52 m. ago Fears UK is heading for 'economic oblivion' as government borrowing costs soar to 27

Yields on 30-year UK bonds, known as gilts, leapt to just below 5.7 per cent, the highest level since 1998 in the wake of a reshuffle seen as sidelining Rachel Reeves.

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54 m. ago Kim Jong Un arrives in China as President Xi challenges Trump with bid to establish new world order at anti

The North Korean leader's rare trip marks his first visit to China in six years and comes as the trio tighten their alliance in a direct challenge to the West.

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55 m. ago Ruben Amorim isn't being sacked by Man United because he's GOOD LOOKING, claims Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher has an unorthodox theory about why Ruben Amorim hasn't been sacked by Man United despite his terrible record so far at Old Trafford. 

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57 m. ago Bob MacIntyre earns amazing Ryder Cup salute as his brilliance places him next to Rory McIlroy

European skipper dishes out praise to Scottish star as he describes Rory McIlroy as a giant

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80 m. ago Kim Jong Un rides his trademark green train to China. He also has a plane, limos and white horses

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to arrive in China aboard his trademark green armored train

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87 m. ago Xi Jinping accuses West of ‘bullying behaviour’ and ‘Cold War mentality’ at showpiece summit with Putin

The Chinese leader made a thinly veiled swipe at Trump’s tariff policy as he unveiled a new economic vision for non-western countries

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90 m. ago Police search for man's head after decapitated corpse found in tiger mauling

Krishna Prasad Sharma, 55, was found dead in Nepal's Madhesh province and is thought to have been killed by a tiger that bit his head off after he ventured into a forest

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1 hour ago Brilliant Sheridan Smith BBC drama coming to Netflix 15 years after original release

The incredible BBC drama is heading to Netflix, 15 years after it was originally released

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2 h. ago Nigel Farage issues chilling warning to Keir Starmer and says 'I'll get rid of you'

The Reform UK leader has also slammed Labour's decision not to invite him to a forthcoming state banquet for US President Donald Trump

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2 h. ago 'We thought our daughter needed Calpol before doctors gave her months'

Rosie Hassall, five, started complaining of a pain in her forehead in November 2024 and her parents thought it was just a headache and gave her Calpol

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2 h. ago A Short History of Stupidity by Stuart Jeffries review – comfortably dumb?

From Shakespeare’s fools to Donald Trump, this exhilarating read considers stupidity in its many formsStupidity, no question, can be just as rich and subtle as its opposite. Three and a half decades on, I still sometimes meditate on what a school friend of mine said in a here’s-a-profound-thought tone of voice: “I’d rather be stupid than happy”.In this clever book, Stuart Jeffries starts out at a double disadvantage, though. First: he has an excellently snappy title but it’s open to question whether stupidity can be said to have a history in any meaningful sense. The quality of stupidity is just, sort of, there; and there’s lots of it. Could you write a history of happiness, or bad luck, or knees? You’d be on firmer ground, as he recognises, historicising the concept of stupidity: a short history, in other words, of “stupidity” – how successive societies and thinkers have defined and responded to reason’s derr-brained secret sharer. As an intellectual historian w...

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2 h. ago Scottish digital firm doubles headcount and targets £10m sales as AI demand surges

“We always talk about staying ‘relentlessly human’ in a digital world” – chief executive James Buchan

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2 h. ago Who is attending China’s military parade and what weapons are going to be shown off?

China’s military parade paves the way for Xi Jinping to be christened the biggest leader in the East to take on Donald Trump's aggressive trade and geopolitical policies, reports Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

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2 h. ago The Great British Bake Off series 16 cast: who are the bakers this year? Full cast on Channel 4

Meet the bakers heading into Channel 4’s tent for Great British Bake Off series 16 😍🍰

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2 h. ago Donald Trump spotted looking feeble after disappearing from public eye amid health rumours

The US President was snapped being driven by the presidential motorcade to the White House from his Virginia Club on Monday after his noticeable absence from the spotlight sparked death rumours.

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2 h. ago Romeo Beckham confuses fans as he appears completely 'naked' in snap with dad David

Victoria Beckham treated fans to an album full of glorious snaps from her summer with her family, but one photos in particular left followers scratching their heads

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2 h. ago Donald Trump set to make special announcement at the White House today

US President Donald Trump is set to make a special announcement in the Oval Office today, the White House has confirmed - but opinion is split on what he is going to say

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2 h. ago Man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump on golf course set to represent himself in court

A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida is set to represent himself during a pretrial conference on Tuesday, as final preparations are made for trial.

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3 h. ago Emmerdale spoilers see double death twist as Aaron discovers truth about John

Emmerdale's John Sugden is set to take things to the extreme as he throws himself off a cliff with Aaron Dingle in upcoming episodes

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3 h. ago Today's rugby news as Six Nations ticket prices revealed and England legend warns of 'grave consequences'

These are the rugby stories making headlines on Tuesday, September 2.

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