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‘Utterly broken’ Tories will soon descend into warfare, says Farage

Nigel Farage could not be in better spirits. With a Cuban cigar in one hand and a glass of double gin and tonic in the other, he is relaxing on the terrace of his favourite Belgravia restaurant at the end of a long week. And he has every reason to feel smug. The moment he had been waiting for - and Conservative party strategists had been dreading m...

Get a sneak peek at new 'Alien: Rogue Incursion' survival horror game (trailer)

A preview of the first trailer for Survios' upcoming "Alien: Rogue Incursion" VR game.

Horizon scandal champion Alan Bates knighted

Horizon IT scandal campaigner Alan Bates has been made a knight, accepting the honour after Paula Vennells, the disgraced former Post Office chief executive, was forced to hand back her own. Sir Alan accepted the award for services to justice in the King’s Birthday Honours List, six months after declining the offer of an OBE. He told The Telegraph ...

‘I talk to a lot of presidents’: Serena Williams gets testy when asked about Trump after being named on regular call list

‘I talk to a lot of presidents’: Serena Williams gets testy when asked about Trump after being named on regular call list - ‘I spoke to every president since I’ve been alive, including Ronald Reagan, I’ll have you know,’ former tennis star says

Who is Christina Unkel? ITV's Euros referee analyst impresses viewers

Football fans tuning into the early stages of Euro 2024 have already identified one of the stars of the tournament – but it isn’t anyone out on the pitch. Instead, viewers have been impressed with ITV's Euros referee analyst Christina Unkel. Unkel is part of ITV’s team during live games this year, replacing Mark Clattenburg during broadcasts. The A...

Gyles Brandreth recalls unusual health advice he received from ‘remarkable’ Michael Mosley

Gyles Brandreth recalls unusual health advice he received from ‘remarkable’ Michael Mosley - Brandreth credited Mosley for helping him improve balance and stability with one simple trick

Ratcliffe must axe Man Utd ace who earns 4x more than Branthwaite

The Man Utd man only made 12 starts last season in the Premier League.

Scientists discover that time is just an illusion

A new theory suggests that time might not be a fundamental aspect of our universe but rather an illusion created by quantum entanglement. Quantum entanglement occurs when particles become interconnected in such a way that the state of one instantly influences the state of another, regardless of distance. According to this theory, the perception of ...

Five key moments from Kate's public return at Trooping the Colour

Today’s appearance at Trooping the Colour has marked the first time Kate Middleton has returned to public duties since her diagnosis last year.

Soccer-Albania score fastest Euro goal - after 23 seconds

DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Albania shocked Italy with the fastest goal ever scored at a European Championship when Nedim Bajrami blasted home after 23 seconds of their 2024 Euro clash on Saturday. Bajrami capitalised on a misplaced throw-in by Federico Dimarco to slam the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the Italian goal from an angle. Italy equalised in the 11th minute when Alessandro

Irked with Thackeray, a sulking Nana Patole skips MVA meet

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole is seemingly upset with the opposition alliance’s top leadership, especially Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray

Hurricane season arrives in Florida, heavy flooding throughout the state

Parts of southern Florida are experiencing extreme flooding as of Wednesday as the state approaches its hurricane season. The heavy rain is expected to continue through Friday.

Ozempic could protect against kidney disease, heart attacks and diabetes

“Weight-loss” jabs could protect against kidney disease, as well as heart attacks and diabetes, a major study has found. Research on more than 3,500 people that was followed up for more than three years found the injections appear to have a “profound clinical impact” on a host of common diseases. Those on the weekly jabs had the risk of death from ...

A 117-year-old Spanish woman could hold the secret to long life

‘Electoral extinction’: Fresh weekend polling blow to Sunak as polls show wider lead for Labour

‘Electoral extinction’: Fresh weekend polling blow to Sunak as polls show wider lead for Labour - Labour takes a 25-point lead in the latest poll putting it on course for a 262-seat majority as Rishi Sunak finishes week four of the campaigns on a crushing low

Influencer fined £1,500 for trespassing on forbidden pink beach in Sardinia

Influencer fined £1,500 for trespassing on forbidden pink beach in Sardinia - Instagram post lands influencer in hot water after reel spotted by local authorities

Putin has faced another bad week – and eyes are now on the Ukraine peace summit

It has been another bad week for Vladimir Putin.

