66 m. ago Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now | Gaby Hinsliff

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loopThe long, hot summer of discontent is finally over. Parliament returned this week if not exactly with a rush of back to school energy, then at least with the sense that the government is now back to fill what was becoming an increasingly dangerous August vacuum.When exhausted ministers retreated to lick their wounds over the summer, Nigel Farage saw his chance and took it, filling the slow news days with encouragement of protesters over asylum seeker accommodation. He was rewarded by polling showing voters now see immigration – the terrain on which Reform UK is palpably desperate to fight an election, because it’s terrain on which Labour can never go far enough to please some supporters without horrifying half the rest – and not a broken economy as Britain’s biggest problem, an impression arguably only reinforced when the government’s first announc...

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66 m. ago AD FEATURE: Find Santa and rescue the festive season at Meadows Wildlife Park

Operation Save Christmas invites families to solve puzzles, explore a trail, and locate Santa before the big day

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2 h. ago France has a massive debt crisis. So why is it spending billions a year subsidising business? | Alexander Hurst

The government is on the brink of collapse over planned austerity. Instead it must face up to the costs of its unnecessarily rigid labour marketAs someone who has always been against austerity, I find France, with a national debt at 114% of GDP and a budget deficit of 5.8% of GDP, a conundrum. Despite years of denunciation from his left and far-right opponents that Macron has engaged in “ultraneoliberalism”, there hasn’t been any. Not on a macro level, anyway, where both French government spending (57.3% of GDP) and tax receipts (51.4% of GDP) are among the highest in the world, including social spending, which outpaces any of its European neighbours.At the same time, it’s impossible to have spent the past decade in France without encountering the widely shared perception and accusation that public services are in decline. Doctors and nurses denounce a labour shortage in public hospitals; people who live in rural areas denounce the closing of rural train lines; students and academic...

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2 h. ago Compensation worth up to £120,000 available if you have received these vaccines

The Vaccine Damage Payment is a one-off, tax-free payment that is made in certain cases

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2 h. ago Scots Labour MP accuses OnlyFans of being 'largest pimping empire in the world'

Joani Reid said the multi-billion firm should be hit with a super tax unless child protection investigators are allowed access behind their paywalls

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2 h. ago Police Scotland front line fears as 5% of cops eligible to retire

A total of 914 officers can opt to retire in the period up to June 30 next year, with a further 148 members of police staff also eligible.

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5 h. ago Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe fired over 'undisclosed romantic relationship'

Laurent Freixe became CEO of Nestlé last year but has been dismissed, with Philipp Navratil named as his replacement - and the firm insisted this was "a necessary decision"

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8 h. ago Liverpool take firm view on future Marc Guehi transfer after deadline day deal collapses

Liverpool ended up missing out on a deadline day deal for Marc Guehi after Crystal Palace decided to pull the plug on a transfer at the eleventh hour in a dramatic twist

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8 h. ago Trump family made upward of $6 billion in a day thanks to its crypto

The family’s firm, World Liberty Financial, has become a profitable venture for Trump and his sons

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9 h. ago Chloe Malle, daughter of actress and longtime staffer, picked by Anna Wintour to lead Vogue: report

Malle was rumored to be the frontrunner for the position in August

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9 h. ago Transfer deadline day: City agree Donnarumma deal, Guéhi to Liverpool move collapses – live

City chase Donnarumma | Liverpool agree Isak feeMail Will | Transfer interactive | Monday’s Rumour MillHere’s a roundup of all the deadline-day transfer chat:“Was Vinny Samways ‘tough-tackling’? I always remembered him as more a cultured midfielder,” writes Andrew Champney. One deadline day not dominated by Vinny Samways, all I ask. Will never happen. But did you know he spent six years at Las Palmas? Nice work if you can get it. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Transfer deadline day: Guéhi to Liverpool move collapses: Isak, Hincapié and Kolo Muani deals agreed – live

City chase Donnarumma | Liverpool agree Isak feeMail Will | Transfer interactive | Monday’s Rumour MillHere’s a roundup of all the deadline-day transfer chat:“Was Vinny Samways ‘tough-tackling’? I always remembered him as more a cultured midfielder,” writes Andrew Champney. One deadline day not dominated by Vinny Samways, all I ask. Will never happen. But did you know he spent six years at Las Palmas? Nice work if you can get it. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Bloke caught on CCTV breaking into water park with son claims 'I wanted to give him birthday he wouldn't forget'

The dad was a staff member at the water park in the city of Khabarovsk in Russia - his bosses gave a surprising verdict on his unathorised entrance after viewing the footage

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12 h. ago Dumbbells, bulldozers and flatware: Some US companies are begging Trump to add their products to his tariff lists

Companies that manufacture American-made goods see opportunity in new taxes on competitors’ imports

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12 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800 and injures another 2,500 as rescuers search rubble for survivors

Officials warn death toll could rise as rescue efforts hampered by landslides

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13 h. ago Politicians urge Badenoch to ‘come clean’ after doubts cast on US medical school claim

Labour and Lib Dem MPs ask Tory leader to clarify how alleged offer of place came about after Stanford University staff raise questionsLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Tory leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Badenoch urged to ‘come clean’ after doubt cast on Stanford University claim

Labour and Lib Dems ask Tory leader to clarify details of alleged offer after former admissions staff dispute accountLabour and the Liberal Democrats have called for Kemi Badenoch to come clean about her claims of an offer from Stanford University at the age of 16, after former admissions staff said she had described an impossible scenario.The Labour MP Peter Prinsley has written to the Conservatives leader saying she should lay out the specifics of how the alleged offer came about, given the doubts cast over her story. The Lib Dem education spokesperson, Munira Wilson, said Badenoch risked undermining trust. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Keir Starmer backs Angela Rayner after Tory outrage over £800,000 Hove flat

Keir Starmer defended Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, saying she was a 'great story of British success', after the Tories called for a probe into her tax affairs

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13 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson considering moving to Dubai due to 'the horror of Keir Starmer'

The former Top Gear presenter, 65, has been left fuming by the UK's "broken future full of nothing about taxation, crime, and disease" in his latest Sunday Times column

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13 h. ago Revolut valuation jumps to $75bn with staff set for payout opportunity

Secondary share sale boosts fintech’s value by two-thirds but IPO timing remains unclearRevolut employees are in line for a payout bonanza after the UK fintech firm launched a share sale that has pushed its valuation up by two-thirds to $75bn (£55bn).The secondary sale, which prices each share at $1,381.06, will secure the finance app’s position as one of the world’s most valuable fintech firms. Continue reading...

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