46 h. ago Canadian singer who sparked fury by performing America's national anthem at NFL game finally speaks out

Prior to Saturday's game between the 49ers and the Seahawks, Cassandra DiFruscio - who is from Ontario, Canada - took center stage at Levi's Stadium to sing The Star-Spangled Banner.

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3 d. ago Fact check: Polling company registered at an address months after Reform UK left

A widely shared online post claimed polling firm Merlin Strategy and Reform UK had the same office address.

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4 d. ago Don't forget Billy Connolly's suggested national anthem when considering Flower of Scotland replacement

Is Scotland’s national anthem ‘maximum Scottish cringe’ and should we change it?

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1 week ago LeBron James accused of 'disrespecting' the national anthem with his behavior before Lakers game

After the Lakers' Christmas Day game against the Rockets, fans weren't talking about LeBron's performance and, rather, were left discussing his pre-game theatrics.

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2 w. ago Italy quietly changes its national anthem but promises it’s not political

A presidential source clarified the modification was driven by a desire for ‘purity’

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2 w. ago Kate and William's big night out! Princess beams before belting out the National Anthem as Jason Manford takes the reins of the Royal Variety Show

The princess, 43, who announced she is in remission from cancerin January, was radiant as she walked the red carpet at Royal Albert Hall wearing a gorgeous, dark green velvet gown.

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2 w. ago Kate and William's big night out! Princess beams before belting out the National Anthem as Jason Manford takes the reins of the Royal Variety Show for the first time

The princess, 43, who announced she is in remission from cancerin January, was radiant as she walked the red carpet at Royal Albert Hall wearing a gorgeous, dark green velvet gown.

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer will ‘absolutely’ be PM next Christmas, Labour chairwoman says

Anna Turley also insisted people would start to feel the change promised by the Government ‘in their pockets’ over the next year.

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2 w. ago LORD ASHCROFT: Pollsters ask daft questions at Christmas... but the answers speak volumes about the state of our Government

LORD ASHCROFT: My first poll of 2025 put Labour comfortably in first place. This month we find it in a sportsmanlike fourth position, behind Reform, the Conservatives and the Greens.

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4 w. ago Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like

Nigel Farage’s party is gunning for power – so what is it like in the places where they’ve already got it? We embedded with Lancashire county council to find out what happens when rhetoric meets reality22 May 2025: a new dawn for Lancashire. Outside Preston’s grand old county hall, 53 brand new Reform UK councillors in turquoise ties – and one petite woman with an enormous turquoise hair bow – are hot-footing it past a gaggle of protesters for their first full council meeting. Most keep their heads down and get into the building as quickly as possible. But Joel Tetlow, a first-time politician who has made a few unfortunate headlines before even taking his seat, is intrigued. He stands in the doorway, vaping, as a demonstrator bellows: “Reform is a far right party and Nigel Farage is a racist and a fascist!”Tetlow – late 40s with a full head of vertiginous hair, wearing a powder-blue three-piece suit – insists he isn’t bothered. “They don’t know us as people,” he shrugs. “It’s a word...

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last month Reform councillor sends two emails in first six months of job

Northumberland County Councillor Shaun Knowles has been accused of ‘wasting taxpayer money’

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