50 h. ago Welsh MP to rebel against his own party's plans to slash PIP support

Steve Witherden says people had been contacting him with 'deep, deep concerns' over the government's plans to cut welfare payments

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4 d. ago UK Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday reveal special tactic to avoid Rylan Clark

EXCLUSIVE: UK's Eurovision entry, pop group Remember Monday plan to avoid host Rylan Clark for one particular reason as part of plan for winning at the contest's finals later this month

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5 d. ago Alone centre stage, for Nige this was his triumph and no one else’s | John Crace

No thanks for Reform’s new MP and mayor, they were mere decoration on Farage’s victory lapNigel Farage is one of this century’s survivors. A man who walked away from not just a plane crash but any number of iterations of parties carved in his image. Rising from near-death experiences time and again. The last cockroach standing after a nuclear holocaust.In Reform, Nige has found his most successful reinvention yet. You’ve got a grievance? Then Farage is there to verbalise it and sell it back to you. Always on hand to spot division and feed on it. The politics of the far right may be his preferred habitat – he’s never yet come across an asylum seeker he didn’t want to deport – but he’s nothing if not the consummate opportunist. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago A climate election? The Coalition wants to take Australia backwards, while Labor is standing still | Clear Air

Depending on where things end up after Saturday, the biggest climate push may come from the crossbenchElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; Election guide; Interactive seat explorerParty policies; Micro parties explained; Full election coverageListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastIf further confirmation was needed that the Peter Dutton-led Coalition would take Australia aggressively backwards on dealing with the climate crisis, his final election costings released on Thursday tell the story in black and white.The Liberal and National parties plan to gut programs designed to cut emissions and help create green industries to give the country an industrial future as demand for fossil fuels falls. They also plan to ignore advice that Australian nature is in poor and deteriorating health and strip back already limited funding for environment programs.Si...

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6 d. ago Football Daily | Is Lamine Yamal already the best male player on the planet?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!In a world of hyperbole, recency bias and superlatives that are more exhausted than Casemiro on a counterattack, it is still not a stretch to call Lamine Yamal the best male footballer on the planet. Some particularly cantankerous individuals in Madrid might object to that, and while their annual boycott of Football Daily’s Bank Holiday Barbecue continues to be a point of consternation across the footballing world, there is no denying that the Barcelona boy is bit special. We say boy, because that is legally what he is. Akin to mentioning Frank Lampard whenever anyone talks about Coventry City or helicopter rides whenever brings up Michael Owen, we are contractually obliged to remind you of Lamine Yamal’s age whenever we write about him. HE IS JUST 17, FOLKS.It’s easy to mock Ange Postecoglou as Spurs have had a difficult season and are 16th in the Premier League (scroll down). But at least he’s in the semi-finals of Bigger Vase and...

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9 d. ago Gardeners urged to check two flowers for creatures that can cause chaos

Spring is here and flowers are starting to bloom, but two particular plants run the risk of getting infested with pests if not checked properly by gardeners

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1 week ago When are the VE Day celebrations as Charles and Camilla plan tea party for veterans?

Festivities begin on the Monday May 5 bank holiday and street parties and parades are planned in London and across the UK

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2 w. ago Talks on peace plan for Ukraine begin in London with five countries participating

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2 w. ago When are VE and VJ Days 2025? What they mean and how they will be officially celebrated

Festivities are set to kick off on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5, with street parties and parades planned across London and beyond

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3 w. ago Just three VE Day street parties planned across one Greater Manchester borough

VE Day is set to be celebrated in the early weeks of May

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3 w. ago 'I visited tiny village dubbed Italy of UK and one thing surprised me'

As beautifully unique and Mediterranean-esque as this tiny UK village is, there is one particular reason I have no plans to ever visit the insatiably popular Portmeirion ever again

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3 w. ago Plan your menu, get kids involved and be realistic: how to pack better school lunches

Guardian readers share their tips and tricks for cutting down food waste when packing school lunchesChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household’s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comParents of school-age children have their work cut out for them when it comes to providing good nutrition, particularly where school lunches are concerned. But with a bit of planning, there are ways to pack a lunch that gets eaten and reduce waste in the process. Here, readers share their tips for better packed lunches and ways to cut waste. Continue reading...

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