20 h. ago 'We live in "Britain's kindest village" but actually we seem to attract criminals'

Around 2,700 people live in Trawden, Lancashire, and while many of these regularly volunteer in the pub, library and shops, the picturesque village still suffers with crime

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3 d. ago Britain’s best attractions – that most people have never heard of

Britain’s best attractions – that most people have never heard of  The Telegraph

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6 d. ago ‘Foreigner’ stereotyping led to loss of life in deadliest Channel crossing, inquiry told

Migrant dinghy was confused with another boat from which 35 people were rescued, so incident was marked ‘resolved’Survivors and bereaved relatives have told an inquiry into the biggest ever loss of life in a migrant dinghy in the Channel that they believe stereotyping them as “foreigners” contributed to the failure to rescue them before the majority died.The Cranston inquiry into how at least 27 people drowned on 24 November 2021 heard that survivors believed many on board could have been saved if rescue had been sent more quickly. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Stereotyping a factor in loss of life in deadliest Channel crossing, inquiry told

Migrant dinghy was also confused with vessel from which 35 people were rescued, so incident was marked ‘resolved’Survivors and bereaved relatives have told an inquiry into the biggest ever loss of life in a migrant dinghy in the Channel that they believe stereotyping them as “foreigners” contributed to the failure to rescue them before the majority died.The Cranston inquiry into how at least 27 people drowned on 24 November 2021 heard that survivors believed many on board could have been saved if rescue had been sent more quickly. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Europe is crying out for leadership. After years of drift, Germany is finally ready to answer | John Kampfner

A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacencyFew people outside Berlin’s political bubble will have heard of Lars Klingbeil. They will soon, though, as he is about to become one of the pivotal players in the new German government. The co-leader of the Social Democratic party (SPD) captured the moment in this week’s debate in the Bundestag, one of the most important in Germany’s recent history.“A few weeks ago, many would have thought that we couldn’t have come to an agreement. The differences were too great,” he said. “What differentiates this country from others is that we are ready, as parties of the democratic centre, to find solutions and not to leave the ground for populist extremism to blossom.”John Kampfner is the author of In Search of Berlin, Blair’s Wars and Why the Germans Do It Better Continue reading...

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1 week ago Moment protesters storm the House of Lords shouting 'aristocrats and oligarchs out'

In footage from the Palace of Westminster, the group could be heard shouting 'Lords out, people in' from the public gallery.

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2 w. ago Who Is Government? by Michael Lewis review – what Doge is trying to destroy

The Moneyball author is joined by writers including Dave Eggers and Geraldine Brooks in a hymn of praise to the workers who keep America’s cogs turningIt is a tad obnoxious for Michael Lewis, perhaps America’s most consistently successful nonfiction author, to open his new book by boasting that a previous one sold half a million copies, but bear with him. The book in question was 2018’s The Fifth Risk, in which Lewis smartly responded to Donald Trump’s first administration with profiles of a handful of unknown federal government employees in order to valorise what Trump scorned and highlight the cost of breaking it. His point in the introduction to Who Is Government? is that you could lift the lid on any department and find a similar treasure trove of stories: people you’ve never heard of, doing work whose importance you’ve never understood.Last year, Lewis assembled a crack team of long-form writers to uncover more of these stories for the Washington Post, and those articles are co...

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2 w. ago My toxic triangle's bitchy fallout proves why three women can NEVER be friends: LISA TAYLOR

There can't be many people who haven't heard of a 'love triangle'. But there's another kind of triangle, the female friendship kind, that can be every bit as toxic.

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2 w. ago Coupon expert says Brits could get four nights at Butlin's for just £45 plus other perks

Britain's Coupon King has shed light on an attractive deal for those wanting to go on a small trip away for an incredibly cheap price

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3 w. ago Naked Attraction star with 'Britain's luckiest boobs' fears becoming football hooligan

Naked Attraction and ITV star Chrissie Wunna fears becoming a football hooligan with her set to take her ‘luckiest boobs in Britain’ to support her beloved Leeds United

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3 w. ago ‘It sounds terrible but I listen to it 30 times a day’: how the Lumineers made Ho Hey

‘We were moving away from bar band covers to doing our own songs. So shouting “Ho hey!” from the stage got people’s attention. We were doing it to be heard. Then suddenly everyone started listening’After growing up in Ramsey, a small town in New Jersey, we moved to New York to try to make it in music but found it a very difficult circuit to break into. Bars would let you play because they wanted your friends to buy drinks, but then they’d kick everybody out to get the next group in. Whenever I would meet people, I’d tell them, “I’m a waiter but I play music,” and they’d go, “Yeah, so does my cousin.” The prospect of playing somewhere like the [iconic New York venue] Mercury Lounge felt about as likely as playing a stadium. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Voices: The real reason I signed up for Strictly and Love Island

Representation is one thing – but normalisation is more important to me, writes reality TV star Tasha Ghouri. I want people like me to feel seen, heard and celebrated

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3 w. ago Kimberley Nixon says ‘I just take it one crisis at a time’ as she opens up on the worst period of her life

'I became ill in a way that I didn’t expect and I didn’t seem to be ticking any of the right boxes for postnatal mental illnesses that people had heard of'

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4 w. ago Premier League star details how burglars took cash, jewellery and his sports car

Alexander Isak, of Newcastle United, was burgled along with two other people over a few days last spring, a court heard

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last month I’ve never been that sociable but thought it was because I’m an introvert. Then I learned I have a rare type of hearing loss | Rachael Groessler

The diagnosis blindsided me but it explains why I feel the need to shout to be heard over background noiseYes, I frequently asked people to repeat themselves. Yes, I had trouble hearing dialogue on TV. And I often wondered if people were aware that they mumbled. That wasn’t the impetus to get my hearing checked though. What got me to the doctor was that I was having trouble eavesdropping at work. I was sure there had been a time when I could hear conversations that didn’t concern me.Even though I had made the appointment, I figured it was sinus trouble or perhaps my ears needed syringing. But my GP said my ears were clear and didn’t even mention my sinuses. Instead she did a simple hearing test that involved rustling some paper in one ear while whispering in another. She asked me to repeat what she had whispered and I think I replied: “Did you say something?” I left with a referral to an audiologist.Rachael Groessler is a freelance content and copywriter from Brisbane Continue readi...

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