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Andy Burnham could decide to call an early general election before Christmas, the country’s top union official has told GB News.TUC general secretary Paul Nowak told Chopper’s Political Podcast that the Prime Minister could decide to trigger a shock snap election after he publishes his 10-year plan later this autumn.Mr Nowak told GB News: “I don’t think that the public are battering down Andy Burnham’s door in Downing Street, saying, ‘Let’s have a general election’. We’ve got to get through the first budget.”Let’s see Andy’s 10-year plan. He might decide, actually, ‘I’ve not got enough room within the manifesto to…

Allies of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have responded firmly to King Charles’s newly issued guidance that characterised the couple’s position as “akin to private citizens.”Those in the Sussexes’ circle maintain that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex remain recognisable public figures whose circumstances make an ordinary private existence impossible.”They are public figures,” a source close to the couple told People. “Members of the public know who they are. The idea that they can live a normal, ‘private’ life is sadly not realistic.”The couple’s allies also made a pointed observation: had Harry and Meghan truly been private individuals, there would…

Scottish duo The Proclaimers have launched a fierce defence of JK Rowling, taking aim at the Harry Potter franchise’s leading actors for failing to stand by the author amid the ongoing gender debate.Charlie Reid did not hold back when discussing Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, stating: “Those f***ing bairns who Rowling made massive fortunes for… “It was not necessary that each of them stood up and agreed with her, but you would have thought someone would stand up and say, ‘We live in a free country. Thank goodness we have freedom of speech!'”Speaking to The Telegraph, he added:…

The father of one of the five men who were killed in a wrong-way crash with a police car has been charged with assaulting someone at his son’s funeral.Gye Worthy, 39, was arrested at Teesside Crematorium in Middlesbrough following a disturbance during the service on Wednesday.His son Cole Worthy, 17, died when the Volkswagon Passat he and four others were in collided with a marked armed police car on the A66 in South Bank in the early hours of 22 August.Cleveland Police said Gye Worthy has been charged with common assault and obstructing police and is due to appear at…

Irish Open, first round leaderboard-5 J Niemann (Chile); -3 S Lowry (Ire), S Norris (SA), A Meronk (Pol, 15*), M Steinlechner (Austria, 13*), R Paratore (Ita, 12*); -2 K Kobori, (NZ), R Cabrera (Spa), T McKibbin (NI), P Reed (US), C Syme (Sco), N Noergaard (Den), F Lacroix (Fra), J Skov Olesen (Den, 17*), R Langasque (Fra, 16*), D Law (Sco, 12*)Selected others: -1 E Ferguson (Sco), A Sullivan (Eng), N Hoejgaard (Den), R McIlroy (NI); Level J Rahm (Spa); +1 P Harrington (Ire); +2 R MacIntyre (Sco); +3 L Donald (Eng); +5 S Garcia (Spa), B Koepka (US); +8…

Dozens of parakeets have died in a south-east London park after allegedly being attacked with catapults by groups of youths, according to a wildlife charity.Greenwich Wildlife Network said 43 ring-necked parakeets had been found dead at Priory Gardens in Orpington over a three-week period.The charity said the deaths were part of a wider pattern of attacks on wildlife at the park that has reportedly continued for several years.According to the organisation, groups of youths have been seen waiting until parakeets settle in trees after dark before using bright lights to disturb them and firing catapults at the birds.Volunteers have also…

Labour is playing a “dangerous game” by sanctioning Israel and could harm the Gazans as a result, a former UK diplomat based in Tel Aviv has told GB News.Ameer Kotecha, CEO of Centre of Government Reform and ex-Head of Palestinian Issues at the British Embassy, said that Labour’s sanctions on Israeli settlements will have “very real consequences”.Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the UK would ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements, prohibit their advertising, act further on settlement-linked services, and crack down on settler violence.The sanctions were announced after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of 1,200 settlement homes in…

The Duke of Sussex has been confirmed as a participant in the Clinton Global Initiative 2026 gathering, scheduled for September 22 to 23 in New York City. The announcement, made on Thursday, raises the prospect of Prince Harry making his first known journey back to America since he relocated to Britain alongside Meghan Markle and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, at the end of August.Should the 41-year-old attend the event in person, it would mean a transatlantic trip barely a month after the family arrived in the UK.Whether he will be physically present or join remotely has…

Visitors flocked to the British Museum in London on Thursday as the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opened its doors to the general public.The Bayeux Tapestry is an embroidery almost 70m (230ft) in length and nearly 1,000 years old. It tells the story of the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.Adult tickets to see the tapestry are priced at £33 during peak times and £27 at off-peak times, with an additional £3.50 donation.The ‘s Katie Razzall asked the first visitors if it was worth the price.

Semaglutide, often marketed under the Ozempic and Wegovy banners, was first placed on Wada’s monitoring list in 2024. Tirzepatide, commonly branded as Mounjaro, was added this year.For a substance to move from the monitoring list to the prohibited list, it needs to meet two of three criteria: that it can enhance sport performance, it poses a health risk to an athlete, or it violates the spirit of sport.Wada has started one study and is preparing another to examine the effects of the drugs in conditions designed to mimic high-level exercise.”It’s still going to take us a little bit of time…