49 h. ago Royal Mail to stop second class post on Saturdays and stamp costs to be reviewed

Ofcom has given the green light to Royal Mail to axe the six-day-a-week service for second-class letters from later this month.

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3 d. ago Superman review – is it a bust? Is it a pain? James Gunn’s dim reboot is both

The Man of Steel – played with square-faced soullessness by David Corenswet – has an uninteresting crisis of confidence in Gunn’s cluttered, pointless franchise restarterHere is a film occupying the heartsinking Venn diagram overlap between franchise exhaustion and AI soullessness: a film fatally unconvinced of the reason for its own existence. We’d all hoped that writer-director James Gunn, who was in charge of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy movie series, might put some wind back beneath Superman’s wings – or in his cape, or under his boots, or at any rate somewhere near his costumed person. The Man of Steel needed a fresh start after his self-cancelling contest in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, and getting muddled together with a lot of other utility superheroes in Justice League a year later – though I will admit to enjoying the pure hubristic craziness of the lengthy Zack Snyder cut of that movie when it saw the light of day.But this? If it was to be a reboot then...

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4 d. ago Man attacked on Scots street in broad daylight while walking his dog

Officers are checking local CCTV and carrying out door to door enquiries.

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5 d. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for lettuce wraps with aromatic lemongrass chicken and peanut sauce | Quick and easy

Light and aromatic lemongrass chicken wrapped in lettuce and doused in peanut sauce makes perfect assemble-and-enjoy material for a summer’s dayThe perfect meal for a hot day, when you want something light and refreshing. You can assemble all the components for these lovely, fresh lettuce wraps while the chicken poaches in an aromatic broth, and either make up the cups yourself or put all the components down on the table for everyone to help themselves. This was a hit with my three-year-old daughter, and it even encouraged the one-year-old to try lettuce for the first time. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Fireworks light the night sky across the country on Independence Day

Independence Day fireworks shows have kicked off across the East Coast

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8 d. ago Labour peer Lord David Lipsey found dead after police discover body in river

Officers confirmed the body of Lord Lipsey was pulled from the river on July 1 following a huge multi-agency rescue mission.

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8 d. ago Labour peer Lord David Lipsey found dead after police recover body in river

Police said they received 'a report concerning the safety of a man who was last seen swimming in the River Wye' and could now confirm the body of Lord David Lipsey was recovered

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9 d. ago Lords reform task force proposed amid moves to oust hereditary peers

Concerns were raised that a select committee might be ‘a very good and highly-qualified talking shop’ but ignored by the Government.

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9 d. ago The Old Guard 2 review – Charlize Theron’s delayed Netflix sequel is an incomplete mess

Five years after the first film came out, a misshapen action fantasy follow-up arrives with a baffling cliffhanger endingEven with our thick-of-Covid desperation for anything that felt big at a time when life felt too small, there was more to The Old Guard than the average churned out Netflix mockbuster. Released in the hell of July 2020, it came with the requisite boxes ticked (big star, international locations, franchisable setup) but felt closer to the real thing than most, proving to be a hit for those eager for escapism, scoring one of the streamer’s biggest launches to date.But like many Netflix films, its cultural impact was negligible, popular for a weekend or three but failing to live on in any notable way after, consumed with speed and forgotten at a similar pace. A sequel was inevitable yet unnecessary, and while one was given a green light at the start of 2021 and started production in 2022, it’s taken another three years to see the light of day. Not only does The Old Gu...

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1 week ago ‘Tiny melodies’: musician uses moths’ flight data to compose piece about their decline

Ellie Wilson’s piece titled Moth x Human assigns different sounds to the species on Parsonage Down in SalisburyThey are vital pollinators who come out at night, but now moths have emerged into the bright light of day as co-creators of a new piece of music – composed using the insects’ own flight data.Ellie Wilson composed Moth x Human in a protected habitat on Parsonage Down in Salisbury, Wiltshire. She assigned each of the 80 resident moth species a different sound, which was triggered when it landed on her monitor. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carers vow to fight service cuts with "everything they have" after protest in Paisley

Campaigners gathered on Friday as uncertainty surrounds the future of services relied upon by their loved ones.

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1 week ago Lionel Messi interview that went unpublished comes to light – 'I didn't talk to them'

A previously unpublished interview with Lionel Messi dated from 2003 has finally seen the light of day, and the footballing legend made some interesting comments about his Barcelona team-mates

Politics

1 week ago Boy, 12, dies in social media challenge as family warn of 'unknown horrors' online

Sebastian, a 12-year-old boy from Castleford, West Yorkshire, has tragically died at his home with his family warning parents of the dangers from social media challenges

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1 week ago Schoolboy, 12, dies in West Yorkshire after trying social media challenge as family warn of dangers

Sebastian, 12, was at home celebrating his brother's First Holy Communion at an address on Manor Grove in Castleford, West Yorkshire, before being found unresponsive.

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2 w. ago Dechert Hires Sovereign Wealth Fund GIC's Assistant GC for London PE Boost

Dechert Hires Sovereign Wealth Fund GIC's Assistant GC for London PE Boost  Law.com

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2 w. ago PM ‘confident’ on assisted dying law despite Streeting’s ‘no budget’ warning

Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting voted different ways on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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2 w. ago Police guarding Parliament think new security fence is ‘dangerous’, says author

Conservative peer Lord Dobbs claims officers have warned the tall metal barrier ‘cuts off sightlines’ to potential attackers.

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2 w. ago Starmer faces Iran international law decision if UK assists US over Iran

The issue of whether the UK could be drawn into the Iran conflict is now being considered - and one former cabinet minister has explored the issue in terms of international law

Society

2 w. ago Dame Prue Leith’s son blasted as 'condescending' after rude remark about famous mum

Dame Prue Leith’s son, Danny Kruger, has been labelled ‘arrogant’ and ‘condescending’ after saying his mother doesn’t ‘see sense’ in debate on the assisted dying law

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2 w. ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting says there 'isn't a budget' in NHS for assisted dying law

The Health Secretary - one of the top opponents of the legislation - said assisted dying would take 'time and money' away from other parts of the health service

Society