Scottish MPs may challenge Keir Starmer over election ‘slaughter’ fear
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November 30, 2025 18:22 UTC
Time to kick unviable projects out of energy connection queue
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November 30, 2025 18:09 UTC
‘After jail, yoga helped me realise I was not in danger any more’
Breathing out slowly to twist his body further, Hamza follows the encouragement of yoga instructor Rory Bradshaw. Nationally, 41 per cent of prison leavers reoffend within a year of release and only 31 per cent are in work six months after release. AdvertisementHaving taught yoga inside high-security prisons since 2019, Bradshaw is all too familiar with this scepticism. If I’d never started yoga then I wouldn’t have realised how much I need to process things inside my mind,” he said. VICKI COUCHMAN FOR THE TIMESRaised on a council estate, Hamza was bullied relentlessly after moving to a “posh” school.
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November 30, 2025 18:06 UTC
‘Tragic death’: Indian-origin student from Haryana fatally stabbed in UK; probe under way
Image: X@/sunilsangwanckdAn Indian-origin student on Tuesday was fatally stabbed in a street attack in central England, with the 30-year-old succumbing to his injuries in hospital, police said.“On Tuesday morning (25 November) around 4.15 am (local time) a 30-year-old man was found by officers on Barbourne Road in Worcester with serious injuries,” West Mercia police stated, as cited by PTI.West Mercia Police have launched an appeal for witnesses to the incident in Worcester, while reports from India have identified the victim as Vijay Kumar Sheoran from Haryana ’s Charkhi Dadri district, though formal identification in the UK is still pending.Five men arrested on suspicion of murder have been released on bail pending further investigation, while a sixth suspect has been released with no further action.“The five men who were arrested on suspicion of murder are now on bail and will continue to help us with our investigation,” West Mercia’s detective chief inspector Lee Holehouse said, as cited by PTI.Holehouse said that officers have been pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to determine what happened on Tuesday morning and what led to the man’s death. He added that police will remain on Barbourne Road over the weekend to gather evidence and reassured residents that there is no cause for alarm.“I continue to appeal to anyone who has any information that would help with our enquiries to please come forward, however insignificant you feel it may be; it could be a vital piece of information,” Holehouse said.Charkhi Dadri MLA Sunil Satpal Sangwan expressed condolences on social media, saying he was deeply shocked by the “tragic death” of Sheoran and offered support to the family during their moment of grief. "I urged the Indian government to intervene at the earliest and extend every possible support to the grieving family — especially by ensuring the urgent repatriation of his mortal remains to India," Sangwan said. "We also appeal for a transparent, fair, and time-bound investigation so that justice is served and the perpetrators are held strictly accountable," Sangwan added.
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November 30, 2025 17:21 UTC
It’s Westminster that has killed the UK’s economic growth
As recently as the two decades between 1990 and 2010, the UK economy — on a US dollar, per capita basis — grew in near perfect synchrony with the pre-eminent US economy. Indeed, the decoupling of US and UK living standards has not coincided with a relative slowdown of nominal GDP growth in the UK. In the last 15 years UK growth has averaged a very spritely 4.5 per cent a year by that, inflation-unadjusted, measure. This process has diluted the spending power of households, and the level of growth that UK businesses can achieve. The loss of control of UK inflation has been triggered by decisions taken by MPs in Westminster.
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November 30, 2025 17:08 UTC
Community news from across South East Cornwall
Liz's command of instruments was stunning: piano, guitar, accordion, bodhran, organ – regularly playing at Sunday services in St Ive church. She took part in music festivals and tours worldwide: Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, as well as touring Europe with the Rame choir - one of four, male and female - whom she regularly accompanied. The Rame choir, under the baton of Jonathan Lewsey, sang five of Liz's arrangements; Keltique, her ladies' choir from Looe, under Lorraine Forsdick, added five beautiful numbers. Rame's folk and sea shanty group, Halfway Harmony, sang two works she arranged, with solos by David Rosson and Graham Davey. A total of £958 was raised on the night, and Halfway Harmony made this up to the round £1000.
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November 30, 2025 17:07 UTC
Angela Rayner faces fresh tax controversy over Westminster flat
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November 30, 2025 16:56 UTC
George Clooney recalls losing ‘Thelma & Louise’ role to Brad Pitt: ‘Motherf—er’
George Clooney will never forget that he lost a role in “Thelma & Louise” to Brad Pitt. 8 George Clooney attends ‘BFI Presents: George Clooney in conversation’ in London on November 21. “I didn’t watch ‘Thelma & Louise’ for years, because I was annoyed,” he admitted to The Times UK. in “Thelma & Louise.” MGMDavis, 69, previously spoke about Pitt scoring his “Thelma & Louise” role on “The Graham Norton Show” in 2022. I didn’t care who it was going to be.”8 Geena Davis and Brad Pitt in “Thelma & Louise.” Getty Images8 Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis in “Thelma & Louise.”“And then the fourth one who comes in is Brad Pitt,” Davis continued.
