2 h. ago RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes

Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforceUS politics live – latest updatesAround a fifth of the 10,000 jobs cut from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were done in error and will need to be corrected, the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has admitted.Mass layoffs from the health department began this week amid a push by Donald Trump’s administration to shrink the size of the federal government workforce. Union representatives were told around 10,000 people were to lose their jobs ahead of further reductions that could see the department’s 82,000-strong workforce slashed by nearly a quarter. Continue reading...

Society

2 h. ago The truth about the effects on your skin if you don’t wash your face before bed

Why cleansing matters, as a new study reveals one in five Brits don’t wash their face every day

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3 h. ago Australia sees nearly 40% decline in plastic pollution along major city coastlines

Country has pledged to phase out unnecessary plastics by 2025 and recycle or reuse all its plastic waste by 2040

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4 h. ago Scotland facing 'water scarcity' after dry weather as SEPA urges businesses to take action

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has warned that early signs of water scarcity are emerging across Scotland, with businesses being urged to take action now to manage their water use.

Transport

4 h. ago How investors can protect against tariff turbulence... and even profit from the storm

Ahead of Isa deadline day, the mood is apprehensive following Donald Trump's unveiling of his tariff plan, which has shrunk the value of many stocks and shares Isas.

Economics

4 h. ago Harvard faculty organize amid anxiety that the college will capitulate to Trump

Elite schools like Harvard weigh the costs of standing up to Trump as some, such as Princeton, signal it won’t concedeThe day after the Trump administration announced a review of $9bn in federal contracts and grants with Harvard due to what it claimed was the university’s failure to combat antisemitism on campus, the university’s president, Alan Garber, sent an email to the Harvard community titled: Our resolve.“When we saw the Garber statement’s subject line, everybody thought: ‘Oh, great, Harvard’s going to stand up!” said Jane Sujen Bock, a board member of the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, a group of alumni founded in 2016 amid a legal battle over affirmative action. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Harvard faculty organize amid anxiety university will capitulate to Trump

Harvard weighs costs of standing up to president as other elite schools, such as Princeton, signal they won’t concedeThe day after the Trump administration announced a review of $9bn in federal contracts and grants with Harvard due to what it claimed was the university’s failure to combat antisemitism on campus, the university’s president, Alan Garber, sent an email to the Harvard community titled: Our resolve.“When we saw the Garber statement’s subject line, everybody thought: ‘Oh, great, Harvard’s going to stand up!” said Jane Sujen Bock, a board member of the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, a group of alumni founded in 2016 amid a legal battle over affirmative action. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago EastEnders fans have the same burning question after spotting something VERY strange outside Walford bar

The BBC soap's official account posted a video of stars Ellie Dadd, Aaliyah James and Jaden Ladega doing the Anxiety dance trend on the social media platform.

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4 h. ago Pharmacist's alert over 'high' hay fever risk and how to beat symptoms

Sultan Dajani has shared five tips to help reduce hay fever symptoms this spring, as forecasts suggest pollen levels could be particularly high

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4 h. ago Monster rats have taken over sleepy street killing pets and eating cars

Villagers in Hertfordshire claim that hundreds of rats have been causing havoc around their home for years. Residents are now having to protect their pets, cars and houses from damage

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5 h. ago David Lammy says he regrets Trump has embraced protectionism, something not seen in US ‘for nearly a century’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementAn anti-abortion campaigner at the centre of a free speech controversy involving the US government has been found guilty of breaching a “buffer zone” outside a Bournemouth abortion clinic, PA Media reports. PA says:Livia Tossici-Bolt was convicted at Poole magistrates’ court of two charges of breaching the Public Spaces Protection Order on two days in March 2023.The case involved the 64-year-old from Bournemouth holding a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want”.But I think our approach should be to slightly stand back and think, what does Britain want, and can it get from the rest of the world, and what can we contribute?And in that regard, it’s important to realise that the rest of the G7, except the US, collectively are the same size as the United States. And I would have thought a very sensible thing to be doing is having a serious co...

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5 h. ago Oodie launches 'biggest ever' Easter sale with 70% off summer shoes, sandals, blankets and pyjamas

Some of Oodie's bestsellers have been heavily reduced

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6 h. ago I live in a 7t lorry complete with a flatscreen TV and a king

A firefighter from the south of England has revealed how his home is a 7.5ft lorry, which boasts a king-size bed, 43' TV, underfloor heating, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

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6 h. ago New super comfy dog bed range is 20% off with code but only for a short time

Pet owners hunting to give their pooch the best sleep ever can take advantage of an exclusive bed sale

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6 h. ago 'David and Golliath' moment as writers union protest at Meta HQ over 'theft' of work

In March 2025, reports alleged that over 7.5 millions were pirated to train Meta's new AI system. Now writers are fighting back for compensation and to protect the future of the arts

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6 h. ago David Lammy says Trump has taken US economic policy back 100 years with ‘return to protectionism’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementThe official plan to increase access to NHS dental services in England has been a “complete failure”, and some of the government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis, a damning report warns, Andrew Gregory reports.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, is at the Nato HQ in Brussels this morning, where Nato foreign ministers are meeting. Speaking to the media, he said President Trump was taking US economic policy back almost a century by embracing protectionism. He said:The United Kingdom, like France, is a great maritime nation.We are a nation that believes in open trade, and I regret the return to protectionism in the United States, something that we’ve not seen for nearly a century. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Teenagers jailed for brutal daylight shotgun and machete attack in Dagenham

All three had their sentences reduced by between a third and half because they were under 18 when they committed the offences

Events

7 h. ago Trump claims Starmer is ‘very happy’ about tariffs imposed on Britain

UK foreign secretary regrets ‘return to protectionism’ and says Britons will be concerned about impact on financesBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed that the UK is “very happy” with tariffs imposed on the country as part of his shock upending of global trade, but the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, said he regretted the “return to protectionism”.Wielding a chart in the White House Rose Garden, the US president revealed on Wednesday that the UK would be hit with 10% so-called “reciprocal” tariffs as part of a sweeping drive on all countries. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago What you MUST do to protect your pension from Trump's tariffs fallout: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Not for the last time, President Trump has sent the world into a frenzy like one of those spinning tops we were given for Christmas as youngsters. Here's how you can protect your pension.

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8 h. ago I live in a 7ft lorry complete with a flatscreen TV and a king

A firefighter from the south of England has revealed how his home is a 7.5ft lorry, which boasts a king-size bed, 43' TV, underfloor heating, kitchen and bathroom facilities.

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