21 h. ago Minister’s hacked X account promotes ‘House of Commons cryptocurrency’ scam

Lucy Powell’s social media repeatedly encouraging people to buy the coin.

Politics

21 h. ago Minister promotes ‘House of Commons cryptocurrency’ scam after social media hack

Lucy Powell had her X account broken into on Tuesday, with the page repeatedly encouraging people to buy the coin.

Politics

22 h. ago Keep your milk 'fresher for longer' by using this 60p common household item

Milk can turn quickly when stored incorrectly in your refrigerator.

Politics

22 h. ago BREAKING: 'Hackers' target House of Commons leader Lucy Powell in sinister scam

House of Commons leader Lucy Powell's Twitter/X account was hacked by scammers promoting a fake Parliamentary coin - the latest in a string of cases targeting well known figures

Politics

22 h. ago The best supermarkets for Easter shopping revealed ahead of Bank Holiday weekend

The top nine supermarkets in the UK were ranked based on their price for 30 common household products

Economics

22 h. ago Cabinet minister’s social media hacked to promote bogus House of Commons cryptocurrency

Lucy Powell fell victim to social media hackers promoting a bogus cryptocurrency

Politics

26 h. ago Underdogs: The Truth About Britain’s White Working Class review – a complicated class portrait

Journalist Joel Budd travels around Britain demolishing Brexit myths in a nuanced study of a social group too often reduced to a cartoon by politiciansOn 13 November 1968, a 35-year-old Labour politician got to his feet in the House of Commons and had a go at the ranks of Conservative members who faced him. Six or so months after Enoch Powell had delivered his infamously racist “rivers of blood” speech in Birmingham, David Winnick – who was then the MP for Croydon South – had decided to attack the Tory fashion for bemoaning immigration to the UK from such countries as India and Pakistan and expressing faux sympathy with deprived communities in British cities. “Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants,” he said, “have not in the past gone out of their way to defend the interests of the white working class.”As the Economist journalist Joel Budd points out in this nuanced, enlightening book about the people and places Winnick was referring to, this ...

Events

3 d. ago British Steel debate begins in House of Commons as Labour says it needs to 'save thousands of jobs' after firm's Chinese owners announced blast furnace closures

Both the Commons and the Lords have reconvened during Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting to debate a Bill aimed at blocking Jingye from closing the Scunthorpe site.

Society

4 d. ago House of Commons to be recalled for first time since Afghanistan war

The House of Commons is to be recalled tomorrow to discuss British Steel amid fears the company is due to run out of raw materials in a matter of weeks. We'll bring you updates on this Breaking story

Events

5 d. ago 'Alarming' decline of common garden bird: Starling numbers in Britain have DROPPED to their lowest number ever recorded, RSPB warns

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch has shown that while house sparrows are still our most common bird, followed by the blue tit, starlings have been bumped down to fourth place by the woodpigeon.

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7 d. ago Commons return of proposed assisted dying law delayed until May

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said the three-week delay would give MPs more time to consider changes made to her Bill.

Events

7 d. ago Starmer ‘frustrated’ by regulators as he seeks to cut red tape to boost growth

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said in some cases regulators’ priorities ‘aren’t necessarily aligned with what the Government’s trying to achieve’.

Politics

7 d. ago Rachel Reeves warns of 'huge implications' for Brit families after Trump tariffs

The Chancellor refused to rule out retaliating over tariffs introduced by Donald Trump as she told anxious Brits 'we have your backs' in an update in the House of Commons

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7 d. ago Streeting says ‘Hillsborough Law’ taking longer than hoped as anniversary nears

Campaigners want a legal duty of candour on public authorities and officials to tell the truth and proactively co-operate with official probes.

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9 d. ago Lindsay Hoyle defends his lavish spending on overseas trips as he claims he'd have his own PRIVATE JET if he was Speaker in another country

Sir Lindsay, who has been Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019, sought to justify the huge bill he has racked up.

Economics

1 week ago The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is | Kenan Malik

A new book, Underdogs, demolishes the myth that it is homogeneous in its hostility to immigration‘Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants,” Labour MP David Winnick told the House of Commons in 1968, “have not in the past gone out of their way to defend the interests of the white working class.”It was the first time anyone had referred to the “white working class” in parliament to describe a segment of the British population. Half a century on, that segment has become the focus of one of the most contentious and polarising of debates. For many on the right, the white working class constitutes a distinct group, both their distinctiveness and their problems, stemming largely from their whiteness. Many on the left have, Joel Budd notes, “fallen silent on the subject”, nervous of racialising issues of class. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Labour suspend Dan Norris MP after ‘being informed of his arrest’

The MP for North East Somerset and Hanham has also lost the party whip in the House of Commons.

Events

1 week ago Banish moss from your grass immediately with one 69p item you have at home

Gardeners are shocked by the results of this garden hack, which can immediately rid your lawn of moss. All it takes is this common household item that you probably already have

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1 week ago Expert issues £200 warning over very common household item you should NEVER put in the washing machine

Scott Flint, a professional US-based appliance repair technician, cautioned on Family Handyman that fabric bath mats could pose serious risks for washing machines.

Events

1 week ago Assisted dying Bill process ‘thorough’ says MP as colleague brands it ‘a mess’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returns to the House of Commons this month for further debate.

Economics