3 h. ago Second contestant leaves The Great British Bake Off tent during biscuit week

The bakers were tasked with creating slice and bake biscuits for the signature challenge with chocolate hobnobs for the technical.

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6 h. ago Spanish tourism hotspot 'desolate' as Brits leave place 'empty'

The area has been completely abandoned by British tourists who have decided to go elsewhere for their holidays

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15 h. ago The Great British Bake Off: who is the favourite to leave GBBO next? Latest odds

See which GBBO star is being tipped to leave in week 2 🍰👀

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36 h. ago Gas safety ignorance leaves millions of Brits at risk, study shows

A poll of 2,000 adults found only 51% feel properly educated about the risks of a gas leak, while only 48% feel confident they could turn off their main gas supply if needed.

Events

41 h. ago Between the Waves by Tom McTague review – the long view on Brexit

An ambitious history of Britain’s volatile relationship with Europe, culminating in the 2016 referendumNext year marks a decade since Britain voted to leave the EU. A whole 10 years of turmoil, and still the country can’t seem to agree exactly why it happened or what should happen next, with both leavers and remainers increasingly united in frustration about what the referendum has delivered. How did we end up here?In Between the Waves, New Statesman editor Tom McTague makes an ambitious attempt to answer that question by zooming out and putting Brexit in its broader historical context. The result is a great big entertaining sweep of a book, tracing the roots of Britain’s ambiguous relationship with its neighbours back to the end of the second world war, and will be joyfully inhaled by any reader who loves the kind of podcasts that invariably feature two men talking to each other. It charts the path from a time when membership was seen as an antidote to British decline – the ch...

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62 h. ago 'If there are nice bars, restaurants and food outlets, how can young people afford to use them?'

The demolition of Crompton Place will leave one of Britain's largest inner town centre development sites

Society

66 h. ago One by one, leaders learn that grovelling to Trump leads to disaster. When will it dawn on Starmer? | Simon Tisdall

As the US president’s state visit looms, he’s leaving a trail of broken promises across the globe. Britain can’t afford to look like a lackey stateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreSucking up to Donald Trump never works for long. Narendra Modi is the latest world leader to learn this lesson the hard way. Wooing his “true friend” in the White House, India’s authoritarian prime minister thought he’d conquered Trump’s inconstant heart. The two men hit peak pals in 2019, holding hands at a “Howdy Modi” rally in Texas. But it’s all gone pear-shaped thanks to Trump’s tariffs and dalliance with Pakistan. Like a jilted lover on the rebound, Modi shamelessly threw himself at Vladimir Putin in China last week. Don and Narendra! It’s over! Although, to be honest, it always felt a little shallow.Other suitors for Trump’s slippery hand have suffered similar heartbr...

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4 d. ago ITV Good Morning Britain fans in tears as 'horrific' news update leaves them 'speechless'

Good Morning Britain hosts Kate Garraway and Adil Ray shared a heartbreaking news update on Friday's show, September 5.

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4 d. ago Brexit didn’t solve Britain’s woes, but no matter: leaving the ECHR definitely will. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? | Polly Toynbee

As Reform gathers for its conference, momentum builds for ditching the European convention on human rights. It would be a disasterSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreThere will be fireworks and celebration at Nigel Farage’s party conference this weekend. Burgeoning membership and council seats as Reform UK tops 30% in the polls. Immigration is the boat that sailed him here: the more small boats arriving, the broader his wolfish grin. Prime inflamer of foreigner hatred that he is, black and brown people report what they call the Farage effect in a wave of attacks: Mothin Ali, new deputy head of the Greens and a Leeds councillor, was attacked with bottles while with his family last week on Cromer beach in Norfolk, and racist abuse was hurled at them. He said that Reform rhetoric was causing people to blame immigrants and non-white people for Britain’s prob...

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5 d. ago ‘Tourism disaster’: Ryanair cuts three Spanish airports from roster after ‘excessive’ price hikes

The airline will close its Santiago base and cancel all flights to Vigo and Tenerife North

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6 d. ago AD FEATURE: Brits warned of 7 holiday activities that could leave you facing £80k bills

Common holiday activities could actually invalidate your travel insurance - meaning you're risking some hefty fees if something does go wrong during your trip

Events

7 d. ago First contestant to leave Great British Bake Off describes feeling ‘gutted’

The reality competition series returned on Tuesday night with a batch of 12 new bakers ready to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith.

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7 d. ago Brit 'mum on the run' who was jailed after boasting about claiming UK benefits in Thailand jets home without son, 4, after being freed from hellish prison

Ellis Matthews, 32, was deported by Thai authorities after spending more than three months locked up in an overcrowded and squalid immigration prison with her son Cairo, 4.

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7 d. ago Brits caught in deadly Bali riots as violent street battles leave seven dead

The Foreign Office has issued updated travel advice warning of the escalating risk of civil disorder and terror attacks, after furious street battles between police and protesters exploded

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7 d. ago Brit 'mum on the run' who was jailed after boasting about claiming UK benefits in Thailand returns home without son after being freed from hellish prison

Ellis Matthews, 32, was deported by Thai authorities after spending more than three months locked up in an overcrowded and squalid immigration prison with her son Cairo, 4.

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8 d. ago Ryanair axes one million seats to Spain as leaving UK gets harder for Brits

Ryanair has announced that one millions seats to and from Spanish airports will be scrapped as the government insists on an 'unjustified and damaging' fare increase on passengers.

Politics

1 week ago Good Morning Britain presenter Will Godley leaves ITV after four years to join rival GB News

Good Morning Britain news presenter Will Godley has revealed he is leaving the ITV breakfast show after four years - amid sweeping cutbacks across the network. 

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1 week ago Good Morning Britain star leaves ITV show to join rival news channel

Good Morning Britain's Will Godley has announced he is leaving the ITV show after four years.

Culture

1 week ago Massive weekend rainstorm to hit UK as weather maps show no region spared

Advanced weather modelling maps suggest a monster rainstorm is heading to the UK and could drench Brits this weekend, leaving no region spared from the deluge

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1 week ago Spanish holiday hotspot becomes 'ghost town' as Brits fear tourism is 'dead'

The hotspot in Spain has been described as "dead" by some tourists, with footage showing the usually bustling holiday resort looking more like a "ghost town" in recent times

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