4 h. ago Anita Dobson says it has been ‘a pleasure’ as she is made OBE for charity work

The soap star has been recognised for her services to charitable fundraising and philanthropy.

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5 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe jumps as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

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6 h. ago FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup

FTSE 100 LIVE: London flat and Europe gains as UK government borrowing costs climb amid Starmer coup  Yahoo Finance UK

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22 h. ago Family quoted £20,000 for four tickets to Dubai in half term

Adam Smith (pictured with son Jude, seven) and his family ended up missing out on a night in Dubai after British Airways cancelled their flights.

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22 h. ago King hugs Second World War veteran, 105, at Windsor remembrance reception

Yavar Abbas moved the King and Queen to tears earlier this year by thanking the royal couple for attending a VJ Day event despite health issues.

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25 h. ago Prince William joins King and Camilla on rare joint outing for touching reason

The King and Queen, along with Prince William and Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, hosted a special reception at Windsor Castle for Second World War veterans

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33 h. ago British family's Spanish holiday 'ruined' as 'locals served first'

Frankee and Jonny James said there were numerous problems during their stay

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34 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn’s lifestyles compared with £4million villa, customised supercars and rivalry over Neymar

IT IS the great British boxing family rivalry. And the latest instalment takes place this Saturday night. Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn, the rematch. Eubank claimed a dramatic victory in their long-awaited first showdown back in April with a thrilling bout in a contender for fight of the year - 35 years after their...

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35 h. ago One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson review – freewheeling reflections on life, art and AI

One Thousand and One Nights is the framing device for the author’s pithy and thought provoking takes on everything from eugenics to trouser suitsIn the framing device that opens the Middle Eastern folk tales collected in One Thousand and One Nights, King Shahryar avenges his wife’s infidelity by ordering her execution and marrying a new virgin every night, having each of them beheaded by sunrise so they won’t have time to cheat. When he runs out of victims, the young Persian queen Shahrazad volunteers but stalls her own murder by telling the king one captivating tale after another – and those become the stories we’re reading.As Jeanette Winterson puts it in her new book – a dizzying whirligig of memoir, history, philosophy, politics and self-help, loosely tied to commentary on the Nights – Shahrazad’s feat of creativity “refuses the present emergency – the contrived drama of a powerful man”. The echo of life in the Trump era is deliberate...

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42 h. ago British family who sold the house they built themselves now live like 'king and queen' abroad, and living costs have halved

Danielle and Mike Booth, both 36, dreamt about travelling with their two children, Emmy, 14, and Eli, 10, after a road trip around France back in 2019.

Society

48 h. ago British journalist Sami Hamdi to be released following ICE detention, family say

His wife Soumaya Hamdi, said that the father-of-three had suffered a medical emergency while in custody and experienced delays in treatment.

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53 h. ago ‘Young audiences are less scared of it’: why London jazz clubs are expanding and thriving against the odds

As the Jazz Cafe and Ronnie Scott’s expand, and Blue Note eyes its arrival, proprietors say there’s an energy in the scene – but financial pressures remainAs small gig venues around the country nervously eye their futures amid rising utility prices and a cost of living crisis, one corner of the live music scene seems to be thriving: London’s jazz clubs.The Jazz Cafe is extending its Camden venue and opening an east London location, Ronnie Scott’s is being refurbished, and New York’s iconic Blue Note club, which has already spread to Japan, Brazil, Italy and China, will open its first London venue next year. And while financial pressures remain, a host of other, smaller venues are bringing in vibrant new audiences. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago King Charles blocks brother Andrew's 'bizarre' request that costs £32,000

Despite Queen Elizabeth II previously passing this request through, King Charles has put an end to it.

Economics

3 d. ago Royals attend Remembrance Sunday service as King leads tributes

The King and Queen attended the Cenotaph Remembrance Sunday service alongside the Prince and Princess of Wales

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3 d. ago British Asian families urged to share stories of ‘greatest generation’ who fought for Britain

Half of UK public unaware of contribution made by 2.5m British Asian members of armed forces who served in second world warBritish Asian families are being urged to record the experiences of relatives who fought for Britain for “future generations” as data reveals half the British public don’t know that Indian members of the armed forces served in the second world war.The My Family Legacy project, backed by the Royal British Legion, is building an online archive of Asian veterans’ experiences to raise awareness of the shared histories and sacrifices of Britain’s diverse communities. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Prince George joins Kate Middleton for his first Festival of Remembrance

The Princess of Wales and Prince George joined the King and Queen at the Festival of Remembrance, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War

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3 d. ago Prince George joins King and Queen at Festival of Remembrance

The Prince of Wales was not in attendance as he has spent the week in Brazil for the Earthshot Prize and COP30

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4 d. ago Prince George joins King, Queen and Princess of Wales at Festival of Remembrance

The event took place at the Royal Albert Hall.

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4 d. ago Fake Madeleine McCann 'watched Netflix documentary about the case more than 100 times'

Julia Wandelt, 24, who claimed to be Madeleine McCann, watched a Netflix documentary about the missing British toddler's family over a hundred times, her former friend Fia Johansson alleges.

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4 d. ago Thieves stole Queen Camilla's jewels from service station after royal aides 'left them in the car'

The incident happened as The Queen and King Charles were preparing for an overseas trip to Canada

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