43 m. ago PMQs: Starmer says there is ‘no easy answer’ to finding way of seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine – UK politics live

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, asks prime minister about frozen Russian assets in the UK after sanctioning of two Israeli ministers on TuesdayGreen party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the Chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealthSenior SNP figures held a secret meeting on Monday night to discuss removing John Swinney as party leader, The Herald has learned, following last week’s defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection.One of the 25 attendees said the first minister had two weeks to come up with a new strategy on independence — or risk facing a leadership ch...

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77 m. ago Spending Review: A 'generation of Londoners' will be priced out of city, Sadiq Khan warns Chancellor

The mayor said house building will not go up in the capital without government support

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79 m. ago Lanarkshire parents reminded they could be eligible for extra payments over school holidays

National advice agency Advice Direct Scotland is urging households to check if they qualify for support before schools break up for the summer later this month.

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1 hour ago Moray crash: Two woman dead after crash on Scottish road as Police Scotland investigate

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the two women who died.”

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1 hour ago 'Hidden city' from Book of the Dead found beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids

Team of Italian researchers claim to have unearthed evidence of a hidden structure dating back tens of thousands of years

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2 h. ago Greta Thunberg's angry reaction when she is asked about some of 'freedom flotilla' group's support for Hamas and Hezbollah as she lands in Sweden

The 22-year-old activist was welcomed by crowds waving Palestinian flags, who presented her with flowers and a keffiyeh scarf as they shouted 'free Palestine!'

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2 h. ago Red flags of ulcerative colitis as TOWIE's Chloe Meadows shares health struggle

Chloe Meadows has opened up about her battle with the condition after first noticing unusual symptoms at 16 years old

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2 h. ago Kate Garraway's 'tsunami of sadness' over heartbreaking habit that's stuck since husband Derek passed away

Kate Garraway, who looked after her husband Derek Draper during his battle with long COVID before his passing in January 2024, has opened up about her grief and urged Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to support unpaid careers

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2 h. ago Tragedy as person found dead near Greater Manchester railway station

Emergency services were called out to the scene

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3 h. ago Graz school shooting students pretended to be dead as first victim pictured

Artur A, 21, carried out the worst school massacre in Austria's history yesterday when he started shooting students at a school in Graz, where he had reportedly been the target of bullying

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3 h. ago 'Don’t price a generation of Londoners out of our city', Sadiq Khan warns Chancellor

The mayor said house building will not go up in the capital without government support

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3 h. ago Top five PIP conditions providing millions of people with up to £749 every month

PIP and Adult Disability Payment are providing financial support for 3.7 million people across Great Britain.

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3 h. ago Mystery as Brit wine tycoon found dead in luxury Spanish villa after car rally

British wine tycoon Tarik Wildman, 65, was found dead at his luxury villa in Marbella's gated La Virginia complex just hours after returning from a classic car rally

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4 h. ago Greta Thunberg's angry reaction when she is asked about some of 'freedom flotilla' group's support for Hamas and Hezbollah

The 22-year-old activist was welcomed by crowds waving Palestinian flags, who presented her with flowers and a keffiyeh scarf as they shouted 'free Palestine!'

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4 h. ago Loose Women's Coleen Nolan supported as she introduces 'latest member of our family'

The TV star was flooded with messages of praise and support as she revealed the 'latest member of our family'

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5 h. ago London College of Contemporary Arts Launches Free Mental Health and Wellness Support for Students and Staff

London College of Contemporary Arts Launches Free Mental Health and Wellness Support for Students and Staff  Yahoo Finance

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6 h. ago Hide the pain: how a war reporter keeps going when their own family are victims

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of Wael al-Dahdouh, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purpose amid the desolationPurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Drunk couple decapitate and stab dog to death to 'avenge' dead cat

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: The couple 'brutally' executed their Argentinian mastiff after drinking heavily, a court in Auxerre, France heard

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7 h. ago Opinion split over Police Scotland's use of contentious live facial recognition tech

Survey reveals split in public support for AI-powered strategy

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8 h. ago ‘Jam today, pain tomorrow’: why the UK repeatedly overshoots budget forecasts

History of optimistic official outlooks fuels concern that Rachel Reeves will struggle to achieve goal of eliminating deficit

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