23 h. ago No 10 considers further concessions on welfare bill just hours before vote – UK politics live

Guardian deputy political editor Jessica Elgot says another concession to rebels MPs is possible Compass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC and Pip bill. Its director, Neal Lawson, said:If your own friends are telling you to put the brakes on, then something has clearly gone wrong. Despite the government’s line, this legislation does not advance Labour values. It is fundamentally at odds with them, and with the views of the mainstream of the party and civil society.”MPs from across the House, and especially the Labour side, must back Rachael Maskell’s reasoned amendment. This bill’s creation of a three-tiered social security system would condemn thousands to poverty and could lose Labour the next election.A bill of this magnitude should have been co-produced with disabled people and our organisations from the very start.Now, ministers scramble to promise ‘consultation’ as one small part of the process. That is too litt...

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24 h. ago Labour rebel criticises ‘Dickensian’ welfare cuts as MPs debate bill ahead of vote – UK politics live

MPs are debating the universal credit and Pip bill as Lindsay Hoyle says he has selected amendment tabled by Rachael MaskellCompass, the leftwing group urging Labour to be more pluralistic, has put out a statement condemning the UC and Pip bill. Its director, Neal Lawson, said:If your own friends are telling you to put the brakes on, then something has clearly gone wrong. Despite the government’s line, this legislation does not advance Labour values. It is fundamentally at odds with them, and with the views of the mainstream of the party and civil society.”MPs from across the House, and especially the Labour side, must back Rachael Maskell’s reasoned amendment. This bill’s creation of a three-tiered social security system would condemn thousands to poverty and could lose Labour the next election.A bill of this magnitude should have been co-produced with disabled people and our organisations from the very start.Now, ministers scramble to promise ‘consultation’ as one small part of th...

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54 h. ago 'Daughter, 13, called me saying something was wrong and now doesn't know who I am'

Beth Shepherd, 16, was a high-achieving and independent teenager before her world 'fell apart in a matter of weeks' and her desperate mother is now fundraising to help her daughter

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56 h. ago Terrified teen called mum saying 'something's wrong' – days later she didn't recognise her

Beth was diagnosed with a mysterious condition known as PANS in 2022 when her whole personality instantly transformed – she now lives for just one day a week where she is strong enough to walk unaided

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3 d. ago 'I wore a bikini to my granddaughter's birthday party to celebrate my body'

A woman was left baffled and wondering whether she'd done something wrong after she decided to wear a bikini to her granddaughter's pool party and her daughter was furious

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4 d. ago Woman 'close to tears' as she 'can't board flight' due to 'little

A woman was left almost crying as she was told she may not be able to make her journey to Paris as there was something wrong with her passport - but she had no idea there was a problem

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4 d. ago Starmer says welfare concessions are ‘common sense’ but dodges funding question – UK politics live

No 10 has offered significant concessions to the rebels amid fears over Tuesday’s voteNo 10 climbs down over welfare billStephen Kinnock, the care minister, was the government voice on the airwaves this morning. Here are the main points he made about the welfare bill U-turn.Kinnock rejected claims that the U-turn was a sign of weakness. When it was put to him on the Today programme that this move, coming after the U-turns on winter fuel payments and a national inquiry into grooming gangs, showed that if Keir Starmer was pushed, he would give in, Kinnock replied:I think if you talk to people out there in the country, they respond very positively to politicians listening, engaging, recognising that you don’t get everything right from day one every time, and making the adjustments and the changes that are needed.And this prime minister will always put the country first. He puts country before party, and he does the right thing for the country.He defended having a “staggered” approach t...

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5 d. ago Too scared to go to hospital: the pregnant women in Dominican Republic dying because of deportation fears

Haitian Lourda Jean Pierre died shortly after giving birth at home after seeing images of pregnant women and new mothers being rounded up in hospitals by immigration agentsAbout an hour after giving birth on the floor of her one-room shack in the Dominican Republic, Lourdia Jean Pierre, 32, started gasping for breath.Her husband, Ronald Jean, knew something was seriously wrong, and shouted for help from the neighbours. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vet says commonly ignored signs in your dog may mean something is wrong

Dr Sean McCormack has listed the easily missed symptoms that may mean you need to take your dog to a vet

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8 d. ago Family's warning as young dad dies one month after realising something was wrong

Dylan Thomas, 29, thought he had a simple stomach ache when he awoke in pain one morning, but doctors at King's Mill Hospital in Nottingham found he had developed severe acute pancreatitis and had to be put in a coma

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8 d. ago Mum's 'world fell apart' after teen daughter dies in horror car crash at hands of speeding boyfriend

Lily-May Vaughan, 17, died when the car she was in flipped and hit a pole - with her mum now calling for law changes to protect others after the driver kept their license for 13 months following the crash

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8 d. ago Flying in the new age of conflict – the hotspots diverting flights and leaving pilots blind

Amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, airlines have been forced to divert around warzones while managing new threats to their systemsThe first indication that something was wrong came when the clock on the flight deck began to go backwards. The aircraft was cruising thousands of metres above Israel and as the crew noticed the error, they checked their GPS signal. The plane’s internal instruments showed it was flying at just 1,500ft, well below the cruising altitude of 38,000ft it should have been at.Seconds later, alarms began to sound and lights flashed throughout the cockpit. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Should wealthy people be allowed to buy their way on to drug trials? It sounds unethical

It was a handwritten birthday party invitation that finally made Mel Dixon realise something was wrong.

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1 week ago Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe admits getting staff member to put down his Labrador with a shotgun

Mr Lowe said taking the animal to the vet would have been ‘cruel’ as they can sense something is wrong

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1 week ago The unexpected health problem that led me to aggressive cancer diagnosis

Gary Hastie-Davies says he owes his life to a young GP who sensed something was wrong

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1 week ago My cultural awakening: I watched Sleepless in Seattle and realised I had to cancel my wedding

As the big day approached, I tried to brush aside feelings of uncertainty. But the 90s romcom reminded me that I didn’t have to settle for anyoneWhen my boyfriend proposed, I said yes – not because I was madly in love with him, but because it seemed like the correct thing to do. We’d been together for eight years and all of our friends were getting engaged; my life felt like a constant cycle of hen nights. I knew something was wrong but I suppressed it. Sometimes I’d get these flashes of anxiety. I’d worry about the fact that I no longer felt excited when my boyfriend walked into a room, or that we didn’t have sex any more – but I was 28, which at that point felt ancient to me, and I was frightened of being alone. I told myself I was experiencing nothing more than a classic case of pre-wedding jitters. I threw myself into buying the big white dress and designing the invitations. I planned to stash a bottle of gin in the church, so I could have a shot to calm my nerves before I walke...

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2 w. ago Cheeky seagull follows terrified teen across a carpark and all the way to a shop door

A teenager was left terrified when a seagull stalked her across a car park and all the way to a shop door.

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2 w. ago Love Island star poses with lookalike mum who she calls 'best friend' for stunning snap

Love Island favourite Megan Forte Clarke looks almost unrecognisable as she poses for a snap with her mum Alison Forte during a girly trip to London back in 2023

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2 w. ago Love Island's Megan Forte Clarke poses with lookalike mum she calls 'best friend'

Megan Forte Clark is currently favourite to win Love Island and she's previously taken to Instagram to share sweet snaps from her trip to London with her lookalike mum

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2 w. ago Danny Dyer knew something was wrong when he couldn't remember how to put on his trousers

He said 'My wife was just watching me and she looked shattered and she looked ill'

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