62 minutes ago I went behind the scenes at Coronation Street and learned what the Rovers Return wine really is

If you've ever wanted to know if the actors are really drinking wine or beer on the show, now's your chance to find out — but look away if you don't want any spoilers

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62 minutes ago European Central Bank cuts interest rates after inflation falls below 2%

ECB cuts key rate by a quarter of a point to 3.25% after annual price growth in the eurozone fell to 1.7%The European Central Bank has cut its headline interest rate by a quarter of a point to 3.25% after inflation in the eurozone fell below its 2% target.ECB policymakers were under pressure to reduce the deposit rate after inflation figures out earlier on Thursday showed annual prices growth in the single-currency bloc had eased in September to 1.7%, down from 2.2% the previous month. Continue reading...

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70 minutes ago Labour backtracks on push for genocide ruling on China’s treatment of Uyghurs

Exclusive: Party drops plan for formal recognition laid out last year by David Lammy, who will visit Beijing on FridayUK politics live – latest updatesLabour has backtracked on plans to push for formal recognition of China’s treatment of the Uyghurs as genocide in the run-up to David Lammy’s trip to the country this weekend.The foreign secretary is expected to arrive in Beijing on Friday for high-level meetings before travelling to Shanghai on Saturday. Continue reading...

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78 minutes ago Lawsuits aim to prevent ‘illegal’ hiding of toxic chemicals by US regulators

Companies often claim ‘confidential business information’ to not disclose key information about dangerous chemicalsTwo lawsuits aim to stop US federal regulators and industry from “illegally” hiding basic information about toxic chemicals that are potentially polluting the environment, used in consumer products and endangering public health.Companies often claim that toxic chemicals’ health and safety data, and even their names, are “confidential business information” (CBI) because making the data public could damage their bottom line. Continue reading...

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78 minutes ago Carrie review – Brian De Palma’s horror masterpiece is a death metal spectacle of carnage

Sissy Spacek unforgettably evolves from ugly duckling to swan to something else entirely in the groundbreaking film adaptation of Stephen King’s novelBrian De Palma’s insouciantly horrible masterpiece from 1976, adapted from the novel by Stephen King, and mixing in tropes and tricks from Hitchcock’s Psycho, is now rereleased. This is the extraordinary exploitation shocker that also conveyed – or anyway fabricated – an impassioned sympathy for a bullied teenage girl with learning disabilities and telekinetic powers. It was a horror classic that didn’t conform to the narrative beats of the genre; it was a scary movie in which the terrifying demon was also the final girl.Sissy Spacek gives an amazing performance as Carrie, a shy high school student and put-upon daughter of Margaret (Piper ...

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1 hour ago Fury as Cadbury shrinks its classic Christmas Santa Selection box by ditching much

Chocolate fans will be doubly disappointed this Christmas as Cadbury has shrunk its Santa Selection Box by ditching a fan favourite.

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1 hour ago Thomas Tuchel unveiled and a Premier League preview: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Will Unwin discuss Thomas Tuchel’s first press conference as England manager, before looking ahead to this weekend’s Premier League gamesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Thomas Tuchel addresses the media for the first time. He answered everything well and seemed very relaxed despite the inevitable questions about the anthem. We’ll talk about what to expect from him as a manager and, more broadly, the state of English coaching. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Dining across the divide: ‘We have our problems in Scotland, but there’s more belief that society still exists’

One is a self-confessed Nicola Sturgeon fan girl; the other thinks the SNP turned into a personality cult around her. Were they more aligned on how to tackle drug deaths?Ian, 43, EdinburghOccupation Customer success manager for a tech firm Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Are you not entertained? The XVIII best films about the Romans – ranked!

With Gladiator II thrusting into cinematic arenas next month, we hand out laurels to the greatest sword-and-sandal movies of them allIn this heavy-going British Technicolor adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, Claude Rains’s oddly relaxed Julius Caesar plays father figure to Vivien Leigh’s implausibly girlish Cleopatra, schooling her in the art of power with just a hint of May to December flirtation. The two leads are just about charismatic enough to compel interest despite Shaw’s ponderous dialogue. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Christmas shoppers can snap up early bargains on Molton Brown festive bauble gift sets at Wowcher

Get in the festive spirit with over 50 per cent off Molton Brown gift sets at Wowcher

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