85 minutes ago Common comfort foods that can worsen XEC Covid sore throat symptoms, expert says

An expert has warned that certain comfort foods can actually make sore throats and Covid-related symptoms worse, so it's important to avoid them where possible

Science

3 hours ago New plans for the City's tallest skyscraper will retain much loved square

Corporation planners deferred a decision to approve the plans in the summer after objections to the loss of St Helen’s Square

Events

4 hours ago Northumberland is back on track: a new railway line is opening up this lesser

The Northumberland line will soon return passenger services linking Newcastle to coastal towns such as Blyth, giving a much-needed boost to the regionSome of Northumberland’s attractive coastal towns, wild countryside and interior villages are about to become more accessible thanks to a new railway line from Newcastle to Ashington set to open in December. Coupled with the Tyne and Wear Metro receiving its first new fleet of trains in more than 40 years,visitors without a car will find travelling around the county so much easier.Arriving into Newcastle by train from the south provides a spectacular aerial tour of the Tyne Gorge, which is crossed by seven bridges in short succession and densely packed with buildings spilling down the banks. Continue reading...

Politics

5 hours ago Battered but bizarrely upbeat: why even utter defeat hasn’t shaken the Tory party’s confidence | Andy Beckett

The Conservatives believe that they uniquely represent British values – so what need is there to admit the UK is changing? Why exactly are the Conservatives so upbeat, barely three months after their worst-ever election defeat? At their party conference, in their leadership contest and in the Tory press, the mood has been unexpectedly positive, even unrepentant, with relatively few recriminations and little deep reflection. During the conference, I lost count of how often people told me the party would be back in power within a few years.There are some straightforward explanations: Labour’s troubles trying to run the country; Tory relief that they have been given a break from that difficult task; the displacement activity of the leadership contest; and the fact that the grind of opposit...

Politics

6 hours ago Horniness, hedonism and hope: why Rivals makes me surprisingly nostalgic

The TV drama doesn’t shy away from the worst aspects of the Thatcher era. But this version of Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster also captures the lust, laughter and late-night partiesThere is no watching Rivals, the Disney+ adaptation of the Jilly Cooper classic, and pretending the 80s weren’t like that. The poisonous, unabashed homophobia of Tory politics; the hushed-up rapes, the sexual exploitation, the abuse of power, the objectification. Not to mention the inequality, the snobbery, the vulgar excess, the truly nauseating deference to aristocracy – a craven surrender to their innate superiority – and the racism and misogynoir. There is a highly plausible depiction of just how hard a black woman had to fight to exist and to be seen, even by the characters who are meant to be right-on. There ...

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9 hours ago Helen Flanagan steals red carpet in vibrant silk gown at Pride of Britain Awards 2024

Former Coronation Street favourite Helen Flanagan was quick to steal the show at this year's Pride of Britain Awards as she walked the red carpet in a vivid pink ballgown that oozed Hollywood glamour

Events

12 hours ago Celebs Go Dating's Anna Williamson reveals how she really feels about Helen Flanagan's new romance

Celebs Go Dating expert Anna Williamson opened up about how she felt about Helen Flanagan's new relationship after she took part in the show

Politics

13 hours ago Dean Henderson drops clanger at worst possible time to hand Nottingham Forest victory

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 CRYSTAL PALACE: Dean Henderson apologised to the travelling fans as his blunder helped his former employers get one over his current, with pressure intensifying on Oliver Glasner

Politics

14 hours ago Retired fisherman finds rare Roman coin in field that could sell for more than £8,000

Fisherman and avvid metal detectorist Mike Clark, from Dorset, couldn't believe it when he stumbled upon a rare Roman coin that is slated to fetch up to £8,000 at auction

Economics