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'We have recalled Agent Truss from the field, her work is complete': Ex-PM Liz Truss is brutally mocked by political opponents who joke she will be 'straight off to her beloved pork markets' after LOSING seat
05/07/24 10:13
Following confirmation that the former Tory bigwig had been ousted, many were quick to joke about her demise, many referencing how a lettuce had outlasted Ms Truss' stay in No 10. Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron, who was re-elected in Westmorland and Lonsdale, joked: 'We have recalled Agent Truss from the field, her work is complete.' Prominent TV chef Nigella Lawson , and daughter of Margaret Thatcher's chancellor Nigel Lawson, simply shared an emoji of a lettuce surrounded by two people cartwheeling....read
Gloating luvvies stick the boot into the Tories: Lily Allen, Gary Neville and Carol Vorderman lead smug celebrity social media posts rejoicing Labour landslide
05/07/24 06:13Arch-cheerleader Carol Vorderman led Left-wing luvvies' gloating celebrations on social media alongside a slew of celebrities who all wanted their moment in the limelight.It's the Nadine Dorries show! Former culture secretary upstages Emily Maitlis with Boris secret text and even accuses Alastair Campbell of sexism in box office Channel Four appearance
04/07/24 22:27Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries stole the show on election night as she accused Alastair Campbell of sexism and revealed Boris Johnson had been texting her.Submit your burning questions for our special general election Q&A TODAY
02/07/24 09:50We're inviting YOU to submit your burning election questions for The Mail's Sarah Vine and Andrew Pierce to tackle during tomorrow's episode of The Reaction.Prison governors 'warned jails will hit breaking point in July' due to overcrowding
20/06/24 08:01Prison heads have been warned by HM Prison and Probation Service officials that an 'operational capacity breaking point' will arrive just days after the July 4 election.Labour's Jovan Owusu-Nepaul standing against against Nigel Farage in Clacton is dubbed Britain's new most stylish politician thanks to his very fashionable suits and bold jumpers
19/06/24 09:48Labour's candidate who is standing against Nigel Farage in Clacton is Britain's new most stylish politician. Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, is the Reform UK candidate's dapper competition in Clacton.Not sure how to vote on July 4? Read MailOnline's interactive manifesto by manifesto guide to where the Tories, Labour and Reform stand on immigration, the NHS, and gender ID
19/06/24 08:41Struggling on who to vote for come July 4? MailOnline has put together handy tool below where you can see each major party's stance on key election issues...Revealed: Nearly a THIRD of voters who backed the Tories in 2019 now support Reform
17/06/24 10:51According to a scathing YouGov poll, 32 per cent of those who backed Boris Johnson in the last election intend to vote for Nigel Farage 's party come July 4.Will a vote for Reform gift Labour a win in YOUR constituency? Analysis shows Tories could claw back extra 110 seats and erode Keir Starmer's 'super-majority' if disillusioned supporters toying with Nigel Farage's party return to the Conservative fold
14/06/24 07:18Mega-polls published last week suggest the Tories are on track to hold just 126 MPs, in what would be the party's worst electoral result for over a century.Bread Davey! Lib Dem leader Sir Ed dons a chef's hat during school baking lesson in latest fun election campaign gimmick after slip 'n slide, clowning around on a bike and throwing himself off a paddleboard
31/05/24 13:49Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey (pictured) today donned a chef's hat during a school baking lesson for his latest in a series of fun general election campaign gimmicks at a school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.UK Local Elections 2024 RECAP: Rishi Sunak admits results are 'disappointing' after Labour win Blackpool South and sweep to victories at councils across England - but Conservatives boosted by mayoral win in Tees Valley
02/05/24 19:42Live updates as the polls close after millions of Britons cast their votes in the 2024 local elections with predictions the Conservatives could suffer huge council losses.Liz Truss is right - the Tory party's MP selection process has been so taken over by wokery that even a raging Communist could be picked as a candidate, whistleblower tells ANNA MIKHAILOVA and GLEN OWEN
20/04/24 15:59Squashed into a steamy corner of The Spectator's office in Westminster, Liz Truss warned fellow members of the Tory Right that they were losing the battle for the future of the party.Labour's poll lead cut by six points as Tories pause infighting - as Rishi Sunak remains coy over when he will call a general election
