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The pensioners who decide government policy

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I'm Kevin and I'm a Catholic so why do I feel a certain empathy for the Orange Lodge?

I'm Kevin and I'm a Catholic so why do I feel a certain empathy for the Orange Lodge?

about 3 hours ago

Thanks to Netflix, you will never watch this episode of Black Mirror ever again

Thanks to Netflix, you will never watch this episode of Black Mirror ever again

about 3 hours ago

Air traffic controller union is … out of control

Air traffic controller union is … out of control

about 3 hours ago

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We have turned our prisons into Love Island with female guards who look like the Kardashians. It's no wonder so many of them are having affairs with criminals

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: We have turned our prisons into Love Island with female guards who look like the Kardashians. It's no wonder so many of them are having affairs with criminals

about 3 hours ago

Cole Palmer risks being trapped outside the elite with Chelsea - here's why his days there may be numbered

Cole Palmer risks being trapped outside the elite with Chelsea - here's why his days there may be numbered

about 3 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Menendez brothers' abuse claim disingenuous

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Letter to the editor: Menendez brothers' abuse claim disingenuous

about 4 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Thorium for nuclear power

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Letter to the editor: Thorium for nuclear power

about 4 hours ago

So Stacey Solomon didn’t win a Bafta? She should thank her lucky stars

So Stacey Solomon didn’t win a Bafta? She should thank her lucky stars

about 4 hours ago

The SNP reduced education targets and hoped no one would notice

The SNP reduced education targets and hoped no one would notice

about 4 hours ago

Manhattan's West Village Girl plague has already spread to Scotland

Manhattan's West Village Girl plague has already spread to Scotland

about 4 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Is it right for insurance companies to charge more for others' losses?

Letters to the Editor: Is it right for insurance companies to charge more for others' losses?

about 4 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Freedom under political left is a joke

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Letter to the editor: Freedom under political left is a joke

about 6 hours ago

Media ought to quit whining about Trump

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Media ought to quit whining about Trump

about 7 hours ago

Letters: Stop tinkering around the edges: we need a National Care Service, now

Letters: Stop tinkering around the edges: we need a National Care Service, now

about 9 hours ago

It's time for Scotland to rethink women's healthcare

It's time for Scotland to rethink women's healthcare

about 9 hours ago

The Washington Post’s fact-challenged ‘Fact Checker’ is a propaganda mill

The Washington Post’s fact-challenged ‘Fact Checker’ is a propaganda mill

about 10 hours ago

Detained Bella May Culley's ordeal will be on so many parents' minds as their teenagers jet off on girls trips and lads holidays this summer

Detained Bella May Culley's ordeal will be on so many parents' minds as their teenagers jet off on girls trips and lads holidays this summer

about 12 hours ago

Herald Diary: Here's how to party like John Lennon

Herald Diary: Here's how to party like John Lennon

about 13 hours ago

Brian Wilson: The case for an accountable CalMac run by the people who depend on it

Brian Wilson: The case for an accountable CalMac run by the people who depend on it

about 13 hours ago

Letters: This is wrong: why are we sending out the message that some suicides are OK?

Letters: This is wrong: why are we sending out the message that some suicides are OK?

about 13 hours ago

The agony of man who lost 38 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit

The agony of man who lost 38 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit

about 13 hours ago

The Herald cartoon on more potential ferry delays

The Herald cartoon on more potential ferry delays

about 13 hours ago

'Orange Order's enemies are not found in the Catholic Church - they are in Holyrood'

'Orange Order's enemies are not found in the Catholic Church - they are in Holyrood'

about 13 hours ago

Peter van Onselen: Australia can breathe easy after Greens go for the blandest option in Larissa 'Still' Waters

Peter van Onselen: Australia can breathe easy after Greens go for the blandest option in Larissa 'Still' Waters

about 14 hours ago

Does my mum have a fortune in a lost bond from 1972? CRANE ON THE CASE

Does my mum have a fortune in a lost bond from 1972? CRANE ON THE CASE

about 14 hours ago

Miranda Devine: The left tries to claim white South Africans aren’t worthy of refugee status

Miranda Devine: The left tries to claim white South Africans aren’t worthy of refugee status

about 18 hours ago

STEPHEN GLOVER: Israel is a civilised democracy disfigured by a nasty government. I pray that Netanyahu and his allies aren't allowed to practise ethnic cleansing - so we can focus on the real villains

STEPHEN GLOVER: Israel is a civilised democracy disfigured by a nasty government. I pray that Netanyahu and his allies aren't allowed to practise ethnic cleansing - so we can focus on the real villains

about 18 hours ago

Now is the time to get the National Security Council right

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Now is the time to get the National Security Council right

about 21 hours ago

Peace through strength: Why Trump's Middle East strategy works

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Peace through strength: Why Trump's Middle East strategy works

about 21 hours ago

Breaking up Google: Bad for innovation, developers and U.S. tech leadership

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Breaking up Google: Bad for innovation, developers and U.S. tech leadership

about 21 hours ago

Lasers in space: Sci-fi or sci-reality?

