31 m. ago 'Politics of envy': Fury as Labour opens the door to an inheritance tax raid on Middle England as ministers fail to deny push to end tax

Dame Diana Johnson, the policing minister, failed to rule out changes to the so-called 'death tax' this autumn amid growing concerns about the state of the public finances.

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32 m. ago Christine McGuinness defends Paddy McGuinness in heartfelt Celebs Go Dating confession

Christine McGuinness has defended Paddy McGuinness, describing how "he was getting a really hard time in the press" when the couple announced their separation.

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35 m. ago Palestine Action terror ban risks ‘I am Spartacus’ moment, Labour peer warns

Baroness Chakrabarti urged the government to ‘think again’, warning that the ban on the group may lead to more people, not fewer, taking to the streets to support them

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45 m. ago Giant property twice the size of London goes on sale for £59m

The massive property boasts almost one million acres of land that spans four counties

Economics

53 m. ago KitchenAid Classic stand mixer drops to lowest price in three years – just in time for autumn baking

The iconic KitchenAid Classic stand mixer has dropped to just £299 – perfect timing for autumn baking, preserving and festive treats.

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56 m. ago DWP warned 'questions need to be answered' over £452million compensation payouts

Lawyers have questioned claimants losing SDP to universal credit, years before protection was implemented for the transition, arguing not enough was done to protect incomes

Economics

57 m. ago The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar review – whimsical fantasy in a kingdom long, long ago

In this first adult novel from the acclaimed children’s author, an immortal magician returns to tell the story of a royal court where he cast his spells some 500 years beforeThe American author Louis Sachar’s most celebrated book, 1998’s YA novel Holes, was a huge word-of-mouth success on both sides of the Atlantic. Its short, punchy chapters tell the story of plump, hapless Stanley Yelnats, sent to a summer camp for wayward boys, where a terrifying Warden has peculiar ideas about character reformation. The 5ft-deep holes the boys are required to dig turn out to have a surprising purpose. Shifts of time, register and perspective render a simple premise mesmerisingly intricate. It has peril, love, crime, wickedness, redemption and friendship in, well, spades.A quarter of a century later, Sachar has written his first supposedly adult novel, in which many of the same ingredients reappear. A man “dressed like a typical American tourist”, but with an odd habit of storing cake crumbs in t...

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57 m. ago Love Is Blind UK star issues urgent plea for Netflix viewers ahead of season 2

Love Is Blind UK returns for its second season on Netflix today

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61 m. ago ‘Honour their memory’: Dolly Parton shares her advice on grief for Kelly Clarkson after ex

Pop singer’s former husband Brandon Blackstock, who was the father of her two children, died last week

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76 m. ago Rare 'black alert' issued for Canary Island as tourists told to 'stay away'

The rare warning has been issued for British holidaymakers.

Events

91 m. ago Mondo Duplantis soars to break pole vault world record for 13th time

The Swedish superstar continued to dominate at the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest

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91 m. ago International manhunt for paedophile as cops admit 'he could be anywhere'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Hassan Mahmood was found guilty of four counts of child sexual offences following a four-day trial, but the 23-year-old fled the UK on the second day in court

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94 m. ago Households in Wales urged to close curtains and blinds this week

You should also close your windows, say experts, as a heat alert has been issued

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95 m. ago Residents evacuate amid urgent warnings glacial lake will flood city

Record-breaking floodwaters are expected to inundate the state capital

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1 hour ago After Manchester United hit rock bottom, are the good times finally coming?

A disastrous season left Ruben Amorim under pressure after just months in the job - but a productive summer gives hope of brighter times ahead

Sport

1 hour ago Persimmon sells more homes but warns mortgage costs still a ‘barrier’ to buyers

The York-based developer told investors that it was on track to meet its yearly sales target despite tough conditions in the housing market.

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1 hour ago Zidane, Eusebio, Adams: footballers whose names are also song titles | The Knowledge

Plus: two European ties in the same stadium on one day and the highest opening weekend goals-per-game ratioMail us with your questions and answers“I have just heard CMAT’s song Vincent Kompany because I am cool, young and relevant,” writes the cool, young and relevant Will Unwin. “I was wondering if any other player’s name is the title of a song, beyond simply being referred to?”In this age of streaming, there are many songs online whose titles are the names of footballers, but a few hundred listens here and there doesn’t make them particularly noteworthy. So we have wound back a bit to a time when songs were more commonly created in studios, not bedrooms. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Australia unfazed by England’s aggression before Ashes, says Scott Boland

Fast bowler hoping for selection after Windies hat-trickHome Ashes series starts with Perth Test on 21 NovemberFast bowler Scott Boland says Australia will ignore any on-field aggression brought down under by England this summer, 100 days from the first Ashes Test in a tour that looks set to break records.England and India completed a thrilling drawn series last week across five Tests marked by tension between the two sides, prompting Indian captain Shubman Gill at one point to describe the hosts’ behaviour as not “what I would think comes in the spirit of the game”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dunfermline fire: Crews battling blaze at derelict building on Queensferry Road

Fire crews are expected to remain at the scene for some time

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2 h. ago Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

Environmental organisations warn that without urgent compromises the session could fail to produce a treaty capable of tackling the scale of the crisis

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