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Strikes planned for Tuesday and Thursday by London Underground drivers have been called off, the RMT union has announced The first 24-hour stoppage was planned to begin at midday tomorrow, with a second walkout commencing at noon on Thursday.The news saves commuters days of chaos as they tried to navigate around the nation’s capital.An RMT union spokesman said: “At the 11th hour the employer has shifted its position allowing us to further explore our members concerns around the imposition of new rosters, fatigue and safety issues.”The dispute is not over and more strike action will follow if we fail to…

Andy Burnham “could be the answer” to Labour’s ongoing problems, Geoff Hoon has told GB News.Speaking to the People’s Channel, the ex-Labour Defence Secretary said he is “fairly confident” that Mr Burnham will be confirmed as the by-election candidate in Makerfield.Asked by host Ellie Costello if he believes Mr Burnham is the “right person to fix the party’s problems”, Mr Hoon agreed.He admitted: “Well, he might be. I think what’s important is to see what happens, assuming that he is elected in Makerfield.”There will then be, I’m sure, more speculation about a leadership challenge and so on. But I think…

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was pictured using visible breathing assistance during a public engagement at the Constitution Day children’s parade on Sunday.The 52-year-old future queen was seen wearing a nasal cannula connected to an oxygen tank as she observed the festivities alongside her husband, Crown Prince Haakon, also 52, and their son Prince Sverre Magnus, 20.The royals gathered at their residence, Skaugum in Oslo, to watch the traditional parade.The Crown Princess has been managing pulmonary fibrosis since revealing her diagnosis eight years ago, a condition causing progressive lung scarring that makes breathing increasingly difficult.Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway was…

The Tories plan to force a vote to open up the North Sea after the Government confirmed that new licences would be banned.Shadow Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said her party would table an amendment to last week’s King’s Speech “to back our own energy resources in the North Sea”. As well as demanding new licences are issued, the Conservatives will be calling for Ed Miliband to approve applications for drilling to restart at Rosebank, Britain’s largest untapped oil field, and Jackdaw, a gas field.Work at both has been paused following legal challenges on climate grounds. The final decision rests with…

Sam Battle has sparked backlash after an unearthed interview clip resurfaced following the United Kingdom’s disastrous Eurovision result.The electronic artist, who performs under the stage name LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, represented the UK at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna with his controversial entry Eins, Zwei, Drei.However, after Britain finished rock bottom in Saturday’s grand final, social media users began resharing an awkward exchange between Mr Battle and a Dutch journalist.During the interview, the presenter asked the musician: “What’s the name of your song again?”Mr Battle represented the UK at The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | BBCMr Battle replied:…

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“There’s a real clock on it because one of the things that frightens me most of all is when people say, ‘We’ll miss the when it’s gone’. I certainly will and you certainly will, but I’m not sure that our children will, or their children will, because they don’t have the nostalgia around the .”

As they overperform on the pitch, it would be ignorant not to look at the restrictions Emery has been working under.Since he was appointed in 2022 only Wolves, Brentford, Brighton and Everton have a lower net spend than Villa’s £73.5m.That is down to the club needing to walk the financial tightrope and comply with profit and sustainability rules (PSR), making their overperformance even more impressive.As Villa celebrated reaching the Champions League in May 2024 Emery and head of football operations Damian Vidagany sat at the club’s end-of-season dinner worried. They were concerned how the club would avoid a PSR breach,…

Taxpayers have been left “stunned” after it was revealed that costs for funerals of violent criminals have exploded by 130 per cent, according to official figures.The amount taxpayers are paying towards funerals spent on high-security criminals who have died in custody has more than doubled in the last four years. Ministry of Justice figures reveal that six high-security prisons in England spent £53,613 in the last year, up from £23,315 in 2022/2023.William Yarwood, campaigns director at the Taxpayers’ Alliance, told GB News: “Taxpayers will be stunned that they are being forced to cover funeral costs for some of Britain’s most…

Labour must reduce welfare spending and borrowing or risk a backlash from financial markets as Britain’s borrowing costs continue to climb.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in its annual assessment of the UK economy that ministers must “stay the course on deficit reduction” to prevent further pressure on public finances.The IMF said there was only “limited” scope for additional tax rises following Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s £75billion of tax increases since taking office less than two years ago.With the tax burden now sitting at its highest level since the Second World War, the Fund warned that “difficult choices to contain…