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More than half of young people surveyed say they want to spend less time on their phone, but many don't know how to More than half of the young people who use their phone the most want to reduce the amount of time they spend on them but many do not know how, a survey has found. A study into young people’s lives outside school from youth charity OnSide found that 76% […]

It happened as he visited the town of Paiporta in Valencia, where more than 60 people died Spain’s King Felipe VI and top government officials were pelted with mud by a crowd of angry survivors of the recent flooding during the first visit by the country’s leaders to the centre of the suffering. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was evacuated from the scene, according to Spanish broadcaster RTVE, when the official contingent […]

Kemi Badenoch said she will tell “hard truths” to both the country and her party as she began her first full day as Conservative leader. In her first media appearance since winning the Tory leadership election, Ms Badenoch said the UK is getting poorer and older and being “outcompeted” by other countries. She told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “We need to look at how we can reorganise our economy […]

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she was “wrong” when she said during the election campaign that she would not need to raise taxes, but insisted further increases will not be needed. During a campaign event on June 11, Ms Reeves said she would not need to raise taxes beyond the increases already set out in the Labour Party’s manifesto. But delivering her first Budget on Wednesday, she announced £40 billion of tax […]

Never frightened to ruffle feathers, new Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s willingness to say what others may regard as unsayable has made her the darling of the Tory grassroots. Never frightened to ruffle feathers, new Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch’s willingness to say what others may regard as unsayable has made her the darling of the Tory grassroots. Her forthright views on issues from gender identity to institutional racism have thrilled supporters […]

Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died aged 63 after receiving palliative treatment for terminal cancer, her management company has confirmed. In a statement, Chris Davis Management said she would be “hugely missed by her family, friends and her many fans”. Godley’s daughter BBC Radio Scotland presenter Ashley Storrie said “we got her longer because of all of the support and the love in the world” in a video posted to […]

Ruben Amorim has been confirmed as Manchester United’s new head coach and will take charge of the Premier League club on November 11. Erik ten Hag was sacked on Monday after the Old Trafford hierarchy unanimously decided enough was enough as Sunday’s late loss at West Ham continued their poor start to his third season in charge. United set their sights on highly-rated Sporting Lisbon head coach Amorim and have now […]

Britain should apologise and “think about” paying reparations for its historical involvement in the slave trade, the mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence has said. Speaking in Parliament, Doreen Lawrence argued it was a contemporary issue given taxes had been used to help compensate slave owners up until 2015. The Jamaican-born Labour peer made her comments after the UK failed to keep language on reparations out of a joint […]

A spy-accused former soldier thought British security services would be “impressed” with him after he covertly gathered the names of special forces personnel, his trial has heard. Daniel Khalife, 23, told a court he was “surprised” when he discovered a “flaw” in an internal HR system for booking leave, allowing him to find further details about the soldiers on a promotions list in 2021. He took a photo of a […]