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Labour is running scared and we're not buying Keir Starmer's 'tough guy' act

British politics has hit a new level of surrealism. Panic-stricken by the local election results, Labour and the Conservatives are now competing to prove their toughness on immigration. Given their...

First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan

First white South Africans flying to US under Trump refugee plan1 hour agoCecilia MacaulayBBC NewsEPAThe first group of 49 white South Africans to be granted refugee status by President Donald...

Public funding for royals triples since 2012 because of Palace works

Public funding for royals triples since 2012 because of Palace works5 hours agoSean CoughlanRoyal correspondentPA MediaPublic funding for the Royal Household has tripled in real terms since 2012,...

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change

Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change25 minutes agoDanai Nesta KupembaBBC NewsAFP via Getty ImagesMexico is suing Google for ignoring repeated requests not to call the Gulf of Mexico...

Keir Starmer to step down? You won’t believe who’s tipped to replace him as PM

Those whispers turned into a roar after yesterday’s local elections, which even Labour MPs are calling “catastrophic”.The party is in open revolt, with MPs saying Starmer’s first 10 months in...

Dominic West's cheeky theory about why he now loves gardening

Discussing his middle-aged obsession with gardening, handsome devil Dominic West, cheekily suggests it’s replaced the previous passion in his life. “I suppose you get to a certain age,” The...

Where to stream Kneecap's BAFTA-winning movie amid 'kill your MP' uproar

The rap group Kneecap is embroiled in controversy over an old concert video where a member seemingly urges fans to "kill your local MP."Downing Street has condemned the band for the clip, captured at...

Donald Trump's first 100 days show that he's huge threat to Nigel Farage

Pierre Poilievre, Canada’s defeated Conservative leader, is cursing Donald Trump. He was dead cert to become Prime Minister just a few weeks ago, with a massive 20-point lead in the polls. Even...

Rachel Reeves slaps 'milkshake tax' on millions of Brits - what it means for your takeaway

Rachel Reeves has been condemned for planning yet another stealth tax raid on Britons, despite overseeing the highest tax rate in modern history. The Chancellor has reportedly drawn up plans to...

Keir Starmer's cowardice is in unholy alliance with two-tier policing for perfect storm

It is almost unbelievable that we are even having this debate. Yet here we are — people taking to the streets to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is, in fact, a biological woman....

One thing everyone was saying about the RAF in the wake of the Miracle of Dunkirk

Small boats that took part in Dunkirk evacuation prepare to take a salute on Thames in July 1940 (Image: Popperfoto via Getty)The Daily Express marked the miracle of Dunkirk with the headline on May...

David Tennant issues scathing six-word demand to JK Rowling over trans rights row

David Tennant has begged JK Rowling to "let people be" while describing the ongoing controversy over transgender rights as being as "medieval and absurd" as the notorious Section 28 introduced by...

Stonewall founder wants to leave UK over trans ruling – who fancies a whip-round?

The ridiculous Lord Cashman – once a two-bit player in EastEnders – claimed this week that trans people are fleeing abroad seeking asylum because they’re terrified for their safety after the...

This climate change stinker is biggest confirmation yet that Labour has lost plot

How utterly bonkers has the UK Government become? They’re about to throw £50 million of taxpayers’ money at experiments to dim the Sun — yes, you read that right — to fight climate change....

Police chiefs to be granted powers to remove unfit officers

Police chiefs to be granted powers to remove unfit officers6 minutes agoGuy LambertSociety reporterBBCPolice chiefs will be able to automatically sack officers who fail background checks, under new...

Lee Anderson: The Government has just proved its outright hostility to pensioners

It turns out the government’s indifference, if not outright hostility, to pensioners knows no bounds. First, they took away Winter Fuel payments for millions of people and now it seems that they...

Francis: Traditional Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church

Francis: Traditional Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church 26 minutes agoAPHis ascension to the papacy heralded many firsts.Francis was the first Pope from the Americas or the Southern...

Francis: Traditional Pope from Latin America who changed Catholic Church

Thank the stars for trans ruling – but now comes real test for kindness

Thank the stars for that. At last, a legal ruling stating nothing short of the flipping obvious – that to be a woman, you have to BE a woman, naturalborn with the XX chromosome. An indisputable,...

These beautiful unearthed letters sent in WW2 will bring a tear to your eye

RAF pilot Bob Keddie in uniform with wife-to-be Diana Ladner (Image: Supplied)In the early hours of Saturday, May 16, 1942 at RAF Sullom Voe in the remote Shetland Islands, a Royal Air Force Catalina...