33 m. ago Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson woos unions in Labour deputy leader battle vowing workers' rights overhaul WON'T be watered down

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she is running to replace Angela Rayner and 'unite our great party'.

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39 m. ago Tube strike latest LIVE: Commuters face rush hour misery as London Underground and DLR paralysed — but one line is running

Northern line gets up and running but most other services are suspended by the RMT strike

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61 m. ago Lesbian Space Princess review – A fizzy animated film with loads of laughs and a lot of heart

This award-winning Australian feature mixes madcap comedy with a who’s who of queer performers to produce a magical, joyful gemGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s hard being a lesbian space princess. In this buzzy and giddily ambitious new Australian animated film, Saira (Shabana Azeez) – once voted the most boring royal in gay space – is a perpetually single introvert with a passion for closeup magic (she’s “good with her hands”). After her heart is thoroughly broken by Kiki (Bernie Van Tiel), all finger-guns and sapphic swagger, Saira is devastated – but there’s no time to cry, because Kiki has been kidnapped by the Straight White Maliens (played by Mark Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane of Aunty Donna) and only Saira’s legendary magical labrys can save her.Except Saira has never been able to summon the labrys which is her birthright. And also, of course, a lesbian space princess can cry while she fights to not just save her ex but also win her back: it’s her qu...

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66 m. ago Jim Gavin ‘delighted’ to be selected as Fianna Fail presidential candidate

The former Dublin Gaelic football manager defeated the party’s MEP Billy Kelleher in a secret ballot on Tuesday.

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68 m. ago 'We're quitting the UK rat race and taking our kids travelling around Europe in a van'

The couple and their two children plan to sell their home and start their adventure in February 2026

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95 m. ago Israel carries out airstrike on Hamas leadership in Qatar’s Doha: Latest

Terror group admits shooting in Jerusalem that killed six people

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1 hour ago Voices: Sorry, Bridget Phillipson – you’re not going to be Labour’s deputy leader. Here’s why

The education secretary is one of the more popular cabinet ministers – but, says John Rentoul, no frontbencher has a hope of winning a contest that’s decided by party members

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1 hour ago Risk of Labour war over deputy leader race as first poll reveals frontrunner

The short deputy leader contest has led some to accuse the party leadership of orchestrating a ‘stitch-up’, while candidate Bell Ribeiro-Addy described it as ‘unfair’

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2 h. ago Teacher 'wanted kids with teen student' but now feels 'grossed out' by it all

Abigail Faust allegedly began to groom the 15-year-old, sparking an inappropriate relationship with the student — but has now admitted she regrets ever thinking about it

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2 h. ago Israel carries out airstrike on Hamas leadership in Qatari capital: Latest

The news came shortly after Hamas claimed responsibility for a shooting in Jerusalem that left six people dead

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2 h. ago Drunk air hostess tried to board flight while more than 12 times over the alcohol limit

Jessica Kostakopoulou, 43, appeared in court after she was caught trying to board a flight at Heathrow Airport while more than 12 times over the legal alcohol limit

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2 h. ago BBC chairman says the corporation needs to appeal to Reform voters

Dr Samir Shah batted away the suggestion that the broadcaster was giving a 'disproportionate' amount of coverage to Nigel Farage's party.

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3 h. ago British tourist, 28, is stabbed to death 'by friend who then tried to drag body down hallway' at holiday apartment in Budapest

Police responded to a report that a British man had been stabbed in Erzsébetváros, the party district of the Hungarian capital, at 4:13 a.m. yesterday morning.

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3 h. ago Ferrari make bold Lewis Hamilton prediction after optimism of Italian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton’s first season at Ferrari has largely been a nightmare but green shoots of recovery at Monza have left team principal Fred Vasseur bullish

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4 h. ago Michael Caine comes out of retirement again for Vin Diesel sequel

The veteran actor will be reprising his role as a priest who helps Diesel’s immortal warrior stop the plague in The Last Witch Hunter 2The actor Michael Caine has again come out of retirement for one last job – in this case, Vin Diesel sequel The Last Witch Hunter 2. Caine will be reprising his role as a priest who assists the immortal warrior played by Diesel to stop the plague ravaging the planet.Caine, 92, first retired in 2009, after shooting gang crime drama Harry Brown and then again, 24 films later, in 2021, after starring as novelist in Best Sellers. He returned for little-seen Croatian historical drama Medieval in 2022 and, the following year, starred in The Great Escaper as a D-Day veteran who travels to Normandy solo from his care home for the 70th anniversary. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Double shooting leaves one dead as manhunt underway for 'murder' suspect

Police have issued an appeal for information after a man in his 20s was shot dead and one other person was injured in the shooting.

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4 h. ago Warning to parents over 'harmless' codes used by predators online to groom children

An expert has warned of the unknown codes used online by predators to groom children without their parents' knowledge.

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4 h. ago Battle for Labour deputy job ramps up: Starmer loyalist Bridget Phillipson faces sacked minister Lucy Powell

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed she is running to replace Angela Rayner and 'unite our great party'.

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5 h. ago Dick and Dom fans just realising what CBBC stars are up to now

Dick and Dom - real names Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood - are best-known for presenting a host of kids' TV shows in the 1990s through to the 2000s, but have moved onto pastures anew

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5 h. ago Terrifying moment kids get trapped in sinkhole as parents race to dig them out

The two youngsters were seen crying out for the lifeguard's help after water came gushing in to a hole they were digging on California's Newport Beach in August

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