12 h. ago Kneecap mock Kemi Badenoch as they release new song ahead of festival appearance

Irish rap trio Kneecap has taken aim at Tory leader Kemi Badenoch in new track, The Recap, released just days after band member Liam O hAnnaidh was charged with a terror offence.

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18 h. ago Period tracking apps 'outraged' at new police guidance to search women's phones if they miscarry

Leaders of period tracking apps Flo and Clue have shared their thoughts on the new guidance allowing police to seize a woman's phone and check their period tracking app if she miscarries

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4 d. ago CCTV of trespassers lying across train tracks leads rail company to issue immediate closure

An emergency closure order has been issued for a level crossing in Barnsley following repeated misuse of the path used for crossing by pedestrians.

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7 d. ago Popular Greater Manchester steakhouse announces closure as owners issue stark warning

Owners have said the cost of living crisis is one of the reasons they have had to close their doors

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1 week ago Barclays issues update on future bank closures after shutting 1,236 branches

Barclays' boss, CS Venkatakrishnan, made the announcement at an annual general meeting last Wednesday, as data shows the lender has shut 1,236 sites in the last ten years

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2 w. ago Travel warning issued as council announces road closure which 'isn't ideal'

A major Greater Manchester road will be shut

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2 w. ago After Canada and Australia, could Donald Trump really be the saviour of centre

The picture is complex, experts say, despite two resounding wins for liberal parties in national elections, after polls had put them on track for defeatPierre Poilievre and Peter Dutton began the year as leaders in waiting. With national elections in Canada and Australia on the horizon, both leaders were consistently leading in the polls. But a mere four months later, the votes have come and gone and their parties remain out of government. In the process, both suffered the indignation of losing the seats they held for more than two decades.On Sunday, as the results of the Australian elections were broadcast across the world, international media were quick to blame one man: Donald Trump. “First Canada, now Australia?” asked the Wall Street Journal, with the paper claiming the “Trump factor” had boosted Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese’s chances. CNN called it “the Trump slump” and suggested the phenomenon was spreading. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scientists have just realised that fitness trackers are USELESS at detecting a key vital sign

Scientists have now discovered a major flaw in some fitness trackers which could lead to serious health-problems like strokes and heart attacks going undetected.

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3 w. ago Chelsea on track for final as Jackson double leads domination of Djurgården

The partying in the stands was at odds with everything taking place on the artificial pitch. There was no irony about the celebrations from the noisy Djurgården fans when their team finally found the back of the net. The roar was deafening and the emotion was genuine. The only problem, though, was that Chelsea were already four goals to the good by the time Isak Alemayehu Mulugeta got the underdogs on the scoresheet in Stockholm.It was not a great look for a competition that Uefa invented for the benefit of Europe’s smaller clubs. Chelsea against the 11th best team in Sweden for a place in the final of the Conference League? A show of the Premier League’s financial power was inevitable. Enzo Fernández, signed for £106.7m, decorated the contest with early assists for Jadon Sancho and Noni Madueke. Nicolas Jackson came off the bench and scored twice. Cole Palmer’s failure to end his goal drought was a sideshow. Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago 'Industrial vandalism': Petroineos issue major update on Grangemouth refinery closure

A significant update has been provided by Petroineos on the Grangemouth refinery

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3 w. ago M4 closures set to cause misery as warning issued to drivers

Several spots on the network could be affected this week with scheduled repair works

Events

4 w. ago Santa Maria Maggiore: why Pope Francis decided ‘this is my place’ to be buried

The pontiff shunned fanfare by picking a small niche in the basilica he visited more than 100 times during his papacyAs a priest, and then cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would always call into Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major), one of the four papal basilicas in Rome, during his regular visits to the Italian capital.The fourth-century basilica with its distinctive bell tower is perched on one of Rome’s seven ancient hills in Esquilino, a neighbourhood that lies between the Colosseum and Termini train station which during the Roman empire served as a burial ground for slaves. Continue reading...

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