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Liam Payne to be remembered at private funeral Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne are attending the singer’s funeral, just over a month after he died at the age of 31. The private service is taking place on Wednesday in Buckinghamshire, north-west of London. The musician died after falling from a third-floor … Read more

‘Terrible!’ Chris Philp furious as winter fuel cuts threaten to plunge thousands of pensioners into poverty Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has accused Labour of “hoodwinking” its MPs into voting for winter fuel allowance cuts after government modelling revealed 100,000 pensioners could be pushed into poverty. Speaking to GB News, Philp called the situation “terrible” … Read more

Lidl: Men buy more from the middle aisle, boss reveals Alamy Men are buying more from Lidl’s middle aisle, its UK boss has said as the supermarket returned to profit after a loss-making year. Ryan McDonnell said the middle of Lidl, known for its unusual stock which ranges from power tools to inflatables, had a … Read more

POLL OF THE DAY: Is Jeremy Clarkson right that Labour should back down on farmer’s inheritance tax? VOTE NOW Jeremy Clarkson has called on Labour to “admit” they made a mistake and “back down” on the farmer’s inheritance tax raid. Addressing a crowd at Tuesday’s farmers’ protest in Westminster, the Clarkson’s farm star ripped into … Read more

BBC’s Glenn Campbell: The reality of my life with a brain tumour Warning: This video contains scenes which some viewers may find distressing As I waited for brain surgery, I instinctively pressed record on my phone camera, thinking I might be documenting the final months of my life. I have made a career telling other … Read more

Budget has made economic growth ‘fall off a cliff’, claims Sir John Redwood Conservative MP Sir John Redwood has launched a scathing attack on Labour’s recent budget, claiming economic growth has “fallen off a cliff” due to the Government’s fiscal measures. Speaking on GB News, the former minister dismissed Labour’s claims of inheriting a £22billion … Read more

Farmers protest against inheritance tax changes The farmers’ demonstration was best summed up in two images: real tractors being driven by farmers around Parliament Square, and beside them a collection of toy tractors being peddled around by their children. They illustrated the essence of the farmers’ argument: there is a deep-seated cultural expectation that they … Read more

‘The Treasury got their sums wrong on farmer inheritance tax – and the people in the middle simply won’t be fine’ I think somebody in the Treasury got their sums wrong when they were advising the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves. You see, the Labour Government says it’s not a problem – 75 per cent of farms … Read more

Winter fuel cut to put 50,000 pensioners into relative poverty An additional 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year as a result of cuts to the winter fuel allowance, the government’s own estimates have revealed. Earlier this year, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the £300 payment would be restricted to all but the … Read more

‘Labour out to shore up that urban vote’ Aled Thomas hits out at Starmer descend on London to protest Labour is “heading for a class war like we had with Margaret Thatcher,” Welsh chairman of the Conservative Rural Forum, Aled Thomas has claimed. His comments come as farmers descend on London to protest against Labour’s … Read more