11 h. ago Urgent search for missing girl, 14, last seen in town centre as cops launch appeal

AN URGENT search has been launched for a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen in a town centre as police appeal to the public for help. Greater Manchester Police said the teenager vanished in Stockport town centre and officers are now growing increasingly concerned for her welfare. Police said the 14-year-old, named only as...

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25 h. ago SNP urged to stamp out animal cruelty after UK Gov crackdown on 'barbaric' methods

Keir Starmer's government unveiled a new Animal Welfare Strategy south of the border but there are no equivalent policies in Scotland.

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35 h. ago Man, 48, charged with murder after body found in London on New Year’s Day

The body of Kaleem Shaik was found after police attended an address following ‘a welfare concern’

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52 h. ago Here are Quentin Letts' gloriously irreverent caricatures from the past year at Westminster. So can you guess his victims?

From that Budget disaster to Trump's swaggering on the world stage, 2025 was a year of new lows in politics.

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53 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: British voters are fed up with mass immigration, 'two tier' policing and welfarism. They're moving to the Right in droves... so when will selfish Labour MPs wake up?

Early alarm calls at this time of year are brutal. Christmasis over, a new year has begun - and the mornings are black.

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60 h. ago British voters want to be part of the EU more than the French and Italians, new poll reveals

Exclusive: Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit

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62 h. ago Police launch hunt for teen who vanished in London hotspot days before Christmas

Met Police are growing concerned about the welfare of a 17-year-old who was visiting London before Christmas and have issued a plea after she went missing

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4 d. ago Man critical in hospital after police called to woodland over 'concern for welfare'

Police and paramedics descended on the scene

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5 d. ago British voters say how they want Keir Starmer to deal with Donald Trump

The Prime Minister has taken a friendly approach to dealings with the US President - showering him with gifts and compliments and granting him an unprecedented second state visit in October - but a new poll found just one in seven

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6 d. ago Mystery as four found dead in Texas home on Christmas Eve by police carrying out welfare check

Police believe the incident to be isolated, with no further threat to the public.

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2 w. ago Cruel puppy farming that keeps breeding dogs in dire conditions to be banned

The Government on Monday unveils its long-awaited Animal Welfare Strategy which sets out a raft of policies to improve the lives of pets and animals on farms and in the wild

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2 w. ago Urgent search for missing teens, 14 & 15, as cops concerned for their welfare and urge ‘call 999’

COPS have launched an urgent search for a teenage girl and her friend. Chloe Kelly, 14, has gone missing from her home in Birkenhead and is believed to be with her friend, Nico, from Wigan.  Chloe and 15-year-old Nico, who is originally from Manchester were last seen at the home of one of Chloe's relatives...

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2 w. ago Inside the astonishing return of Christianity in Britain... and how it's being driven by a young generation who are fed

Christmas carols evoke certain images: Choristers in ruffs, wise men from the orient and now, please, the often angry Right-winger Tommy Robinson, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

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2 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: As MPs break up for Christmas, the chumps (and a few champs) in my end

Citizens, it is safe to emerge from your shelters. The Westminster maniacs broke up yesterday. End-of-term prize-giving sees the following chumps recognised for their efforts in 2025:

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2 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Asked how he'd spend his final Christmas in No. 10, nasal knight Keir blinked... and pouted

Labour backbencher Antonia Bance, who represents the (quite possibly deaf) people of Tipton and Wednesbury, was louder than a Concorde in the Commons.

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2 w. ago Paul Doyle screamed "move out the way" as he drove over fans at Liverpool FC title parade

Doyle previously tearfully pleaded guilty to all 31 charges relating to 29 people aged between six months and 77 years.

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2 w. ago Keir leaves your eyelids sticky with desire for sleep... the tedium of tone, an overwhelming greyness. What a stodge! QUENTIN LETTS AT WESTMINSTER

What happened to the aphrodisiac of power? In the orbit of a male PM even the most heterosexual chap used to feel a tingle, not exactly of lust - but of interest.

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2 w. ago Keir leaves your eyelids sticky with desire for sleep... the tedium of tone, an overwhelming greyness. What a stodge! QUENTIN LETTS AT PMQs

What happened to the aphrodisiac of power? In the orbit of a male PM even the most heterosexual chap used to feel a tingle, not exactly of lust - but of interest.

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3 w. ago Cops release CCTV in hunt for missing woman, 53, who was last seen five days ago travelling in a car to Stonehenge

COPS have released CCTV in the hunt for a missing woman last seen five days ago travelling in a car to Stonehenge. Gail, 53, from Calne, Wiltshire, was last spotted on December 5 with police "very concerned" for her welfare. Wiltshire Police said Gail had travelled to the Amesbury and Stonehenge area in a silver...

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3 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Covid face masks were suffocating, dehumanising, manky and damp and turned us into a nation of furtive, beaten souls bullied by goose

Must we 'really, really' heed Mr Elkeles and the other functionaries and ninnies who quickly echoed his demand for masks?

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