39 m. ago Urgent government warning to anyone bought a 'smart' gadget for Christmas

Ministers have warned the many people gifted 'smart' gadgets at Christmas to take five minutes to protect themselves from hackers

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14 h. ago Starmer’s shift to the right to combat Farage threat is ‘utterly doomed’, union boss warns

Union boss Matt Wrack warned that the PM ‘can never out-Farage Farage’ as the government attempt to win back votes lost to Reform UK

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20 h. ago Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it? | Andy Beckett

The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknownWas this the year that British democracy as we have known it began to turn into something else? Politicians, voters and journalists have made this claim before – when their side has been out of power for a long while, or when an elected government has been unusually dictatorial – and their warnings have usually been overstated. But this time the evidence of a fundamental shift away from a century-old status quo seems stronger.Familiar landmarks have disappeared: Labour and Tory dominance, two-party electoral contests, the decisive power of a big Westminster majority, the patience voters usually show towards a new government, the predictable pendulum swing between right and left, the red lines between mainstream and extreme politics and even the central role of parliament.Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Hunger striker at risk of brain failure feeling 'suffocated' after 40 days

Teuta Hoxha, a 29-year-old hunger striker for Palestine has said going without food for over 40 days feels like being "suffocated" but is set to continue her protest

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39 h. ago UK hunger striker issues grave warning to government as fresh demands are made

Former hunger striker Qesser Zuhrah has said the group 'will certainly return to battle' in the new year if their demands aren't met, as she pauses her 48 day hunger protest

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41 h. ago Distraught family of hunger striker give horror update as he says 'I'm willing to die'

The family of UK hunger striker Kamran Ahmed have said they 'fear the worst' and have pleaded with the government to 'do better' as he reaches almost 50 days without food

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41 h. ago Fourth Palestine Action hunger striker gives up protest after more than 50 days as three others maintain fast

Amy Gardiner-Gibson, also known as Amu Gib, has ended the strike having been reportedly taken to hospital. They lost more than 10kg of weight during the fast.

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60 h. ago Ageing society will have ‘serious consequences’ for young people, government warned

Over a quarter of the UK is expected to be aged over 65 by the 2070s

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65 h. ago Hunger strikes major update as government faces legal threat with seven hospitalised

Seven imprisoned Palestine Action activists have been taken to hospital since the hunger strike began on 2 November, with one striker now on day 51 of refusing food.

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3 d. ago UK hunger striker says death is 'worthwhile' as he reaches 42 days without food

Palestine hunger striker Kamran Ahmed, who has since been hospitalised after reaching 42 days without food, said dying for his cause would be 'worthwhile'

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4 d. ago Another year of stagnation will kill businesses, Labour warned

Economists have warned the Government that British businesses cannot survive another year of stagnation, as figures pointed to a bleak start for the economy in 2026.

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5 d. ago SNP must get their act together over Scotland's 'deteriorating' maternity services

Scottish Government official warns ‘maternity and neonatal services present a flat or deteriorating picture, with a continued increase in C-section rates and associated complications’

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6 d. ago UAE terror attack warning explained as UK issues 'high threat' alert for travellers

The UK Government has warned British travellers that terrorists are likely to try to carry out attacks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Here is everything you need to know

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6 d. ago UK Government issues 'high threat of terrorist attack' warning in new UAE travel advice

The UK Foreign Office has warned British nationals that terrorists 'are likely to try to carry out attacks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'. It comes after 15 were left dead in the Bondi Beach shooting

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6 d. ago Bank of England governor delivers warning over AI’s impact on jobs

He suggested AI’s potential to improve the nation’s economy was ‘pretty substantial’

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8 d. ago Defence spending is in chaos as Keir Starmer 'rips up military wish list'

Britain's defence spending plans were plunged into chaos on Wednesday night after the Prime Minister reportedly blocked a major investment boost.

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8 d. ago Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center in Colorado

Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’The Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research after accusing it of spreading “alarmism” about climate change.Russell Vought, the director of the White House’s office and management budget, said the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado, would be dismantled under the supervision of the National Science Foundation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Washington state flooding damage profound but unclear, governor warns

Record rains have forced hundreds of rescues, swamped communities and left rivers high, with more storms forecastThe extent of the damage in Washington state is profound but unclear after more than a week of heavy rains and record flooding, according to the state’s governor, Bob Ferguson.A barrage of storms from weather systems stretching across the Pacific has dumped close to 2ft (0.6 metres) of rain in parts of the state, swelling rivers far beyond their banks and prompting more than 600 rescues across 10 counties. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Missing Leicester mum's remains found in shallow grave as cops issue major update

An inquest into the death of 27-year-old mum Malgorzata Wnuczek was opened on Wednesday, with the hearing revealing police have identified a suspect who now lives in Poland

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1 week ago Netanyahu says Australian government ‘let disease’ of antisemitism spread before Bondi attack

Benjamin Netanyahu says he sent Anthony Albanese a letter warning that the "Australian government's policy was promoting and encouraging antisemitism" in the country four months before the Bondi Beach attack.

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