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Barclays staff push back at plans to reduce work-from-home days

Unite union, which represents 36,000 Barclays staff, calls for a one-off payment to offset increased travel and childcare costs.

Donald Trump called North Carolina ‘one of the worst states’ while speaking in *checks notes* North Carolina

In something straight out of a Spinal Tap movie, Donald Trump decided to dust off his thoughts on the state of North Carolina at the worst possible time. The President continues to travel the country stumping for Maga candidates ahead of the increasingly important midterm elections. He made a stop in the key swing state […]

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Family of 'Putney pusher' suspect say he was innocent and blame police for his death

The family of Nicholas Brandram said there was no forensic evidence linking him to the incident.

What’s something about Britain you only appreciate after living abroad? – 17 things other countries just don’t do better

It’s in the national character for British people to moan and criticise their native islands. But as much as we whinge, deep down there are lots of things we all love about this country. Sometimes it takes a bit of distance to truly appreciate the good things though. In fact even a little time abroad […]

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Ninth woman's body found as South African police investigate string of deaths

South Africa police have cautioned against assuming that all the killings are linked but many women are afraid.

King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands

The comments were made at a summit in Scotland with participants from AI giants such as Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.

Father's tribute to 'sweetest little boy' Noah Woods

Rhys Woods pays tribute to his three-year-old son and offers "deepest gratitude" for community support.

Swedish PM Kristersson resigns after election loss

Left-wing opposition parties led by Magdalena Andersson look set to form the next government.

‘What’s a rule at your workplace that clearly exists because someone did something ridiculous?’ – 23 regulations created by idiots

Having to go to your job every day can be bad enough. But having to put up with some monumentally idiotic colleagues is often what tips it over into unbearable. They’ve been discussing the woes of working with other people on the AskReddit page after user Prize-Sale-4004 posed this question: What’s a rule at your […]

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'I can get more time': Breast cancer patient finds out she can get life extending drug

Patients in England with an incurable breast cancer can now access a life-extending drug on the NHS.

A Maga audience member heckled the whole of Europe at this comedy gig in Poland and it ended just as well for them as you’d hope it would

To a stand-up comedy gig in Krakow, Poland now – no, we didn’t think we’d be using that phrase today either – where the audience included an especially vocal American. Not just an especially vocal American but an especially vocal Republican American who voted for Donald Trump. They were just as warm and empathetic to […]

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Irish broadcaster RTÉ boycotts Eurovision for second year in a row

In a statement, RTÉ said it feels Ireland's participation "cannot be justified given the appalling and ongoing loss of lives in Gaza".

Carney aims dig at Trump as he addresses EU

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the chance to become an "associate member" of ‌the EU, while appearing to aim a dig at Donald Trump.

This mum was devastated by the ‘overt racism’ in her Oxfordshire village and Nigel Farage’s response nailed the essence of the man in 15 seconds flat

You will no doubt have seen the story of the Oxfordshire village which voted to be ‘independent’ from the UK in a symbolic referendum held in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military base. Some 285 residents of Piddington voted to leave, with 26 voting no (and one spoiled […]

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River home to 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.

River home to 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue

A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games.

Two Britons among three killed in plane crash at popular resort

Two Britons are among three people killed after a light aircraft crashed in a popular resort in the Swiss Alps.

Six-time Grand Slam champion Salisbury retires

Former world number one doubles player and six-time Grand Slam doubles champion Joe Salisbury retires from professional tennis.

Man who just found out there’s a b in dumb announces he’s a ‘high-IQ person’ – 18 brutal clapbacks

Despite his approval rating being at an all-time low, and at a record-breaking low level for any US president, Donald Trump has been telling voters to imagine he’s on the ballot in the upcoming midterm elections. This may be why the Democrats are on course to take control of the House of Representatives, and have […]

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Ed Sheeran asked me to donate $2m in aid, Robert Kraft says after Macklemore backlash

It comes after Macklemore pledged $1m to Palestinian causes, challenging the tycoon to match the sum.

Why is London's mobile phone reception getting worse?

Operators are calling for urgent reform, as people across London struggle to make calls.

Donald Trump vowed to cut off Europe if Canada joins the EU and the whole of Europe responded as one

Donald Trump has spent much of his second term in the White House slagging off Canada and its PM Mark Carney, suggesting it should become the 51st state of America instead. So it should be no surprise that Canada (and Carney) should look elsewhere for alliances, and this week it emerged that it could become […]

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Father of Noah Woods, 3, pays tribute to son after body found following huge search

The father of a three-year-old boy who was found dead following a huge search described his son as the "sweetest and most innocent little boy".

