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BBC

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

5 hours ago

BBC

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

BBC

D’Angelo, R&B Grammy-award winning singer, dies aged 51

D'Angelo, who died after a cancer diagnosis, leaves behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music", his family says.

5 hours ago

BBC

D’Angelo, R&B Grammy-award winning singer, dies aged 51

BBC

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

Photographer Wim van den Heever got the winning shot beside an abandoned diamond mining settlement.

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Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

BBC

AI couldn't picture a woman like me - until now

Paralympic swimmer Jess Smith, says representation means being seen as part of the AI world that's being built.

36 minutes ago

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AI couldn't picture a woman like me - until now

BBC

Asylum seeker laughed after killing woman, jury told

The jury in the trial of Deng Majek is shown CCTV and told he carried out a "vicious and frenzied attack".

2 hours ago

BBC

Asylum seeker laughed after killing woman, jury told

BBC

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

New research suggests singing can be clinically effective at treating the symptoms and cost effective for the NHS.

19 minutes ago

BBC

'It gave me my voice back': How group singing is helping new mums with postnatal depression

The Guardian

‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos

How do you invent a convincing fictional band for your play, film or novel" And what happens if they actually top the charts" The creators of Scott Pilgrim, the Commitments, Stereophonic and more reveal all They have sold out venues on both sides of the Atlantic. Their first-ever gig was opening for ...

7 hours ago

The Guardian

‘Almost 30m plays on Spotify!’ When fake bands hit the real-life big time, from Spinal Tap to the Flaming Dildos

The Guardian

What is the best pillow for your sleeping style?

The wrong pillow can disrupt sleep, so finding the right one can guard against decline in mental and physical health I thought I found the perfect pillow. Could these three unseat my favorite" Life is full of mysteries: What is dark matter" What happened to DB Cooper" And the most perplexing to me ...

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The Guardian

What is the best pillow for your sleeping style?

The Guardian

Good news: men have stopped disrupting women’s sport with dildos. Bad news: now they’re betting on their periods | Arwa ...

Speculating on basketball players’ menstrual cycles is creepy and intrusive. In other words, it’s just what you’d expect when women must be punished for standing out Forget the bald eagle or the Statue of Liberty – the best symbol of modern America may well be a neon green dildo. Women’s ...

10 hours ago

The Guardian

Good news: men have stopped disrupting women’s sport with dildos. Bad news: now they’re betting on their periods | Arwa ...

The Guardian

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastated Palestinian territory would be cut by half and ...

1 hour ago

The Guardian

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

The Guardian

National grooming gangs inquiry stalls over remit wrangles and lack of chair

Exclusive: Source says senior legal figures appear reluctant to head investigation launched by Keir Starmer in June Keir Starmer’s national grooming gangs inquiry has stalled amid wrangles over its remit and difficulties in finding a senior legal figure willing to become its chair, the Guardian has ...

7 hours ago

The Guardian

National grooming gangs inquiry stalls over remit wrangles and lack of chair

The Guardian

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51

Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer D’Angelo – a life in pictures D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer who helped pioneer the sound of neo-soul, has ...

4 hours ago

The Guardian

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51

The Independent

Reform voters more likely to live in areas with health problems, study suggests

Study by experts at Imperial College London and published by BMJ looked at health data and voting figures from last year’s general election

1 hour ago

The Independent

Reform voters more likely to live in areas with health problems, study suggests

The Independent

Home secretary issues warning amid failure to tackle migrant crisis

Shabana Mahmood will insist that Britain can only stem the flow of migrants through international co-operation

1 hour ago

The Independent

Home secretary issues warning amid failure to tackle migrant crisis

The Independent

Argument for rolling out ‘creepy’ digital ID ‘too optimistic to be convincing’

Viscount Camrose warned that the Government’s argument for rolling out a digital ID system was ‘too optimistic to be convincing’.

3 hours ago

The Independent

Argument for rolling out ‘creepy’ digital ID ‘too optimistic to be convincing’

The Independent

Jail for NHS scammer filmed modelling in body paint while claiming £3m in compensation

Kae Burnell-Chambers was caught parading in body paint despite claiming she needed a stick to get around

3 hours ago

The Independent

Jail for NHS scammer filmed modelling in body paint while claiming £3m in compensation

The Independent

Restaurant owners apologise for chopping down 80 trees after backlash

The owners of The Osprey in East Kilbride said it cut down trees to make space for a possible larger car park

5 hours ago

The Independent

Restaurant owners apologise for chopping down 80 trees after backlash

The Independent

UK facing highest inflation in G7 in yet another pre-Budget blow for Reeves

IMF also trims growth forecast for 2026 in ‘grim’ news for chancellor weeks before Commons statement

6 hours ago

The Independent

UK facing highest inflation in G7 in yet another pre-Budget blow for Reeves

Sky News

Asylum seeker seen 'dancing and laughing' after stabbing hotel worker 23 times, jury hears

An asylum seeker stabbed a hotel worker more than 20 times with a screwdriver on a railway station platform and left her for dead, a jury has heard.

12 hours ago

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Asylum seeker seen 'dancing and laughing' after stabbing hotel worker 23 times, jury hears

Sky News

UK to have highest inflation in G7, IMF says

Price rises in the UK are to be the highest among the G7 club of industrialised nations, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

10 hours ago

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UK to have highest inflation in G7, IMF says

Sky News

England qualify for 2026 World Cup after convincing win over Latvia

England are through to next summer's World Cup thanks to a convincing 5-0 win over Latvia in their latest qualifier.

8 hours ago

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England qualify for 2026 World Cup after convincing win over Latvia

Sky News

Niece of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by British soldier meets with Defence Secretary

The niece of a Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier has met with the UK's Defence Secretary to fight for the accused man's extradition.

3 hours ago

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Niece of Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by British soldier meets with Defence Secretary

Sky News

Why the weather has been gloomy in the UK recently

If the weather in your part of the country has been grey and dull, then it may be because of a meteorological phenomenon known as anticyclonic gloom.

3 hours ago

Sky News

Why the weather has been gloomy in the UK recently