47 m. ago HMRC warning as 'huge' new tax change will take effect this month

A new tax change will come into effect this month which is set to impact "hundreds of thousands of people" who have still not submitted their Self Assessment tax return

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48 m. ago Family shocked by behaviour leave country village after 30 minutes

Karl Taylor said he was 'deeply disappointed' by what he and his family saw on the visit with 'large groups occupying almost every grassed area'.

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50 m. ago Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

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62 m. ago ‘This is the looting of America’: Trump and Co’s extraordinary conflicts of interest in his second term

Bitcoin, internet, EVs, private dinners for hire – the list of pay-for-play and quid quo pro goes on, and on and onThe South Lawn of the White House had never seen anything like it. The president of the United States was posing for the world’s media against a backdrop of five different models of Tesla, peddling the electric vehicles with the alacrity of a salesman on commission.“I love the product, it’s beautiful,” Donald Trump said as he sank into the driver’s seat of a scarlet Model Y. With the Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, beside him, he went on to enlighten the American people that some Tesla models retail for as little as $299 a month, “which is pretty low”. Continue reading...

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67 m. ago ‘Hundreds of people’ could deserve jail over grooming gangs cover

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, says there was deliberate action by some police, council leaders, social workers and prosecutors to hide abuseStarmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn a recent report the Commons defence committee said that the armed forces covenant, a legal promise to veterans saying that they should not lose out when accessing government services because of their service in the military, should be extended. It said:While some people had positive experiences to share, a worrying number [of veterans] felt that the covenant had been ineffective—or worse yet, had been disregarded—when they had cited it. As a result, many continued to face disadvantages as a result of their service in areas like healthcare, education, employment and welfare .We welcome the government’s intention to extend the covenant legal duty, which currently requires some public service providers to give due regard to the covenant’s principles when providing certain housing, health...

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83 m. ago Police issue more details after mum, 48, and instructor, 30, die in skydiving tragedy

Belinda Taylor and Adam Harrison were killed in a skydiving accident

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86 m. ago The surprise seaside holiday destination in Trump’s home state

Ben Mitchell finds that, despite political storms and actual hurricanes, Fort Myers is still full of spirit

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1 hour ago Capital FM host Chris Stark 'couldn't be prouder' of Jessie J amid cancer update

The radio host attended Capital's Summertime Ball and opened up about how his perspective has changed after cancer battle

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1 hour ago Weight loss jabs could impact your contraception. Here’s why

Simon Cork on the surprising side effect of weight loss jabs - unintended pregnancy

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2 h. ago NHS 'faces hike in drugs prices' as part of government's trade deal with Trump as US president seeks to help Big Pharma

The president wants foreign countries to pay more for drugs made in the US to help Big Pharma firms make more money abroad.

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2 h. ago Trump is steamrolling congressional Republicans. What’s in it for them? | David Kirp

The budget bill was a reminder: the president and House speaker don’t care about lawmakers’ views. Why not just quit?Like soldiers in a well-disciplined army, Republican members of US Congress do whatever Commander Donald Trump demands. While the foot soldiers may occasionally grumble, they quickly fall in line when Trump intervenes.Republican representatives go through contortions to satisfy the bully in the White House: we hated deficits, goes the party orthodoxy, but now we vote for adding trillions to the deficit; we supported Ukraine, but now we cozy up to the Russians; we scrutinized cabinet nominees, but now we give our “advice and consent” to a cabinet of knaves and charlatans.David Kirp is professor emeritus at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Gwyneth Paltrow shares adorable video of daughter Apple and her father Chris Martin rehearsing for Debutante Ball in sweet Father's Day tribute

Gwyneth Paltrow shared an adorable video of daughter Apple and her father Chris Martin rehearsing for Debutante Ball last year, in a sweet Father's Day tribute.

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2 h. ago US aircraft carrier steams towards Middle East after Trump issued threat to Tehran

Iran is looking to form an 'Islamic Army' with several other countries in the Middle East as it continues to wage war with Israel.

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3 h. ago Violence is coming to define American political life | Stephen Marche

Spectacular violence like Trump’s military parade and real violence like Melissa Hortman’s assassination are part of a growing trendAmerica reached its apex of self-parody shortly after 7pm on 14 June 2025. In that moment, the background band at Donald Trump’s military parade segued from Jump by Van Halen to Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival, just after the announcer explained that M777 howitzers are made out of titanium.Nobody, apparently, had considered the lyrics: “Some folks are born, made to wave the flag, they’re red, white and blue, and when the band plays Hail to the Chief, they point the cannon at you.” If this was some kind of surreptitious protest by the musicians, I salute them, but given the time and the place, sheer obliviousness is a better explanation. The crowd, pretty thin, did their best imitation of a cheer. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'This £12 inflating mascara from a beloved brand gave me a false lash effect in one coat'

Fashion and Beauty Writer Rachel Williams checked out Maybelline's new mascara - and is it enough to rival the beloved Lash Sensational Sky High?

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3 h. ago The Latest: Iran launches a new wave of missile attacks on Israel as conflict enters fourth day

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least five killed and dozens more wounded in the fourth day of a conflict between the regional foes that showed no sign of slowing

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3 h. ago Tributes paid to ‘selfless’ mother killed during skydiving tragedy in Devon

Belinda Taylor and unnamed second skydiver killed in incident at Dunkeswell airfield

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4 h. ago John Oliver warns there is ‘a slippery slope to authoritarianism under Trump’

‘Grabbing people off the street and deporting them without due process is authoritarianism,’ said the late night host

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4 h. ago The hillside memorial that sparked misinformation about South Africa’s farm killings

The South African government and experts who have studied farm killings have publicly denounced misinformation

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4 h. ago The hillside memorial which sparked misinformation about South Africa’s farm killings

The South African government and experts who have studied farm killings have publicly denounced misinformation

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