Traumatised Smith says he was 'thrown to wolves' over 'sandpapergate'

Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks.

Grand Designs is back and people have been busy guessing how this first episode will go – 14 funniest and most totally on-point

This week just got so much better when we realised Grand Designs is back. Other Channel 4 property shows have come and gone but it is Kevin McCloud’s magnificent creation that continues to reign supreme. Bryony and Matt are spending £820,000 on a modern, high-performance home on the Cornish coast – designed to meet the […]

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Huw Edwards says he may not have been prosecuted if he wasn't famous

Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards has taken to an online platform to argue that if we wasn't a "highly visible" public figure, he may not have faced criminal charges.

How an Aston Villa fringe player became Europe's most prolific scorer

No player in Europe's top five leagues has scored more goals than Donyell Malen since his Roma debut in January - BBC Sport examines his transformation.

In ‘serious party’ news, Reform’s new immigration-tracking app features a game where you turn back small boats crossing the channel – 17 dumbfounded reactions

As you’re no doubt aware, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are rather flush with cash at the moment after being handed a whopping £72 million from just two crypto-billionaire donors. But how to spend these riches handed over by people who obviously don’t expect anything in return for their largesse? Why not a nice shiny new […]

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Uncontrolled AI could lead to 'silicon species' rivalling humans, Microsoft boss tells BBC

Mustafa Suleyman said rival firm Anthropic is treating AI like it is human, which could create technology that humanity cannot control.

Asteroid the size of six-storey building crashed into moon in 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment

Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon which has a span the length of two football pitches.

Deaths of nine women in South Africa could be 'linked to serial killer', police say

The bodies of nine women have been found in South Africa in just two months - sparking a major police investigation into whether the deaths are linked.

Real Madrid keen on Man Utd forward Gabriel, 15

Real Madrid have a strong interest in signing 15-year-old Manchester United forward JJ Gabriel.

Ted Cruz warned that if Democrats take Congress they’ll ‘stop Trump’s agenda’, and the entire internet said “No shit, Sherlock!”

The US midterm elections are just 47 days away, and the polls suggest that the Democrats will probably take the House of Representatives, and might even end up controlling the Senate. Before you get too excited, remember that the only poll that counts is the actual election – right up until Trump declares it void […]

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Bank of England issues stark warning on energy price hike ahead

On the face of it, you could be fooled into thinking that nothing had changed.

Anthropic claims to be highly profitable, if you ignore their major expenses, and the internet understood the assignment – 18 hilariously sarcastic takedowns

We’re very grateful to the wily bunch over at Anthropic, the company behind AI chatbot Claude, for taking time out of their busy schedule of developing their product (which experts say could wipe out the human race within a decade) to come up with a hilarious explanation of their finances. The company has put off […]

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'My mother apologised': A survivor's journey after genital mutilation

Sara Kahsai was 29 when she found out she had FGM as a baby.

A team that offered hope... then, four months later, Hamas attacked Israel

Can the potential of a golden generation of Israel's footballers, in sport and society, be realised?

Boy abducted by mum has renewed 'sense of purpose'

Alex Batty, who vanished aged 11 in 2017, says a new job has given him renewed purpose.

Mum's Facebook kidney plea prompts 'mind-blowing' gift from total stranger

A woman has undergone a lifesaving transplant after receiving a kidney from a stranger who saw her post on social media.

Balaclava boys on electric bikes: How to tackle the problem?

The sight of masked young men on electric bikes or motorcycles is becoming increasingly familiar - what can be done about it?

'My rent was higher than my student loan' - the booming cost of private halls

Private student halls are springing up in Scotland's cities in ever increasing numbers yet rents continue to soar.

Family of 'Putney pusher' suspect say he took his own life due to police investigation

The family of the suspect in the so-called "Putney pusher" case has denied he was responsible and claimed he "took his own life" due to the police investigation.

Steve Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter

There is no doubt over the outcome of this vote, but for the Kremlin they are still an important moment.

Assad regime planned US journalist Austin Tice's kidnap for weeks, BBC finds

Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims.

JD Vance’s plea for the US to give the Trump government ‘another chance’ wasn’t the winning midterms message he seemed to think – 24 votes of no confidence

JD Vance is not a man known for having a flare for communication …or empathy …or intellgence. In short, he’s the David Brent of Maga politicians, but with less charm and more eyeliner. Never forget that this is the man who – Claimed the Left would probably say drinking Diet Mountain Dew is racist. Vance: […]

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OpenAI reveals six more safety issues and unveils plan to disclose incidents

The firm also announced a new system to track, investigate and disclose cases of models misbehaving, or "misalignment".

