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Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens

Getty ImagesLiv McMahon and Philippa Wain, Technology reportersOlder teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced - though they will be...

POLL: Should benefit claimants be allowed to ignore hosepipe ban?

Some benefit claimants have been given permission to ignore hosepipe bans during drought restrictions across the south of England.Since July 11, water companies in 13 counties have introduced...

New era for Gibraltar with removal of 118-year-old border controls with Spain

Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporter, Gibraltar13 July 2026, 00:29 BSTEvery weekday morning, Shilpi Chotrani rides her bicycle from her home in the Spanish town of La Línea de la Concepción to...

Ann Widdecombe's furious row with 'coward' child killer Mark Philpott

Ann Widdecombe once launched into a fierce row with child killer Mark Philpott live on air. The late Reform UK minister, who sadly died on Friday (July 10), once spent a week with Mick and Mairead...

Nightmare for Andy Burnham as Labour told 'broken' benefits system must change

Andy Burnham is set to enter 10 Downing Street within weeks (Image: Getty)Disability benefits are “no longer fit for purpose”, a new review warns. The interim Timms report, which was commissioned...

Disability benefit not fit for purpose, minister leading review says

Getty ImagesJoshua Nevett, Political reporter and Iain Watson, Political correspondent7 hours agoA key disability benefit is not working for millions of disabled people or the...

British Airways 'suspends crew' after alleged boozy hotel night forces flight cancellation

The Express understands British Airways has suspended four cabin crew members after an alleged night of heavy drinking at a luxury Barbados resort forced the cancellation of a scheduled flight back...

Farage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election

ReutersKate WhannelPolitical reporter18 minutes agoLabour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Green Party and Restore Britain have all ruled out contesting the Clacton by-election...

Farage resigns as MP and vows to fight by-election amid finances row

PA MediaRichard WheelerPolitical reporter7 July 2026, 12:34 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoNigel Farage says he will resign as MP for Clacton and stand in the subsequent by-election, after facing intense...

Chris Mason: Farage attempts to seize back the agenda after finance row

PA MediaChris MasonPolitical editor18 minutes agoNigel Farage has long had a capacity for political theatre – and here he goes again.Having tantalised Westminster with a teasing social media post...

Jordan Bardella: The 'blank canvas' who could be France's youngest president

Getty ImagesLaura Gozzi32 minutes agoAs a teenager, Jordan Bardella says he was self-conscious about his name.Making his foray into politics with the far-right National Rally (RN), his peers answered...

France's Marine Le Pen, who brought hard-right National Rally to cusp of electoral success

AFP via Getty ImagesPaul KirbyEurope digital editor32 minutes agoMarine Le Pen has tasted defeat before, but if the Paris appeal court bars her from running in the 2027 presidential election, it...

Nigel Farage vs the establishment – ultimate political survivor faces fight of his life

Nigel Farage has survived cancer, a plane crash and the I’m A Celebrity jungle. He defied the odds and establishment over Brexit and finally became an MP at the eighth time of trying. Not to...

Calls for red tape to be slashed to allow more trees on high streets

Labour has been urged to slash red tape to allow more trees to be planted on high streets and other urban areas. Tory MP Aphra Brandreth warned that the planting of trees is being "blocked by...

Wegovy weight loss pill now available in UK - here's what you need to know

Getty ImagesSmitha MundasadHealth reporter19 minutes agoThe once-a-day Wegovy weight loss pill is now available to buy privately from High Street and online pharmacies in the UK - but is not yet on...