16 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the Government scale down the rights of children with less severe special needs?

Currently families of children with any additional needs are able to obtain a legal document from councils guaranteeing them expensive extra support.

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40 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you agree with Sir Keir Starmer's claim that 'things can and will get better' in 2026?

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the Government will 'defeat the decline and division offered by others' by 'staying the course' with its efforts to improve public services and the cost of living.

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64 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Reform UK 'genuinely the last chance for Britain', as Nigel Farage claims?

In a New Year address to voters shared with the Daily Mail, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said his party had led for over 175 opinion polls in a row with an average lead of 10 per cent.

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5 d. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Can Adam Peaty and his family ever reconcile after he disinvited them from his wedding to Holly Ramsay?

Adam Peaty has married Holly Ramsay in a lavish ceremony at Bath Abbey. But the day filled with joy and love was shrouded by an ugly family drama.

Society

7 d. ago Staying at home could leave you exposed to indoor air pollution, study reveals

Secondhand tobacco smoke and routine tasks such as operating the stove shown to be biggest emitters of indoor pollution in UK homesChristmas and New Year is a time when many people will be at home. Being indoors can give us a degree of protection from outdoor air pollution, but it can also trap pollution we produce inside our homes.Risks from secondhand tobacco smoke are well known and the effect is perhaps best seen by comparison of health data before and after indoor smoking bans. A study of 47 indoor smoking bans in public spaces found hospital admissions for heart attacks decreased by an average of 12%, but people are less aware of other indoor pollutants and how to minimise them. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you agree with Labour's plans to ban chefs and home cooks from boiling live lobsters and crabs?

A new strategy led by Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds issued today said that this method of dispatching the crustaceans was 'not an acceptable killing method'.

Society

2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the Government block publication of trans guidance to protect women

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has been accused of blocking trans guidance to protect women-only spaces from being published.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Britain right to rejoin the Erasmus EU education scheme?

Work on the UK joining Erasmus was announced as part of the Prime Minister's post-Brexit reset deal with Brussels in May. The UK left the scheme under Boris Johnson.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the BBC introduce adverts to increase its income?

Advertising could be introduced for the first time in the BBC's 100-year history and favourite shows placed behind a paywall as part of radical reforms being proposed.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Was Trump wrong to attack murdered Rob Reiner's politics and accuse him of having a 'mind

Donald Trump appeared to blame Rob Reinerand his wife Michele's murders on the director's 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' in a new post on Truth Social this week.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars be scrapped?

Labour's plan to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in just five years' time will be axed by the Conservative, Kemi Badenoch has pledged.

Events

3 w. ago Welsh health board asks all visitors to wear face masks at its hospitals

Rising levels of flu and respiratory illness have prompted a Welsh health board to bring back mandatory masks.

Science

3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you support Wes Streeting's puberty blockers trial on children?

The NHS-backed experiment was branded 'grotesque' by the Tories , with Conservative Equalities spokesperson Claire Coutinho suggesting it was 'chemical castration'.

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3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should face masks be mandatory in indoor public spaces during 'superflu' outbreak?

Britons should wear a face mask on public transport if they are coughing and sneezing but are still well enough to go to work, NHS Providers boss Daniel Elkeles said today.

Science

3 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Would Angela Rayner be a better prime minister than Sir Keir Starmer?

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has praised the 'hugely talented' Angela Rayner - who is popular with the Labour Left - and explicitly said he expects her to return to his Cabinet.

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3 w. ago Why I am proud to be a part of the Guardian | Margaret Sullivan

I’ve found that many people I speak with trust the Guardian’s independent, mission-driven coverage of the news The Guardian has no billionaire or big corporate owner: funded by readers, our fierce independence is guaranteed. Please help us reach our year-end fundraising goalOn election day last month, I spent some time interviewing poll workers in New York City.When I introduced myself to one, I told her that I write a column for the Guardian and her immediate reply was “thank you”. I was a little taken aback: people don’t normally react that way to journalists. Trust in the news media is low, and Donald Trump’s unfair cries of “fake news” and his efforts to depict journalists as “enemies of the people” have taken their toll. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I'm a virus hunter... H3N2 is unlike any strain of flu I've ever seen, here's why it's causing havoc across the globe

Mandatory mask rules have been established in certain hospitals in England. Globally, people in Japan and parts of the US and Spain have already been urged to mask up.

Science

4 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Israel be allowed to enter the Eurovision Song Contest?

The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest has been thrown into chaos after Israel's participation was confirmed - with four other countries pulling out in protest so far.

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4 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should facial recognition cameras be rolled out across Britain?

The Government is seeking to ramp up police use of facial recognition to fight crime amid plans to rollout cameras to cities, towns and even villages across the UK.

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