Stadium owner responds after Ed Sheeran row as Macklemore announces $1m donation

The stadium owner at the heart of the row over the removal of rapper Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's US tour says Sheeran asked him to match his own $2m (£1.5m) donation for "aid in the region".

Why caffeine makes some people buzz - and others barely notice

Scientists say it all depend on caffeine habits, lifestyle and one factor we have no control over: our genes.

At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought, research shows

Almost 75% of England remains in drought following an exceptionally dry spring and summer.

Watch: Hundreds of seized luxury goods up for auction in Singapore after $2.2bn money laundering case

The BBC goes inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by police that are now up for auction.

Student found with hundreds of indecent images of kids makes odd request during arrest

Ashraful Islam, 21, from Chippenham avoided jail after police seized his phone during an unrelated arrest in March 2026, uncovering hundreds of child abuse images including nearly 350 of the most serious category

Palace denies allegations facing King about Harry, William and Diana

Buckingham Palace has hit back at claims made in an upcoming book written by Diana's brother Earl Spencer.

Palace hits back after Diana's brother claims King Charles said world would 'forget' her

Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer has made a bombshell claim about King Charles in his new book Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, alleging the King said the world would 'forget' Diana following her death in 1997

Noah Woods search volunteers break down in tears as cop's voice cracks after body found

Many of the hundreds of volunteers searching for missing three-year-old Noah Woods have wept at the heartbreaking news that a body has been found in local pond in Brantham

Body of child found in search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods

Superintendent Tom Pearse from Suffolk Constabulary has issued a new statement in the search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods after the toddler disappeared over 24 hours ago

Gang jailed for horror UK airport gas attack where people 'vomiting blood'

Heathrow Terminal 3 was shut down after tear gas was sprayed leaving people hospitalised and bystanders coughing and choking

Noah Woods police share message from missing boy's family as specialist diving team sent

Police searching for missing three-year-old Noah Woods have shared a short message from the his family as the operation continues to find him over 24 hours since the toddler was reported missing

Dad jailed over extremist posts said 'If I go to prison, it’ll be for making real change'

Ivan Jennings, a dad of four, has been jailed for encouraging terrorism in an online chat as he encouraged attacks on migrants and how to use poisonous mushrooms in the food of Jews and Muslims

‘What hobby looks peaceful from the outside but is pure stress once you get into it?’ – 22 ‘relaxing’ pastimes that will give you a nervous breakdown

A hobby is an activity that you do in your downtime, a chance to relax and take your mind off the pressures of work and day-to-day life. Well, it’s meant to be. But if the answers to this question posed by Stukwan on the AskReddit page are anything to go by, sometimes it’s the exact […]

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Trump lap dog Mike Johnson says there’s nothing to worry about, AI will regulate itself and the internet begged to differ – 15 prophetic putdowns

Of all the brownnosers in the Trump administration, House Speaker Mike Johnson seems to have his schnoz furthest up the President’s rear end. Johnson will defend literally anything Trump says or does, either directly or through pleas of ignorance. The Speaker is best known for his ability to have not heard the latest reports out […]

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The Brits’ replies to this Maga who said he’d been told not to wear his hat in London is best in class of this type of thing

We’ve featured plenty of posts on these pages of Brits telling various Magas exactly what’s what, and they don’t come much better than this. It’s a rewind to back in the day (does last year count as back in the day?) and this American who arrived in London for some sort of protest or another […]

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Harry and Meghan hit with 'fiasco of own making' and have 'serious questions to answer'

Prince Harry and Meghan face a backlash after pulling their kids from school over a security blunder, with experts branding their UK return a self-made fiasco

Major update on missing boy Noah as police issue statement on 'criminality' speculation

Suffolk Police Superintendent Tom Pearse has issued a new statement following online speculation of criminality as the search continues for the missing three-year-old boy Noah

People shared the weirdest interactions they’ve had with a stranger – 17 unforgettable head-scratchers

We’re all aware that talking to a stranger can be a risky endeavour, but sometimes there’s no avoiding it. And as you’d expect, it often leads to some bizarrely memorable moments. To hear about the oddest encounters, C-My-Vest challenged r/AskUK users to share the strangest interactions they’ve had with strangers in the UK. And to […]

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This brutally honest US Senator said what we’re surely all thinking about Trump’s FBI chief Kash Patel and these 15 internet replies said the rest

