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Starmer claims BBC has backed him over inheritance tax raid on farmers




Sir Keir Starmer claims the BBC has backed him over the inheritance tax raid on farmers, prompting accusations of bias…

Winter fuel raid will push up to 100,000 pensioners into poverty, Government admits




Up to 100,000 pensioners will be pushed into poverty by the decision to end universal winter fuel payments, the Government has admitted…

Reeves claimed she was economist on document – when updated LinkedIn profile says she was not




Rachel Reeves claimed she was an economist on an official document at a time when her recently-updated LinkedIn profile says she was not, it has emerged…

Violent Portuguese drug dealer cannot be deported because of EU free movement rules, judge says




A violent Portuguese drug dealer jailed for five years in the UK cannot be deported because of European Union free movement rules…

Woman found in car boot 100 miles from home was strangled, police reveal




A woman found dead in the boot of a car in east London almost 100 miles from her home was strangled, police said…

More snow expected across swathes of Britain with new warnings issued

More snow is expected across swathes of the UK after the country experienced its “the first taste of winter…

We’re going to use all of them, Zelensky says after Ukraine fires first Atacms

Volodymy Zelensky has vowed to use all Ukraine’s long-range capabilities to strike inside Russia after Kyiv hit a weapons depot with a US-supplied Atacms missile…

Putin signals readiness to start nuclear war




Vladimir Putin signalled on Tuesday he was ready to start a nuclear war after Ukraine struck Russia with Western missiles for the first time…

Hezbollah and Lebanon agree to US ceasefire proposal




Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US ceasefire proposal that would end the year-long conflict between the terror group and Israel, a top Lebanese official said…

Sabotage likely cause for cutting of undersea internet cables, says Germany




Germany blamed sabotage for the severing of two undersea internet cables as European leaders condemned Russia for escalating “hybrid attacks” on the West…

Jews and gay people should hide identity in ‘Arab neighbourhoods’, says Berlin police chief




Jews and gay people should hide their identity in parts of Berlin with large Arab populations, the German capital’s police chief has warned…

Why Putin’s repeated nuclear threats could play into Trump’s hands




Seldom has the fog of war lain so thick…

Archbishop of Canterbury’s right-hand man latest facing calls to quit




The Archbishop of Canterbury’s right-hand man is facing calls to resign in the wake of a major child abuse scandal in the Church of England…

Palliative care minister to vote for assisted dying




The palliative care minister has said he will vote to legalise assisted dying next week…

Parents fear daughter will forever be mistaken as transgender after birth certificate error




A couple fear their newborn daughter will be mistaken as transgender after she was recorded as a boy on her birth certificate…

Girl Guide leaders stole £450,000 to fund luxury lifestyle




Two sisters used a charity Gift Aid scam to steal almost £450,000 while running Girl Guide groups, a court heard…

Become a vigilante to help us catch dangerous drivers, police tell public




Cyclists, car passengers and pedestrians are being urged by police to help catch bad drivers by filming dangerous motorists…

British Army fires Archer artillery system for first time close to Russia’s border




The British Army has fired its new Archer Mobile Howitzer system for the first time…

Watch: Woman’s confrontation with man wearing Palestine hoodie leads to hate crime charge




A woman has been charged with a hate crime after confronting a man wearing a Palestine hoodie…

Richard Flanagan becomes first author to win Booker and Baillie Gifford prizes




Richard Flanagan has become the first author in history to win both the Booker Prize for Fiction and the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction…

Doug Burgum: Trump’s interior minister is major backer of oil and gas industry




Donald Trump has appointed “big oil” ally Doug Burgum as interior minister to unleash fossil fuel development…

Social media ban for under-16s on table if tech giants fail to protect children




An Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s is “on the table” unless tech giants take action to protect children, the Technology Secretary has warned…

Trump fears Matt Gaetz won’t get confirmed, this is why he’s backing him anyway




Donald Trump’s nomination of Matt Gaetz as his attorney general has ignited a furious row in Washington, after previous sex-trafficking claims came under renewed scrutiny…

Starmer claims BBC has backed him over inheritance tax raid on farmers




Sir Keir Starmer claims the BBC has backed him over the inheritance tax raid on farmers, prompting accusations of bias…

Democrats want Kamala Harris to run again




Kamala Harris is the top choice of Democrat voters to be the party’s nominee for the 2028 presidential election, according to a new poll…