60 m. ago Netanyahu makes chilling threat to Ayatollah after Israeli minister said Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist'

Benjamin Netanyahu has declared 'no one is immune' from an Israeli attack after his defence minister insisted Iran 's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'can no longer be allowed to exist'.

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67 m. ago Offshore floating wind farms to power millions of homes, minister says

Jo Stevens has said plans for floating offshore wind farms in Wales and the South West will create 5,300 jobs and power four million homes.

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77 m. ago MoD accused of 'delaying tactics' over hidden Nuked Blood records

Hidden records about the Nuked Blood scandal are due to be released, but the Ministry of Defence is refusing to answer questions about the contents

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83 m. ago Moment serial rapist PhD student Zhenhao Zou arrested then makes casual request

Zhenhao Zou was studying for a PhD at a London university but struggled to answer the question 'What is your name?' when officers carried out a dawn raid at his posh flat

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92 m. ago Wales manager hikes Snowdon on her own at dawn to deliver historic announcement

Wales boss Rhian Wilkinson just decided she was going to head up herself on that very morning.

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1 hour ago What are the legal issues around Britain helping Trump bomb Iran?

Keir Starmer is weighing up whether to back the US and – as a lawyer – will be aware of the legal landscapeMiddle East crisis – live updatesUK politics live – latest updatesAs Keir Starmer considers whether Britain should support the US if Donald Trump decides to bomb Iran, the attorney general, Richard Hermer, has reportedly warned him that UK involvement could be illegal. The prime minister was an outspoken opponent of the Iraq war when he was a human rights lawyer in 2003 and will be well aware of the thorny legal issues around engagement in strikes against Iran. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago John Swinney did 'nothing' to save bus maker Alexander Dennis, says Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the First Minister’s claims that he found out about the issues facing the firm only weeks ago were “not true”.

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2 h. ago Swinney: Excluding disruptive pupils risks pushing them into organised crime

The First Minister defending guidance saying the measure should be a ‘last resort’

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2 h. ago Live updates as hot weather shuts railway lines near Cardiff

The track defect comes as temperatures hit 29°C in the capital and thousands of fans head to watch Chris Brown at the Principality Stadium

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2 h. ago Violence ‘excessively high’ in prisons driven by overcrowding and drugs – report

An annual report by the Independent Monitoring Board said concerns about drugs also rose in 2024.

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2 h. ago Starmer warns Trump not to 'ramp up'  Middle East turmoil by joining Israel's attacks on Iran

The PM repeated his call for de-escalation in the region, saying concerns about Tehran's nuclear programme were best dealt 'by way of negotiations than by way of conflict'.

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3 h. ago Tory leader accused of demonising young people with push for school exclusions

Russell Findlay has criticised new Scottish Government guidance for schools on tackling disruptive pupils.

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3 h. ago Ministers urged to publish legal advice on UK involvement in Israel

Calls follow news that attorney general advised government to limit its involvement to defending alliesUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesMinisters are facing calls to publish legal advice given to the government on Israel’s war against Iran after reports emerged that the attorney general had warned that any UK involvement beyond defensive support would be illegal.Richard Hermer, the government’s most senior legal officer, is said to have raised concerns internally about the legality of joining a bombing campaign against Iran. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Starmer warns of ‘real risk’ in Middle East as Trump mulls bombing Iran

The Prime Minister pushed for de-escalation amid signs that the US president could join Israel’s military action against Iran.

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3 h. ago Moment passenger threatens to 'break train manager's face' as LNER releases shocking bodycam footage showing tirades of abuse

Dramatic video filmed on a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service on the night of March 16 showed the man confronting the member of staff at the onboard café bar.

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3 h. ago HS2 may run at 'reduced speeds' in attempt to drive down costs, boss of doomed project admits

Mark Wild said ‘there is a need to simplify the day-one railway’ amid calls for the line to be scrapped altogether

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3 h. ago UK to ban choking and suffocation porn in new violence against women and girls strategy

The UK government will ban choking in porn, as Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson says 'there is absolutely no place for violent, misogynistic and harmful content online'

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3 h. ago Iran's leader 'cannot continue to exist', Israeli minister declares, as Putin and Xi team up to urge Trump to stay out of conflict

US President Donald Trump has reportedly approved plans for an American attack, though he is yet to give the go ahead, urging Iran to consider abandoning its nuclear programme.

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4 h. ago Israel’s defence minister says Khamenei ‘cannot continue to exist’

Comments came after Iran hit Soroka hospital in south of Israel

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4 h. ago If you went to state school, do you ever feel British life is rigged against you? Welcome to the 93% Club | Alastair Campbell

The civil service, judiciary and media are still dominated by the privately educated 7%. Lasting change is not a pipe dream – but it’s up to usFor the first time in our history, we have a cabinet made up entirely of people who went to state schools. Several, including prime minister Keir Starmer, come from working-class backgrounds; some, such as deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, were raised in conditions of poverty that feel as if they ought to belong to another age.So far so good. What better signs could one ask for to show that Britain is a meritocracy, social mobility is real and anyone can rise to the top provided they have talent, commitment and determination?Alastair Campbell is a former journalist turned strategist and spokesperson for the Labour party. He is now a writer, podcaster, consultant strategist and mental health campaigner Continue reading...

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