74 m. ago Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage

Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raiseMillions of low-paid workers in the UK are to get a pay rise of 4.1% next year, as Rachel Reeves confirmed that minimum wage rates will go up as part of the government’s ambition to improve living standards.The national living wage will rise from £12.21 to £12.71 an hour from April for over-21s, which the government said would increase the annual earnings of about 2.4 million workers by £900.A year in Westminster: John Crace, Marina Hyde and Pippa Crerar. On Tuesday 2 December, join Crace, Hyde and Crerar as they look back with special guests at another extraordinary year, live at the Barbican in London and livestreamed globally. Book tickets here Continue reading...

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81 m. ago 'Closest view yet' of 3I/ATLAS 'alien spaceship' as it hurtles past Mars towards us

The mysterious interstellar object has sparked curiosity among experts and space enthusiasts alike because, unlike most comets we see from Earth, it was formed outside our solar system

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2 h. ago Elton John to headline Rock in Rio 2026 – three years after 'farewell' shows

Sir Elton John has announced a one-off gig at one of the world's biggest music festivals, and says he can't wait to prove he and his band are sounding 'as good as we ever have'

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2 h. ago Luggage thief, 52, is fined after admitting swiping suitcase from breastfeeding mother at Gatwick Airport

John Brooks, 52, from Crawley, has pleaded guilty to stealing a suitcase and a child's backpack from Gatwick Airport on October 30 2025.

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2 h. ago Stunning treehouse with its own slide set in 'magical woodland' goes up for sale for £2million

Carpenter Guy Mallinson has spent a decade creating and adding to the eco haven across nine acres of woodland and four acres of meadow in Holditch, Dorset.

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2 h. ago Thief who stole luggage from breastfeeding mother at Gatwick Airport is fined

John Brooks, 52, broke a security barrier with his head as he escaped with the luggage

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3 h. ago Hegseth’s Pentagon ready to cut ties with the Boy Scouts over perceived wokeness and ‘attacking boy

Navy Secretary John Phelan reportedly said the proposal could be ‘too restrictive’

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3 h. ago Influencer Lorna Luxe, 43, reveals her husband John, 64, has had surgery to remove a brain tumour amid his battle with stage 4 cancer

Influencer Lorna Luxe has revealed her husband John Andrews has undergone surgery to remove a tumour on his brain.

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3 h. ago Stranger Things star says shooting final season of Netflix show was ‘horrible’

Sadie Sink says it was like ‘saying goodbye to your childhood’ as sci-fi series comes to an emotional end

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4 h. ago Turner & Constable review – boiling portentous skies versus two men and a dog

Tate Britain, London JMW Turner is beaten by John Constable in this mighty show. But who cares when the work is so sublime you can hear the squelching and smell the river?Turner or Constable: who’s the boss? Tate Britain’s exhibition of work by the two artists, subtitled Rivals and Originals, fudges the question. Born a year apart and both alumni of the Royal Academy schools in London, each was keenly aware of what the other was doing, in a British art world that was as febrile and competitive, if immeasurably smaller, than it is today (although you should try the Italian Renaissance if you want full-blooded rivalries and enmities). Sometimes, they sought the same collectors and painted the same subjects. Turner was encouraged from an early age by his father, a Covent Garden wigmaker and barber; Constable was the son of a Suffolk mill owner and grain merchant who wanted him to take over the family business.As well as their contrasting backgrounds, their temperaments could not have b...

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4 h. ago 'They couldn't run a bath': Boss of AO World blasts Labour over handling of economy ahead of Budget

John Roberts, founder and chief executive of online electricals seller AO World, blasted Labour for 'a lack of conviction, courage and capability' as he said higher costs have made him move jobs abroad.

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4 h. ago Rick Atkinson's Revolutionary War trilogy to be adapted into graphic editions

Military historian Rick Atkinson, known for his Revolutionary War trilogy, is venturing into graphic books

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5 h. ago Man stole bags from breastfeeding mother at Gatwick Airport before using head to break barrier

John Brook also admitted causing criminal damage by breaking a security barrier with his head as he escaped

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7 h. ago 'Nimby' neighbours issue list of demands to 'noisy' village Royal British Legion club they want a 'sound limiting' device installed and door staff hired!

John Cordner and his wife Jane were particularly annoyed by live music nights, which the charity says is a vital source of income, with complaints made about Elton John and ABBA tribute shows.

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7 h. ago From Byzantine cottages to vulvic stadiums: the brilliance of female architects

A RIBA report says “stark displays of sexism” are driving women from the profession. If we don’t fight this systemic misogyny, we won’t just lose dazzling designs – we’ll have a world only fit for 6ft tall policemenIf one were to think “Brazilian 20th-century modernist genius”, one might alight on Oscar Niemeyer, but see also the Italian émigré Lina Bo Bardi, who developed an Italian-style modernism with a Brazilian accent in her adopted homeland. Her Teatro Oficina, in São Paulo, was named by this paper as the best theatre in the world.Five hundred miles away is one of my favourite residential buildings, A la Ronde; an eccentric 16-sided home in Exmouth, Devon. It was designed in 1796 by Jane and Mary Parminter (two “spinster” cousins, in the words of the National Trust) and relative John Lowder. The cousins, who were not professionals, had been inspired by their Grand Tour of Europe (an unusual undertaking for women at the time) and, in particular, the Basilica of San Vitale in Ra...

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8 h. ago 3I/Atlas bizarre trajectory suggests it could be sending 'satellites' to spy on Jupiter

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has said it is an 'extraordinary coincidence' that the rumoured 'alien spaceship' 3I/ATLAS will be in the perfect location to drop probes onto Jupiter

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10 h. ago ‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss

Chief executive John Roberts urged the Chancellor to cut spending and ‘make some difficult decisions’.

Economics

12 h. ago 'No cheaper' truth about Black Friday at Amazon, AO, Argos and John Lewis

80 per cent of Black Friday deals are the same price or cheaper at other times of the year - and no deals cheaper on Black Friday itself

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12 h. ago 'No cheaper' truth about Black Friday at Amazon, AO and John Lewis

80 per cent of Black Friday deals are the same price or cheaper at other times of the year - and no deals cheaper on Black Friday itself

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14 h. ago Glasgow grooming gang victim to meet with John Swinney amid calls for inquiry

EXCLUSIVE: John Swinney will meet 'Taylor' after praising her courage in talking about the abuse she faced.

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