22 m. ago Starmer suggests welfare bill revolt just ‘noises off’ as he rejects claim row shows he is bad at politics – UK politics live

PM ‘committed to reforming system’ as more Labour MPs join opposition to plan to cut universal credit and PipKemi Badenoch has said it would be “pathetic” for Keir Starmer to postpone the vote on the UC and Pip bill. She posted this on social media, as a comment on the tweet from Kitty Donaldson. (See 11.22am.)This is pathetic. Starmer must not pull this bill. We’ve offered to support him in the national interest if our reasonable conditions are met.If he pulls the bill, it proves Labour isn’t serious about fiscal responsibility. If Labour backbenchers are too scared to deliver welfare changes that make only limited savings, how can they solve bigger problems like the national debt?There is a view forming among ministers and PPS’ that the government will have to pull the welfare bill.However, the message from the centre is very clear it will go ahead regardless of the opposition from MPs because the issue has to be forced.There is widespread speculation in Government that No 10 will...

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23 m. ago Hisense QLED Smart TV with £100 off is shopper's 'best buy' as they urge others to snap it up

"Absolutely outstanding TV, one of my best buys. Had over a year now and can’t fault it"

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45 m. ago Is this why Britain is entering its first 'atheist age'? Scientists blame MOTHERS for the decline in religiosity

Britain is in the midst of its first 'atheist age ', with non-believers now outnumbering those who believe in God. Now, scientists say they finally know why.

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46 m. ago Laurence Fox gets married to conspiracy theorist podcaster in low

Fox announced his engagement to his followers on X last year

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1 hour ago World's deadliest viruses from bird flu to bluetongue to be stored in Surrey lab

More than £1billion has been poured into developing the site at Weybridge in Surrey in order to protect the UK from serious threats posed by animal diseases to farming, food and public health

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2 h. ago Coronation fans 'work out' what really happened to Gary and Maria will be heartbroken

Coronation Street fans have a shocking theory as to why Gary Windass is in hospital after he mysteriously disappeared from the cobbles in recent scenes

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2 h. ago 'Best ever' period drama adaption can now be streamed for free

The BBC's 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice has been hailed as the 'best ever' interpretation of the Jane Austen novel

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2 h. ago Bridgerton fans waiting for season four can now watch 'best ever' period drama

The adaptation of the iconic novel is often hailed as the definitive version of Jane Austen's work and is now available to watch for free online

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2 h. ago Amazon Fire Stick users could face a £1,000 fine for watching Glastonbury

Amazon Fire Stick users might end up facing a massive fine if they try and tune into Glastonbury this weekend.

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2 h. ago Amazon slash £100 off Samsung Galaxy S24 that offers 'superfast' performance

This model is dubbed a 'true powerhouse' and is £200 cheaper than the newer S25.

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2 h. ago India, Poland and Hungary make spaceflight comeback with ISS mission

Countries send their first astronauts in decades into space on Axiom Mission 4, along with US commanderA US commercial mission carrying crew from India, Poland and Hungary blasted off to the International Space Station on Wednesday, taking astronauts from these countries to space for the first time in decades.Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, launched from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2.31am local time with a brand-new SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule riding atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago BREAKING NATO chief says 'Daddy Trump has to use bad words sometimes' as he 'sorts out' war

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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2 h. ago NATO chief says 'Daddy Trump has to use bad words sometimes' as he 'sorts out' war

World leaders are gathered for a Nato summit in The Hague, but the star of the show is Donald Trump, who has been lavished with praise by general secretary Mark Rutte amid calls for greater spending

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2 h. ago Workers digging at the World Trade Center site found a mystery boat. Now they’re rebuilding it

After years submerged and centuries underground, the boat is now being transformed into a museum exhibit

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2 h. ago One of Da Vinci’s early designs could make modern drones stealthier, scientists say

Modernised version of Da Vinci rotor design could produce less sound intensity per unit lift, researchers say

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2 h. ago ‘It’s death by a thousand cuts’: marine ecologist on the collapse of coral reefs

David Obura believes humans have been using nature for free, and tipping points at some reefs have already passedThe Kenyan marine ecologist David Obura is chair of a panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the world’s leading natural scientists. For many decades, his speciality has been corals, but he has warned that the next generation may not see their glory because so many reefs are now “flickering out across the world”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Do YOU know how to spot Britain's 'most dangerous plant'? Giant hogweed can leave you and your pets with pus

'Britain's most dangerous plant' has hit its scorching peak, experts have warned - and it could leave children, parents, and even pets with gruesome burns.

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3 h. ago Mutant Covid variant cases skyrocket in UK as new summer wave fears ramp up

A new mutant Covid strain has hit the UK and experts have warned it could become the new dominant variant across the country as its share of cases have skyrocketed in recent weeks

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3 h. ago New theory reveals how one simple part may have doomed Oceangate Titan submarine

Experts have revealed why using the wrong substance to help create the submarine could have contributed to the implosion of the Titanic Oceangate vessel last year

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3 h. ago Clueless review – Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy are class acts in 90s Jane Austen parallel

Amy Heckerling’s high school romcoming-of-age classic, composed entirely of quotable funny lines, remains a sophisticated pleasure 30 years onThirty years ago, the world was swooning over Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice adaptation but all the time, the actual Jane Austen screen sensation that year was happening elsewhere in plain sight. Amy Heckerling’s high school romcoming-of-age masterpiece, inspired by Austen’s Emma, is now on re-release for its 30th anniversary and more than ever it feels like a complete joy, a deliciously movie-literate (and literate-literate) classic, with references to Stanley Kubrick, Oscar Wilde and William Burroughs to go with the Austen parallel.Clueless is something to compare with Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story – and Alicia Silverstone’s final, tearful scene matches, and even outclasses, Julia Roberts’ speech in Notting Hill about being just a girl standing in front of a boy. Like Withnail and I, it’s a film ...

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