42 m. ago Drag Race UK star on incredible weight loss and poignant The Vivienne message

Kitty Scott-Claus, who appeared in the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, has lost eight pounds after making some radical lifestyle changes

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47 m. ago New UK car law '49% of drivers want' could be introduced in days

Electric vehicle drivers could soon be benefiting from a significant change, as motorists without access to a home charger might have cheaper charging options soon

Transport

1 hour ago Spending war of words will only heat up as Holyrood election looms

The battle lines have been well and truly drawn ahead of 2026

Politics

1 hour ago Rachel Reeves seized her moment – whatever the future brings, Labour’s economic course is now set | Martin Kettle

The chancellor is no mere technocrat: her spending review revealed a visceral commitment to social and economic mobilityThe consensus has long been that the 2025 spending review would be a defining moment for Keir Starmer’s government. For once, the consensus proved spot-on. The government’s main priorities were set out on Wednesday in a blizzard of Commons announcements from Rachel Reeves, some economically substantive, others more for show. The upshot is that the shape of the British state, as Labour intends it, is now decided until the eve of the next election.There are further crossroads still to come, some of them major, as the years covered by the review unroll. Taxes are likely to rise, probably as soon as the autumn budget, to pay for Reeves’s big ticket boosts on Wednesday for defence, health and housing. Council tax could rise too, with possibly dramatic results. The review’s emphasis on capital spending means current spending could be squeezed again, perhaps heralding pay...

Economics

1 hour ago Electricity chiefs accused of overlooking landowner and farmer land rights in race for Net Zero

Landowners and farmers have been warned about a new rush for grid-related development applications in the coming months.

Politics

1 hour ago Insults and gestures exchanged between Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr in face

There was no love lost between Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr ahead of their IBF super lightweight clash this weekend, with the pair swapping vulgar insults and gestures

Events

1 hour ago Ibrahima Seck's dad on moment he went outside to find his son, 14, dying in the street

A murder investigation has been launched into Ibrahima Seck's killing

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2 h. ago Geert Wilders collapsed the Dutch government. He wanted power, but had no idea how to govern | Koen Vossen

The anti-Islam ideologue has exposed the limits of his insular, badly organised operation. For a ‘radical’, opposition is a much easier placeKoen Vossen is the author of The Power of Populism: Geert Wilders and the Party for Freedom in the NetherlandsEarlier this month, Geert Wilders decided he had had enough. “No signature for our asylum plans. No changes to the coalition agreement. The PVV is leaving the coalition,” he posted on X. After 11 months, he was withdrawing support for the Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof’s rightwing cabinet, forcing the Netherlands back to the polls.The decision put an end to Wilders’ far-right Freedom party’s (PVV) first spell in power. Following an unexpected victory in the 2023 elections, the PVV joined a government for the first time in its 18-year history – alongside the conservative-liberal People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the centrist New Social Contract (NSC), and the agrarian-populist Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) – although Wild...

Politics

5 h. ago Moment terraced home EXPLODES in 'gas blast' as debris is sent flying into residential street

Emergency services were first called to reports of a possible gas explosion at a terraced property in Eden Street, Derby, at around 7.24pm on Tuesday, June 10.

Society

5 h. ago Lost ancient world preserved under ice discovered in Antarctica: 'It's a time capsule'

Scientists have discovered a lost ancient world that has remained unseen for millions of years. They said more is known about Mars than the hidden landscape.

Politics

7 h. ago Migrant hotels to close... by 2029! Rachel Reeves vows to end use of 'costly' scheme

The Chancellor pledged that migrants would be moved out of hotel accommodation by the time of the next general election , due in 2029.

Events

8 h. ago An AP photographer captures a powerful moment in the chaos of the Los Angeles protests

Jae Hong is based in Los Angeles and has worked with The Associated Press for more than 18 years, covering many of the city’s biggest stories

Events

8 h. ago School counsellor fights tears as she's jailed for abusing 'defenceless' student

Emily Nutley admitted to having 'crossed a line' and said she had lost her marriage, home, friends after she had sexual relations with a pupil at her school meant

Events

10 h. ago 10 songs to celebrate the life and legacy of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

The musical world has lost a giant

Culture

12 h. ago Police leaders say they will struggle to fulfil Labour’s promise to recruit 13,000 officers

Projected £1.2bn police funding shortfall expected to grow after spending review outlined fall in Home Office spending powerPolice forces will struggle to fulfil Keir Starmer’s promise to recruit an additional 13,000 officers and the public will “pay the price”, police leaders have warned, after the chancellor outlined a decline in Home Office spending power on Wednesday.The National Police Chiefs’ Council said it would be incredibly difficult to deliver the prime minister’s election pledge within the lifetime of this parliament, with a projected £1.2bn shortfall in police funding expected to grow. Continue reading...

Events

12 h. ago Watch: Moment suspected gas explosion rips through Derbyshire house

Watch the moment a suspected gas explosion rips through house on a street in Derby.

Society

12 h. ago UK equalities watchdog: Transgender people may be asked about gender status in workplace

Trans people who feel they’ve lost rights should ‘distinguish between rights in law and preference for things to be a certain way’, EHCR chair saidTransgender people may be asked about their gender status in the workplace, the equalities watchdog has said, with its chair arguing people should “distinguish between rights in law, and a preference for things to be a certain way”.Giving evidence to the women and equalities select committee, the chair and chief executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said trans people should not be fearful of the repercussions of April’s supreme court ruling, which found the word “woman” in the Equality Act refers only to a biological woman. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Moment man 'posing as an Uber driver to sexually assault vulnerable woman' is stopped by police who found 'rape kit' in his car

Graham Head, 66, of Pevensey, East Sussex, was pulled over and had his vehicle searched after the 25-year-old woman gave police part of a car numberplate.

Events

13 h. ago Raducanu and Boulter laugh off Queen’s doubles defeat with singles to come

British pair lose 6-2, 7-5 to Routliffe and KichenokSonay Kartal beaten 6-1, 6-3 by Amanda AnisimovaWith a place in the semi-finals on her debut at Queen’s hanging in the balance, Emma Raducanu flitted towards the net in an attempt to pluck a floating ball out of the air. She has effortlessly dispatched similar balls thousands of times, but on game point while a set down, her forehand drive volley landed closer to the back fence than the court.Normally, she would react with frustration to such an easy miss on an important point. This, however, was only doubles. As she turned away and comically planted her palm on her face, she could not hide her smile. Katie Boulter, her doubles partner, laughed out loud. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson dies aged 82 as family 'lost for words'

“We are at a loss for words right now”

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