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Rishi Sunak says he is proud of disastrous election campaign – and claims he will win
Rishi Sunak has said he is “proud” of his disastrous election campaign and claims he will win Thursday’s general election. The prime minister has come under fire in recent weeks for a series of calamities that included a rain-soaked announcement of polling day, leaving D-Day commemorations early and a gamblingContinue Reading
Michael J Fox: Coldplay explain why movie star played with them at Glastonbury 2024
Coldplay have revealed the sweet reason they brought Michael J Fox on stage at Glastonbury. On Saturday (29 June), the British band became the first act to headline the festival for the fifth time, surpassing a record they previously set alongside The Cure. During their performance, which The Independent hailedContinue Reading
Max Verstappen pokes fun at McLaren and Lando Norris with ‘ugly’ comment
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Bad actors or conspiracy theories – the inside story of Farage’s battle for Clacton
As you drive into Clacton there are scores of pro-Farage Reform posters asking people to “save Britain” in what is becoming a struggle for the soul of right of centre politics. Only as you travel out to the more genteel areas of the constituency like Frinton do they give wayContinue Reading
Coldplay at Glastonbury: Michael J Fox, Little Simz and Palestinian star join band for historic headline slot
Coldplay welcomed an array of special guests on stage during their historic Glastonbury 2024 set. The British band, led by Chris Martin, played the Pyramid Stage on Saturday (29 June), one night after Dua Lipa impressed crowds with her very own headline set – despite a sound issue with theContinue Reading
Politicians told more funding needed to prevent wildfires as temperatures rise
Firefighters are urging the next government to prepare the country for the impact of rising temperatures following this week’s heatwave. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said there had been wildfires across much of the country, warning that the fire and rescue service was “fragmented, overstretched and chronically underfunded.” The unionContinue Reading
Travelodge seeks to recruit more than 300 new staff
Hotel giant Travelodge has launched a recruitment drive to fill more than 300 jobs across its business. The company, which operates more than 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, employing some 13,000 people, is looking to hire full- and part-time employees. The jobs include hotel managers, bar staff,Continue Reading
Coldplay review, Glastonbury 2024: Chris Martin and co deliver the spectacle of a lifetime
If archaeologists ever excavate the leyline reputed to flow beneath the Pyramid Stage field, it will likely look like this. A shimmering ocean of 200,000 luminous neon specks, undulating across the vale to the sound of twinkling synth rock. Tonight’s spectacular preview comes courtesy of the vast array of LEDContinue Reading
Led by Donkeys interrupt Nigel Farage speech by lowering huge Putin banner
Nigel Farage’s latest rally was disrupted after political activists lowered a remote-controlled banner showing Vladimir Putin behind him while he spoke. While talking at The Columbine Centre in Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, the Reform UK leader was initially unaware that the Russian president was on the poster, with the words ‘IContinue Reading
Clive Tyldesley’s last words on air as ITV commentator bids farewell at Euros
Clive Tyldesley kept things as professional as ever with his final words on the microphone after covering his final game for ITV. The veteran commentator is leaving the broadcaster after 28 years, having been informed before the start of Euro 2024 that his contract would not be renewed. The 69-year-oldContinue Reading