5 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Big Ange twisted her head right then left, as guileless as Little Weed between the flower pots...

One hour after PMQs, Labour MPs herded back to the Commons for a 'personal statement' from Angela Rayner , property dealer and ex-deputy PM. First appearance since her tax scandal downfall.

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31 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Brother Jenrick whacked Prince Andrew then proposed a burka ban. Polite society will be appalled

To complete his day, he attended a Commons debate on the Sentencing Bill in which his sidekick Kieran Mullan complained about Labour ditching plans to castrate pederasts.

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57 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Speaker Hoyle was still right unchoofed about t'China spy case

What will become of the House of Lords if Nigel Farage 's Reform does well at the next general election?

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66 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas leaves fans 'confused' over 'brutal' comment

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left scratching their heads after an unexpected comment from head judge Shirley Ballas, as they claimed she was 'brutal' to one pro

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5 d. ago I wanted a new Man United contract – but Erik ten Hag said two words and sold me

Erik ten Hag spent two-and-a-half years as Manchester United's head coach, and he certainly left a lasting impression on one former Reds player who's now in League One

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5 d. ago Giorgia Meloni condemns Italian union leader for ‘Trump courtesan’ remark

Prime minister says CGIL head is ‘clouded by resentment’ and accuses the left of hypocrisy towards womenGiorgia Meloni has condemned the boss of Italy’s biggest trade union after he referred to the prime minister as the “courtesan” of Donald Trump.Maurizio Landini, the leader of CGIL, which organised several pro-Palestinian protests before the Gaza ceasefire deal, made the remarks on TV on Tuesday, the day after world leaders, including Meloni, met in Egypt for a Middle East peace summit. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Simon Cowell 'bashes head' after fainting and falling down steps in latest accident

Music mogul Simon Cowell has finally explained his recent Britain’s Got Talent absence, revealing he suffered a fall that left him with a head injury

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6 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Want to know why Labour has no hope of stopping the small boats? Meet the windy dullard in charge of border security

Martin Hewitt appeared at a parliamentary committee yesterday.To his CBE and QPM there should perhaps be added the OPD, the Order of Prize Dribblers.

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7 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: 'She's not a lawyer,' Starmer snapped at Kemi. In his book, there's no worse insult

Here is what I saw when Sir Keir Starmer, MP, KC, PM, rose to his hind legs to try to ambush Kemi Badenoch on the Jonathan Powell-'China spying' affair.

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7 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: 'She's not a laywer,' Starmer snapped at Kemi in his book... there's no worse insult

Here is what I saw when Sir Keir Starmer, MP, KC, PM, rose to his hind legs to try to ambush Kemi Badenoch on the Jonathan Powell-'China spying' affair.

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7 d. ago You need genius IQ to work out 'unsolvable' brainteaser from job interview

A jobseeker was asked to tackle a brainteaser as part of their interview process - but the question left them scratching their head, so they turned to social media for answers

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7 d. ago Roy Keane's 'stance' on managing again after Man United legend's hint

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has not been a head-coach since 2011 when he left Ipswich Town but has been repeatedly linked with a return to the dugout

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8 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Only Starmer could utter a word like 'statespersonship' without irony...

Sir Keir Starmer, inflating himself like something rubbery and faintly spermicidal, told Kemi Badenoch she was not a 'serious statesperson'.

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8 d. ago ‘This generation is defiant’: Gen Z protests set to resume in Morocco despite deaths and arrests

Activists call for fresh demonstrations this weekend with three people killed and more than 500 reportedly arrested since unrest started in late SeptemberAyoub Oubalat shares a picture of what he says is his younger brother covered with a white blanket. The man’s eyes are closed and his left eye is bruised blue. At the crown of his head a hole is visible within his dark curly hair, the entry point where the bullet pierced, now shaved and stitched with blue and black thread.A recently graduated film-maker, Abdessamade, 24, and two others were allegedly killed on 1 October when security forces opened fire on protesters in the town of Lqliâa, near the Atlantic coastal town of Agadir. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Kemi picked Jarvis's argument clean like a Chinatown waiter deboning crispy duck

On autumn evenings you can still believe Westminster to be the Thames eyot the Saxons called 'Thorney Island'. Mists descend. The air tastes of leaf-mould.

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9 d. ago Scotland boss Steve Clarke hits new low and says dressing room 'know what my feelings are'

Scotland narrowly beat Belarus to edge closer to the World Cup but the manner of their performance left Steve Clarke fuming with the head coach admitting it was a new low

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1 week ago Steve Clarke left with Scotland 'head scratcher' as he lifts lid on Ben Gannon

Clarke disappointed with Belarus performance as he racks up record match

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1 week ago Pub customer left with "serious" head injures after trouble erupts in bar

"The victim has suffered injuries which are likely to have a lasting impact"

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2 w. ago Mum down £1.5k after son backflips in pool as Turkey hospital refuses Asda insurance

Rhiannon Dunn was left 'panicking and crying' when her son Carlson, seven, split his head open after backflipping into a pool on holiday - she was left to fork out 1,500 for his medical treatment

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2 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: As Bobby J held the wig, one almost expected it to bite him back, like Rod Hull's Emu

After stern words about the 'anti-British' attorney general Lord Hermer, Mr Jenrick turned to the audience and said, 'now you might be wondering what I have in this box'.

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