2 h. ago Faith and Reform: is the religious right on the rise in UK politics?

Powerful Christian figures are emerging in Britain but there are important differences from the US, where evangelism has fuelled TrumpAt recent Reform UK press conferences, two very distinctive heads can often be spotted in the front row: the near-white locks of Danny Kruger, the party’s head of policy, and the swept-back blond mane of James Orr, now a senior adviser to Nigel Farage.As well as guiding the policy programme for what could be the UK’s next government, the pair have something else in common. Both are highly devout Christians who came to religion in adulthood, and have trenchant views on social issues such as abortion and the family. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'Someone visited our pub from Australia because they thought we had the Rovers Return doors'

For Pub of the Week, we visit a city centre pub with more than just a loose connection to Coronation Street

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11 h. ago Coronation Street’s Julia Goulding and Lucy Fallon turn heads as they party at soap’s Christmas bash in Manchester

CORRIE stars Julia Goulding and Lucy Fallon bring the sparkle at their Christmas party. Actress Julia, 40, who plays Shona Platt, posed alongside Lucy, 30, who is best known as Bethany Platt on the ITV soap. The soap stars partied at The Refuge in Manchester on Friday night. It comes after Corrie legend Bill Roache...

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18 h. ago Call the Midwife confirms return of Coronation Street star in Christmas specials

The BBC drama Call the Midwife is bringing back a familiar face and Trixie Franklin will be ecstatic

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18 h. ago Call the Midwife confirms return of Coronation Street star in sneak peek photo

Call the Midwife's Nurse Trixie Franklin will be delighted as a familiar face returns to Poplar this Christmas

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19 h. ago Coronation Street Maxine Peacock star 'hasn't aged' since leaving 22 years ago

Tracy Shaw played Ashley Peacock's wife on the cobbles before her character was killed by Richard Hillman

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23 h. ago Corrie stars shine in glitzy Christmas party at Manchester hotel as emergency services called to incident outside

All the Coronation Street soap legends were in attendance

Society

25 h. ago Treat yourself this Christmas with these beauty gift sets from Boots

The best beauty gift sets for Christmas from Boots including No7, Pixie and Soap & Glory.

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33 h. ago Lucy Fallon wows as she joins Catherine Tyldesley at Coronation Street Christmas party

Weatherfield's golden girls Lucy Fallon and Catherine Tyldesley stole the show as they cut glam figures for the night out.

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38 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'have had enough' over abuse plot but there's a huge twist

Coronation Street viewers have declared they "have had enough" as they struggled to watch an intense abuse storyline involving fan favourite Todd Grimshaw and boyfriend Theo

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38 h. ago Coronation Street fans fear Carla Connor's exit as cobbles legendfaces deadly threat

Coronation Street fans fear Carla Connor could be killed off after 19 years on the cobbles as Becky's return puts Alison King's character in danger

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38 h. ago Coronation Street's Lisa Swain sparks confusion as fans predict 'secret' move

Fans of the ITV soap have been infuriated over Lisa's continuning involvement with Becky Swain

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40 h. ago Coronation Street: From Joanna Lumley to Suranne Jones and Michael Ball

Coronation Street: From Joanna Lumley to Suranne Jones and Michael Ball - all the celebrities who have stepped onto the cobbles

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40 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses BBC of sinking to 'new depths' with 'set up' that saw Reform's Zia Yusuf questioned by small boat migrants on Question Time

The Reform leader said the corporation was complicit in a 'set-up job' after Zia Yusuf, the party's head of policy, was questioned by a man who had arrived in the UK illegally.

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42 h. ago Nigel Farage accuses BBC of sinking to 'new depths' with 'set up' that saw Reform's Zia Yusuf ambushed by small boat migrants on Question Time

The Reform leader said the corporation was complicit in a 'set-up job' after Zia Yusuf, the party's head of policy, was questioned by a man who had arrived in the UK illegally.

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43 h. ago Brooke Vincent addresses Coronation Street return as she admits 'I've seen them a lot'

The actress played Sophie Webster in the ITV soap opera from 2004 until 2019

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43 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'rumble' Carla Connor 'red herring' in Lanzarote clue

It comes as fans of the ITV soap are desperately trying to work out what's ahead for Carla and Lisa Swain

Sport

44 h. ago Coronation Street Daniel Osbourne actor's 'hard' split from co

Coronation Street star Rob Mallard has had several romances including his relationship with a co-star

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45 h. ago Coronation Street Daniel actor's love life including current romance with co

As an unlikely romance heats up for Coronation Street’s Daniel Osbourne, it’s fair to say actor Rob Mallard has had a wild love life too

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46 h. ago Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars who appeared in both soaps ahead of crossover

Soap fans are being treated to a crossover episode, Corriedale, this January

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