99 m. ago Scottish pensioners lose court challenge over winter fuel payment cuts after 'irrational' argument

Pensioners Peter and Florence Fanning had sought to challenge the decisions made by government ministers over the winter fuel payment.

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1 hour ago Heritage chiefs face Scottish Government probe over 'toxic' working environment

EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower said staff at Historic Environment Scotland were left "demoralised" while board members "walk around like they own our castles".

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1 hour ago Pensioners who challenged winter fuel payment decision in court lose case

Peter and Florence Fanning, from North Lanarkshire, lost their entitlement to financial support and became worried about paying their bills.

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2 h. ago Trump demands a ‘Thank You’ from Newsom after appeals court delays bid to boot military from Los Angeles

A late-night decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to California Governor Gavin Newsom

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2 h. ago Private schools vow to continue fees VAT fight as High Court rejects challenge

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

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2 h. ago Voices: ‘Tax the rich first’: Readers demand fairer burden as Reeves faces fiscal squeeze

Our community overwhelmingly believes that to tackle the UK’s economic challenges fairly, the wealthy must pay their share through higher taxes and reforms, while calling on the government to move beyond austerity and provide clear, responsible funding plans

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2 h. ago We are Nobel laureates, scientists, writers and artists. The threat of fascism is back | Open letter

As in 1925, when Mussolini was in power, we must openly defy the brutal imposition of the fascist ideologyOn 1 May 1925, with Benito Mussolini already in power, a group of Italian intellectuals publicly denounced his fascist regime in an open letter. The signatories – scientists, philosophers, writers and artists – took a stand in support of the essential tenets of a free society: the rule of law, personal liberty and independent thinking, culture, art and science. Their open defiance against the brutal imposition of the fascist ideology – at great personal risk – proved that opposition was not only possible, but necessary. Today, 100 years later, the threat of fascism is back – and so we must summon that courage and defy it again.Fascism emerged in Italy a century ago, marking the advent of modern dictatorship. Within a few years, it spread across Europe and the world, taking different names but maintaining similar forms. Wherever it seized power, it undermined the separation of po...

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2 h. ago Netanyahu's Iran strike 'golden opportunity' as Donald Trump 'can't control him'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu feels emboldened to act against Iran because he believes he can control Donald Trump - and he will now move to assert Israel's dominance over the Middle East

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2 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee'

Sunjay Kapur, 53, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing a match in England on Thursday

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3 h. ago Private schools LOSE High Court battle with government over VAT on fees but vow to appeal

Private schools and pupils challenged the government in court over its VAT fee policy

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3 h. ago The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

Awakened by Laura Elliott; Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by VE Schwab; Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang; Esperance by Adam Oyebanji; The Quiet by Barnaby MartinAwakened by Laura Elliott (Angry Robot, £9.99)A debut novel set in an apocalyptic 2055, following the development of a neural chip dispensing with the need for sleep. At first it seemed a blessing: it ramped up people’s metabolisms, made them stronger and more productive workers, but when they ignored the advice to turn it off and sleep for at least a few hours a week, they turned into ravenous monsters. Thea is one of a group of scientists who developed the chip and are now barricaded in the Tower of London, struggling to reverse the damage they have caused, when two survivors turn up seeking shelter: a silent, traumatised woman and her protector, a nameless man who shows signs of having once been Sleepless himself. Thea comes to question her own values and past actions in a dark and gripping gothic tale with e...

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3 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies from heart attack after 'swallowing a bee': Tributes to Indian businessman, 53, who collapsed while playing polo

Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in England yesterday

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3 h. ago Council workers to be balloted on new pay offer amid threat of strikes

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4% rise this year and 3.5% next year.

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3 h. ago Warning over assisted dying TikTok adverts as MPs further debate Bill

The Bill is undergoing a second day of report stage on Friday, with various amendments being debated and possibly voted on.

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4 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee': Tributes to Indian businessman, 53, who collapsed while playing polo

Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in England yesterday

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4 h. ago Nightclub owner arrested following deadly roof collapse which killed 236 people

The club was packed with government officials, musicians, and retired Major League Baseball players

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4 h. ago Wales will overhaul its democracy at the next election. Here’s what’s changing

Next May’s Senedd election won’t just be another trip to the polls. It will mark a major change in how Welsh democracy works

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4 h. ago Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? | Margaret Sullivan

Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media is barely paying attentionWhen hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for the “Hands Off” events protesting Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s governmental wrecking ball, much of the news media seemed to yawn.The next day, the New York Times put a photograph, but no story, on its print front page. The Wall Street Journal’s digital homepage had it as only the 20th-most-prominent story when I checked. Fox News was dismissive; I stopped counting after I scanned 40 articles on its homepage, though there was a video with this dismissive headline: “Liberals rally against President Trump.”Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Prince William's billionaire pal dies after swallowing bee while playing polo

Prince William's polo-playing pal Sunjay Kapur, a well-known Indian billionaire and chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing a match in the UK

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5 h. ago SNP’s wish to ‘throw open our borders’ would risk security – Badenoch

The Scottish Government has long pushed for a shift on immigration.

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