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A recovering gambling addict who says his addiction ruined his life is calling for online gambling companies to be banned from advertising. James Grimes told Sky News that he started gambling at the age of 16 with a £5 bet on a football match. From there, he says he lost 12 years of his life … Read more

What are readers talking about today? (Image: Getty) Oh, the politics. If there’s one thing you can say about that, it’s that there’s never a dull moment, at least not these days. Readers today are reacting to Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to prevent his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn from running for the party in … Read more

Prince Harry has claimed members of the royal family made a secret deal with newspapers not to sue them for phone hacking because it “would open a can of worms”. Harry alleged that his own family withheld information about the press intrusion from him, and that he had been conditioned to accept his family’s view … Read more

London and Brussels signed a Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, but one of the problems it was supposed to fix (months of political paralysis in the region) remains as intractable as ever. Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has been boycotting the region’s political institutions since May to oppose post-Brexit trade rules. After the EU and … Read more

Julia Anderson had fallen asleep curled up on her legs (Image: Kennedy News and Media) A mother nearly had her limbs amputated after falling asleep in an “awkward position” after a night out. Julia Anderson had enjoyed a pub crawl with friends and “lots of vodka” in Toronto, Canada, before booking a taxi home. I … Read more

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama criticized Suella Braverman for never apologizing for her “shameful” comments (Image: PA/REX) For Britain’s growing Albanian community, Suella Braverman’s comments about ‘criminals’ crossing the Channel in small boats still feel like a dagger to the heart. From professionals who have lived in the country for decades to young students, many … Read more

People dying in the UK face ‘uncontrollable’ pain and ‘unbearable suffering’, which palliative care alone cannot fix, according to first evidence from a major new parliamentary inquiry into whether assisted dying should finally become legal. In a shocking presentation for a law change, Molly Meacher told the Commons health and social care committee that the … Read more

Gary Lineker has won his £4.9m tax appeal against HMRC. The Match Of The Day host was hounded for the cash by tax authorities, who said it should have been paid on income received between 2013 and 2018. HMRC said linerThe 62-year-old should have been classified as an employee of the BBC and BT Sport … Read more

The French have been on strike over pension reforms (Image: Getty) The headlines of the last year have been dominated by the chaos caused by Millions of workers in various industries have gone on strike, often over wage disputes amid the cost-of-living crisis. From train and tube workers to teachers and civil servants, almost every … Read more