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Lasers in space: Sci-fi or sci-reality?

about 21 hours ago

Before we celebrate America's 250th, let's honor the military that made it possible

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Before we celebrate America's 250th, let's honor the military that made it possible

about 21 hours ago

Insiders reveal why ACS decided to leave kids in hands of abusive parents

Insiders reveal why ACS decided to leave kids in hands of abusive parents

about 21 hours ago

Trump’s ‘promising start,’ a GOP win on Medicaid reform and other commentary

Trump’s ‘promising start,’ a GOP win on Medicaid reform and other commentary

about 21 hours ago

Hochul jokes congestion pricing might not work— after NYC traffic made her late for dinner

Hochul jokes congestion pricing might not work— after NYC traffic made her late for dinner

about 21 hours ago

If Russia won’t go for peace, US must boost Ukraine aid

If Russia won’t go for peace, US must boost Ukraine aid

about 21 hours ago

Drill, baby, drill — in Brooklyn: Let’s tap the energy bonanza beneath our feet

Drill, baby, drill — in Brooklyn: Let’s tap the energy bonanza beneath our feet

about 21 hours ago

Britain’s overcrowded prisons are in meltdown & law-abiding Brits’ patience is being tested to the limit

Britain’s overcrowded prisons are in meltdown & law-abiding Brits’ patience is being tested to the limit

about 21 hours ago

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Lace and Superwoman author Shirley Conran leaves half her fortune to designer Jasper Conran, the fashion designer she was estranged from for a decade

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Lace and Superwoman author Shirley Conran leaves half her fortune to designer Jasper Conran, the fashion designer she was estranged from for a decade

about 21 hours ago

QUENTIN LETTS: For once Starmer united the House, but there was a peevishness in our stodgy helmsman's breast

QUENTIN LETTS: For once Starmer united the House, but there was a peevishness in our stodgy helmsman's breast

about 21 hours ago

Exposing the leftist race hustlers

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Exposing the leftist race hustlers

about 22 hours ago

What if freedom is suspended?

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What if freedom is suspended?

about 22 hours ago

You know prescription drug prices are a big problem when Trump and Sanders agree

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You know prescription drug prices are a big problem when Trump and Sanders agree

about 22 hours ago

Rebuilding America's maritime muscle with the SHIPS for America Act

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Rebuilding America's maritime muscle with the SHIPS for America Act

about 22 hours ago

Trump’s Middle East tour: Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2025

Trump’s Middle East tour: Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2025

about 22 hours ago

‘Big, beautiful’ bill battle ignores the real issue: crippling US debt

‘Big, beautiful’ bill battle ignores the real issue: crippling US debt

about 22 hours ago

Reckless e-bikers are a menace — here’s how the NYPD is cracking down

Reckless e-bikers are a menace — here’s how the NYPD is cracking down

about 22 hours ago

Trump plays the Gulf card: President's deals in the Middle East should be a wake-up call for Britain, says ALEX BRUMMER

Trump plays the Gulf card: President's deals in the Middle East should be a wake-up call for Britain, says ALEX BRUMMER

about 22 hours ago

Letter to the editor: South Africa's racism, theft deserves attention

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Letter to the editor: South Africa's racism, theft deserves attention

about 24 hours ago

Letter to the editor: We need lower interest rates now

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Letter to the editor: We need lower interest rates now

about 24 hours ago

Trump must stay tough on China: No 'shared interests' with a genocidal regime

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Trump must stay tough on China: No 'shared interests' with a genocidal regime

about 24 hours ago

New book says media lied nonstop about addle-brained Biden

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New book says media lied nonstop about addle-brained Biden

about 24 hours ago

Letter to the editor: Make an example of Baraka, rioting cohort

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Letter to the editor: Make an example of Baraka, rioting cohort

about 24 hours ago

We have let far, far, too many people into UK… finally Keir Starmer has recognised it, but I don’t trust him an inch

We have let far, far, too many people into UK… finally Keir Starmer has recognised it, but I don’t trust him an inch

about 24 hours ago

Brexit was not a suggestion, it was a clear vote to put Britain first – but Keir Starmer is about to sell us out again

Brexit was not a suggestion, it was a clear vote to put Britain first – but Keir Starmer is about to sell us out again

about 24 hours ago

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Biden whistleblowers are finally revealing who REALLY ran America... but I know an even sicker scandal that's yet to be outed

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Biden whistleblowers are finally revealing who REALLY ran America... but I know an even sicker scandal that's yet to be outed

about 24 hours ago

Trump strikes a righteous blow against the feds’ rabid criminal code

Trump strikes a righteous blow against the feds’ rabid criminal code

Letter to the editor: Make an example of Baraka, rioting cohorts

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Letter to the editor: Make an example of Baraka, rioting cohorts

Junk judge John McConnell is helping destroy democracy, just like Hannah Dugan

Junk judge John McConnell is helping destroy democracy, just like Hannah Dugan

Why Tottenham winning the Europa League should NOT be enough to guarantee tetchy Ange Postecoglou his job: SIMON JORDAN

Why Tottenham winning the Europa League should NOT be enough to guarantee tetchy Ange Postecoglou his job: SIMON JORDAN