2 h. ago Starmer: Foreign affairs delayed me dealing with welfare rebellion

He said he was ‘heavily focused’ on what was happening with Nato and the Middle East all weekend.

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2 h. ago Supermarkets could face fines for failing healthy eating targets in obesity crackdown

Labour health secretary issues warning over future of health service ‘unless we curb the rising tide of cost and demand’ caused by obesity epidemic

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2 h. ago Government urges Brits 'stop drinking one thing to save NHS £5bn a year'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Environment Secretary Steve Reed as they outline plans to make Britain healthier, boost British farming and slash hospital waiting times

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3 h. ago Keir Starmer says he was ‘distracted’ by Middle East and Nato during welfare rebellion

Prime minister said that he was ‘heavily focused’ on foreign affairsas Labour rebellion over welfare cuts grew

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3 h. ago As Sir Rod Stewart prepares to play Glasto, the veteran rocker says the country is 'fed up' with Labour and the Tories and should 'give Nigel Farage a chance'

When Sir Rod Stewart steps on to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage tomorrow afternoon, fans may ponder his plea to 'give Farage a chance'.

Events

4 h. ago Inside Labour's identity crisis as party members and MPs speak their mind

More than two-thirds of Labour members want the party to shift to the left - as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls for a reset of the direction of his Government

Events

4 h. ago Trump administration taunts detained migrants with ICE alligators at proposed Florida prison

DHS called out for ‘horrendous lack of humanity’ over meme image

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4 h. ago Bill Maher roasts Trump fans who say ‘God saved’ him from sniper bullet — but did not spare Corey Comperatore

Bill Maher criticized Trump fans who say God saved the president but not one of his supporters

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4 h. ago 18 fire stations across Scotland have no running water as firefighters treated with 'contempt'

The Scottish Conservatives described the situation for firefighters as ‘intolerable’.

Events

5 h. ago Richard Carapaz ruled out of Tour de France with stomach bug

Reigning king of the mountains out of 2025 raceEcuadorian will turn attention to Vuelta a EspañaRichard Carapaz, the reigning Tour de France king of the mountains, will miss this year’s race after developing a gastrointestinal infection training at home in Ecuador.“Last week, he began experiencing abdominal pain and a high fever,” his EF team said on their website. “[Doctors] have advised against long-haul travel and competition at this time. As a result, Richard will not take part in this year’s Tour de France.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Elon Musk lashes out at Senate’s take on Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill as support comes down to the wire

Senate Republicans dropped the final text of the sprawling 940-page bill late on Friday evening

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5 h. ago Eluned Morgan gave three reasons why people should not vote for Nigel Farage

The Welsh First Minister joined Keir Starmer in criticising Nigel Farage's party Reform UK

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5 h. ago Police assessing videos of Kneecap and Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury performances

In the run-up to the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, several politicians called for Kneecap to be removed from the line-up.

Events

5 h. ago Conservative MP refers himself to watchdog over adviser role

It is alleged that George Freeman asked the director of a company that paid him what questions to ask the government.

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5 h. ago A48 in Newport expected to be closed for some time following collision

Gwent Police has advised road users to avoid the area and find an alternative route for their journey

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6 h. ago Fresh blow for Musk’s DOGE as it loses power to award $500B in federal funds

US DOGE Service has lost control of government grants website in latest roadblock to trillions in cuts Elon Musk once hoped to achieve

Economics

6 h. ago Five children taken to hospital after tree falls in Essex park

Two of the five suffered ‘serious injuries’ as result of incident in Chalkwell park, Southend-on-SeaFive children have been taken to hospital, including two with serious injuries, after a tree fell in a seaside park in Essex on Saturday. Essex police said they were called to Chalkwell park in Southend-on-Sea shortly before 3pm, where they found “a number of casualties”. An East of England ambulance service spokesperson said: “Two children were transported by road to Southend University hospital. “A further three children were later transported by road to the same hospital with minor injuries.” Police advised the public to avoid the area. Adam Hutchins, 47, told the EssexLive website: “I heard there were kids playing on the tree. They heard a big crack.“It must have [been] pretty loud. They went running over and there were kids underneath the tree. “All the cricket guys ran over and tried to loft the tree up. I think it’s one of the oldest trees. It had metal stands propping it up.” ...

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7 h. ago Veteran LA political adviser detained at US airport – and thinks having Obama

‘I know how the system works and have pretty good connections and I was still freaking out,’ Rick Taylor says

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7 h. ago SNP politician, 71, charged after police discover £1/2million cannabis farm at idyllic rural home

An elderly SNP politician has been arrested and charged with drug offences after police discovered a massive cannabis farm worth half-a-million pounds at a country property.

Economics

7 h. ago Keir Starmer vows Labour will not 'take away safety net' vulnerable people rely on

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way"

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