US rapper hotly-tipped to headline Glastonbury in 2025 after years of fans begging

Fans will lose themselves.

Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under anti-terror laws in India

Booker-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted under anti-terror laws in India - Roy faces charges over a speech she gave about Kashmir in 2010

Woman with passport in date until next year turned away from flight

Fran's passport will still be in date until next year, but she had to pay hundreds of pounds to get a new one and missed four days of her holiday

There was a very special meaning behind the Princess of Wales' Trooping the Colour outfit

The Princess of Wales made a triumphant return to her royal role this weekend, attending the 2024 Trooping the Colour celebrations. This is the first time the 42-year-old mother of three has been seen in an official capacity this year, taking a break from public duty to focus on her recovery, following her cancer diagnosis. One of the most talked-a...

Sir Paul Smith: ‘Rishi Sunak’s decision on luxury VAT is damaging the fashion industry’

Sir Paul Smith’s decision to stage his men’s fashion showcase at Florence’s Polimoda fashion school, on the banks of the Arno river, was a fitting setting given the lessons he so eloquently imparted on all matters style and the status quo of British fashion right now. “The VAT on luxury goods has created such an enormous problem for brands,” said S...

'They are here to protest against the massive, unprecedented gains that we have seen from the National Rally'

2024-06-15 15:01 'They are here to protest against the massive, unprecedented gains that we have seen from the National Rally'

A wobbly left and a wary right could cut the Labour vote with low turnout

Twenty-point poll leads, historic strength on all the polling indicators, a flailing opponent fighting for third place – and yet still Labour worries. It is no wonder. Dark nights of disappointment in suburban leisure centres haunt Labour nightmares, with candidates and activists cruelly betrayed by late swings and polling errors: 1970, 1992, 2015 – every generation of Labourites bears its scars. This is not a Labour country, they will tell you....

Sacoolas elected not to give evidence after bid to shut out KC, Dunn family told

The family of Harry Dunn were told Anne Sacoolas was willing to attend the inquest remotely provided their lawyer did not ask questions. Sacoolas’s evidence was delayed twice during the inquest in Northampton, after eleventh hour talks were held to further invite her to attend.

iOS 18 features — find out which ones your iPhone supports

Just because your iPhone supports iOS 18, it won't necessarily be able to run every feature. Here's the iOS 18 capabilities that require specific iPhone models.

I’m lucky to be here: Gordon Ramsay has ‘really bad’ cycling accident

I’m lucky to be here: Gordon Ramsay has ‘really bad’ cycling accident - He said he was treated at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut, and his helmet ‘saved’ his life

Arsenal make approach to sign Everton star with asking price set

The Gunners have made a move.

David Moyes claims Arsenal star is worth £150m

'He looks above other players at that price.'

PM 'disappointed' by aide's bet

Mr Williams placed a £100 bet on a July election just days before the PM named the date as 4 July, which The Guardian first reported.

Martin Lewis urges people with a hotel booked in June, July, August to 'cancel it'

The BBC Sounds podcast host spoke out on Twitter, now X, on the ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show, which aired from Tuesday at 8pm.

Taskmaster’s Rosie Jones responds to trolls criticising her casting

Taskmaster’s Rosie Jones responds to trolls criticising her casting - Jones, who has cerebral palsy, routinely faces online abuse

UK braces for thunderstorms as Met Office issues yellow weather warning

A cold and wet start to the summer is set to improve from the middle of next week

Tories and Labour on course for lowest share of the vote since 1945

Labour and the Tories are on course for their lowest combined vote share since the second world war, as the latest Opinium poll for the Observer shows a shift away from the main parties. With all the parties having now unveiled their election manifestos, Labour has maintained a dominant 17-point lead over the Tories with less than three weeks to go until polling day. However, Reform and the Lib Dems are up two points each. It is a reversal of...