10/04/24 10:12Support for the Conservatives has risen by three points to 27 per cent at the same time as Labour and Reform have both dropped back.MP honeytrapper used pictures of students in their late teens as bait in order to obtain phone numbers of parliamentarians
10/04/24 01:00The pair, who are now in the late 20s, had decade-old images of themselves used by a suspected scammer who targeted more than 20 members of parliament, researchers and journalists.French spies are immune to honeytrap schemes as their wives 'already know they're having affairs', France's 'MI6' reveals
10/04/24 00:50French spies are immune to honeytrap schemes as their wives already know that they are having affairs, the French counterpart to MI6 has revealed (stock photo).Liz Truss reveals the advice Queen Elizabeth gave her before she died which the former PM now wishes she had listened to
09/04/24 20:32Liz Truss (right) was advised by the late Queen (left) to 'pace' herself, the former prime minister has revealed. Ms Truss met the monarch at Balmoral just two days before her death in September 2022.Moment ex-soldier holds back tears as he pays emotional tribute to British military hero who was killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza: 'He was an outstanding individual'
04/04/24 07:56Ex-soldier Mark Townsend (left) held back tears as he today paid an emotional tribute to British military hero and friend James Kirby (right), 47, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday.Controversial former RAF base earmarked for 2,000 asylum seekers finds ground gases and unexploded artillery on the land, minister claims
02/04/24 12:40Lincolnshire's RAF Scampton (pictured) is one of the three sites the Home Office intends to use to house asylum seekers in the hope it will be cheaper than using hotels.Fat fishermen catch a break after ban stopping them from going to sea if they were too heavy is lifted by the Transport Secretary
28/03/24 12:03The Transport Secretary has lifted a ban on overweight fisherman (fole photo) working at sea after outcry from the fishing industry.First British field hospital opens in Gaza to treat patients for conditions ranging from minor illnesses to bullet wounds
24/03/24 01:43The first British-funded field hospital has opened in Gaza to treat patients for conditions ranging from minor illnesses to injuries as serious as bullet wounds. The hospital was set up by NGO UK-Med.The government must 'be true Tories again' by bringing in 'significant' tax cuts at Jeremy Hunt's budget next week, MPs warn
27/02/24 22:09Jeremy Hunt (pictured) must implement significant tax cuts to give the Conservatives a chance at the next election, MPs have warned. Sources say the Chancellor has limited room for manoeuvre.Fury as local Labour branch pressures pub into cancelling Conservative-run debate with gender-critical campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen as a panellist
17/02/24 15:02Labour has been accused of being 'undemocratic authoritarians' after a local party pressured a venue into cancelling a Conservative-run debate over the attendance of gender-critical campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen.Two stowaway migrants found in the luggage hold of a coach after a school trip to France were treated with 'compassion' by staff and parents despite claims they left bags 'covered in urine'
13/02/24 15:40Two stowaway migrants who were found hiding in the luggage hold of a school coach were treated with 'compassion' by staff and parents and presented 'no threat', Hounsdown School in Hampshire said.'Cut-price' physician associates illegally ordered more than 1,000 NHS hospital tests including X-rays and CT scans despite not having any formal medical training - as doctors slam 'direct threat to patient safety'
02/02/24 16:55Physician associates working at a Leeds NHS trust ordered 1,168 tests which expose patients to radiation. Emily Chesterton (pictured), 30, died after a clot was written off as anxiety.Defence chief backs calls to build new memorial honouring the Navy's slave trade busters: Lord Alan West throws his weight behind effort spearheaded by Penny Mordaunt
06/01/24 19:03Admiral Lord Alan West (pictured) has thrown his weight behind a campaign to create the first memorial to the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron, which seized slave trade vessels bound for the Americas.Reform UK hits 11% in new poll threat to the Tories as Nigel Farage delivers stark warning to Rishi Sunak that migration will be 'number one issue' at the next election
12/12/23 10:09The I'm A Celebrity bronze medal winner and former Ukip leader hit out after emerging from the Australian bush to leap straight back into UK politics .QUENTIN LETTS: Biffy Rishi was angrier than Oliver Cromwell's wart as he addressed the latest Tory infighting at an emergency news conference
