10 h. ago Salisbury novichok latest: Putin is ‘active threat’ to public, Britons warned after poisoning death inquiry

Dawn Sturgess inquiry finds Putin ordered poisonings in 'public demonstration of Russian power'

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29 h. ago Reform UK launches investigation into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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29 h. ago Reform UK launches probe into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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30 h. ago Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-ShogbamimuA Reform UK council leader has been accused of racism after allegedly describing Sadiq Khan as a “narcissistic Pakistani” and saying a black British lawyer should have “F’d off back to Nigeria”.Ian Cooper, the leader of Staffordshire county council, is also said to have attacked the justice secretary, David Lammy, in a social media post that said: “No foreign national or first generation migrant should be allowed to sit in parliament.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Masterpiece' war film showing 'true horror' of conflict on Film 4 tonight

The film won multiple awards, and is now considered a cinematic masterpiece with many film fans claiming it shows "the horrors and the darkness of what war and chaos can create"

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8 d. ago Kirby Air Riders review – cute pink squishball challenges Mario for Nintendo racing supremacy

Nintendo Switch 2; Bandai Namco/Sora/HAL Laboratory/NintendoIt takes some getting used to, but this Mario Kart challenger soon reveals a satisfyingly zen, minimalist approach to competitive racingIn the world of cartoonish racing games, it’s clear who is top dog. As Nintendo’s moustachioed plumber lords it up from his gilded go-kart, everyone from Crash Bandicoot to Sonic and Garfield has tried – and failed – to skid their way on to the podium. Now with no one left to challenge its karting dominance, Nintendo is attempting to beat itself at its own game.The unexpected sequel to a critically panned 2003 GameCube game, Kirby Air Riders has pink squishball Kirby and friends hanging on for dear life to floating race machines. With no Grand Prix to compete in, in the game’s titular mode you choose a track and compete to be the first of six players to cross the finish line, spin-attacking each other and unleashing weapons and special abilities to create cutesy, colourful chaos. Continue r...

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1 week ago All Creatures Great and Small star opens up on 'chaos' of new Christmas special

The All Creatures Great and Small actor has opened up about the 'joyful carnage' of filming the Channel 5 show's upcoming Christmas special.

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1 week ago Four wounded after gunfire erupts at annual tree lighting ceremony

The shooting suspects were known to each other, police in Concord, North Carolina, and there is no further threat to the public

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1 week ago Conservatives are set to plunge to just 14 seats at next general election, according to new poll

New research suggests the Tories would be decimated by the public vote in what one insider described as an 'existential threat'.

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1 week ago Wicked: For Good chaos & Daddy Issues — November’s biggest releases explained

This week on Streamline, we dive into season two of Daddy Issues, the BBC comedy that sees hapless father-daughter duo Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood) and Malcolm (David Morrissey) welcome the newest addition to their chaotic family. We speak to creator Danielle Ward and star Taj Atwal about the show’s unflinching take on modern parenthood, the loneliness that often shadows new motherhood, and why the messy female friendships at the heart of the show feel so true to life.

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2 w. ago Reform UK councillor suspended over WhatsApp group featuring post calling for ‘mass Islam genocide’

Nigel Farage’s party is launching an investigation into the messages

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2 w. ago Putin threat 'real and rising' as Kremlin spy ship sparks 'new era' warning

Defence Secretary John Healey told The Mirror the public must recognise we are in a 'new era of threat' after revealing lasers were aimed at RAF pilots from a Kremlin spy ship this month

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2 w. ago Tory crisis in London as second councillor defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK at flagship town hall

Alan Mendoza on Wednesday joined Laila Cunningham as Reform’s second representative on Westminster Council

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2 w. ago Another Tory on flagship London council defects to Reform as Nigel Farage eyes gains across capital

Alan Mendoza on Wednesday joined Laila Cunningham as Reform’s second representative on Westminster Council

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2 w. ago Reform council cuts back on litter picking and gardening in bid to fill shortfall

The measures underline the financial realities facing the party after its first six months in local government

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2 w. ago Reform council paints new signs outside school but there's one glaring problem

Kent County Council has apologised for the error

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2 w. ago Reform council repaints road markings outside school which closed in 2016

Kent County Council said it was ‘sorry for any confusion’ after repainting yellow zigzags and ‘School Keep Clear’ warnings.

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2 w. ago When reality bites: the rapid rise and chaotic fall of Reform UK in Cornwall

Resignations, suspensions and infighting lead to party losing crown of highest number of seats in the county“I know whenever I come back here next,” Nigel Farage told a jubilant crowd of hundreds in a leisure centre in Redruth, “Reform UK will become a dominant force, not just in Cornwall politics, but in British politics.”That was in February and when the local elections arrived three months later it appeared Farage’s prophecy was in part coming true – Reform took 28 seats on Cornwall council, the highest number of any party. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Raise property taxes on rich by £3.9 billion to slash council tax for majority, ministers told

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) say reforming property tax reform could slash council tax bills by 3% for four in five households, raising cash to fund vital public services

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3 w. ago Reform council leader defends party colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’

Staffordshire County Councillor Peter Mason apologised for the posts on X, written before he was elected in May

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