71 m. ago ‘It’s lackadiasical beyond belief’: Already years late a ‘vital’ new £19M link road faces more delays after land deal expires

Originally due to open in 2021 - the two kilometre stretch near the Middlebrook retail park has no opening date set

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81 m. ago Legendary horse trainer Bill Turner wanted to 'train a zebra' but 'they don't have a brain'

The late legendary horse trainer Bill Turner once had a bonkers idea to ‘train a zebra’ after everyone told him he couldn’t do it, and he soon learned the challenges of it

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1 hour ago Sophie Turner says famous couple broke off engagement after actor accused her of ‘flirting’

Turner recalled the incident on Thursday’s episode of ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’

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2 h. ago The 'lost' Vera Lynn tracks you've never heard: WWII Forces' Sweetheart's audition recordings to be released 90 years on

The late singer's first records were found when Dame Vera's daughter donated her mother's record collection to the British Library after she moved out of her home in East Sussex.

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2 h. ago Netflix gives classic story a steamy TV makeover with extra risqué scenes

Netflix is spicing up Jane Austen, with the new Pride and Prejudice remake set to swap prim and proper manners for steamy scenes and full on risqué romance

Culture

2 h. ago What channel is Rangers v Alloa Athletic on? TV and live stream details for Premier Sports Cup tie at Ibrox

Full details ahead of Rangers v Alloa Athetic in the Premier Sports Cup at Ibrox this weekend.

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2 h. ago When Trump tariffs hit French barrels and corks, California’s winemakers feel the squeeze

Small California producers say Trump’s EU levies are driving up costs and threatening family businessesKory Burke, a small producer of high-quality wines in central California, never believed that tariffs on imports from France or Italy could help boost his business. But he knew for sure they would be a big hindrance as soon as Donald Trump announced late last month that he was slapping a 15% levy on all goods from the European Union.“The first email I received was from my cork provider,” Burke recalled. “He said he’d take on 2% of the additional cost of importing corks from Europe, but I would have to absorb the other 13%. Then my barrel supplier got in touch, pushing me to put in my orders as fast as possible because every new French barrel coming across the Atlantic after the tariffs was going to come with a $100 or $150 fee.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BREAKING: This Morning's Giles Brandreth breaks down in tears over late father

Giles Brandreth has broken down in tears on ITV's This Morning while speaking about VJ Day, with the presenter becoming emotional when the show aired a photo of his late dad

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5 h. ago UK households that own a wardrobe urged 'to check now before it's too late'

People in the UK have been cautioned that this problem can be tricky to spot, but there are some usual warning signs.

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5 h. ago Channel 5's Dan Walker announces return date for second series of Yorkshire show

Dan Walker and Helen Skelton's Channel 5 show, Yorkshire Great and Small, was a huge hit with viewers when it first aired last year.

Culture

5 h. ago Quiet Houses Channel London Dating Woes On New Single ‘mark/james’

Quiet Houses Channel London Dating Woes On New Single ‘mark/james’  clashmusic.com

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5 h. ago Diana Rigg's last role in All Creatures Great and Small saw poignant end to career

Diana Rigg's final role in All Creatures Great and Small saw the actress play Mrs Pumphrey in the Channel 5 drama series

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5 h. ago All Creatures Great and Small James Herriot's secret health battle and death

James Herriot is the star of the Channel 5 adaptation of All Creatures Great and Small, which is made its way to Netflix last year

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6 h. ago Annual celebration means you save £5.29 at McDonald's on Sunday

The event began in 2012

Economics

6 h. ago It’s all Greek to me – Plato and Socrates tackle a Captcha test: the Stephen Collins cartoon

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7 h. ago ‘Kept fighting despite the odds’: the Russian journalists who risked everything to report the truth

In an expansive five-hour documentary, young journalists are branded ‘foreign agents’ for continuing to report independently as authoritarianism spreadsIn the fall of 2021, the director Julia Loktev traveled from her Brooklyn home to Moscow, with the intent to film some friends under pressure. That summer, the Russian government had cracked down on the remaining independent media in the country, designating outlets and journalists it found irksome as “foreign agents”. Loktev, who moved to the US from the Soviet Union at age nine, had several journalist friends now required to submit detailed financial reports to the government and affix an all-caps disclaimer to any output, be it an article or an Instagram post of their cat, declaring it the work of a foreign agent.Loktev began shadowing her friend Anna Nemzer, a host on the country’s only remaining independent news channel, TV Rain (Dozhd, in Russian), which was on the growing list of “foreign agents” meant to chill any press criti...

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7 h. ago What channel is Celtic v Falkirk on? TV and live stream details for Premier Sports Cup tie at Celtic Park

Full details ahead of Celtic v Falkirk in the Premier Sports Cup at Celtic Park this Friday.

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7 h. ago Charity's work in Dumfries and Galloway is more vital than ever

Food Train helps to tackle malnutrition and loneliness

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7 h. ago Save £250 off this genius carpet cleaner that washes and dries in one move

This Amazon offer knocks the Vax Smartwash Pet-Design carpet cleaner down to £199 – and it’s ideal for pet owners tackling stubborn stains

Economics

9 h. ago Exact date and time you should book this weekend for huge holiday savings

It's never too late to book that dream break and according to one travel expert there's a sweet spot this weekend where you can make huge savings - but you'll need to set your alarm

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