47 h. ago Exact time Scots can catch Perseid meteor shower light up sky tonight

The shower is expected to be one of the most beautiful night-sky events of the year.

Politics

47 h. ago Britain melts in 34C heatwave: Health alerts in force as England suffers water shortages

The country's fourth heatwave of the summer will be at its peak today, with Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and the outskirts of London set to see the highest temperatures.

Society

4 d. ago L&G boss urges Chancellor: Don't force our pension funds to back Britain

Antonio Simoes says Rachel Reeves needs. to focus on 'creating the right conditions' that would 'encourage' funds to back the UK economy.

Economics

5 d. ago Pharmacy staff accused of STEALING weight loss jabs by regulator

Britain's pharmacy regulator warned it had been forced to step in, to 'investigate concerns' that prescription drugs had been 'ordered and stolen' by pharmacy staff.

Events

6 d. ago Alarm as Britain is 'forced to hire an American plane to spy on Gaza due to shortage of RAF aircraft'

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is said to be paying a contractor based in Nevada to look for hostages in the Palestinian territory.

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7 d. ago Microplastics are everywhere, even in human testicles. So will the patriarchy finally step in? | Van Badham

It’s not the sisterhood busting your balls, fellas – it’s the fossil fuel interests making money from the tonnes of synthetic garbage spewed on to the planet every dayThere is plastic in your balls!Surely this should be headline news every day until the news breaks that “there is no longer plastic in your balls”, accompanied by photographs of celebration parades and ecstatic couples kissing in the streets. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Good Morning Britain host abruptly exits as Yvette Cooper appears on ITV show

Kate Garraway was forced to interview Home Secretary Yvette Cooper alone on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday as her co-host made an abrupt exit

Culture

9 d. ago Iran 'asks Taliban for spy kill list' to exploit Britain's lost database exposing MI6 spies and special forces

Iran is plotting with the Taliban to exploit a lost database that exposed details of MI6 spies and UK Special Forces, it was claimed last night.

Events

9 d. ago Unmanned police helicopter takes to the sky for first time in Britain as force tests human

The National Police Air Service (NPAS) is hoping the remotely-piloted aircraft will be able to join its helicopter fleet in the future to carry out searches for criminals and missing people.

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1 week ago Storm Floris disrupts travel in parts of UK with 85mph winds

Weather warnings issued in northern England and Scotland as heavy rain and strong gusts lash BritainWeather warnings are coming into force in parts of Britain, with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption.A yellow warning for wind for northern parts of the UK became active at 6am on Monday and will last until 6am on Tuesday. The warnings have been upgraded to amber for much of Scotland and will be in effect from 10am to 10pm. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC breaks silence on licence fee changes as calls for putting an end to it grow

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has admitted to the Daily Star that it is actively looking at changes to do with the licence fee, as anger grows across Britain over the forced payments

Politics

4 w. ago Betrayal after betrayal: Afghan special forces abandoned by Britain had details leaked in MoD data breach

Soldiers from two specialist units have faced death and torture by the Taliban after being let down by Britain

Politics

4 w. ago Healey: ‘No justification for most names in Afghan data leak to claim asylum in Britain’

John Healey has said there is “no justification” for most of the names in Afghan data leak to claim asylum, stating that the majority of individuals had no connection to Britain’s armed forces.

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4 w. ago UK’s cavalier attitude leaves Afghans facing yet more fear and uncertainty

Leaked details of those who worked with British lets down Afghans who made mistake of believing the basic principles Britain claims for itselfThis week’s revelations about the UK’s dangerously cavalier treatment of Afghans who worked with British forces are shocking but not surprising.The carelessness with which Britain went to war in Afghanistan was matched by the carelessness with which it left the country and its people to Taliban rule two decades later. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max drops to £35 per month as tech fans race to snap it up

The iPhone 16 Pro Max is Apple's flagship phone and for a limited time, Sky is selling the device for a cheaper monthly cost

Economics

4 w. ago Former Great Britain rugby league star 'pinned' a woman down using his 'sheer size and force' and raped her, court hears

Gareth Hock, who made almost 200 appearances for Wigan Warriors, 'ripped' the woman's clothes off and attacked her after he had been drinking, a jury was told.

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