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'Lazy Lorraine' should take web barbs as a compliment

The Scottish presenter, who recently spoke out about 'really hurtful' comments regarding her TV appearances, has simply been cursed by her own popularity

'It wasn't guaranteed for me that I'd write another book'

The author Natasha Brown, who shot to prominence with her debut novel 'Assembly', speaks to Katie Rosseinsky about writing habits, language, and her button-pushing new book

PM must step up to protect China's most feared critic

As a British citizen, imprisoned democracy activist Jimmy Lai deserves more from Keir Starmer

Where should we stop off on our Canadian road trip?

Q This year we're boycotting \"Trumpton\" for obvious reasons and it's high time we visited old friends in Canada, near Toronto and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

AI abuse 'a bigger danger to children than social media'

In his first interview since becoming the CEO of children's charity NSPCC, Chris Sherwood speaks to Holly Bancroft about the disturbing challenges facing young people today

Ontario slaps 25% increase on electricity exports to US

Tariff looks set to hike Americans' bills as Canada responds to Trump's trade war and calls on president to 'show respect'

Fort Knox and the man with a golden conspiracy theory

The US president wants to check that half of the country's gold reserves haven't been stolen. Is that a leap (or a vault) too far? Guy Walters attempts to sift the bull from the bullion

PM hopes welfare speech will curb rebel Labour MPs

Sir Keir Starmer has urged MPs to be realistic as he moved to crush a rebellion over massive welfare cuts planned for later this month in a speech to MPs in the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP).

Starmer faces by-election battle after Amesbury quits

Mike Amesbury is quitting as an MP in a move which will see Sir Keir Starmer face off with Nigel Farage's Reform UK in his first by-election as prime minister.

Stock market plummets as US economic anxiety grows

Tesla shares plunge 15 per cent as Musk loses almost $19bn

Cooper 'adds salt to wound' by rejecting Amess inquiry

Yvette Cooper has been accused of \"adding salt onto an open wound\" after rejecting calls from the family of murdered MP Sir David Amess for a public inquiry into the killing.

Reform's uncivil war: claims of bullying 'nothing to do with Lowe' says ex-Tory MP

Rupert Lowe has seized on new claims that the allegations of inappropriate behaviour made by female members of staff \"had nothing to do with him\".

Rapid finger-prick tests to detect strokes being trialled

A finger-prick blood test to diagnose the deadliest form of stroke might be twice as effective at spotting it than using a patient's symptoms alone.

Great British Railways logo to ‘restore pride' in network

A new Great British Railways logo that will \"restore pride\" in the British train network is set to be unveiled in May on the first trains to be nationalised under the Labour government.

What benefits are being cut and will reforms get passed?

Keir Starmer has used a weekly meeting of his MPs to strengthen support for a series of reforms to social security designed to get people who want to work back into the economy, improving their quality of life and, not least, also aimed at shaving about £5bn off the total bill of £65bn for working-age benefits (ie, excluding the much larger cost of the old age pension).

Teenager admits stabbing 'annoying' sister to death

A teenage boy has been sentenced to at least 10 years and five months after admitting he wanted to kill his \"annoying\" sister.

Oil tanker and cargo ship on fire after North Sea collision

One sailor was feared missing in the North Sea last night after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided and caught fire off the coast of East Yorkshire.

Taliban say women's rights are protected despite bans

The Taliban issued a message on International Women's Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the UN condemned ongoing employment and education bans.

Fernandes steps up to bury Arsenal's fragile title hopes

The chorus was about winning the league at Old Trafford.

England unleash attack to keep Six Nations hope alive

Perhaps it will not be a French fait accompli on Super Saturday.

'Peaky Blinders' devastate Russians with drone attacks

Ukrainians fight in caps with motto 'To Find and Destroy'

Russian activist fears Trump influence on US asylum bid

Valeriia Razheva faces jail if she is forced to return to Russia

Labour could shut planning bodies to speed up building

Ministers could slash the number of official bodies that get a say in planning decisions in a drive to cut red tape.

Farage faces witch hunt claim in Reform civil war

Nigel Farage has been forced to defend his leadership of Reform as the party descends into further civil war over the suspension of MP Rupert Lowe.

Ukrainians blame 'traitor' Trump for battlefield losses

On the ground, Ukrainians are acutely aware of the repercussions of Donald Trump's hardline decision to cut aid and access to military intelligence in the wake of his fateful White House row with Volodymyr Zelensky.

'Had I not pushed for a test, it would have been stage 4'

Paul Campbell had to fight for his cancer diagnosis as fears grow of a two-tier NHS that is based upon patient ethnicity.

BBC needs more workingclass voices, new chair says

The newly appointed chair of the BBC has called for the broadcaster to hire more “Northern working-class” voices as he suggested there was a lack of diversity of thought.

Hottest day of year so far but winter set to bite back

High of 20C but warning of another Beast from East on way

Keeler could be cleared 60 years after Profumo scandal

A top barrister has issued a new plea for the reputation of Christine Keeler, the model at the heart of Britain's most notorious sex scandal, to be cleared.

No 'chainsaw reforms' for civil service, says minister

Cabinet minister Pat McFadden has insisted that he will \"not take a chainsaw to the civil service\" as fears grow of an Elon Musk-style cost-cutting exercise.