Kash Patel hasn’t been in the news in a while. For him, that is a very good thing. Because when he does find himself back in the headlines, it’s never positive. Which brings us to Patel’s latest senate hearing, which was basically asking him why he has his job. Not surprisingly, Patel didn’t have a […]

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This American lawmaker’s takedown of Donald Trump’s grasp of AI will surely never be bettered

If there’s a worse person than Donald Trump to help guard against the frankly terrifying excesses of artificial intelligence then we haven’t met them yet. And yet the president continues to insist it will all be hanky dory despite all of the evidence – exhibit A: Donald Trump – suggesting otherwise. And surely no-one nailed […]

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Nadine Dorries suggested Angela Rayner owed the taxpayer a £17k refund only for it to blow up spectacularly in her face

Nadine Dorries should surely have seen this coming when she took aim at Angela Rayner over a Telegraph story about ‘botched local government reorganisation’. The tale, such as it is, concerns Reform UK demanding that Rayner – newly returned to the government under Andy Burnham – repay the cost of the aborted local government shake-up. […]

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Netflix star's 'nuclear' response to Harry and Meghan becoming his neighbours

Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father star Michael Whitehall has shared a brutal verdict on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the royal couple became his new neighbours in the Cotswolds

Jake Humphrey’s response to this unlikely heckle just went viral just not for reasons he would have hoped

Jake Humphrey used to be best known as a sports presenter but now he’s all about the High Performance podcast, helping us all become the very best version of ourselves (or, if we’re lucky, someone else). And we mention Jake because he was out and about minding his own business when a complete stranger yelled […]

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Sprint star Amy Hunt says her attack on Sydney Sweeney is 'nothing personal'

The British 200m ace sparked a huge reaction after hitting out at an ad where Sydney posed naked with strategically-placed footballs and other sporting equipment

Slimmers risking death by buying 'dodgy weight-loss jabs' from fake online pharmacies

Around 5,000 bogus pharmacy websites were accessed by UK consumers in 2025, according to cybersecurity firm Avast

King Charles' hidden rules about how Prince Harry should be treated uncovered in letter

King Charles' letter confirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considered "private citizens" and any duties carried out would not be on behalf of the Royal Family, as experts analyse what this means for the couple's new life in the UK

BBC Weather issues new heatwave verdict after Met Office 'rather warm' forecast

The UK had the hottest summer ever and now it has been suggested that yet more sunshine is on the way in the coming weeks

Furious airline boss slams 'unacceptable' UK flight chaos as 7,200 passengers stranded

The boss of a major airline has slammed the UK's latest air traffic control problems as 'unacceptable' after a rescue mission was launched to bring 7,200 stranded passengers home

Major high street chain shutting 17 branches as huge clearance sales launch

Another major UK high street chain is closing 17 stores forever, launching clearance sales while adding to a growing wave of nationwide retail closures

Noel Gallagher was left covered in blood after accidental headbutt from Man City star's dad

Noel Gallagher watched Manchester City beat Manchester United at the weekend but has had troublesome fan experiences in the past

Four in 10 Brits credit a mentor for their career – but many never said thank you

New research reveals 84% of people only felt their talent was worth pursuing after a teacher, boss, or mentor stepped in

Spiders looking for sex in your home 'stay out if you use 1 smell they can't stand'

'People suddenly begin spotting those extremely large, lengthy-legged spiders scurrying across floors.'

Meghan Markle's three word verdict on Kate Middleton speaks volumes about royal relationship

Meghan Markle has shared an adorable social media post showcasing the family's first few weeks back in the UK following their return from California

Top 10 signs you're experiencing 'too many tabs syndrome'

Brits juggle multiple thoughts at once – often resulting in 'too many tabs syndrome'. Here are the top signs you might be experiencing it too.

IRN-BRU's granny gang is coming to your city – find them and win £125

IRN-BRU is marking its 125th anniversary by unleashing a gang of balaclava-clad grannies on mobility scooters across four UK cities

Member of UK armed forces killed during 'incident' while in Ukraine

A member of the UK armed forces has tragically died in a “road traffic incident” in Ukraine over the weekend, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed as they extend "thoughts and our sympathies" with their loved ones

Handling cash is a headache for small businesses - but most still say 'cash is king'

Most small businesses don’t think they’d survive if they stopped taking cash.

King Charles 'intervenes' in Harry and Meghan's Invictus Games drama to force U-turn

King Charles has reportedly helped persuade the African nation of Uganda to reconsider its decision to pull out of his son Prince Harry's Invictus Games following a letter

Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain star in a psychological thriller

It's the only thing you can trust. A friendship forged in motherhood is broken by a loss

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