2 h. ago Calamity Lammy's justice ministry spent £3.6million on faulty video system

The Ministry of Justice's own accounts reveal that the department and its agencies recorded losses totalling £71million in 2024-25, more than twice the £33.8m reported the year before.

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2 h. ago Woman told to endure heavy periods diagnosed with painful Endometriosis

A London woman has recounted the harrowing reality of her decade-long battle with endometriosis, describing how she passed blood clots "the size of a golf ball" and developed a phobia of blood due to the severity of her symptoms.

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4 h. ago There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer

Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EUKeir Starmer is the prime minister of the United KingdomReport: Labour’s economic plan will take years to deliver, Starmer saysAt the budget last week, we made the right choices for Britain, cutting the cost of energy with £150 off bills, protecting the NHS and tackling the scourge of child poverty by removing the two-child limit. We also ensured that the revenue we raised through taxes was done fairly, with everyone contributing but those with the broadest shoulders contributing their fair share. As a result of the choices we made, the budget created a more stable economic environment, driving down inflation and government bond yields. This is vital for protecting our public services, when £1 in every £10 spent by government goes on debt interest.The budget builds on the action we have already taken to improve the e...

Economics

4 h. ago Labour on track to meet major HIV transmission pledge says PM on World AIDS Day

Keir Starmer has said the Government's goal of ending new HIV transmissions by 2030 is within reach as Wes Streeting unveils a new action plan on World AIDS day

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4 h. ago Son of butcher brain surgeon was vile paedo caught with sick pics & videos found dead in Scots flat

THE son of butcher brain surgeon Sam Eljamel was a paedophile snared with indecent images and videos of children, we can reveal. Samir Eljamel — who died months after being convicted aged 22 — pored over a vile library of more than 1,400 items under his dad’s nose. The pervert spent five years from the...

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4 h. ago Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide days before 93rd birthday

Minelli founded the Dignitas organisation in 1998 after decades working as a journalist and lawyer

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4 h. ago Reciting the names of the dead: how Australia’s response to HIV/Aids was emotionally – and politically – powerful | Leigh Boucher

Researchers now describe it as both historical phenomenon and public health model. Its success was remarkablePast/Present is a column which places current events in historical contextAids has always been laden with political and emotional volatilities. The possibility of blood or sex based transmission combined with its first emergence among marginalised and criminalised populations created a potent mix of primal terror and terrifying prejudice.It can sometimes be difficult to remember just how potently misinformation, fear and outright hostility framed the knowledge and experience of Aids in the first decade or so of the pandemic. In this period, a positive result on an HIV test was a terminal diagnosis and medical knowledge about transmission and treatment was still cloudy.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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4 h. ago X Factor star looks unrecognisable after changing his name to become a spiritual healer

A former X Factor star looks totally unrecognisable after becoming a spiritual healer, a decade after his appearance on the ITV talent show.

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4 h. ago African leaders push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations

Algerian foreign minister says African countries and peoples continue to pay a heavy price for colonialismAfrican leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognised, criminalised and addressed through reparations.At a conference in the Algerian capital, Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union resolution passed at a meeting earlier this year calling for justice and reparations for victims of colonialism. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'Our child was locked in his body until incredible gift opened up his world'

As we the Mirror launch our Christmas campaign, we meet 13-year-old Felix, who has a life-limiting condition, and who uses assistive tech from Lifelites to communicate with his family. Back in January, he met the Princes of Wales, at Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice in South Wales

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7 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Monday's four meetings, including Kempton Nap

Newsboy reckons Chancellor will deliver value for punters in the 3.27 at Kempton Park and he also fancies No More Bolero to lead his rivals a merry dance at Plumpton (3.05)

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on the Send crisis: Bridget Phillipson must be tough with the Treasury so children aren’t penalised | Editorial

Tory special needs reforms upended council finances, but Labour’s plan to rebuild public provision won’t come cheap if it’s done properlyThe crisis over special educational needs and disabilities in England is not just a question of cash. Children and parents spend months and years battling for support to which the law entitles them, schools lack the funding to meet needs, and specialist provision is inadequate. An adversarial system shunts families towards tribunals that councils almost invariably lose.Tory reforms created obligations for local authorities but did not adequately fund them – allowing ministers to duck responsibility. The result has been financial chaos, with the overall overspend on special educational needs and disabilities (Send) predicted to reach £6.6bn by next March, and keep rising. Taking responsibility for funding away from councils and handing it to the Department for Education is the right move. But the most important questions about Send go beyond account...

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9 h. ago Unai Emery hails Aston Villa turnaround as Wolves win moves them into top four

Villa failed to win any of their opening five Premier League games and scored just one goal.

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9 h. ago Trump officials try to reassure Ukraine’s negotiators over peace deal ahead of Putin meeting this week

U.S. and Ukrainian officials to continue talks on modified version of 28-point plan before Kushner and Witkoff meet Putin on Tuesday

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9 h. ago The ‘magicians of glass’ who have created luxury Christmas decorations for decades

The entire production process is described as a ‘closely guarded trade secret’

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9 h. ago All you need to know about I'm A Celeb star Alex Scott's relationship with Jess Glynne

Alex Scott has left the I'm A Celebrity jungle but girlfriend Jess Glynne wasn't there to meet her as she was back in the UK caring for her mum - here's all you need to know about their relationship

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9 h. ago I've spent 10 years battling a skin condition that affects thousands. These are the everyday triggers I ignored that were making my skin worse... and how I finally treated it

It was when I felt a knot of dread in my stomach while planning a weekend away with friends that I knew I needed to do something about my skin.

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9 h. ago Zelensky teeters on the brink: Battle for survival for Ukrainian president after chief of staff's corruption raid and growing disquiet among his own party's MPs

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has spent nearly four years battling for the soul of his nation. 

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9 h. ago Man gouged teen girlfriend's eyes out and scalped her in month

Kelly Anne Bates was just 14 when she first met James Patterson Smith - a man three decades older. They embarked on a dark relationship which would ultimately end in her tragic death

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10 h. ago Universal theme park files patents for new ways to check ride safety months after tourist died on roller coaster

Patent filings published earlier this week, viewed by The Independent, include designs for seats equipped with sensors and robotic safety inspectors

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