07/12/23 22:15QUENTIN LETTS: There is something rather liberating when a polite technocrat loses his rag. Boy, Rishi Sunak was cross. The PM called a news conference to address the Tory infighting.The shadowy Russian cyber unit behind attacks on British MPs: FSB's 'Centre 18' is named by UK as source of the attacks using group dubbed 'Star Blizzard' or 'Cold River' - as two of its members are hit with sanctions
07/12/23 16:53The unit was allegedly run by intelligence officer Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko and bodybuilder Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets.Russia 'targeted hundreds of MPs, civil servants and academics in eight-year hacking campaign': Spies working for security agency FSB 'snooped on private emails and conversations in sustained attempt to interfere in British politics'
07/12/23 11:10Leo Docherty said the move was an attempt to 'interfere in UK political processes'.Bus services across the UK look set to be brought back under public control after Manchester becomes the first to take its fleet out of private hands
07/12/23 01:35Bus services are across the UK could be set to be brought back under public control after Manchester became the first to take its fleet out of private hands under Labour Mayor Andy Burnham (pictured).QUENTIN LETTS: It just wasn't working for the Covid Inquiry's menswear model KC. Boris Johnson had done his homework - and after hours on the stand, he looked more chipper than when he started
06/12/23 22:14QUENTIN LETTS: Taking his place at the Covid inquiry, Boris Johnson seemed miserable, deflated, wrung dry. Having sworn the oath, he slumped at the witness table and was wary.How much will YOUR energy bill go up? Use our calculator to find out how the 5% Ofgem price cap rise will affect your gas and electric costs in January
23/11/23 15:39A new online calculator can show you how much your energy bill will go up - as Ofgem announced that the average household energy bill will rise by £94 a year to £1,931 from January.After five years, 24 court appearances, 20 judges and £85,000 in legal aid, Britain finally sends plane-mutiny rapist back to Somalia... with plush hotel, armed guards and therapy you paid for
18/11/23 22:00EXCLUSIVE: It has taken five years to send Yaqub Ahmed (pictured) back to Somalia - with Ministers forced to offer concessions to break his relentless cycle of dubious human rights appeals.SIR NIGEL WILSON: Reducing stamp duty for older people who want to downsize will free up houses for the next generation
28/10/23 23:01SIR NIGEL WILSON: More than a million people are on the waiting list for homes, yet British houses have millions of unused bedrooms. Too many properties are expensive to heat.Bankrupt Birmingham Council faces calls to explain gaping £116MILLION black hole in its school taxi spending figures - but Labour authority is still yet to publish the audit reports...
28/10/23 12:06EXCLUSIVE: Questions have been raised over the £116million black hole in bankrupt Birmingham City Council's school taxi bills, as spending chief Mike Smith (pictured) appeared unable to account for it.Border force teams are poised to rescue 200 Britons trapped in Gaza as Rishi Sunak pushes for a pause in the fighting to allow aid to reach besieged Palestinians
26/10/23 21:38Rishi Sunak (pictured) has sent Border Force teams to Egypt to help evacuate Britons still trapped in Gaza. The PM is also pushing for a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow aid in.Half a million jobless parents on benefits face up to 30 hours a week searching for work after overhaul by ministers
26/10/23 00:25Half a million jobless parents on benefits will have to spend nearly twice as long looking for work, after an overhaul by ministers. Previously, parents could spend as little as 16 hours a week.Michael Gove's renters' reforms which could end no-fault evictions and strengthen tenants' rights survive Tory discontent in Parliament
24/10/23 00:05Housing Secretary Michael Gove's (pictured) flagship rental reforms cleared another hurdle in Parliament with Labour's help last night, despite resistance from some of his own backbenchers.Iran and its Hamas proxy have been emboldened by Western weakness: Hybrid warfare expert BOB SEELY explains how Tehran's tentacles are spreading remorselessly through the Middle East
07/10/23 21:56BOB SEELY: The timing of brutal attacks by Hamas has been triggered by an attempt to exploit bitter internal divisions in Israel but on a deeper level, the assault has been driven by Hamas's overlord Iran.Warning over shortage of ADHD medication as patients reveal they have had to try dozens of pharmacies to get hold of tablets as charity compares impact to 'removing a wheelchair from a disabled person'
07/10/23 20:16ADHD patient Jess Price (pictured), 26, from London, who takes atomoxetine, said none of the 43 pharmacies they called as far as an hour away, were able to supply a full month's of pills.Cash-strapped Brighton Labour council plans a new 10 per cent 'sales tax' on beach huts in bid to plug £70m financial black hole
