47 m. ago Wales press conference Live as Matt Sherratt names team for first Japan Test

The interim Wales coach has named his side to take on the Brave Blossoms in Kitakyushu on Saturday

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55 m. ago Wales name team to face Japan as two big stars left on bench

Both Aaron Wainwright and Tommy Reffell would have been expected to start in Saturday's first Test in Kitakyushu

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57 m. ago I’ve walked 10,000 steps a day for three years – these five surprising benefits are why I started

The common 10,000 steps per day fitness goal has ‘no scientific basis’, a 2023 study concluded – but senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore found it works for him

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1 hour ago Like English, Spanish is constantly evolving. Unlike some English speakers, we welcome that | María Ramírez

Purists’ attempts to police our global languages are doomed – there’s joy and inspiration in new expressions from all over the world Even your own language can have the capacity to surprise you. I recently joined a panel at a journalism conference with a reporter and a lawyer, both from Colombia. I found myself captivated by some of the words they used that aren’t – or rather weren’t – so common in Spain. The investigative journalist Diana Salinas referred to her craft as la filigrana, the filigree. I wouldn’t have used the term in that context, and yet it struck me as perfect to describe the intricate, careful work that investigative reporting requires.Filigrana is not even considered a Latin-Americanism – it comes from Italian – but it has somehow been forgotten in everyday speech in Spain. As is often the case with Spanish in Latin America, usage and context enriches the word.María Ramírez is a journalist and the deputy managing editor of elDiario.es, a news outlet in Spain Conti...

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1 hour ago Lawns grow 'thicker instantly' with crucial task that 'crowds out weeds'

David Hedges-Gower, the UK's leading lawn care expert, has debunked three common lawn care myths, explaining how to achieve a lush, green lawn with minimal effort.

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2 h. ago SNP Government to evaluate potential benefits of four day working week for Scots

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Greens have pushed for more organisations to adopt a four-day working week but Keir Starmer has ruled out the UK civil service being one of them.

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3 h. ago Starmer is by far the worst PM of my lifetime. But having Angela Rayner installed in No 10 would be a new order of catastrophe: STEPHEN GLOVER

Will we one day look back at Sir Keir Starmer's disastrous prime ministership with something like nostalgia?

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4 h. ago MPs declare more than £1m of gifts and hospitality in year since election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage declared the highest value, receiving gifts worth a total of £98,709 over the past year.

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4 h. ago Starmer faces Labour turmoil and global volatility as he marks year in Number 10

The Prime Minister’s first year in office has been marked by a series of domestic and global challenges after Labour’s landslide victory.

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4 h. ago Date when DWP will begin monitoring benefits claimants' bank accounts in fraud crackdown

The DWP has published a series of factsheets detailing new powers to drive down the estimated £51.1 billion lost to fraud and error across the welfare system every year

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4 h. ago This is the dark truth of Keir Starmer's catastrophic failure to stop immigration

For the greatest disaster of Sir Keir Starmer 's first year in office has been his catastrophic failure to curb mass uncontrolled immigration.

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5 h. ago Brits urged to ditch one common drink if they suffer from two symptoms

There are many ways hayfever can be triggered, and one common drink may be making your allergy symptoms even worse according to an expert - and here's how you can help

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6 h. ago In 1948 a Labour government founded the NHS. My job now is to make it fit for the future | Wes Streeting

Our 10-year plan, backed by an extra £29bn, will transform the service through AI and neighbourhood care – and hand power back to patientsWes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social careThere are moments in our national story when our choices define who we are. In 1948, Clement Attlee’s government made a choice founded on fairness: that everyone in our country deserves to receive the care they need, not the care they can afford.That the National Health Service was created amid the rubble and ruin of the aftermath of war makes that choice all the more remarkable. It enshrined in law and in the service itself our collective conviction that healthcare is not a privilege to be bought and sold, but a right to be cherished and protected. Now it falls to our generation to make the same choice.Wes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social care Continue reading...

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6 h. ago F1 chief Stefano Domenicali tells Keir Starmer what sets the UK apart: ‘The home of our sport’

Starmer welcomed a host of F1 personalities to 10 Downing Street on Wednesday in celebration of the sport’s 75th anniversary year

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6 h. ago Warning issued to government over building 1.5 million homes pledge

The Labour government made building 1.5 million new homes by 2029 one of its key policies

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6 h. ago Tougher rules needed for utility firms digging up roads, MPs say

The Commons Transport Committee set out plans to stop roads being dug up multiple times.

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6 h. ago GMP fills gaps in grooming gangs team with retired cops as squad faces training issues

The fourth and final reports into how authorities dealt with child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Greater Manchester found the force had made improvements, but still has work to do. GMP has live investigations involving 714 victims and survivors, and 1,099 suspects.

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7 h. ago Starmer backs tearful Reeves – but refuses to rule out tax rises after welfare debacle

Chaotic PMQs sees chancellor upset – reportedly after clash with speaker – as PM fields questions over black hole left by U-turn

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7 h. ago Reeves will be Chancellor ‘for a very long time’, PM says after Commons tears

The Prime Minister said it was ‘absolutely wrong’ to suggest the Chancellor’s visibly tearful appearance in the Commons related to the welfare U-turn.

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7 h. ago Rachel Reeves admitted 'I'm under so much pressure' before crying in Commons

Chancellor Rachel Reeves admitted feeling 'under so much pressure' minutes before she cried as Keir Starmer spoke on the Labour frontbench - in scenes now being dubbed 'waterworksgate'

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