60s pop icon and actress dies aged 80

Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of June 15

Russian military forces continue to exert pressure on the Kharkiv direction. At the same time, the most tense situation remains on the Pokrovsk direction, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. "In the Kharkiv direction since the beginning of the day, Russian terrorists attempted three times to displace our troops from posit...

Popular beach resort closed after oil spill

Beaches at a popular tourist beach resort in Singapore have been closed because of an oil spill.

Struggle to damp down inflation leaves Tories’ election hopes high and dry

Conservative party members could be forgiven for believing that the economy had become their friend after the Liz Truss mini-budget debacle faded from view. Heading into 2024, there was an expectation of a return to growth. And the first three months of data showed that a bounceback from last year’s recession was in train and that household disposable incomes were on the rise. It was widely reported that Rishi Sunak’s election gamble was built,...

As Woodsmith mine is mothballed, job losses will have a seismic impact on the community in Whitby

The starting gun has been fired on mass job cuts at Woodsmith after the mine's owner, Anglo American, pledged to dramatically cut investment.

How Emmanuel Macron lobbed a grenade at the hard-Right and blew up French politics

It is a picture that will go down in the annals of French political history. Taken from behind Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace, the black and white photograph captures the moment the French president told his cabinet he was dissolving parliament and calling snap elections. Shock, resignation and anger are etched onto the faces of those present...

Doctors say how many steps you should walk a day to lower the risk of death

Doctors say how many steps you should walk a day to lower the risk of death - Thousands of people all wore an accelerometer device on their wrist for seven days to measure exercise levels

Not every iPhone will support iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence, will yours?

Not every iPhone will support iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence, will yours? - You’ll need an iPhone with an A17 Pro chip if you want to run all the Apple Intelligence features

Brit who is new world’s oldest man reveals secrets to long life

"Pogacar seems unbeatable, so we must aim for stage victories": What can EF-boys Powless and Van den Berg pull off in the Tour?

Like countless other teams ( including Visma | Lease a Bike), EF Education-EasyPost is currently in a tough position. During the two most important preparation races for the Tour de France, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour of Switzerland, the American team saw almost all its intended Tour leaders drop out. And as luck would have it, the team had a lot of confidence in these specific key riders... When it comes to those who dropped out,...

Amid goading by Opposition, JD(U) backs BJP pick, TDP bats for ‘NDA face’

Uncalled for diversion by Cong, says JDU s Tyagi; TDP says will select Speaker by consensus

Download traffic 'forced to reverse up track as landowner blocks lane'

The music starts today and traffic in the area is busy

Labour council ‘unfairly’ fined thousands of drivers £2.6m

A Labour council which “unfairly” fined thousands of motorists millions of pounds is being urged to issue refunds after a mistake in the wording on its penalty charge notices (PCNs) meant they were “legally void”. In just five years, Southwark council raised more than £2.6 million by issuing 43,300 fines to motorists who had strayed into bus lanes ...

Life saving lessons: multicultural leaders urge education in ‘second language’ of water safety after latest drownings

As Supt Joe McNulty explained the circumstances behind the drowning of two women in Sydney, he said they hadn’t come from a “swimming background”. That meant someone who was not a strong swimmer, or “wasn’t from a culture that taught you to swim early”, he explained. McNulty was speaking after two women drowned on Monday after being swept off the rocks near the Yena Road picnic spot at Kurnell. Marwa Hashim, 35, and Nirsha Haris, 38, were...

Thousands march in France in pre-election protest against far right

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Demonstrations were under way in Paris and cities across France on Saturday to protest against the far-right National Rally (RN) ahead of upcoming elections to the French parliament. Following the RN's surge in last Sunday's European elections, police said 350,000 people were expected to march and 21,000 officers had been mobilised after labour unions,

Match of the Day's Gary Lineker halts BBC show for 'tough' update on TV pundit

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker paused Saturday's broadcast to speak out about famous TV pundit Alan Hansen