59 m. ago New rule change set to hit every home in UK without a driveway

A new £63 million initiative has been announced by the Labour government to supercharge the UK's electric vehicle revolution, which is set to slash household electricity costs for EV owners.

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3 h. ago Scotland tour was a mixed bag but fringe man made notable breakthrough

Warriors man seized his chance at scrum-half but also showed versatility

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4 h. ago Andy Burnham calls on Starmer to tackle ‘explosion of homelessness’

A damning report warned of an ‘explosion of homelessness’ since Covid

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4 h. ago DAN HODGES: Keir Starmer's delusional if he thinks his morally bankrupt plan to let 16

It goes without saying that the Government's move to hand the vote to 16-year-olds is intellectually and morally bankrupt.

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4 h. ago Plot to humiliate Donald Trump during UK visit raises £10k after 'hokey

The US President will travel to Britain on Wednesday, where he will meet with Keir Starmer and visit his golf courses. And campaigners are planning to make sure he doesn't forget his welcome in a hurry

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4 h. ago The inside story of how Starmer seized back control of Labour – but with a risk

As the long summer recess approached, the PM dramatically suspended four Labour MPs to reassert his authority. Political editor David Maddox looks at how events unfolded and what it means through the eyes of those involved

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5 h. ago Voices: I’m against votes at 16, but this is how I could be persuaded

There are good reasons for reducing the voting age – why doesn’t Labour use them, asks John Rentoul

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5 h. ago Rubio moves to strip US visas from eight Brazilian judges in Bolsonaro battle

Move by Marco Rubio is latest attempt by Trump administration to help former president avoid justice over alleged coupThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil’s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup.Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump’s Maga movement, is on trial for allegedly masterminding a murderous plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election to his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro is expected to be convicted by the supreme court in the coming weeks and faces a jail sentence of up to 43 years. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ministers ‘have their fingers in their ears’ over bin strikes, says Sharon Graham

Bin strikes in Birmingham have caused huge buildups of rubbish in the streets since January

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6 h. ago How a federal monument's new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans

A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy

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8 h. ago Lions lay down series marker and ease to victory over Australia in first Test

First Test: Australia 19-27 British & Irish LionsOne-sided opener only came alive in the second halfWinning the first Test does not guarantee a series victory but Australia are already hanging on by their fingernails. On the evidence of this contest it is going to take something remarkable to stop the Lions from finishing the job in Melbourne next Saturday and, with thousands of travelling fans cheering them on, Andy Farrell’s side have firm control of their own destiny.There were moments in the first half when the Lions were so dominant it felt akin to watching a juggernaut thundering through the outback, scattering everything in sight like skittles. They were unable to sustain it but the visitors’ dominance in the opening 50 minutes was such that the winning margin should have been wider. From Finn Russell’s insouciant brilliance to Tom Curry’s relentless tackling, the Lions were a cut above in the areas that mattered most. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Australia v Lions live: Tom Curry masterclass gives tourists control of first Test in Brisbane

The Lions have never lost in Brisbane – can they notch another victory in the first Test of the 2025 series?

Society

9 h. ago The inside story of how Starmer seized back control of Labour

As the long summer recess approached, the PM dramatically suspended four Labour MPs to reassert his authority. Political Editor David Maddox looks out how events unfolded and what it means through the eyes of those involved

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10 h. ago At least 20 people hurt as vehicle ploughs into crowd after 'shots fired'

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

Events

10 h. ago At least 31 hurt as vehicle ploughs into crowd after 'shots fired' outside LA nightclub

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

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10 h. ago US teenagers are arrested at Heathrow after buying illegal booze with fake ID and getting drunk on school trip to UK

The out-of-control children on a school trip aged 17 and 18 had topped up their in-flight drinks with alcohol and when the plane was cruising at 30,000 feet were sozzled.

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11 h. ago ‘The entire industry said no’: the story behind seminal teen comedy Clueless at 30

Amy Heckerling, Alicia Silverstone and more involved with the defining 1995 movie talk about their memories of making a film that Hollywood kept passing onIn the early 1990s, the writer-director Amy Heckerling was feeling down. Heckerling had burst on to the scene a decade earlier with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a groundbreaking coming-of-age comedy of libidinous teens, and scored a surprise box office hit with 1989’s Look Who’s Talking. But she was struggling to fit Hollywood demands. “I was thinking: ‘Oh, I’m never going to make a film that’s what I want it to be, because you can’t have protagonists that are female, you have to do slob comedies, but there’s only a few actors that they accept in those roles, and you don’t get a chance to work with them if you’re a female,’” Heckerling told me recently.With little interest in catering to the prevailing tastes of the day, Heckerling went back to the drawing board: what did she want to write? A true native New Yorker with the accen...

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11 h. ago ‘Green shoots’ or coalmining past? Welsh town reacts to Labour and Reform’s visions for future

In the final part of a series, we look at the political battle for Bridgend after the closure of its Ford plantBattle over solar as Reform UK attacks net zeroTeesside divided over net zeroHow a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politicsWhy Reform is targeting manufacturing heartlands“It’s sad. I think it killed the town,” says Debbie, sitting in a cafe in Bridgend and recalling the closure of Ford’s south Wales engine plant almost five years ago. “There were lots of men and women working there at the end.”During its 40 years of operations, workers at Bridgend Ford produced 22m engines for Ford, Volvo and Jaguar cars, before it closed quietly in September 2020 during ongoing Covid restrictions. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Glasgow crime: £160k of drugs and £80k cash seized by police in raid on Scottish flat

A 22-year-old man was charged

Events

12 h. ago World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing

UK government will give £35m to help push for eventPrevious successes leave city in strong position for bidLondon is in prime position to stage the 2029 World Athletics Championships after finally securing a substantial government funding commitment for the bid.It is understood that the UK government has agreed to give £35m to help bid for the championships, which would be the first to be staged in London since 2017, with the mayor’s office expected to commit around £10m. Continue reading...

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