04/10/23 09:50Owners of Brighton beach huts could face a new 10 per cent effective sales tax as cash-strapped Labour-run Brighton and Hove City Council tries to plug a £70million black hole in its budget.Bankrupt Birmingham Council spent £4.5million on mostly online tuition and unsupervised 'home study' for expelled children - with the £30,000-per-pupil annual bill nearly twice that of one of the city's most expensive private schools
30/09/23 12:04EXCLUSIVE: Flexible Learning (pictured) was paid more than £4.5million in three years by Birmingham City Council despite having no written contract, according to an internal audit.Loophole means our road will NEVER be fixed: Locals left wading in pothole-strewn street that both the council and developer refuse to repair
30/09/23 08:28EXCLUSIVE: For Sarah Ahmed (pictured), 35, and her wheelchair-bound daughter, 13, potholes and flooding on their rode in Bolton, Manchester make simply getting out of their front garden a daily battle.Is Rishi Sunak planning to stub out smoking? Prime Minister is considering raising the smoking age to phase out the habit among younger generations
22/09/23 21:02Rishi Sunak (pictured) is considering gradually raising the smoking age to phase out the habit among younger generations. The PM is said to be looking at introducing the toughest anti-smoking measures.Senior Birmingham Council official in charge of overseeing city's school taxi drivers worked from same building as cab firm at centre of £11M over-pay probe during three years when it's annual profits rose 1,900% to £1.6M
17/09/23 08:40EXCLUSIVE: Jay Shimano (pictured), an official at now-bankrupt Birmingham City Council worked for two years in the same tiny community centre as a school transport firm that it was his job to regulate.Rishi Sunak warns China that interference in British politics 'will never be tolerated' as Tories demand Beijing is labelled a 'threat' after Parliamentary researcher is arrested on suspicion of spying
11/09/23 07:38Suella Braverman and security minister Tom Tugendhat are said to want China classed as a risk to the UK's 'safety and interests' under new national security laws.Bankruptcy of Birmingham CANNOT be blamed on Government funding cuts as leaked internal report contradicts attempts by Labour to blame ministers for the collapse of its flagship council
06/09/23 21:04Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) today tried to blame ministers for the collapse of Labour's Birmingham council, saying it had been 'stripped of funding'. But a report ordered by the party disagrees.How fraudsters are stealing 'BILLIONS' using chip and pin hack... because banks refuse to admit the scam exists
03/09/23 08:58Scientists like security engineering professor Ross Anderson (pictured), have been able to show for more than a decade that chip and PIN is vulnerable to hacked card machines.Force Lucy Letby to face horrors of her crimes: Calls for baby killer nurse to be dragged into court to hear statements of victims' families - as murderer faces whole life order today and detectives fear she could have killed 30 more newborns
21/08/23 06:27Former justice secretary Robert Buckland called for the sentencing to be played into Letby's cell if she does not attend, regardless of her wishes.Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby demand 'cowardly' child killer is dragged to court for sentencing - as Government vows to FORCE nurse to attend if she refuses to face victims' families
20/08/23 21:34Lucy Letby (pictured), 33, is expected to refuse to appear in the dock when the judge imposes her punishment later today but the Government has today vowed to force the child killer to attend.FBI 'didn't investigate Prince Andrew's links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein because he's a royal', lawyer for billionaire sex offender's victims claims in new US documentary
20/08/23 21:19Lawyer Lisa Bloom claimed in upcoming US documentary Secrets of Prince Andrew (pictured) said the FBI did not take action over witnesses who could be interviewed about his connections to Epstein.The SNP has been 'captured and controlled' by British agents, claims former Nationalist MSP as he even blames spooks for the party's unpopular policies
16/08/23 23:14Former Nationalist MSP Campbell Martin (pictured) was ridiculed last night after he claimed that British spies had 'captured and controlled' the Scottish Government after infiltrating the SNP.STEPHEN GLOVER: The new inflation figures put a real spring in my step - and that was before England saw off the Aussies!
16/08/23 21:00STEPHEN GLOVER: Are these the first rays of hope? Glimmerings that a turning point has at last been reached? I am speaking of yesterday's encouraging inflation figures.DAILY MAIL COMMENT: How can 2.5million be incapable of work?
