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Luke Littler issues new statement after crying and being consoled by announcer
Luke Littler has sent a public message to Peter Wright after their emotional German Darts Championship final on Sunday. Littler suffered a shock defeat against Wright and broke down in tears after the match while paying his tribute to his friend’s late father. “I have got to give a massiveContinue Reading
Rail nationalisation takes a step closer as Starmer’s first major public reform with Commons victory
The first major reform to public services by Keir Starmer’s government has passed all stages in the Commons less than two months after voters installed him into Downing Street. The historic Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill passed its third reading in Commons as the first step in renationalising Britain’sContinue Reading
Reddit is convincing people to get Botox to cure their burping disorder
Reddit users are banding together to spread the word about an unorthodox treatment that uses injections of Botox to ease an often-overlooked condition that prevents people from being able to burp. On pages like r/noburp, which has roughly 32,000 members, individuals are sharing their experience using the muscle-freezing agent toContinue Reading
Starmer feels heat from US over partial arms ban as Netanyahu blasts ‘shameful’ decision
Keir Starmer has found himself at the centre of an international storm over his government’s decision to restrict arms sales to Israel just as mourners were burying six hostages murdered by Hamas. The move to halt 30 of the 350 arms export licences was condemned by Benjamin Netahyahu as “shameful”,Continue Reading
Reform UK MP accuses Ed Miliband of being ‘obsessed’ with renewable energy
A Reform UK MP has accused Ed Miliband of being “obsessed” with renewable energy, after the Government announced nine new offshore wind farms. The farms are part of a new wave of green power projects including onshore wind and solar farms, which officials said will generate enough power for 11Continue Reading
Former Labour frontbencher hits out as Starmer faces backlash over winter fuel cuts
A former frontbencher has hit out at the government’s plans to strip the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners as Sir Keir Starmer faces a growing Labour backlash over the issue. Melanie Onn has called on ministers to consider changes to the policy to ensure older people are “notContinue Reading
Spaceport’s ‘floating road’ over peat bog nearly finished ahead of test launch
A “floating road” being built over a peat bog near the north coast of Scotland is nearly complete, as work to transform the site into a spaceport for satellite launches continues. The Forres-based company Orbex aims to carry out its first launch from the “carbon neutral” spaceport next year, usingContinue Reading
UK markets close lower amid weak US trading and oil price slump
London’s top stocks dropped further on Tuesday as weaker oil prices and downbeat trading on Wall Street hit equities. A slump in commodity prices dragged mining and oil firms to the bottom of the FTSE, offsetting an improvement in Rolls-Royce’s share price. The FTSE 100 finished 65.38 points, or 0.78%,Continue Reading
Tugendhat doubles down on bid to win over right-wing Tories with attack on human rights convention
Tom Tugendhat doubled down on his bid to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right as he waded into the growing debate within the party over ditching the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Just 24 hours after the contest’s frontrunner Kemi Badenoch had dismissed leaving the ECHRContinue Reading
The indoor microbiome: mounting research is revealing how the microbes in your home can influence your health
Our everyday activities have a significant influence on this indoor microbiome. VectorMine/ Shutterstock We spend around 90% of our lives indoors. But what you might not realise while you’re cosied up at home is that you don’t just share your space with your family or pets – you also shareContinue Reading