34 m. ago Keir Starmer 'on verge of sacking Cabinet Secretary' Chris Wormald as Downing Street meltdown continues with attack on 'parody civil servant'

He was only appointed Cabinet Secretary in December, a move which attracted criticism because of his previous role at the top of the Department of Health during the Covid pandemic.

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38 m. ago Mum dies saving baby from fire started by neighbour killing cockroach

The woman fell to her death as she tried to climb to an adjacent block of flats after a neighbour set her tower block on fire by using a makeshift flamethrower to kill a cockroach

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45 m. ago 'I tried Mrs Hinch's sock cleaning technique and was floored'

If you're sick of binning white socks because they end up looking dirty really quickly, fear not, because one mum has got the perfect answer to your prayers

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48 m. ago Pay boost for half a million workers as real living wage to rise

Workers on the voluntary rate of pay are set for a boost of up to £5,000

Economics

51 m. ago 'New mum' who used toy doll to fool family she'd had baby admits 'I f*****d up'

Kira Cousins, who deceived family and friends into believing a plastic doll was her newborn baby, has admitted "I f****d up", in a statement acknowedging the hurt she's caused to those around her

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54 m. ago Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited For review – new mum’s return to her own childhood

Soho theatre, London These deftly sprung riffs on extended family and motherhood gain in power when mayhem offsets the tightly controlled setThe last time I saw Janine Harouni perform she was eight months pregnant and delivering a show about imminent parenthood. It may not surprise you to learn that her first show since is about actual parenthood, of a now 18-month-old boy, with help from her visiting Lebanese- and Irish-American parents. Childrearing may not take a village in This Is What You Waited For, but it takes an extended family – which prompts reflection from our host on how she was mothered, and what kind of mother she can be.Not for the first time with Harouni, I found the smoothness and control of her hour on that theme almost too neat. A proponent of “gentle parenting”, she practises gentle and measured comedy too. The jokes are very deftly sprung as we’re led through her experience of raising an uncommonly large baby boy, with detours via her relationships with her hus...

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56 m. ago Evri driver sacked after police officer was sent a video alert on his phone

The courier has since been sacked

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1 hour ago Why Rangers paid so much for Youssef Chermiti as £8.5m outlay gets sternest defence

Ibrox hierarchy believe young Portuguese will come good

Economics

1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing’s Kai Widdrington heartbreak with emotional statement

Strictly Come Dancing professional Kai Widdrington paid tribute to a superfan who has sadly passed away

Politics

2 h. ago MSPs join members of the Larkhall & District Volunteer Group lunch club to mark the start of Community Transport Week

The visit coincided with this year’s theme, “More Than a Minibus”, which highlights how community transport goes beyond simply moving people, it connects communities, supports independence, and promotes social inclusion.

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2 h. ago Mum told she will have just seven years with her young daughter

Teraysa has a condition shared by just 40 children in the UK

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2 h. ago Girl has condition so rare there is no cure and she will only live to 10

Mum Stacey says she faces losing baby Teraysa 'bit by bit'

Politics

2 h. ago Kelly Osbourne breaks down in tears as she accepts award for late dad Ozzy

Kelly Osbourne was seen breaking down in tears as she paid a moving tribute to her late father, Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, whilst accepting an award on his behalf

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2 h. ago 'My husband likes weird names and I'm torn by what he wants to call our baby'

A mum-to-be has shared her husband's unusual name choice for their baby but she isn't so sure about it so asked others for their opinions and if it is "too weird"

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3 h. ago Mum told she was just suffering from anxiety knew it was something else... she was right

After one terrifying test result, Heather was admitted to hospital immediately

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4 h. ago Mum bought 'Hollywood smile' for £500 but underneath her teeth were rotting

Vicki Williams noticed her lower wisdom teeth were hurting but was too scared to visit the dentist so took ibuprofen in the hope it would go away.

Economics

8 h. ago Mum's fury at 'upsetting' discovery inside kids' Lidl Halloween cup

Elisha Parr popped into the budget supermarket where she bought the ghost cup for her six-year-old son

Politics

8 h. ago Trump administration claims it will blow past deportation records with 500,000 already removed from US

The government says that its efforts have caused more than 2 million people to leave the country through deportations and voluntary self-removals

Politics

9 h. ago 'Prince Andrew could refuse to leave Royal Lodge even if King Charles tries to evict him'

Prince Andrew is now facing mounting pressure to give up his Royal Lodge home - on which he has barely paid rent for more than 20 years - and one MP has now even blasted the royal

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11 h. ago Mum Jennifer Cahill 'believed she was low risk' before dying in home birth tragedy

Jennifer Cahill, 34, died in hospital after she gave birth at her family home that she shared with her first child and her husband - their second baby, Agnes, also died

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