Month: October 2024

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Humiliation for Keir Starmer as bombshell poll reveals Brits ‘preferred Rishi Sunak’ as PM _ Hieuuk

The Prime Minister was found to have a net approval of -30 as Brits rage at his policies. Sir Keir has slumped in the polls since taking office (Image: Getty) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a huge blow after a poll…

‘Another pledge broken!’ Tories and Reform slam Starmer’s huge U-turn on migrant hotels_l

The top of the Tory party and Reform UK have stuck the boot in this morning after plans to keep migrants in hotels came to light. Yvette Cooper grilled on Labour immigration policy Sir Keir Starmer is being torn apart after…

The man in charge of Labour’s green energy dream: ‘It’s at the limit of what’s achievable’.H

Fintan Slye, head of the new grid operator Neso, is aware that critics are sceptical about achieving ‘clean power by 2030’. But with tough decisions, he says, it can be done   Tue 1 Oct 2024 08.00 CEST Share The…

‘We have done more in 11 weeks than the Tories did in 11 years’: Keir Starmer defends his record.H

After days of freebie rows, leaks and squabbles, the prime minister expresses frustration in an interview with the Observer, and says that at Labour’s conference this week he will explain what a better Britain looks like Before the election, Keir Starmer said…

Want to live to 116? The secret to longevity is less complicated than you think_p

Good humour, a positive outlook and staying away from toxic people is more important than genes, ice baths or spartan diets ‘Time is gold and, ­paradoxically, time is on the side of the very old.’ Photograph: Goodluz/Alamy Spaniard Maria Branyas has…

Number of centenarians in England and Wales may have hit a peak, figures show_P

A 0.5% decrease in people aged 100 or over is probably related to post-WWI baby boom, ONS says D-day veteran Bernard Morgan, 100, on the way to the 80th anniversary celebrations in Normandy in June. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA The number of…

We will not allow Starmer to cherry-pick new Brexit deal, EU vows! B

European Commission tells member states it will guard against British efforts to bend rules or alter red lines from original negotiations Sir Keir Starmer is meeting Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, on Wednesday LEON NEAL/AFP Sir Keir Starmer…

Robert Jenrick under fire from leadership rivals over special forces claims! B

Former security minister argues British military takes lethal action against dangerous figures in promotional video for campaign Robert Jenrick and his wife Michal Berkner play with Scalextic slot cars at the Conservative conference HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly have criticised Robert Jenrick over…

Tugendhat condemns Tory rival over claim UK special forces ‘kill rather than capture terrorists’_P

Party leadership contender says Robert Jenrick’s remarks show ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of law of war Tom Tugendhat: ‘I think what [Jenrick] said is wrong.’ Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images The former security minister Tom Tugendhat has criticised the claim by one of his Conservative…

Cruise ship stranded in Belfast for four months to return hours after leaving.H

Villa Vie Odyssey reportedly forced to sail back to Northern Ireland to complete paperwork The luxury cruise liner stranded in Belfast for four months is returning to the city only hours after it set sail to cheers and applause from the 125…