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"You must choose in this election who has that plan."
Rishi Sunak says he "will not claim that we have got everything right", but adds: "I am proud of what we have achieved together."
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Rishi Sunak has announced that the general election will take place on July 4.
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House of Commons and Lord President of the United Kingdom Penny Mordaunt
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According to Kleenex, the UK has one of the highest prevalence rates of allergic conditions on the planet, with 1 in 3 of us living with allergies and hay fever. That’s around 21 million people in total.
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Rishi Sunak has hit record low personal poll rating, amid speculation he could call a snap general election for the summer as soon as today.
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Fans of The Office will likely remember the moment when Ryan (played by BJ Novak) was forced into a tiny, cupboard-like back office by Jim Halpert (John Krasinski).
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MPs stand to applaud as Craig Mackinlay returns to the Commons.
A Tory MP who had his hands and feet amputated after contracting sepsis has received a standing ovation from MPs on his first day back in parliament.
Craig Mackinlay was given just a 5% chance of survival after falling ill last September.
The South Thanet MP said he wants to become known as “the bionic MP” after receiving prosthetics to replace his lost limbs.
He told the BBC: “It’s very easy to say - and I... Читать дальше...
Inflation has fallen, but the cost of living crisis continues.
The inflation rate may have fallen but there’s no doubt that we are still in a cost of living crisis.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirmed on Wednesday that inflation is almost back to its 2% target rate, having dropped to 2.3%.
PM Rishi Sunak said this was a sign that “the plan is working and that the difficult decisions we have taken are paying off”.
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Maria Bakalova and Sebastian Stan as Ivana and Donald Trump in The Apprentice
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Rishi Sunak has refused to deny rumours he is about to call a snap summer general election.
Westminster was awash with speculation that the prime minister could set the date as soon as today.
At PMQs, SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn demanded Sunak stop playing “games” with the public.
“Speculation is rife so I think the public deserves a clear answer to a simple question,” he said.
“Does the prime intend to call a summer general election? Or is he feart?”
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Every time I leave a restaurant, I convince my lettuce-loathing self I can finally become a Salad Person.
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Last week, I learned that a cat headbutting you is a sure sign they like you ― even if the collision is pretty hard.
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PM Rishi Sunak speaks about the latest inflation figures in Downing Street on May 22, 2024 in London, England.
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Julia Fox
Julia Fox has a political impetus for abstaining from sex.
The Uncut Gems actor announced on TikTok last week that she’s been celibate for over two years. She made the revelation in the comments of a video response to a controversial and now-defunct ad campaign by the dating app Bumble that declared: “A vow of celibacy is not the answer.”
She wrote: “2.5 years of celibacy and never been better tbh.”
Appearing on Watch What Happens Live on Monday, Julia joked that “nothing good comes from having sex... Читать дальше...
Has anyone ever come up to you and said “you must be the youngest in your family, I can tell” or “you’re definitely the eldest daughter”?
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Host of House Of Games, regular star on panel shows and author of the Thursday Murder Club series of books, Richard Osman is an incredibly booked and busy talent in the world of entertainment.
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Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore in Cannes
Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’s new body horror The Substance has been the talk of the Cannes Film Festival this year, generating some big reactions and receiving a standing ovation reported to have lasted as long as 13 minutes.
The Coralie Fargeat horror centres around an older actor in Hollywood, who uses a mysterious drug to create a “younger, more beautiful” version of herself.
So far, much has been made of the film’s graphic violence and nudity... Читать дальше...
We’ve covered what actually happens during a smear test and C-section at HuffPost UK before ― and both of those are likely not exactly what you’d expect.
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We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about why Hobnobs, Twix, and Quality Street are called what they are.
But what about Bourbons, the unofficial fourth-best biccies of the nation?
It turns out that the name wasn’t always what it is now ― and that the name it ended up with is associated with the whisky via a royal lineage.
The biscuit has a long history
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Voter ID was introduced by the Tories.
Downing Street rejected calls for military veterans to be able to use their ID cards to vote in case it “opened the floodgates” for students to do the same, according to a Cabinet minister.
Johnny Mercer made the revelation in a memo written on board a train and spotted by a fellow passenger.
The Tories introduced controversial new rules requiring people to bring official photographic identification in order to vote.
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Anya Taylor-Joy in character as Furiosa
Anya Taylor-Joy has shared how filming her latest film Furiosa has changed her as a person.
The Emmy nominee takes the lead in the new Mad Max film, which serves as an origin story for Furiosa, a character originated by Charlize Theron in 2015’s Fury Road.
Speaking to British GQ as part of its Heroes Issue, Anya shared how getting into character helped tap into her own “female rage”, which impacted her personally.
“For all my championing of female rage... Читать дальше...
John Delano, the political editor of Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV, pushed back at Donald Trump when the former president falsely claimed in a video interview on Tuesday that widespread voter fraud cost him the 2020 election.
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Spanish PM (L), Israel's PM (M), and Ireland's PM (R)
Ireland, Norway and Spain have just announced they will soon recognise Palestine as a state, a move which has caused significant upset in Israel.
But, seven months into the war in Gaza, many hope such a recognition will help move peace talks between the two warring factions, Israelis and Palestinians, forward.
Here’s why this is such a pivotal moment for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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