3 h. ago Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says BBC is ‘best defence against toxic populism’

Ms Nandy praised the broadcaster despite it facing a number of criticisms over the past year – including from herself.

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3 d. ago 'Shrekking' dating trend, where people pick 'ugly' partners because they're 'kinder', is growing in popularity

A new dating trend called Shrekking, inspired by the popular ogre film franchise, is becoming popular on the courting scene - but some have called it 'toxic'

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6 d. ago Leveson 2 could help UK move on from hacking scandal, says TV writer Jack Thorne

ITV’s The Hack follows Nick Davies, an investigative journalist who uncovered evidence of phone hacking at the News Of The World.

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7 d. ago Solving AI and copyright issue ‘will not be kicked into long grass’, says Nandy

The Culture Secretary told MPs that the debate on artificial intelligence and its impact on creatives had become binary and promised a new approach.

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9 d. ago Labour MPs must gain 80 nominations by Thursday to stand for deputy leader

Potential candidates need backing of at least 20% of parliamentary party, as Shabana Mahmood rules herself outLabour MPs hoping to replace Angela Rayner as the party’s deputy leader have until Thursday afternoon to gather the 80 MPs’ nominations they will need to stand, with the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, ruling herself out of the race.Mahmood is the latest mooted hopeful to decide not to run, with Jess Phillips and Lisa Nandy also opting out. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage welcomes Nadine Dorries as a 'big signing' after she sensationally defected to Reform and declared Tories 'dead'

Former Conservative Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is joining forces with the Reform UK leader as he plots a path to Downing Street, it was revealed yesterday.

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1 week ago ‘They’re toxic but popular’: businesses wary as they head to Reform’s party conference

Nigel Farage will be wooing corporate guests at the NEC in Birmingham as his party aims to build on recent successesFags, booze, hunting and cryptocurrency: if the brochures for the Reform UK conference in Birmingham are anything to go by, executives turning up to see Nigel Farage’s party will find an eclectic mix.Starting on Friday, the party leading the opinion polls will hold its “next step” conference at the National Exhibition Centre, with a plan to show UK plc that it is the next party of government. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nigel Farage welcomes Nadine Dorries as a 'big signing' after long

Former Conservative Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is joining forces with the Reform UK leader as he plots a path to Downing Street, it was revealed yesterday.

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1 week ago Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK on eve of party conference

In an interview with the Daily Mail, the ex-Conservative culture secretary said ‘the Tory Party is dead’.

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1 week ago Nadine Dorries defects to Reform declaring: 'The Tory Party is dead'

Former culture secretary becomes highest-profile Conservative defector to Nigel Farage’s party on eve of its national conference

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1 week ago Nadine Dorries sensationally defects to Nigel Farage's Reform party and declares: 'The Tory Party is dead'

After months of secret negotiations, the former Conservative Culture Secretary is joining forces with the Reform leader as he plots a path to Downing Street.

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2 w. ago Cabinet Secretary backs call for major shift in venue accessibility

Scotland’s Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has backed Sight Scotland’s Accessible Venues Campaign in its mission to ensure every theatre, concert hall and cultural venue in Scotland is truly accessible for people with vision impairment.

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2 w. ago Neurologist warns three popular supplements could be 'toxic' to the brain

A neurologist has warned that some common supplements can be harmful to the brain if taken in excess.

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2 w. ago Tulsi Gabbard calls Jen Psaki ‘agent of darkness and hatred’ for suggesting prayer alone won’t solve gun crime epidemic

Trump’s director of national intelligence linked the former White House press secretary’s comments to cultural debates, calling transgender rights ‘insanity and darkness’ and citing MLK Jr.’s quote on light overcoming darkness

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3 w. ago Watchdog urged to probe ‘dangerous shambles’ of Afghan relocation data breaches

A freedom of information request by the BBC revealed there have been 49 data breaches in the past four years.

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4 w. ago BBC ‘not institutionally antisemitic’, says Observer’s editor

James Harding delivered this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

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4 w. ago SNP ministers urged to reassure library over censorship row U

The editors of The Women Who Wouldn't Wheesht have written to Culture Secretary Angus Robertson.

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