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“Potentially lethal” baby pillows, sleeping bags and self-feeding items are being sold widely on the UK’s online marketplaces, a watchdog has warned. Which? said it had found 150 potentially lethal baby products being sold to UK consumers, including self-feeding props that risked choking and sleep pillows that risked suffocation. Which? researchers found the items on Alibaba, AliExpress, Amazon, eBay, Etsy, OnBuy, TikTok Shop and Wish. All the marketplaces said they […]

Hundreds of UK petrol stations are being investigated for failing to report live price changes to a Government system aimed at saving drivers money, Rachel Reeves has said. The Chancellor said the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has already issued hundreds of warning letters to businesses failing to meet legal requirements by not providing petrol prices to Fuel Finder, a Government-run price comparison scheme. It comes after Press Association analysis […]

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage announced he will quit as an MP and fight a by-election after coming under intense pressure over unregistered donations of cash and support. In a video statement, Clacton MP Mr Farage said: “I have done nothing wrong. I have not broken the law in any way at all.” He accused the media of harassment and vowed to fight a “people versus the establishment” by-election. The […]

Nigel Farage has said he will make a statement on his future in public life, as he faces intense scrutiny over financial support given to him by a convicted fraudster, and a £5 million gift from a Reform UK donor. The Reform UK leader is under pressure following reports that long-term ally George Cottrell had provided funding for security and staffing in the year before he was elected. Labour has […]

Mauricio Pochettino admitted his disappointment at the “politics and manipulation” which overshadowed the United States’ World Cup exit following President Donald Trump’s intervention. The co-hosts were dumped out of the competition in the last 16 after they were thumped 4-1 by Belgium in Seattle during the early hours of Tuesday morning. They did so with star man Folarin Balogun included in the starting line-up after the one-match ban he incurred […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has played his last World Cup match but said he will take time to consider his future after Portugal’s last-16 defeat to Spain. Cristiano Ronaldo has played his last World Cup match but said he will take time to consider his future after Portugal’s last-16 defeat to Spain. Mikel Merino’s stoppage-time strike gave Spain a 1-0 win in Dallas and ended Ronaldo’s career-long pursuit of a global title, […]

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Turkey on Tuesday for his final Nato summit amid questions about the UK’s plans to increase defence spending. Downing Street said the Government remains committed to Nato’s spending target, adding Sir Keir would make clear to allies that the UK’s contribution to Nato “will not waver” in the face of “a new era of threat”. Officials pointed to a £15 billion boost to defence […]

The Duke of Sussex is set to discover the result of his High Court case against the Daily Mail’s publisher as he returns to the UK. Harry arrived in the UK on Monday evening and so will be in the country when the judgment is published on Tuesday afternoon, after an 11-week trial earlier this year in his claim against Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over alleged unlawful information gathering. A […]

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is to force a vote on the exemption of rapists, paedophiles, and grooming gang members from the Government’s early release scheme. Under the Sentencing Act 2026, some offenders will be released early from prison from September in an effort to relieve overcrowding. Reports have suggested that killers, rapists and sex offenders could be among those let out, which has led to widespread criticism of the Government. […]