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It wasn’t so long ago that UK government briefings from Downing Street were essential viewing. Professors Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were household names in Britain and there was a roaring trad

It’s Gatwick airport, mid-afternoon, and on the runway there is turmoil. Public policy playing out in full view of the public. Voters, citizens, seeing what they don’t normally see. “Murdaar, murdaaa

Whether they’re full of harmful chemicals or packaged in plastic, it’s no secret that many household cleaning products aren’t great for the planet. But “taking a more sustainable approach to washing a

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She added: "No-one wants to take part in a marking boycott but we've been forced into this by the inaction and unwillingness of management to resolve this dispute.

Keir Starmer is facing another tumultuous week. His former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney will be grilled in front of MPs on Tuesday over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, there are rumours that L

The report said that was a "technical breach" of the councillors' code of conduct, but recommended no further action as it said there was no evidence of any financial gain for Whitford, and that the c

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Back in the 1990s, Nantes were defined by their distinctive playing style, le jeu à la Nantaise, characterised by flair and attacking thrust. There was substance in addition to the style, with the Loi

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Keir Starmer has said the “tide could be turning” on shoplifting, pointing to a 17% rise in people charged for what has become a hot political issue. CCTV footage that could be shared immediately wit

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Mickey Arthur, the former South Africa and Pakistan head coach, is one of four appointments to England’s new County Insight Group as the national team seeks to repair relations with the domestic game

The Arches was my home - it's still a loss to Glasgow, says DJ Carl Cox The DJ returns to Scotland in May to headline the Pavilion festival in Ayrshire, which is now entering its fourth year.

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Hearts forwards Claudio Braga and Lawrence Shankland and Motherwell attackers Elijah Just and Tawanda Maswanhise are the four candidates for PFA Scotland's Premiership player of the year award. Portu

Tom found northern soul by mistake. Despite living in Salford, Greater Manchester his entire life, the 24-year-old had never heard of the movement that began in the north and Midlands – known for its

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At the end of last year, Netflix released Too Much – a sickly, indie-sleaze romcom about an American transplant who falls for a troubled British muso. It was created by Lena Dunham and her musician hu

On 26 October 1881, four men – gambler and lawman Wyatt Earp, his brothers Virgil and Morgan, and his tubercular dentist friend Henry “Doc” Holliday – strode through the silver mining town of Tombston

"Because you didn't see that net bulge, there was still that second of confusion, have we done it?" said Vicky Fenwick, who was at the game with her brother.

"What better way to do that when, in November of last year, I came up with the idea to put a household appliance on my back and run the London Marathon."

"I had no idea how well the scarf was progressing but tried to change the colour of the wool around each new metre in length, so by the time I got about four colours going I realised I must be on targ

"I know that Shakespeare Birthplace Trust take their role as custodians of this shared history very seriously and they understand that being added to the at-risk register is the first step on the jour

"This process affirms dignity, identity, and material culture, empowering [the people of] Batswana to tell their own story on their own terms through objects that represent who we were, and who we con

"I've reached out many times to try and get my views and the things that they haven't followed in process wise, and I've tried to get that across and it's been ignored on every occasion," the 46-year-

One HGV had its empty shipping container knocked sideways, while the other, which was carrying 20 tonnes of Italian white wine, was smashed on one side, leaving broken glass bottles and drink across t