15/08/23 23:24DAILY MAIL COMMENT: At first glance, the record 7.8% rise in wages announced yesterday looks like a bonanza for British workers. But with inflation at 7.9%, it is swallowed by costs.Rishi Sunak accuses Keir Starmer of putting women and girls at risk with a U-turn on trans self-identification
15/08/23 21:17Rishi Sunak has hit out at Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (pictured) after he used an event near Glasgow to say that he would not have blocked the SNP's proposed gender ID reforms.Rishi Sunak defends Bibby Stockholm plan despite series of setbacks as he argues it's 'unfair for British taxpayers to fork out millions to house illegal migrants in hotels'
15/08/23 11:48The Prime Minister (pictured) has defended the Government's decision to accommodate migrants on the Bibby Stockholm barge despite a series of setbacks - after they were removed on Friday.MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Can Suella succeed where other Ministers have woefully failed?
05/08/23 22:06MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Aren't you very weary of Government promises to solve the problem of illicit migration into this country? The Mail on Sunday certainly is....Legal watchdog is set to enjoy greater powers to punish rogue lawyers after the Mail's undercover investigation revealed firms offering to submit false asylum claims in exchange for thousands of pounds
04/08/23 21:16A legal watchdog could be given greater powers to monitor and punish rogue lawyers following an undercover investigation by the Mail (pictured: VP Lingajothy who asked for £10k for an asylum claim).Aberdeen-based Paddington rail station boss who earns £300,000 claims £10,000 a year on expenses to FLY to different UK stations rather than take the train
29/07/23 23:22Network Rail boss Michelle Handforth (pictured), who lives in Aberdeen, claimed almost £10k in the last financial year for 72 flights to stations across the UK, rather than take the train.PETER HITCHENS: Brazen shoplifting across Britain is just the start... actual anarchy is now not very far off
29/07/23 21:00PETER HITCHENS: The current wave of shoplifting is especially frightening. It is not some invented panic. And others close to me have witnessed it in recent days (Co-op hit by thieves pictured).'Think twice before imposing Ulez tax on hard-working Brits': Rishi Sunak blasts Sadiq Khan for his hated low emission zone expansion plan
28/07/23 21:00Keir Starmer faced fresh calls last night for him to try to delay the expansion of London's Ulez. Tories said he should 'get off the fence' and force the mayor to protect motorists set to pay Ulez (zone pictured).Tory Mayor of London hopeful Susan Hall says a ban on new petrol and diesel cars 'is not going to happen'
27/07/23 21:15Susan Hall (pictured), who was chosen last week as Conservative candidate for London mayor, became the latest senior Tory to pile pressure on Sunak to drop the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars.JAMES ESSES: Don't be fooled by Labour's cynical 'U-turn' on gender ID. The party is still in the thrall of radical trans ideology
25/07/23 23:02JAMES ESSES: During 'Pride Month' in 2021, Sir Keir Starmer recorded a video addressed to the LGBT+ community. The Labour leader boasted: 'We're committed to updating the GRA.'Sir Trevor Phillips will take over from Sophy Ridge as new host of Sky News' flagship Sunday morning politics show, broadcaster confirms
16/07/23 12:39The veteran news anchor and former politician, 69, previously filled in for Ridge during her 2021 maternity leave, becoming the first person of colour to host a flagship UK politics show in the UK.Nearly half over-50s who quit their jobs during Covid now live 'in poverty', think-tank finds
06/07/23 23:35Half the older people (file photo) who dropped out of the workforce at the start of the pandemic found themselves struggling financially, it is claimed today.Broken electric vehicles need 'quarantining' under government guidelines, driving up the costs for mechanics and insurers
06/07/23 23:10Electric car owners face soaring insurance and repair costs over fears the vehicles could explode (file photo of Tesla which caught fire on a road in the US in 2020) after minor collisions.Chemicals tycoon warns the UK has its head in the clouds with wind power ambitions
06/07/23 21:45Chemicals tycoon and billionaire owner of Ineos Sir Jim Ratcliffe (pictured) has launched a blistering attack on UK energy policy - saying 'you are not able to power the whole of the UK on wind.'TOM UTLEY: It's been a bumper week for hypocrites. But there's one whose brass-necked chutzpah took my breath away!
