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Right wing Tory MP blames “crap parents” for families struggling in cost of living crisis
James Daly claimed most children who struggle in his constituency are the products of crap parents.
Flames reported at Blackpool Tower actually ‘orange netting’
The force flew a helicopter over the 158m tower to confirm there was no blaze, as was widely reported.
India’s foreign minister praises growing trade with Russia in Putin meeting
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met the Russian leader at the start of a five-day visit.
Sir Winston Churchill and Buckingham Palace celebrated on new coins for 2024
A Team GB and ParalympicsGB 50p coin, a National Gallery £2 coin and an RNLI 50p coin complete the five new designs unveiled by the Royal Mint.
‘Tory failure’ blamed as Victorian-era diseases SURGE in the UK
This really is a broken country: It's nearly 2024, and Tory Britain is now facing an epidemic of both rickets and scurvy.
Fans of Benjamin Zephaniah asked to plant flowers in his memory
A family funeral for the poet is taking place on Thursday.
Brexit campaigner and Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin set to be knighted
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was knighted in September, described Martin as a "true British paladin", while Farage called him a "Brexit legend".
Final election forecast for 2023 suggests electoral wipeout for Tories
The Tories are eyeing up inheritance tax cuts to woo voters ahead of the next general election, but will it work?