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The former Tory PM said the move, championed by Reform UK since Ms Widdecombe was found dead at her Dartmoor home earlier this month, would be 'expensive and pointless'.

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has drawn up plans for a string of eye-catching announcements in the coming days.

Mortgage rates are creeping up as the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran sends fresh shocks through the global economy just as Andy Burnham takes office.

In a letter to the incoming Prime Minister, the Tory leader warned Britain risks becoming 'a welfare state with a country attached' unless he gets a grip on the bloated benefits system.

Both Jennifer Lopez and Sacha Baron Cohen set tongues wagging after flouting societal expectations with their Wimbledon looks when they attended the tournament.

Here, walkers cross the babbling River Dove to picnic on its banks in the shadow of dramatic hills, but in the age of social media, its tranquillity is under increasing threat.

Claudia Winkleman adores her dog, Skip. Really loves him - a little too much, as singer Jamie Cullum was aghast to discover on The Piano.

Claudia Hearne was embroiled in a planning nightmare after completing her extension, where the future of her rear extension on her £1million west London home hung in the balance.

United States forces have launched strikes on Iran for a ninth consecutive night, hours after the military confirmed a third soldier was killed in the combat.

The 45-year-old former child star was defeated by Laura Friedman while running for California's 30th congressional district in 2023

Officials said that a large group of bystanders was outside Reign Event Center in Minneapolis just before 12.30am when a fight escalated.

With the score poised at 0-0 in the first half of extra-time, the Spanish winger thought he'd won it when he slotted a side-footed effort under Emi Martinez.

A slew of stars gathered at Met Life stadium in New Jersey for the highly-anticipated World Cup final, and many of them completely missed the mark with their outfits.

It is a look that could - and probably should - have vanished with the departure of Hilda Ogden from Coronation Street all those years ago.

Daily Mail Sport's Craig Hope delivers his verdict from the MetLife Stadium.

An 86-year-old Briton became the oldest casualty of this year's San Fermin festival after being gored during the final bull run in Pamplona.

Chairman Samir Shah said bosses will now take presenters' lucrative external work into account during salary reviews.

Football may not have come home this year - but one sport England has excelled in this past week is snail racing.

Police arrested the woman at Gran Canaria airport after she protested there had been problems with the bank card she had used to book the all-inclusive holiday.

Dr Ederson da Silva, 68, and his wife, Roseli Amarilda Pechulo Silva, 62, were returning from the funeral of the doctor's father when tragedy struck.