43 m. ago What’s the Monarchy For? review – David Dimbleby’s excellent series has one glaring omission

The broadcaster drills down into the royal family’s power and finances – and how far they will go to maintain public support

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74 m. ago Sabrina Carpenter slams White House for using her music in their 'inhumane agenda'

A White House video showing ICE arresting illegal immigrants against the soundtrack of a Sabrina Carpenter hit has triggered the popstar, who denounced the clip as 'evil and disgusting'

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77 m. ago Urgent calls to ban wood burner fireplaces and log burners in UK homes this winter

A new report has outlined the many issues that come with using wood burner fireplaces and log burners and is urging the government to take action.

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2 h. ago What’s the Monarchy For? review – David Dimbleby’s demolition of the royals is hugely entertaining

Now he’s free of the BBC, he’s gone combative. He drives a horse and cart through a piece of Dominic Grieve sophistry, and tries his best to skewer the institution based around a jewelled velvet hatSettling down in front of David Dimbleby’s new three-parter, and looking at that confrontational title, you wonder why the question it asks is not debated more often. Dimbleby himself has trailed the series by worrying aloud that during his stint as a BBC staffer he was part of an organisation that didn’t challenge the monarchy robustly enough. But retirement means the shackles he wore when he was the corporation’s top politics presenter have been loosened.The opening episode cleaves closest to the titular question – parts two and three are more like “Is the Monarchy a Giant Ponzi Scheme?” and “Are the Monarchy Personally Repellent?”, respectively – with its theme of how much power the monarchy has and how it wields it. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Government urged to review farming inheritance tax plans after Commons vote

Backbenchers argued the measure failed to tackle "abuse by the celebrities and the billionaires" who buy farmland to avoid paying a full inheritance tax bill

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3 h. ago 'Wild' Anne Hathaway thriller dubbed 'Black Swan meets The Craft'

The A24 film also boasts an original soundtrack created by Jack Antonoff, Charli xcx and FKA Twigs

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4 h. ago The jury is still out on David Lammy’s ‘swift court’ reforms

Editorial: The lord chancellor is right to adopt urgent measures to tackle a court backlog that is ruining lives and depriving so many of justice – but even if it takes years, the general presumption of a basic right to trial by jury must be restored

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4 h. ago The War Between the Land and the Sea on BBC One review: a thoughtful, Doctor

Are we hitting peak Russell T. Davies?

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5 h. ago The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee review: 'ripe for TV adaptation'

The latest Wyndham and Bannerjee adventure is elegant, undemanding and full of fascinating detail, writes Stuart Kelly

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5 h. ago Grooming gangs expert calls on SNP Government to launch urgent child sexual exploitation review

Professor Alexis Jay said a review could be a "precursor" to a public inquiry.

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5 h. ago Sabrina Carpenter slams ‘evil and disgusting’ ICE video that uses her song

Pop star calls out White House’s ‘inhumane agenda’ after post that soundtracks immigration raids to her song JunoSabrina Carpenter has spoken out against Donald Trump’s White House for using her song Juno to soundtrack videos of immigration raids.In response to a video posted on the official White House X account, which depicts Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officials arresting several people in what appears to be Chicago, the singer wrote: “this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Netflix issues urgent warning seconds into new P Diddy docuseries

Netflix has issued a warning to viewers following the release of new four-part documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning

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6 h. ago Heatable solar panel installation review: The top installer for high

Our Heatable solar review explores pricing, efficiency, warranties and customer satisfaction to help you decide if it’s the right installer for your home

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6 h. ago The War Between the Land and the Sea on BBC One review: stuffed with po

Are we hitting peak Russell T. Davies?

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6 h. ago An Oklahoma college student flunked her gender studies paper. Now Turning Point is leading her academic fight

The university placed the instructor on leave as it conducts a ‘full review’ of the matter

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6 h. ago It’s time to sound the alarm on growing fiscal and financial risk

Rising public debt is one concern — another is how it is being financed

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7 h. ago Sean Combs: The Reckoning review – Netflix doc is terrifying and exhausting in equal measure

The accusations roll on and on in this relentless docuseries, executive produced by Diddy’s longtime rival 50 Cent

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7 h. ago Cameron Winter proves he may be the next Nick Cave or Leonard Cohen

The 23-year-old songwriter’s existential poetry cuts to the core of the human condition

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7 h. ago 14 best mattress recommendations for better rest, tested by The Independent’s sleep expert

I’ve spent years testing mattresses from Simba, Nectar and more

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8 h. ago I’ve stayed in glamping sites across Wales, this is one of the best

Imagine waking up in a warm, wooden cabin to the soothing sounds of lambs bleating in the distance as you pour your coffee and look out over the serene Welsh countryside.

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