When Neil Kinnock’s Labour suffered a humiliating shock defeat to John Major’s Tories in 1992, he would not have known that a school mock election coinciding with the national vote would launch two of his party’s future stars. At Cator Park School for Girls, in Beckenham, a 13-year-old Rachel ReevesContinue Reading
The new Covid XEC variant could spread rapidly through the population as many people have not been vaccinated in a long time, an expert has warned. Scientists believe the XEC variant will become the dominant Covid strain over the next few months, with a few mutations which may help itContinue Reading
Channel 4 is facing demands to stop running betting companies’ adverts ahead of attempts to bring in a full ban on the “harmful” commercials. A letter from Leeds Central and Headingley MP Alex Sobel has been sent to chief executive Alex Mahon, pushing for an end to accepting paid advertsContinue Reading
Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro has issued an apology to the support bands affected by their cancelled tour, as the rock group quietly released their new single “True Love”. The band’s reunion tour came to an abrupt end after a dramatic altercation between Navarro and his bandmate Perry Farrell, inContinue Reading
A Labour council in one of the UK’s most obesity-stricken areas is taking on an “anti-stigma, non-judgmental” approach to promoting weight loss. Doncaster Council’s new approach aims to alleviate blame from overweight people and respect the “inherent diversity” of body shapes and sizes. Through an “compassionate approach” which rejects specificContinue Reading
Diane Abbott has accused Keir Starmer of being “in the pocket of millionaires” as senior party insiders fear that Labour is being put on trial over the freebies saga. The claim by the veteran leftwing Labour MP, who Sir Keir’s allies attempted to block from standing in the recent election,Continue Reading
Lando Norris secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix after a Carlos Sainz-triggered red flag set up a one-lap shootout in Q3. Max Verstappen starts from second with Lewis Hamilton in third. Norris set a strong early pace in Q1 with team-mate Oscar Piastri a notch behind, but VerstappenContinue Reading
A food company affected by an allergy alert over contaminated mustard ingredients has said that no peanuts have been detected in its products. Leicester-based FGS Ingredients carried out additional tests across its ingredients after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) this week told people with a peanut allergy to avoid eatingContinue Reading
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering increasing alcohol duties in next month’s Budget, it has been reported Ms Reeves has not ruled out putting up tax on beer, wine and spirits as part of a plan to restore public finances. She has been presented with forecasts that show that putting upContinue Reading
Weeks before the release of Gladiator II, Ridley Scott has suggested that he wants to make his Roman epic into a trilogy. Scott directed the original Gladiator in 2000, and has returned for the new sequel starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington. It remains to be seen whether this long-awaitedContinue Reading