06/07/23 21:39TOM UTLEY: Today it's my privilege to announce the inaugural winner of my Black Pot award for the week's most breathtaking hypocrite in public life. Grant Shapps, Bernard Jenkin, or Tony Blair?Water firms are planning new price rises for customers, Ofwat chief warns as he says Thames Water customers won't have to cover cost if firm collapses
05/07/23 17:03Water companies are planning further price rises for households, the chief of industry regulator Ofwat has warned. David Black also said Thames Water customers will not cover the cost if it collapses.Top Tories call for Bernard Jenkin to resign as the Boris Johnson Partygate accuser faces his OWN police investigation into claims he attended a lockdown-busting party himself
04/07/23 21:11Scotland Yard has launched a probe into a 'birthday drinks' bash for the wife of Sir Bernard Jenkin (pictured with wife Anna) amid evidence of 'a serious and flagrant breach' of Covid rules.China offers £100,000 for help leading to the arrests of three UK-based human rights activists as Beijing seeks their extradition
03/07/23 21:47Beijing has approached Interpol to demand warrants for activists Nathan Law (pictured), Finn Lau and Mung Siu-Tat who spoke out against repressive reforms in Hong Kong.RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Will it be my turn next to have my bank accounts closed for not holding the 'right' views?
03/07/23 21:01RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: After four decades with the same bank, Coutts, Nigel Farage (pictured) has been told his custom is no longer welcome. It's still not entirely clear why this has happened.Bosses of big banks tell Rishi Sunak that social media firms including Meta should pay more in battle against online fraud 'pandemic' that is costing British consumers £1.2billion a year
17/06/23 17:20Bosses of Britain's biggest banks have told the Prime Minister that technology firms such as Meta should pay more in the battle to combat the 'pandemic' of online fraud that costs consumers £1.2bn a year.Political prisoner and Kremlin critic is granted honorary Canadian citizenship after he was jailed for 25 years in Russia on treason charges - in hope it will increase chances he'll be freed alive
09/06/23 15:56Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, an ally of Boris Nemtsov, was jailed in Russia for 25 years. His close friend Bill Browder spoke with Dailymail.com about Canada's move to make him an honorary citizen.Dua Lipa slams ministers' 'short-sighted and small minded' language on migrants and reveals the way the Government has discussed Albanians caused her 'hurt'
04/06/23 00:44Singer Dua Lipa (pictured), born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, said the way the Government has discussed Albanians caused her 'hurt' as she called for 'more empathy'.ANDREW NEIL: If you think your taxes are high under the Conservatives... just you wait until Labour gets in
02/06/23 21:00ANDREW NEIL: Britain's tax burden is at a seven-decade high, yet politicians of all hues want to slap still more taxes on us.Boris Johnson and the WhatsApp Covid row explained: Why it matters and what happens next
02/06/23 13:47Here is everything you need to know about the row and what it means for those involved.EMILY PRESCOTT: Ex-Boris Johnson aide Cleo 'The Gazelle' Watson gets a little ruffled before launch of her bonkbuster
28/05/23 00:03EMILY PRESCOTT: Ex-Downing Street aide Cleo Watson (pictured) was forced to take action before the launch party of her bonkbuster book Whips - after discovering her dress was too risqué.End the 'feudal' leasehold system that is making our lives a misery: Fury of leaseholders trapped paying £32K-a-year service charges to live in rundown buildings as owners accuse freeholders of 'leeching off the system'
18/05/23 13:09EXCLUSIVE: Retired bank clerk Anna Scoffin pays a £32,000 service charge for her three-bedroom leasehold apartment in East London.Laughing Rishi Sunak shares photos of his meeting with Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper (and says pair 'compared hairstyles' in nod to Amazon Prime series) - as PM vows to protect British farmers
16/05/23 12:22Cooper visited Mr Sunak with his co-star Charlie Ireland for a 'Farm to Fork' a summit aimed at securing the UK's supermarket supply chains.
