough in space science that could lead to transplants on Earth using major organs produced on 3D printers in orbit

Technology

1 week ago Manchester airport tragedy: 40 years on, how the aviation world learned from the disaster

55 passengers and crew lost their lives aboard a British Airtours plane in a disaster that led to major improvements in air safety

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2 w. ago Brits' dream locations to own a home abroad – and major pitfalls to avoid

Not far off half of Brits dream of owning a home overseas, with the most popular destinations now revealed as part of a new survey

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