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A Political Play or a Policy Disaster?
Kemi Badenoch has always prided herself on being the straight-talking, no-nonsense politician, unafraid to ruffle feathers and say the supposedly unsayable. A darling of the right, a would-be Thatcher 2.0, she has spent her political career carving out an image of economic pragmatism wrapped in a distinctly ideological package. WhilstContinue Reading
Grand National favourite scratched from Aintree showpiece despite Cheltenham …
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Inothewayurthinkin has been scratched from running in the Randox Grand National. The seven-year-old was backed into favouritism after his impressive victory last week, but connections have decided to skip the Aintree showpiece race. Inothewayurthinkin powered clear up the Cheltenham hill on Friday to prevent Galopin DesContinue Reading
Groundbreaking DNA study reveals when humans likely began talking
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Early humans may have started using language for communication over 100,000 years ago, a new review of genomic data shows. ThereContinue Reading
Poor parental support driving talent away as 87% say maternity pay is inadequate
A new study has revealed growing dissatisfaction with workplace policies and financial support for parents, with many employees feeling let down by both their employers and government schemes. The Beyond the Birth Rate report by Fertility Family highlights the impact of employment conditions on family planning, as the UK birthContinue Reading
Benefits and PIP cuts – live: Minister insists cabinet is ‘united’ as Labour set to slash billions from welfare bill
ANALYSIS: Kemi Badenoch toes a careful line in her net zero criticism Kemi Badenoch toed a careful line in her criticism of net zero today. On the one hand, she is attempting to appeal to Reform voters who are anxious about the rising cost of energy and have been takenContinue Reading
Close Brothers swings to loss on motor finance scandal hit
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Close Brothers has revealed it swung to a loss after setting aside £165 million inContinue Reading
Harry Potter to Star Wars: The 29 worst mistakes in famous movies
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Amid the praise for Quentin Tarantino’s film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, one eagle-eyed celebrity viewer spotted a glaring historicalContinue Reading
Mutant snake with three sharp fangs ‘might be most dangerous death adder’ ever found
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A venomous snake with three sharp fangs has been found in an unprecedented discovery in Australia. The death adder with aContinue Reading
Inside PIP: The ‘broken’ health benefit Labour could cut even further
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Ahead of Labour’s crunch Spring Statement, details of the rumoured cuts to welfare have grown rife. Estimates of what theContinue Reading
Russo brothers mocked for comments that Harvey Weinstein ‘vilified mainstream movies’
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Marvel director Joe Russo is being ridiculed for complaining about mainstream movies not winning at the Oscars – and blaming jailedContinue Reading