8 h. ago Brits get post pub health boost as spicy curries help you vinda

Curry lovers rejoice as, from a vindaloo to a madras, if you want to lose weight it seems the spicier food you eat the better, according to the latest expert research,

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7 d. ago Britain's Got Talent judges hit out at 'horrendous' handling of Post Office scandal

Sunday night's Britain's Got Talent semi final saw a surprise appearance from Davina McCall, accusations of satanism, and conversation turned political

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1 week ago Diplomat makes history as first refugee to become a UK high commissioner

Kanbar Hossein-Bor, who says his mother once feared he ‘might not be British enough’, lands Fiji post“In her mind this was a bastion of the establishment, she was a little worried of rejection,” Kanbar Hossein-Bor said of his mother’s reaction, two decades ago, to the news he was applying to work in the UK Foreign Office.This week, the fear that “he might not be British enough” was proved wrong, when Hossein-Bor was appointed as the UK’s high commissioner to Fiji – the first refugee to achieve the rank. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer can’t build a stronger European partnership by stealth. He has to declare it aloud | Rafael Behr

Britain has ‘reset’ relations with the EU, but with Farage ascendant again, our politics must be cured of the Brexit virusNot much about Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union is settled, but Keir Starmer can justifiably claim it has been “reset”. That word was artfully chosen before last year’s election to dress low aspiration as high diplomacy. There are 10 days of negotiation before the summit in London, where a new UK-EU partnership is due to be unveiled. It will be more outline than substance. But there is progress in the very fact that Britain’s ruling party sees Brussels as a partner, not a parasite.Old-guard Eurosceptics will, of course, denounce any deal as a betrayal of Brexit. If there are plans for a time-limited, youth exchange visa, it will be decried as a return to free movement by the back door. If there is agreement to align regulations so that goods can more efficiently cross borders and the European court of justice is involved in adjudicating ...

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2 w. ago Tragic last post from British Superbikes rider emerges after fatal crash

Shane Richardson and Owen Jenner both died at a British Superbikes event on Monday at Oulton Park in Cheshire, as an 11-bike collision at the start of the race ended in tragedy

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2 w. ago Heartbreaking final post from British Superbikes rider emerges just hours after fatal crash on live TV which left two dead

The horrific incident saw eleven riders fall at turn one of the race on Monday evening. Medical personnel quickly rushed to the scene and the British Superbikes event at Oulton Parkwas cancelled.

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3 w. ago Bella Ramsey’s ‘miscasting’ has only made The Last of Us more fascinating

The young British actor is brilliant in the hit post-apocalyptic drama, but some have claimed they’re an odd fit for the character of jaded teen survivalist Ellie. That might be the case, writes Louis Chilton – but, as episode four showed, it ends up working in the series’ favour

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