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- Bette Midler, 73, reveals if she was ever asked to join Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills... after she promised to talk some 's***' on the show
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- Ryan Giggs' pregnant girlfriend Zara Charles displays her growing baby bump while running errands in Cheshire
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- Euphoria season 3 confirmed to begin filming in January 2025 with entire main cast returning including Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney
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- Princess Anne returns to royal duties for the first time since suffering concussion in horse-related accident as she attends riding event
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- EXCLUSIVEAlexandra Burke reveals how she came close to a mental breakdown and struggled to 'control the madness' in her life
- Lana Del Rey models cut-off shorts as she enjoys a fun day with friends in NYC... after dropping a music video for Tough featuring Quavo
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- Sami Sheen, 20, poses in a skimpy pink bikini in Italy... before the OnlyFans star is set to appear with mom Denise Richards on a new TV show
- Popular comedian confirms his hit BBC comedy has been AXED after just two series
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- Sharon Stone, 66, recreates her iconic Basic Instinct scene (32 YEARS after starring in the film!) as she slips into red lace lingerie for a sexy shoot
- Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein enjoy day date at Wimbledon while Vick Hope and Lauren Silverman make the most of the sunshine
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- Katy Perry has a VIBRATOR in her tool belt as a 'bold declaration of women's sexual liberation' for her Woman's World music video
- Richard Simmons turns 76! Reclusive fitness guru reveals how he'll celebrate in VERY rare interview and says he's 'grateful to be alive' after skin cancer
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- Queen Mary and King Frederik X of Denmark beam as they watch the Changing of the Guard at their summer home in Graasten after months of frosty appearances
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- Beaming Amanda Abbington shares a laugh with director Jez Bond during show rehearsals as Giovanni Pernice is 'hit by fresh legal action'
- Kim Kardashian stuns in bridal white as she and sister Khloe head to lavish three-day wedding of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son
- Netflix fans go wild for new gay Japanese dating series - with viewers claiming it is BETTER than American reality TV
- Pregnant Jorgie Porter cradles her baby bump in a blush crop top and midi skirt as she arrives at beauty event
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- Gypsy Rose Blanchard insists she will NEVER put her child on TV - as she reveals how she plans to tell her first born about her mother's murder
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- Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling put on a cosy display at Prince William's charity polo match
- Holly Ramsay and Olympic boyfriend of three years Adam Peaty spark speculation they are are engaged as she sports a huge emerald ring on her finger
- Emma Corrin looks amazing in edgy black mini dress as they join Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman at Deadpool & Wolverine photocall
- Olympic medalist Greg Louganis makes a rare appearance with his dog in LA... after splitting from husband of nearly 8 years John Chaillot
- Love Island's Uma Jammeh and Wil Anderson silence naysayers by looking utterly loved-up during their first night out since leaving the show
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- Pink looks edgy in a white zip-up dress with a chunky black belt and boots as she takes a break from her tour to attend Wimbledon
- Serena Williams hits the red carpet with mini-me daughter Olympia, six, and husband Alexis Ohanian before hosting the 2024 ESPY Awards
- Georgina Rodriguez stuns in a skimpy bikini on family getaway while Cristiano Ronaldo looks in high spirits following Portugal's devastating Euro loss
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- Renee Zellweger wraps up to film Bridget Jones 4 Christmas scene with her onscreen daughter after angering A-list stars during filming
- Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle is forced to pull out of festival with 'exhaustion' following group's nationwide tour
- Love Island cast 'WILL be able to watch England's Euro 2024 final against Spain - despite being banned from learning General Election results'
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- EXCLUSIVEBikini-clad Vogue Williams and shirtless Spencer Matthews display their enviable physiques as they enjoy a day at the beach in Spain
- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck PUBLICLY list their Beverly Hills marital home for whopping $68M after actor moved out... as divorce rumors reach fever pitch
- Jeopardy! fans left FUMING after episode was dramatically cut short seconds before the final round: 'The worst thing you can do to a daily viewer'
- Katy Perry releases Woman's World music video - as singer channels a sexy Rosie the Riveter
- EastEnders airs surprise reference to Euros 2024 as Martin Fowler, Alfie Moon, and Harvey Monroe gather in the square to cheer on England
- Kim Kardashian goes braless in a sexy dress as she and sister Khloe arrive in Mumbai to attend wedding of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's son
- Simon Cowell invites transgender men to apply for his quest to find the nation's next big band as bosses widen their search after disappointing turnout at auditions in Liverpool
- EXCLUSIVEGiovanni Pernice calls officers 'heroes' as he is a special guest at the Police Bravery Awards amid BBC's Strictly misconduct probe
- Lorde shares racy Instagram selfies after seemingly casting aside issues with fellow pop superstar Charli XCX
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- ITV bosses make shock U-turn to air Love Island at the same time as the Euro 2024 final
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