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Oliver Dowden before speaking to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London this morning.

Nigel Farage should be made a peer, according to Jake Berry.

A former Tory chairman has called for Nigel Farage to be given a peerage.

Jake Berry said the ex-Ukip leader should be ennobled even though “it may not be popular”.

Berry heaped praise on Farage as he appeared on Radio Four’s ‘Any Questions’ programme on Friday night.

The Rossendale and Darwen MP said: “He’s hugely, hugely influential and I also happen to think that that should be recognised in some other way. Читать дальше...

Oliver Dowden was shown the Tories' grim prospects on Sky News.

Deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden was told “it’s all over” for the Tories as he was skewered on Sky News.

The senior cabinet minister was shown his party’s grim polling numbers by presenter Trevor Phillips.

They demonstrated the huge challenge the Conservatives face with the general election just months away.

Showing Dowden a graph of how the polls have gone in the last six months, Phillips told him: “We... Читать дальше...

The heavily-ridiculed collage.

The Tories have been forced to delete a bizarre social media post claiming Britain is “the second most powerful country in the world”.

The heavily-ridiculed collage featured pictures of Rishi Sunak, the King, the England football team, a South Korean-built ship, a Canadian car and an American jet.

It was posted on Thursday but has now mysteriously disappeared from the Conservatives’ X (formerly Twitter) feed.

The post went up on X on Thursday. Читать дальше...

Sir David Lidington made his comments while being inerviewed by Tom Swarbrick.

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi has split with President Joe Biden by joining progressives in their calls to halt both current and future US weapons transfers to Israel.

Former President Donald Trump likened himself to late South African leader Nelson Mandela as he ranted on social media about his various court cases on Saturday.

Mother and father with newborn baby - Buenos Aires - Argentina

After having a baby, not only does your body feel different, even the head space you’re in can be difficult to navigate. You’ve just gone through a life-changing experience, so it’s understandable.

Recovery after childbirth differs for everyone, if you had a C-section it might take longer for you to feel like yourself again. When it comes to your sex drive, some women may experience a return to their usual levels of sexual desire, whereas others might take time. Читать дальше...

If you’ve ever had to face The Puddle of Shame in the base of your fridge, you’ve probably wondered how to get rid of it for good.

After all, it feels like no matter how clean you keep the unit, the water always comes back. 

Turns out there’s a surprisingly simple solution to the issue, though ― as TikToker The Simple Mum pointed out in a video.

“I can’t be the only person that didn’t know you had to clean this hole in the fridge,” she said, pointing to a small opening in... Читать дальше...

Before you book a "travel dupe," there are a few points to keep in mind.

"These two-to-four-line snippets became my lifeline of support, especially as months went by and I felt embarrassed to keep telling my friends that I still felt devastated and raw," the author writes.

White Toilet bowl on Blue background, 3d render

Regardless of which genitalia we have, most of us have heard this piece of seemingly sage advice at some point in our lives: Make sure you pee right after sex.

The idea that urinating post-sex can save us from the agony of a urinary tract infection has been touted everywhere from high school sex ed to TikTok.

It makes sense, right? Logistically speaking, perhaps a strong stream will rid us of any unfamiliar bacteria in that area that doesn’t serve us, thus preventing a UTI. Читать дальше...

Above, Kay Chung documents her all-nighter test prep for TikToks. "Pulling a Kay Chung" has become a new shorthand for students who need to cram before an exam.

Andrew Scott plays the cunning grifter Tom Ripley in "Ripley."

In today’s climate, where billionaires are swallowing media companies whole, it seems like every fictional TV or movie plot even marginally concerning wealthy characters must confront a number of familiar questions. Do the have-nots “eat the rich”? Does the story effectively make the audience want to condemn the wealthy or affluence in general?

And more broadly: What does it say about capitalism?

To be fair, filmmakers... Читать дальше...