7 h. ago Putin launches fresh drone strikes on Ukraine during Pope’s funeral

Putin’s attacks on Ukraine did not pause as leaders sat for the Pope’s funeral

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9 h. ago Bookies reveal fresh new Pope odds but punters in one country are banned from betting

Bookies are getting their odds in order for the cardinals hoping to step up following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, which the secretive conclave process beginning

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17 h. ago 'We had a choice: end the band or share the spotlight' – Black Country, New Road

When Black Country, New Road’s singer quit, they could have called it a day. Instead, they have reinvented themselves as the most exciting indie pioneers since The Last Dinner Party

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2 d. ago UK seeks global green investors with windfarm cash and planning policies

Government is ‘setting up conversations’ as companies arrive in London for clean energy summit The UK is to woo global green investors, including those scared away from the US by the actions of Donald Trump, by offering cash and infrastructure improvements to encourage companies to set up manufacturing plants and supply chains.The government will bring forward £300m for offshore windfarms, an area in which the UK retains a lead, and has invited banks and major international companies to a 60-country summit in London this week. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Russia bans four Scottish MPs from country for 'outright rudeness'

The Russian Government announced on Wednesday that 15 MPs and six members of the House of Lords had been sanctioned over "hostile statements and unfounded accusations".

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4 d. ago Easter Monday punter trebles winnings to £21,000 after taking best odds for 25p acca bet

The William Hill customer staked a total of £3.75 to put four horses in a Lucky 15 accumulator on races at Kempton, Fairyhouse and Redcar

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4 d. ago Hell is not other people – it’s being stuck in the ninth circle of an automated telephone service | Hilary Freeman

Tuvalu is celebrating its first ATM, but here’s a warning from the UK, where human contact has been lost to the self-service age Life is about to change on the remote island nation of Tuvalu. And not, in my opinion, for the better. To great fanfare, Tuvalu – an entirely cash-based society – has unveiled its first ever ATM, marking its move towards financial modernisation. But while the 10,000 people living in that country may be celebrating no longer having to queue at the bank, I fear their happiness will be short-lived. It’s the start of the slow erosion of human contact that heralds the dehumanisation of yet another society.The world’s first ATM was introduced in Britain in 1967, but for me the tyranny of machines that promise convenience but erode human contact really began about 20 years ago, in the form of self-checkouts in our local Sainsbury’s. Having watched the Terminator movie franchise during my formative years, I railed prophetically against them, aware that it was just...

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1 week ago Disney's disastrous Snow White remake hits another snag as it's BANNED by Middle Eastern country

The Middle East nation banned the movie from its cinemas nationwide over a controversy embroiling one of its stars, in the latest hit to the $200 million box office flop.

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1 week ago ‘Apparently, he had a fist fight with King Charles’: the jawdropping life of Luca Prodan, Argentina’s punk god

He was a gin-swilling Scottish-Italian heroin addict who set Argentina’s music scene ablaze – baffling the junta, who would arrest his audiences. As a biopic looms, we look at the fast life and early death of the frontman still worshipped todayIn 1980, a tall, thin man landed in Buenos Aires airport, at the height of Argentina’s military dictatorship. His name was Luca Prodan, a Scottish-Italian rocker, and he had just finished the last of his methadone on the flight over. His arrival would soon send shockwaves through Argentina when he started a band called Sumo, acquainted the country with post-punk, and became a national legend who lives on, his music still earning hundreds of millions of streams. “When I saw Sumo in 1982,” says Prodan’s younger brother Andrea, “I thought, ‘This is more than just a band. This is like the Velvet Underground.’”But, despite Prodan’s strong ties to Europe and his high esteem in Argentina, he is barely known outside of the country. That looks set to c...

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1 week ago EU warning as UK issues sudden ban on food items being brought into the country

Brits could be stopped in their tracks if they want to bring home a range of meat and dairy products from EU countries in a sudden shake-up of border rules

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1 week ago Tuvalu marks ‘momentous occasion’ with unveiling of its first ATMs

All banking in the Pacific nation used to be done in cash but that is about to change on the main island of FunafutiTuvalu, one of the world’s most remote nations, has unveiled its first ever ATMs, at the headquarters of the National Bank of Tuvalu in the village of Vaiaku on Funafuti, the country’s main island.Tuesday’s ceremony marked a historic shift for the island nation of 12,000 people, which has never before had access to electronic banking. Attended by prime minister Feleti Teo, the governor general, traditional leaders, members of parliament and representatives from the diplomatic and business sectors, the event celebrated a long-anticipated move toward financial modernisation. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Country house on banks of Loch Lomond with panoramic views and private beach for sale

The one-of-a-kind property has "beautiful views from every room".

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1 week ago ‘The Citizen Kane of rock movies’: glam rockers Slade and their bid for cinema greatness

Fifty years ago, the Black Country legends made Slade in Flame, about a band screwed by the music business. It tanked and almost finished them. Now, as it’s re-released, the film is being seen as a prescient gemDaryl Easlea was eight years old when he got the 4A bus with his mate Graham down to the Odeon in Southend-on-Sea to see his favourite rock band make the leap from vinyl to celluloid. After 12 consecutive top 10 singles – including six No 1s – Slade had finally made their first movie, Slade in Flame. It has just turned 50.What young Easlea saw in 1975 was not the fun-packed adventures of a happy-go-lucky glam rock foursome, but a dour, downbeat film about being chewed up and spat out by the music industry. Easlea, who would grow up to be Slade’s biographer, didn’t care. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Government should ban phones in schools to alleviate pressures – union leader

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said the country should look at Australia where social media is banned for under-16s.

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2 w. ago Protesters rally for the fourth week against Hungary's law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events

Thousands are rallying in Hungary's capital for the fourth week against a new law banning LGBTQ+ Pride events in the country

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2 w. ago Chinese plan to BAN Hollywood movies as they respond to Trump tariff 'blackmail': Huge blow could cost films such as Jurassic World: Rebirth and new Mission Impossible sequel half a BILLION dollars

It will put more tariffs on US agricultural products, prevent all US poultry from entering China and ban the import of US movies into the country, a Chinese journalist linked to the Communist party said.

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2 w. ago Pub becomes first in Britain to ban smoking in gardens despite Government U

Just months after the Government ditched plans to ban smoking in beer gardens across the country, John Garrod, 72, has taken it upon himself to implement the ' woke ' idea.

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2 w. ago Britain expresses outrage after Israel prevents 2 lawmakers from visiting the occupied West Bank

Britain has expressed outrage after Israeli authorities prevented two lawmakers from entering the country in order to visit the occupied West Bank

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2 w. ago Mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey says mobiles should be banned in ALL schools

Esther Ghey said she supported a 'blanket ban' on phones in schools across the country amid concerns about how devices can be misused by students.

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3 w. ago Venezuelans with legal status are being illegally detained in the US, lawyers say

Temporary protected status lets people stay when it’s not safe for them to go home, but Ice is arresting them anywayVenezuelans with legal permission to live and work in the United States are being unlawfully arrested by federal authorities at their homes, in their cars, at regular immigration check-ins and on the streets, attorneys say.They are then stuck in immigration detention around the country, sometimes for weeks, despite the law explicitly banning the government from keeping them behind bars. Continue reading...

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