35 m. ago ‘We’ve got to protect this land’: Campaigners vow to fight plan for 350 homes on vast patch of green belt next to M66

Around 130 people attended a public meeting to oppose the proposals

Politics

92 m. ago Experts sound alarm over rise of 'forgotten cancer' increasing in young people: 'It's aggressive'

Experts have sounded the alarm over a stark rise in a rare cancer-warning that the sudden increase in diagnoses in people aged under 50 cannot be explained.

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97 m. ago Charles Dance, 78, claims BBC bosses are 'running scared' amid Gregg Wallace and Strictly scandals despite majority of people 'rarely watching' the publicly funded broadcaster

The Game Of Thrones actor, 78, who has appeared in numerous BBC shows including Bleak House and The Little Drummer Girl.

Economics

1 hour ago Official says gangs killed dozens in small fishing village in Haiti's latest massacre

A government official in Haiti says dozens of people have been killed in a fishing village north of the capital in the latest massacre carried out by powerful gangs in the troubled Caribbean country

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1 hour ago DWP confirms number of people who will be taxed on their State Pension in 2026

Pensioners will be taxed if they receive larger than average State Pension entitlements

Economics

1 hour ago North Korea executes citizens who distribute foreign TV shows, UN finds

Human rights report highlights crackdown on personal freedoms in most restrictive country in worldNorth Korea has executed people for distributing foreign television shows, including popular South Korean dramas, as part of an intensifying crackdown on personal freedoms, a UN human rights report said on Friday.Surveillance has grown more pervasive since 2014 with the help of new technologies, while punishments have become harsher – including the introduction of the death penalty for offences such as sharing foreign TV dramas, the report said. Continue reading...

Culture

1 hour ago Military airstrike on schools in western Myanmar kills at least 18 people, most of them students

An armed group and local media reports say Myanmar’s military has conducted an airstrike on two private schools in a village, killing at least 18 people, mostly students

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2 h. ago Classic Welsh response to flags appears on bridge and people are loving it

"I've been feeling so downhearted but this is glorious"

Politics

2 h. ago Who is Tyler Robinson? All we know about Charlie Kirk murder suspect in custody

Tyler Robinson, 22, was reportedly taken into custody on Thursday night as police finally close in on the suspect after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in front of thousands of people

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2 h. ago Apple users fume over one aspect of new iPhone 17 Pro as they vow to ditch brand

Apple has released its new range of iPhones, but some people are unimpressed with one detail in the new iPhone 17 Pro range, saying they won't be getting the phone because of it

Politics

2 h. ago Assisted dying law is 'a licence to kill' and could lead to doctors euthanising people who are NOT terminally ill, warn opponents as peers including Theresa May begin battle to block it

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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2 h. ago Daughter who 'tried to storm Canary Wharf migrant hotel with a meat cleaver after she found asylum seeker in her blind mother's flat' pleads guilty to affray

Channay Augustus, 22, was part of a group of around 20 people who are said to have tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London, on the evening of August 13.

Events

2 h. ago Top tips to help people making a new claim for devolved disability benefits

New checklist from Social Security Scotland to help people making a new claim for Adult, Child or Pension Age Disability Payments.

Politics

2 h. ago ‘It used to weigh me down’: UK readers on why they do or don’t carry a wallet

With research suggesting fewer than half of adults carry a wallet, four people reveal if they still do and what’s insideFewer than half of British adults now carry a physical wallet, according to recent research, with many carrying payment cards on their phones or smartwatches instead.But while digital wallets such as Apple Pay or Google Pay are the default payment method among generation Z and millennials, many people over the age of 44 still rely on physical debit and credit cards. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple tells The Associated Press

Events

2 h. ago Week of protests over Palestine Action ban will begin at Labour conference

Group opposing the proscription announces ‘major escalation’ that will culminate in London on 4 OctoberUK politics live – latest updatesA week of mass actions protesting against the ban on Palestine Action has been announced, beginning at the Labour party conference in Liverpool and culminating in a national mobilisation in Parliament Square in London on 4 October.The plans were announced by Defend Our Juries on Friday, a week after 857 people were arrested under the Terrorism Act at a demonstration outside parliament opposing the proscription. It said the next phase of the protests represented a “major escalation” that would create an “unprecedented challenge” for the police, with 1,100 people already registered to take part and risk arrest. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Across the US, cities combine art, shade and education to help people beat the heat

Cities across the U.S. are combining art with shade to shield people from rising temperatures and educate them about our warming world

Politics

2 h. ago Apple gets official approval for Watch feature that can spot potentially fatal problem

Tool will come to new Watches announced this week – but some old ones too

Politics

2 h. ago Met Police calls in reinforcements and reassures Muslim Londoners ahead of Tommy Robinson protest

Thousands of people are expected at the far-right activist’s ‘free speech’ rally on Saturday, while Stand Up To Racism UK has organised a counter-demonstration

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2 h. ago Pay up owed Covid cash before December deadline, Rachel Reeves's fraud chief warns

Under a new voluntary repayment scheme the Treasury's counter-fraud commissioner Tom Hayhoe is urging people to 'wipe the slate clean and move on' - or face severe consequences

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