43 m. ago Abbott calls Starmer’s immigration comments ‘fundamentally racist’ at rally

Thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists gathered to ‘send a message’ to the Government at a demonstration in central London.

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57 m. ago Albufeira horror with chilling similarity in cause of death between two Brits found dead

A second British tourist has been found dead in the Portuguese party town of Albufeira - it comes after police found the body of Glasgow man Greg Monks earlier this week

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60 m. ago Zharnel Hughes ready to rewrite history as GB's fastest man explains mindset change

British record holder over 100m and 200m became a father in the winter and believes new mindset leaves him in a good position to finally land World Championship medal in Tokyo this year

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63 m. ago PETER HITCHENS: If any person acted like this Government, they'd be confined in a locked ward for delusions

If the British Government were a person, it would long ago have been sectioned and placed in a locked ward because of its severe delusions of grandeur.

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65 m. ago Trump threatens Musk with 'very serious consequences' if he funds Democratic candidates

Donald Trump says he is "too busy" to speak to "depressed and heartbroken" ex-bestie Elon Musk after the two shared jibes on social media earlier in the week - and threatened 'serious consequences'

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69 m. ago Zia Yusuf announces return to Reform UK two days after quitting as chair

Party chair says he will lead a ‘Doge team’ inspired by Elon Musk and Donald TrumpZia Yusuf has said he will return to Reform UK, just two days after quitting the party.Yusuf was the rightwing party’s chair but resigned on Thursday after suggesting it was “dumb” of the party’s newest MP to ask the prime minister if he would ban the burqa. Continue reading...

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75 m. ago Dawn French issues lengthy apology after 'mocking tone' on October 7 attacks

British stalwart comedian Dawn French apologised after a clip of her appearing to mock pro-Israel arguments following the October 7 attacks sparked major backlash from users

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96 m. ago 'Rachel Reeves looks exhausted. She can't deliver': Labour ministers drip poison to DAN HODGES on why the Chancellor is doomed... and tell the woeful reason she thinks it's all gone wrong

It was the expression that spoke for a nation. As Rachel Reeves delivered her speech on new transport investment, workers at the Mellor Bus factory appeared less than impressed.

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1 hour ago Tour de force! British soldiers don their finest uniforms for the Colonel's Review

The occasion transforms the Mall as crowds line up the streets waving flags as 1400 soldiers parade alongside 200 horses and 400 musicians from Horse Guard's Parade to Buckingham Palace .

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2 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: If any person acted like this Govenment, they'd be confined in a locked ward for delusions

If the British Government were a person, it would long ago have been sectioned and placed in a locked ward because of its severe delusions of grandeur.

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2 h. ago Government stalling in efforts to cut foreign aid spent on asylum seekers

The government has been accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’, with aid organisations claiming ministers are in danger of a ‘reckless repeat’ of the previous Conservative government

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3 h. ago Voices: Rachel Reeves is undermined by a ‘spend now, pay later’ prime minister

John Rentoul says Keir Starmer is guilty of Trussonomics, albeit on a smaller scale, making promises without knowing how to pay for them – hoping that the chancellor can sort it out later

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3 h. ago Paddy McGuinness shares celebrity crush amid claims of ex Christine's 'flirty texts'

Paddy McGuinness revealed his surprising celebrity crush when appearing alongside Vernon Kay on Gogglebox - but Vernon's confession led to him having a change of heart

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3 h. ago Great British Bake Off star shares devastating statement as BBC drops shows after 10 years

Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain has issued a sad response after the BBC decided to not renew her cooking show

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3 h. ago British tourist is found dead on the Algarve just days after another Brit's body was found when he vanished during stag do

A British tourist has been found dead on the Algarve, just days after another Brit's body was discovered following his mystery disappearance during a stag do.

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3 h. ago Coco Gauff is not actually tennis star's real name as people confused

Coco Gauff is in action in the French Open final against Aryna Sabalenka - and the American tennis sensation has previously explained why she goes by 'Coco'

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3 h. ago UK tourists warned of travel 'confusion' as EU makes major change to flight rules

The period of delay is being extended, meaning fewer passengers will be able to claim for compensation

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4 h. ago ‘A wonderful mystery to be solved’: Search begins in Dorset for ‘the Mother of all tanks’

Lost for over a century, discovery of wartime letter has rekindled interest in unlocking the secret of the world’s first prototype tankAt the height of the second world war, while British authorities were calling on citizens to donate metal to be recycled into weapons and warships, attention at the army base of Bovington Camp in Dorset turned to a collection of historic vehicles dating from the first war – among them a legendary tank that had been nicknamed “Mother”.Mother was the prototype for the world’s first battlefield tank, the Mark 1, which had been developed by Britain in 1915-6 to break the deadlock of the trenches. The vehicles were a huge technological leap forward that caused a sensation when rolled out on the battlefields (“astonishing our soldiers no less than they frightened the enemy”, as the Manchester Guardian put it) and helped tip the scales in favour of the allies’ eventual victory. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Pensions report cuts Reeves’ planned growth funds from £160bn to £11bn

Chancellor had anticipated surpluses from final salary schemes would boost investment in UK economyPlans to invest £160bn of surplus funds from final salary pension schemes to boost the UK economy over the next 10 years have been dealt a blow by a Whitehall assessment that found there was likely to be little more than £11bn available to spend.In a knock to Rachel Reeves’s growth agenda, a report by civil servants at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found that the expected surpluses in occupational schemes would be used by businesses to offload their pension liabilities to insurance companies. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Naked' British tourist is found dead on the Algarve just days after another Brit's body was found when he vanished during stag do

A 'naked' British tourist has been found dead on the Algarve, just days after another Brit's body was discovered following his mystery disappearance during a stag do.

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