60 m. ago DWP chief paves the way for more benefit cuts as Starmer warned over spending

The OBR projects that Labour has added £11bn on to public spending – largely to pay for welfare reversals

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4 h. ago Social media 'chipping away at attention spans', Ofsted chief warns

Sir Martyn Oliver used his annual report to say schools should be a 'sanctuary' for children away from their mobile phones, and that they “clearly” drive disruptive behaviour

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5 h. ago Social media ‘chipping away at attention spans’ of pupils – Ofsted chief

Schools watchdog Ofsted has released its annual report for 2024/25.

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5 d. ago Budget 2025 live: OBR chief warns Rachel Reeves none of her measures boost growth as chancellor defends tax rises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

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6 d. ago EU chief warns against ‘unilateral carving up of nation’ with Ukraine deal – Europe live

Comments by Ursula von der Leyen come as Europe scrambles to respond to US efforts to end the warIn case you missed it, US president Donald Trump defended his peace envoy Steve Witkoff overnight after Bloomberg reported that he allegedly advised Putin’s aide Ushakov on how to speak with Trump and conduct the talks.Trump did not appear too bothered by it, though. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Army intel chief warns enemies are targeting unhappy troops through unsolicited offers on social media

Lt. Gen. Anthony Hale warns America’s adversaries are seeking to exploit members of the military left disaffected by the government shutdown with offers of ‘easy’ money in exchange for sensitive information

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7 d. ago Schroders chief warns against calling ‘death’ of London equity market

Schroders chief warns against calling ‘death’ of London equity market  Financial Times

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7 d. ago World is so close to ending Aids pandemic but must keep funding ‘miracle’ drugs, UN chief warns

Cutting-edge prevention drugs - hailed as being able to reduce new infections to zero - could see the end of the Aids pandemic, as long as funding continues amid massive cuts, says UNAIDS chief

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7 d. ago ‘He has to calm down’ – Lewis Hamilton warned by Ferrari F1 chief after heated Las Vegas rant

LEWIS HAMILTON has been told by a Ferrari bigwig to "calm down" following his explosive rant after the Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Stevenage speedster had a weekend to forget in Sin City, qualifying dead last and initially finishing in tenth place before being upgraded to eighth following McLaren's double disqualification. The seven-time F1 champion...

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1 week ago Europe’s economy is geared towards a disappearing world, says ECB’s Lagarde

Central bank chief warns that the bloc’s dependence on third countries for trade and security has left it vulnerableEurope’s economy is “geared towards a world that is gradually disappearing”, according to a warning from Christine Lagarde that the EU needs reforms to spur growth.The president of the European Central Bank (ECB) said the EU’s dependence on international trade had left it vulnerable, as major partners had turned away from the trade that made the bloc’s exporters wealthy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Saudi Arabia leads attempts to block climate deal at COP30, UN chief warns

António Guterres notes talks could fail as a result of negotiating tactics

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1 week ago West Ham relegation would 'Hammer' Londoners with £2.5m stadium bill, reveals Sadiq Khan's top aide

Cost of running former 2012 Olympic stadium will soar if Hammers drop out of Premier League, warns mayor’s chief of staff

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2 w. ago Labour's Budget 'circus' has crushed growth hopes, former BoE chief warns as markets get jitters over Chancellor's income tax hike U

Andy Haldane, who was chief economist at the Bank, delivered a scathing verdict on the shambolic process after the Chancellor's humiliating U-turn on hiking income tax.

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2 w. ago Communities 'will pay the price if another 1000 prisoners are released early' warns senior cop

Chief Superintendent Rob Hay's warning comes as the Scottish Government is preparing to release another 1000 prisoners by April – the third emergency measure in just over a year.

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2 w. ago Centrica chief warns: I can't keep on bailing out firms that go under

Chris O'Shea, chief executive of British Gas's parent company, last week stepped in to rescue customers of collapsed supplier Tomato Energy.

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2 w. ago Kevin Thelwell rages at SFA as Rangers chief warns Trusty red card snub has set 'dangerous precedent'

The VAR audio from the incident was released on Friday night followed by a defence from refereeing chief Willie Collum

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2 w. ago Cop30 live: ‘If we continue destroying everything on this earth there will be chaos,’ warns Indigenous chief

Earlier on day five of the climate summit, activists blockaded the main entrance demanding to speak to the Brazilian presidentNorway and the United Arab Emirates - both significant fossil fuel producers - are among the ministerial pairings announced by the Brazilian Cop30 Presidency. The task of the pairings is to consult with countries on specific issues and report their views back to the presidency, to help the negotiations progress.The ministers from Norway and the UAE will work on the “global stocktake”, the strand of the talks about the big gap between the carbon emissions cuts needed and the real world. At its heart is cutting fossil fuel emissions, which makes it a target for obstruction by petrostates. The UAE hosted Cop28 in 2023, which delivered the first ever mention of fossil fuels in a Cop outcome.Gambia and Germany, working on adaptationEgypt and Spain, working on mitigation, i.e. cutting emissionsMexico and Poland, working on just transition, i.e. making the switch to...

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2 w. ago Premier League chief warns domestic game ‘under threat’ from expanded international competitions

Richard Masters has voiced his concerns about the impact international competitions are having on the domestic game

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2 w. ago Willie Collum triggers a Rangers ruckus as diehards storm Big Brother house and warn ref chief time's up – Hotline

Andy Newport takes your calls and yep, it's still the Premier Sports Cup final controversy dominating the discussion

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2 w. ago Cop can be torturous and tedious – but here’s why it’s worth paying attention

In this week’s newsletter: Critics have yet come up with an alternative that would truly bring all countries together to work to solve the climate crisis• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWorld leaders – or at least about 50 of them – flew away from preliminary Cop meetings in the Amazonian city of Belém last week, where they met to discuss the climate crisis, the ravages committed on the planet’s biggest rainforest only too apparent beneath them, if they chose to look.Deforestation, drought and the climate crisis are pushing the Amazon to what could become a “tipping point”, where it changes state from a rainforest to a savannah ecosystem, and from a massive absorber of carbon to releasing carbon into the atmosphere, which would have devastating consequences for the whole world.‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disasterTyphoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the PhilippinesI wish we could ignore Bill Gates...

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