56 m. ago ‘This country is a mess and Reeves’s Budget made things even worse – I won’t vote for Labour again’

Labour will need the Budget to have been well-received by swing voters in areas such as Sheerness and Kensington if the party is to stand a chance of holding onto power at the next general election. Dan Haygarth and Hebe Campbell spoke to locals to see if they were convinced

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75 m. ago Everybody Loves Raymond cast now from unrecognisable looks to child star suicide

A look at the Everybody Loves Raymond cast 30 years on - their reunions, careers, personal struggles, losses, health scares, and how life unfolded after the sitcom ended

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97 m. ago Royal Mail apologises for delays of deliveries and collections in 25 areas

The national postal services said the delays were due to local issues, such as high levels of sick absence or resourcing.

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1 hour ago Wrexham AFC receives £18m from government despite Hollywood backing

Welsh government grants used to fund football club even though it is owned by wealthy movie stars Wrexham AFC has risen meteorically through the English football leagues thanks to the deep pockets of Hollywood movie star owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Yet the club has also had £18m in help from other, unwitting backers: Welsh taxpayers.The club has received almost £18m in nonrepayable grants from the Welsh government via the local council, according to UK government state aid disclosures – far in excess of the direct aid listed for any other football club in Britain. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'I swapped 20 beers Millwall benders and pitch invasions for living in a castle'

Kasey Keller went from the defending the Millwall goal and boozing with team-mates to living in a German castle during a rollercoaster career

Events

2 h. ago Rachel Reeves faces calls to quit after watchdog contradicts her £30bn ‘black hole’ warning

The Chancellor faces cross-party anger after revelations that the UK’s supposed £30bn fiscal gap was actually just £2.5bn, fuelling claims she misled voters to justify tax rises

Events

2 h. ago Politician says he 'only cares about looking at porn' when confronted by angered locals

A small-town politician in Russia blew up the internet when he made a revealing admission while dismissing criticism regarding work carried out by the department he leads

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2 h. ago Why Meghan Markle's first public engagement with the late Queen was carried out 'too early' in her royal career

In June 2018, Meghan and the Queen opened Cheshire's Mersey Gateway Bridge and Chester's Storyhouse Theatre before attending a lunch together at the Town Hall.

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3 h. ago I live near one of UK's best high streets — locals have one main complaint

'Everything is just turned upside down'

Society

4 h. ago My cultural awakening: Thelma & Louise made me realise I was stuck in an unhappy marriage

One line from Ridley Scott’s classic movie was the shove I needed to walk out on my husband after years of his controlling behaviourIt was 1991, I was in my early 40s, living in the south of England and trapped in a marriage that had long since curdled into something quietly suffocating. My husband had become controlling, first with money, then with almost everything else: what I wore, who I saw, what I said. It crept up so slowly that I didn’t quite realise what was happening.We had met as students in the early 1970s, both from working-class, northern families and feeling slightly out of place at a university full of public school accents. We shared politics, music and a sense of being outsiders together. For years, life felt full of promise. When our first child arrived, I gave up my local government job to stay at home. That’s when the balance between us shifted. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy's life changed forever amid terminal cancer battle

Sir Chris Hoy won six Olympic gold medals in a storied career at the elite level of track cycling but is now battling a terminal cancer diagnosis

Events

5 h. ago ‘The admin’: why it’s not easy to rename streets called after Prince Andrew

Councils consult on removing former prince’s name as residents report ‘embarrassment’ and ‘smirks’ when giving their addressesStreets named after Andrew, formerly known as Prince but now plain Mountbatten-Windsor, can be found from Broadstairs to Belfast to Birmingham. Roads, avenues, terraces, lanes, crescents, closes, drives and ways are all afflicted – to the dismay of some residents.In Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, Prince Andrew Way, celebrating Mountbatten-Windsor’s 1986 marriage to Sarah Ferguson, will be purged after Mid and East Antrim council passed a motion, described by one councillor as “sad but necessary”, to rename. A public consultation is under way. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago AD FEATURE: Yorklea marks 35th anniversary and pays tribute to beloved manager

The Manchester care home reflects on its roots, its people, and the legacy shaping its future

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6 h. ago Huge Welsh rugby talent was in intensive care for a month as life turned upside down

The Scarlets academy prospect spent a month in intensive care

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6 h. ago South east London pub reopens with mega new features after six

South east London pub reopens with mega new features after six-figure makeover  This Is Local London

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6 h. ago Mum handed her daughter in to police after garden shed discovery

Megan Brown had been asked to take care of the drugs by her dealer after he was in a car crash, a court heard

Events

7 h. ago Households issued urgent electric heater advice as temperatures plummet

As temperatures plummet, many people are turning to electric heaters to keep warm. However, households are being warned to be careful as these appliances can be dangerous

Society

7 h. ago London eyes new tourist tax on overnight travelers to help boost local economy

London eyes new tourist tax on overnight travelers to help boost local economy  New York Post

Economics

8 h. ago Chicago man intentionally set his family’s home on fire after Thanksgiving argument with relatives got out of hand, police say

‘It’s nothing short of a blessing that nobody was injured or killed in this senseless act,’ the local sheriff said

Events

9 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Starmer's shape shifting has left Britain with a government we didn't vote for. A reckoning is coming

To break one manifesto promise may be regarded as unfortunate. To break two in one week is not so much careless - as Oscar Wilde would have it - as par for the course.

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