1 hour ago Twisted vandals saw through 'beloved' children's treehouse in country park

"More worryingly, it could have seriously injured anyone climbing up who was unaware of the full dangers."

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1 hour ago The Guardian view on Zack Polanski’s rise: he wants to replace Labour, not work with it | Editorial

A mass politics of anti-austerity, identity and climate is emerging from the left’s margins. Keir Starmer cannot afford to ignore itZack Polanski’s landslide election as leader of the Green party marks a turning point for Britain’s fractured left. Young, rhetorically fluent and unafraid to cloak climate arguments in those about class, Mr Polanski is nothing if not ambitious. He sees his party not as a parliamentary pressure group but as a replacement for Labour itself.His ascent might have seemed fanciful last July when Labour had just won a thumping majority. Yet Labour languishes in the polls. Sir Keir Starmer’s personal ratings have collapsed. On the extreme right Reform UK now boasts 237,000 members, 870 councillors, and 10 councils under its control. The Greens have more MPs than ever before. And the uneasy leadership team of Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana is preparing to launch a new party to Labour’s left. This is no longer political noise at the margins. This is about t...

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1 hour ago The Guardian view on the dental divide: ministers must brush up their policy as well as children’s teeth | Editorial

Gaps in access to dentists mirror other health inequalities. And ‘golden hellos’ won’t solve the problem on their ownDisadvantaged primary school pupils at the government’s first wave of new breakfast clubs can expect to be trained in toothbrushing, as well as fed. Data showing that a fifth of all five-year-olds in England have experienced tooth decay persuaded ministers to make improved oral health part of the early years and reception class curriculum. But the prevalence of decay is not evenly spread across the country. And research showing how much worse the situation is for children in deprived areas is in line with other findings about widening health inequalities.New analysis from the Local Government Association highlights the differing availability of dental care across council areas – a situation sometimes described as a dental divide. It found no specific correlation between the numbers of NHS dentists and young children with tooth decay. But it adds to a body of...

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2 h. ago Suspect locked up for alleged crime spree faces murder charges after pregnant woman found dead in abandoned car

James ‘Jaime’ Benavidez, 50, is accused of murdering 32-year-old Keeley Koff

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2 h. ago Surge in counterfeit Labubu dolls 'serious safety risk to children' after hundreds seized in south London

Trading Standards said poor quality dolls have loose parts and poor-quality stitching that are a choking hazard

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3 h. ago Kelley Wolf banned from contacting her children and ordered to stay 300 feet away from ex Scott Wolf in new ruling

The former couple tied the knot in 2004 and later welcomed three children

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3 h. ago I was left hundreds of pounds out of pocket after my taxi didn't bother showing up and the driver ignored me... is there anything I can do? SALLY HAMILTON reveals dark side of Uber

I went to Rome at the end of May with my daughter. On departure day we were due to fly home with WizzAir at lunchtime, but the flight time changed to 7am. I pre-booked an Uber the night before.

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3 h. ago Stressed out parents back to school fears revealed –from forgotten lunch to backpack

As children return to school, the stress of British parents rises as they contemplate forgetting the basics such as school lunch, uniform or even their kid's bag

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3 h. ago Voices: Will Reform UK really end ‘free taxis’ for special needs pupils?

Deputy leader Richard Tice says the parents of children who are ferried to and from their specialist schools, at a cost of £2bn a year, are 'abusing' the system – but that’s not even the real problem, says James Moore

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3 h. ago 'We're arguing and want to live apart but stay together as a couple'

Coleen Nolan has advice for a couple feeling under pressure with two young children and busy jobs, but are considering living apart and remaining in a relationship

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3 h. ago Noel Gallagher's daughter left taken aback by 'harsh' warning from BBC producer

Anaïs Gallagher, the eldest of Noel's three children, detailed how she tried TV presenting and secured a role on a CBBC show, but then promptly had her first encounter with "nepo-baby-ism"

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3 h. ago Netflix announces Knives Out 3 release date twist as fans predict 'masterpiece'

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is coming soon

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3 h. ago Gunman who assassinated prison officer who exposed his relationship with female guard is jailed for 45 years

A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole.

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3 h. ago Knife rampage leaves multiple injured in Marseille before police shoot attacker dead

Several people were injured during a knife rampage in Marseille today, before police shot the suspected attacker dead.

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4 h. ago Thirteen children are orphaned after beloved couple are killed in ATV disaster: 'They keep asking for momma'

Marcus Ragland (left), 34, and Ashley Hawkins (right), 31, were killed in a horrific ATV crash over Labor Day weekend.

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4 h. ago Man United's alternative Premier League position is impossible for Ruben Amorim to ignore

Manchester United can do no more to improve their squad now so Ruben Amorim must work with what he has got until the January transfer window

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4 h. ago Please don’t succumb to hopelessness over Palestine. Your voice can still make a difference | Arwa Mahdawi

As the war gets livestreamed to our phones, it is easy to be overwhelmed and feel helpless. But even small acts of activism add upI don’t know if Frankenstein star Christoph Waltz is normally a man of few words but he didn’t have much to say at a recent Venice film festival press conference. Waltz uttered only six words, with “CGI is for losers” constituting four of them. The remaining two were “I don’t”, in response to a question about how he stays hopeful in today’s “monstrous times”.Waltz is certainly not alone in despairing of a world which seems to elevate liars, cheats, and adjudicated sexual predators. It’s hard to feel hope when a genocide has been livestreamed to our phones for almost two years and there is no justice in sight; just a systematic slaughter of the journalists who serve as messengers. No peace prospects on the horizon; just well-paid consultants putting together ethnic cleansing prospectuses so a “Gaza Riviera” can be built. (Oh, sorry, we’re supposed to say “...

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4 h. ago Chrissy Teigen slammed for forgetting her own children's birthdays on Meghan Markle's Netflix show

Chrissy Teigen is getting flamed by fans after she made a candid confession while appearing on the second season of Meghan Markle's Netflix show, With Love, Meghan.

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4 h. ago Voices: I’m a former Green Party leader – here’s what Zack should do next

Zack Polanski will need all of his obvious skill and genuine charm if we’re to broaden our grassroots appeal, says Caroline Lucas – and it’s early days to be talking about cooperating with Jeremy Corbyn’s party before it even has a name

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4 h. ago Lauryn Goodman displays her figure on Marbella holiday with her two children Kairo, 4, and Kinara, 2, after their father Kyle Walker played latest Burnley match

Lauryn Goodman showed off her toned figure during a fun-filled family holiday with her two children in Marbella on Tuesday.

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