25 h. ago Celebrated composer's visit to Wishaw marked with event at town's golf club

An unforgettable evening at Wishaw Golf Club took place this week where the sound of Chopin’s music once again drifted across the grounds that were once part of Wishaw House — the very place where the composer stayed in 1848, cared for by Jane Stirling.

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3 d. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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4 d. ago Awkward moment Meghan Markle interrupts bookstore speaking event to correct how her friend holds the microphone

Meghan Markle created a brief awkward moment on Thursday evening while speaking at an event held in a California bookshop.

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4 d. ago Meghan Markle reveals intimate details of life at home with Harry and their children which includes a 'healing blanket' and starting each day with music

The Duchess of Sussex made her comments during a book event at Godmothers bookstore close to her Montecito Mansion in support of her close friend Courtney Adamo.

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5 d. ago Photos of King Charles III and Queen Camilla visiting the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have visited the Vatican to pray with Pope Leo XIV. This historic meeting aims to strengthen ties between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. The event marks the first time since the Reformation that the heads of these two churches have prayed together.

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6 d. ago NY mayor and police distance themselves from Ice raids amid Chinatown protests – US politics live

Comments by Eric Adams and NYPD that city has ‘no involvement’ follow protests over raids related to ‘selling counterfeit goods’Donald Trump is at the White House today, per his official schedule.The president’s only listed event is his meeting with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte at 4pm ET. Currently that meeting is closed to the press, but we’ll let you know if that opens up. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Meghan Markle moved to tears at bereaved friend's poignant charity event

Meghan Markle could be seen shedding a tear at an emotional event held by her close friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, in honour of her son who died under tragic circumstances

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9 d. ago Meghan's wedding dress kept secret from Queen Elizabeth in 'cloak

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot in 2018, the details of the event were kept so secret that even the late Queen was denied access to a preview to Meghan’s wedding gown

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1 week ago Tide Lines announce huge Glasgow OVO Hydro show to celebrate 10th anniversary

The event will mark the Scottish band's biggest ever headline show as part of their tour dates across the UK, Ireland and Europe in 2026.

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1 week ago Stock markets hit by US regional bank worries and trade tensions – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsFears are swirling today that we could be facing a repeat of the US regional banking crisis of 2023.That episode led to the demise of US bank SVB and then Europe’s Credit Suisse.An initially positive risk mood turned during the US session yesterday after news that Zions Bancorp (-13.14%) made a $50m charge-off while Western Alliance (-10.81%) alleged it also suffered from fraud on loans to the same borrowers linked to distressed commercial mortgages.While this was an ostensibly isolated story at two banks each less than $10bn market cap, the event drew inevitable comparisons to the regional bank stress that followed the collapse of SVB in March 2023 and raised broader questions over potential credit quality issues after a lengthy period of elevated rates and expansion in private credit, following also the bankruptcy of subprime auto lender Tricolor last month. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people’: Daniel Day

Speaking at the London film festival, the triple Oscar-winner mounted a fierce defence of movies and method acting, although he conceded My Left Foot couldn’t be made todayThe actor Daniel Day-Lewis railed against audiences being priced out of theatres, and what he perceived as a continued snobbery concerning cinema in the UK at an event at the London film festival.Speaking to the critic Mark Kermode for a lengthy conversation in front of an audience at the BFI Southbank, Day-Lewis said he felt “there’s still an elitism in this country that theatre is the superior form”. His drama training at the Bristol Old Vic school had encouraged in him the sense that theatre work was the goal. “Then there’s films: bit dodgy. Television: like, really? OK, you gotta pay the gas bill. That was the thinking. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Xi directs quashing of Chinese feminists even as he praises advances at women’s conference

Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the past 30 years, the Chinese president said, maternal mortality rates had dropped by nearly 80%, and women were now participating in the project of national governance with “unprecedented confidence and vigour”.Xi was speaking at the global women’s summit, an event on Monday and Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the historic UN’s world conference on women, which took place in Beijing. It was there in 1995 that Hillary Clinton, the then US first lady, delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech, lines now often quoted by people in China advocating for women’s rights. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago SNP leader John Swinney refuses to apologise for raising recognition of Palestinian state at Jewish vigil for Hamas victims

John Swinney was booed by a furious crowd as he spoke at an event at Holyrood to mark the second anniversary of the October 7 atrocities.

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2 w. ago Who founded the Royal Ballet School in 1926? The Saturday quiz

From Anne Boleyn’s ghost to a novel in three volumes, by a lady, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What is Earth’s largest living toothed predator?2 What 1811 work was “a novel in three volumes, By a Lady”?3 Who is the only person to play in a Super Bowl and the World Series?4 What London religious building was built on the site of Tothill Fields prison?5 In which TV show did contestants recall the contents of a conveyor belt?6 Who founded the Royal Ballet School in 1926?7 The event horizon is the boundary marking the limits of what?8 “Saigon shit” is which film’s first line of dialogue?What links: 9 Arabist and archaeologist; pioneering Channel swimmer; Munstead Wood gardener; partnered Toklas?10 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre; The Dead; 21 Grams; Mayfair Witches?11 Hindu deity Chhinnamasta; St Denis of Paris; Bertran de Born in Dante; Anne Boleyn’s ghost?12 Trade and Industry Secretary; Northern Ireland Secretary; Ambassador to the US?13 Emile Berliner; Chris Blackwell...

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle urged to return to London for key event to prove 'she's not afraid'

Meghan Markle urged to return to London for key event to prove 'she's not afraid'  Daily Express

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2 w. ago Hollyoaks announce screening event to celebrate 30th anniversary and you are invited

Hollyoaks fans are invited to join some of their favourite stars - past and present - at a special screening event in Liverpool to mark the Channel 4 soap's 30th birthday

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3 w. ago Holyrood Diwali celebrations cancelled days after Foysol Choudhury suspension

The event had been due to mark the 10th anniversary of Edinburgh Diwali.

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3 w. ago North Lanarkshire Council’s Music in the Museum series to host renowned pianist Karen MacIver

Taking place at Summerlee Museum on October 27, this evocative event will also mark the unveiling of a brand-new public piano, following the success of last year’s launch at Bellshill Cultural Centre.

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last month England fans soak up celebrations as Red Roses mark Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph

Rain could not England marked their World Cup win with a celebration event at Battersea Power Station

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