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November 30, 2025 16:45 UTC
All the times Reeves falsely claimed there was a Budget black hole
This was subsequently revised away, with a forecast on Oct 20 giving Ms Reeves £2.1bn of headroom and another on Oct 31 giving her £4.2bn. Briefing to the Financial Times (Oct 27)What was said:Just under a month before the Budget, the Financial Times reported that Ms Reeves would be hit by a worse-than-expected downgrade to the OBR’s productivity forecast. It also cited analysis suggesting that the hole would constitute “a blow to the public finances of more than £20bn”. What was actually happening:The OBR’s productivity downgrade had been given to the Treasury months earlier and its impact on the public finances was relatively minor. Ms Reeves said: “The Office for Budget Responsibility – the UK’s public finance watchdog – will set out the conclusions of their review of the supply side of the UK economy.
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November 30, 2025 16:14 UTC
A $10,000 lock of hair is hitting the auction block and it belongs to a famous British royal
Royal memorabilia rarely comes cheap, but this latest listing has stunned even seasoned collectors: a lock of King Charles III’s hair, clipped more than six decades ago, is now up for sale at Paul Fraser Collectibles for £8,000 (about $10,000). Paul Fraser Collectibles is also offering a personally written Christmas card addressed to George Crisp, likely from the early-to-mid 1960s. Kent holds the Royal Warrant for hairbrushes in the UK.”The entire collection, hair, card, comb, and scissors, is available for £7,995($10,600) on the Paul Fraser Collectibles website.George Crisp, who originally cut the lock, had long-standing royal ties. He first trimmed the hair and beard of King George VI and later continued serving the royal household under Queen Elizabeth II. Throughout the 1960s, he regularly walked from Trumper’s barbershop in Mayfair to Buckingham Palace to cut the young prince’s hair.
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November 30, 2025 15:05 UTC
Man Utd transfers: Red Devils plan shock swoop for Real Madrid's Federico Valverde - Paper talk and football gossip
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November 30, 2025 10:44 UTC
101 Best last-minute Black Friday deals 2025: Your Christmas wishlist in the bag
Your wardrobe could always do with a few new pieces, so the Black Friday sale is a good opportunity to pad out your winterwear without overspending. A decent fragrance is expensive, so it's worth hanging around until Black Friday to get a killer new scent for a lot less. If you’ve ever had to invest in a new mattress, you’ll know it’s high-risk, high-reward. With Christmas creeping ever closer, Black Friday is well-positioned to help you complete your gifting list without blowing up your credit card. Best Black Friday gaming dealsDeals on consoles are live, and if you're into PC gaming, there are plenty of great sale items too, from monitors to colourful, click-y keyboards.
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November 30, 2025 10:23 UTC
Frontline cops now six times more likely to use Tasers than truncheons when fighting crime
FRONTLINE cops are now reaching for their Tasers much more than a baton or pepper spray when fighting crime, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. New analysis of Home Office data shows that police officers are six times more likely to use a stun device to defend themselves than a traditional police truncheon. The high-tech weapons can be deployed at a distance, increasing the safety for bobbies fighting crime on the streets. The same can be said for irritant spray, with officers now one and a half times more likely to favour using a Taser device for self-defence. “The new T10 offers a safer option for officers who find themselves in those dangerous situations.
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November 30, 2025 10:04 UTC
I’ve never owned British American Tobacco shares. What on earth was I thinking?
British and American Tobacco shares have made investors fortunes for decades, and there are times when Harvey Jones rues the day he decided not to buy them. I’ve been writing for The Motley Fool for 17 years or more but in all that time I’ve never once considered buying British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) shares. British American Tobacco has done quite nicely without my backing. The British American Tobacco share price up around 44% over one year and 70% over two. For others, British American Tobacco may still be worth considering today, especially for long-term dividend hunters.
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November 30, 2025 07:42 UTC
Westmorland and Furness Council motion on blood tests
On Thursday (November 27) members of Westmorland & Furness Council approved a motion on blood samples and post-operative wound care when they met at Kendal Town Hall. Councillor Andy Connell (Appleby and Brough, Lib Dem) proposed the motion and he was seconded by councillor John Murray (Kirkby Stephen and Tebay, Lib Dems). In addition, some GP surgeries across north and west Cumbria have also stopped administering blood tests and other procedures as part of a change in services. “These changes will ensure patients still receive the care they need—often more directly from the specialist service managing their condition. “We will continue to work constructively with our colleagues across health and care settings to support patients appropriately.”Patients are asked not to contact their GP practice about these changes.
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November 30, 2025 05:06 UTC