38 m. ago Jeremy Corbyn says ‘discussions are ongoing’ after Zarah Sultana claimed she would ‘co

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceMy colleague Lauren Almeida, who is running the Guardian’s business live blog, has shared the following:Rachel Reeves has not given herself enough fiscal headroom to manage public finances, Charlie Bean, the former deputy of the Bank of England has said, and has to “neurotically fine tune taxes”.About £10bn – that’s a very small number in the context of overall public spending. Government spending is about one and a quarter trillion so £10bn is a small number and it is a small number in the context of typical forecasting errors.You can’t forecast the future perfectly both because you can’t forecast the economy and you can’t forecast all the elements of public finances . The forecasts are imprecise and there is no way you can avoid that. That is a fact of life.In light of reports of atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza and reports of the UK’s collaboration with Israeli ...

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60 m. ago 'I tried Aldi's Oasis Champagne Supernova bubbly and it's class in a glass for under £15'

Was Aldi's limited-edition bubbly a 'Champagne Supernova in the sky' for reporter Rachel Williams?

Economics

85 m. ago Jordan Henderson in tears as he pays tribute to Diogo Jota outside Anfield

Jordan Henderson, who was Liverpool captain when Diogo Jota arrived at Liverpool in 2020, has journeyed to Anfield to pay an emotional tribute after his tragic death

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88 m. ago Voices: It is time to release prisoners trapped by inhuman endless jail terms

Thousands of offenders are caught in a cruel legal limbo by IPP sentencing. Indeterminate prison terms are not only unjust, they point to a failure of political courage and leadership, says former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal

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2 h. ago Crying in the Commons: why are women’s workplace tears a source of shame?

Rachel Reeves’s distress may help destigmatise an emotional response to pressure or professional frustrationRachel Reeves’s tears this week triggered a fall in the pound and attracted widespread derision from political columnists, mostly male. “What is wrong with Rachel Reeves?” the Telegraph asked. In an article headlined “The meaning of the chancellor’s tears”, a New Statesman columnist told readers that Reeves’s authority was “beginning to melt away”. The Daily Mail spoke disdainfully of her “waterworks”.But in the longer term the chancellor’s display of distress may prove to have an unexpectedly positive legacy, helpfully normalising a still hugely stigmatised phenomenon: women’s tears in the workplace. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ultimate guide to banishing dark circles: This ageing problem is NOT just caused by lack of sleep... and there ARE things you can do. Now experts reveal at

Dark circles can crop up under our eyes for various reasons - genetics, ageing and allergies included - and getting rid of them is difficult.

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2 h. ago Home secretary rejects Zarah Sultana’s claim Labour failing to improve lives – UK politics live

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceMy colleague Lauren Almeida, who is running the Guardian’s business live blog, has shared the following:Rachel Reeves has not given herself enough fiscal headroom to manage public finances, Charlie Bean, the former deputy of the Bank of England has said, and has to “neurotically fine tune taxes”.About £10bn – that’s a very small number in the context of overall public spending. Government spending is about one and a quarter trillion so £10bn is a small number and it is a small number in the context of typical forecasting errors.You can’t forecast the future perfectly both because you can’t forecast the economy and you can’t forecast all the elements of public finances . The forecasts are imprecise and there is no way you can avoid that. That is a fact of life.In light of reports of atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza and reports of the UK’s collaboration with Israeli ...

Society

2 h. ago Voices: Youth is wasted on the young – and recent reports prove it

This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes reflects on the news that students will spend up to 25 years on their phones – and how digital devices shrink their brains

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2 h. ago Gary Lineker fights back tears as he says BBC should 'hold its head in shame'

Gary Lineker has slammed the BBC for not airing a documentary on the doctors in Gaza less than six weeks after his 26-year run presenting Match of the Day came to an end in acrimonious circumstances

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2 h. ago The Who star 'left in tears' over Oasis track ahead of reunion

As Liam and Noel Gallagher prepare to take to the stage in Cardiff this evening, a number of famous fans have been speaking about their favourite tracks from the band

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2 h. ago The infamous Scottish Oasis concert where band walked off after bottle attack

In 1997, the legendary band played a chaotic show in Glasgow that ended in tears.

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3 h. ago Diogo Jota's agent in tears speaking after visiting morgue where bodies were taken to

Agent Jorge Mendes was among those to visit the mortuary where Diogo Jota and his brother's bodies were being held on Thursday after the Liverpool star's tragic death in a car accident

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3 h. ago Gary Lineker holds back tears as he says BBC should ‘hang its head in shame’

‘To see the way it’s declined in the last year or two has been devastating really,’ said the former BBC presenter

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4 h. ago ‘Such a kind kid’: former neighbours and all Portugal grieve for Diogo Jota

From residents of Gondomar, where the footballer grew up, to the president a country has been engulfed by sorrowAna Oliveira can barely get through a sentence before breaking down in tears. She has lived most of her life across the street from Diogo Jota’s family home in Gondomar, a small city on the outskirts of Porto in northern Portugal. The sorrow that has engulfed the nation since the Liverpool forward’s death is felt particularly acutely there.Ana can still picture Diogo clearly as a boy, dropping his backpack after school and spending hours kicking a ball against the wall of his house. His younger brother, André Silva – who perished in the same car crash in northern Spain on Thursday – quickly followed in his footsteps, sharing his love for the game. The brothers would often invite Ana’s brother, Ângelo, for a quick match in the street before dinner. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Parliament’s master bellringer hit with £100k court bill after tearing out neighbours’ gates

Retired financier Nicholas Partick-Hiley bought his mews cottage in Disbrowe Road, Fulham, in August 2023

Economics

5 h. ago Diogo Jota's agent Jorge Mendes in tears as he accompanies footballer's family to funeral home and admits: 'I still can't believe it... it's very difficult'

Liverpool forward Jota and his brother Andre Silva were killed in a fiery crash in Spain in the early hours of Thursday.

Society

5 h. ago Voices: Right now, Trump can do no wrong – except in Washington DC

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing into law is the crowning achievement of the president’s first six months in the White House, a time marked by more wins than losses. But, says Mary Dejevsky, the US capital remains baffled by the president’s ability to get what he wants – and his enduring popularity in the country at large 

Politics

5 h. ago Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together? Ask John Rentoul anything

The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions as Labour grapples with a welfare reform crisis, mounting pressure on Keir Starmer’s leadership, and growing doubts over Rachel Reeves’s position

Society

5 h. ago Lana Del Rey at Wembley review: her voice is enthralling but the night is uneven

Del Rey can transmute notes to gold in her songs, but it’s drowned in everything else that’s going on

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5 h. ago Madeleine McCann breakthrough hopes as Christian Bruekner may be held in jail longer

Christian Brueckner, a convicted paedophile and rapist, was named the prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann back in 2020 - but police haven't been able to charge him due to lack of evidence

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