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Keep under-fives’ screen time to no more than an hour a day, UK advice says
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Keep under-fives’ screen time to no more than an hour a day, UK advice says

Keir Starmer promises to help parents limit children’s online activity as government issues guidance to familiesChildren under five should spend no more than an hour a day on screens, new government a...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Bruce Springsteen’s new tour is “going to be political”, says he’s prepared for “blowback”
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Bruce Springsteen’s new tour is “going to be political”, says he’s prepared for “blowback”

"I do what I want to do, I say what I want to say and then people get to say what they want to say about it. Those are the rules of my game. That’s fine with me" The post Bruce Springsteen’s new tour...

NME Music News6 months ago
Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister
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Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister

Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
UK government must urgently apologise for forced adoption, MPs say
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UK government must urgently apologise for forced adoption, MPs say

Ministers urged to work with survivor groups on formal apology as many victims are nearing end of their livesThe UK government must urgently issue a formal apology for the state’s role in forced adopt...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer: 'I beat myself up' about Mandelson
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Starmer: 'I beat myself up' about Mandelson

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Sky News - UK6 months ago
Starmer believes our lives in Britain are about to profoundly change
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Starmer believes our lives in Britain are about to profoundly change

A month into the Iran war and the prime minister, on a visit to Finland with allies in the Joint Expeditionary Forces military coalition this week, left me in no doubt that he believes our lives, our...

Sky News - UK6 months ago
Farage says local elections are referendum on Starmer, as he launches campaign
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Farage says local elections are referendum on Starmer, as he launches campaign

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is launching his party's push to take control of more councils at a rally in Sunderland.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’
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NHS bosses say resident doctors’ strike will cause ‘maximum harm’

BMA’s decision to withdraw from talks with government and NHS chiefs has sparked a war of wordsNHS bosses have accused resident doctors of seeking to cause “maximum harm” to patients by striking for s...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from war on Iran
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Rachel Reeves urged to raise taxes on companies profiting from war on Iran

Charities say taxes should rise for banks, defence and energy companies which stand to make windfall profitsMiddle East crisis liveRachel Reeves is being urged to raise taxes on businesses generating...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ scepticism about Morgan McSweeney phone theft
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PM rejects ‘far-fetched’ scepticism about Morgan McSweeney phone theft

Keir Starmer responds after Kemi Badenoch spokesperson says she ‘raised eyebrow’ in relation to account of theftKeir Starmer has said it is “far-fetched” to suggest that the theft of his former chief...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Labour failing to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, analysis finds
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Labour failing to shift power from Whitehall to local areas, analysis finds

Ministers not on course to meet their objectives in ongoing overhaul of public services, says Institute for Government Keir Starmer’s drive to overhaul public services is failing to live up to its aim...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Trump describes UK aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ in latest anti-Nato jibe
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Trump describes UK aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ in latest anti-Nato jibe

US president says he is ‘very disappointed’ as he again lashes out at allies’ lack of involvement in Iran warMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has dismissed British warships as “toys” in h...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Reform busy firefighting in Scotland but may yet set Holyrood’s politics ablaze
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Reform busy firefighting in Scotland but may yet set Holyrood’s politics ablaze

With Nigel Farage’s party neck and neck with Labour for second place behind the SNP, disruption seems likely Hope, change, progressive change, change with fairness at its heart – from a harbour north...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
UK politics: Trump says UK’s aircraft carriers are just ‘toys’ – as it happened
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UK politics: Trump says UK’s aircraft carriers are just ‘toys’ – as it happened

The comments were part of a broader address in which he condemned Nato alliesYesterday the Conservative party said that it wanted to ban political parties from distributing campaign literature in a fo...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Orban's Hungarian government accused of mass voter intimidation ahead of election
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Orban's Hungarian government accused of mass voter intimidation ahead of election

A film quoting voters, mayors and a police officer alleges money and drugs are being offered to pressure people to back the ruling party.

BBC News - UK6 months ago
There are solutions to Britain’s energy crisis | Letters
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There are solutions to Britain’s energy crisis | Letters

Rob Stevens, Nick Robins and Craig Whiteman on building a resilient energy system for the country in light of the Iran war’s impact The Iran war has exposed the cost of successive governments’ fixatio...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation
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Labour vows to ban trail hunting as it opens public consultation

Police and animal rights activists say the practice is frequently used as a ‘smokescreen’ for illegal foxhuntingThe UK government has said it will ban trail hunting, the rural sport that police and an...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Orgreave inquiry formally under way into policing during miners’ strike
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Orgreave inquiry formally under way into policing during miners’ strike

Terms of reference are to seek fullest disclosure of information and to produce a report by spring 2028The government has announced the formal start of the promised official inquiry into the violent p...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Ministers vow to spend record £8.4bn on road maintenance in England
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Ministers vow to spend record £8.4bn on road maintenance in England

Move is part of £27bn five-year investment plan for A-roads and motorways, with almost a third going on work such as resurfacingMinisters have pledged to spend record amounts on road maintenance as pa...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago
Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case
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Starmer tells Travelodge boss to engage with MPs over sexual assault case

PM tells Jo Boydell of concerns about her lack of availability to discuss how staff gave man access to victim’s roomKeir Starmer has written to the chief executive of Travelodge to press the hotel cha...

The Guardian - UK News6 months ago