1 hour ago ‘God gave me life but took all my happiness’ – Air India crash survivor

Briton Vishwash Kumar Ramesh spoke about being left with constant ‘flashbacks’ three months on from the incident.

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2 h. ago UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project being dropped, the Guardian can reveal.In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice (HKC), a leading research institution focused on human rights, ordered one of its best-known professors, Laura Murphy, to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim

Breaking dancefloors, recording in the dark, crying at I Know It’s Over, winning in court, splitting over chips the musician relives his tumultuous years in ‘the best British band ever’‘It was terrifying,” says Mike Joyce, sitting in the palatial suite of the Stock Exchange hotel in Manchester. The drummer is talking about his favourite gig with the Smiths: the night in July 1986 when The Queen Is Dead tour hit Salford Maxwell Hall. “They weren’t taking ticket stubs off people coming in. So they were giving their tickets back out through the bog window.” The show ended up at double capacity. “They had to evacuate the bar downstairs because the sprung dancefloor was collapsing. Delirium! There were people crying their eyes out, strangers hugging each other – and that was before E!”Joyce, garrulously upbeat company, has just written a warm, engaging memoir, The Drums, celebrating the Smiths. It’s a “right place, right time” story of his memories as the great indie band tore down the b...

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3 h. ago SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray apologises to Lanarkshire patients for NHS waiting times

EXCLUSIVE: NHS Lanarkshire is struggling to meet demand with almost 7,000 residents waiting more than a year for treatment.

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5 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter: Stylish Tom Daley is the perfect host for the Great British Knit Off

Have you knitted yourself an emotional support chicken yet? Apparently, in the homespun world of crafting, it's a bit of a craze.

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6 h. ago Train hero fights for life as knife attack suspect remains in police custody

A 32-year-old man from Peterborough remains in police custody on suspicion of attempted murder.

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6 h. ago Fight back against flood of fake news and AI 'slop' on tech platforms, media leaders urge PM

In a letter to the Prime Minister, leading figures from newspapers and broadcasting urge him to take steps to address the misinformation flourishing online.

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7 h. ago Rare bottle of Arctic beer to be opened after 150 years to revive brew

The bottle was originally brewed in Burton-upon-Trent for British explorers venturing into the frozen north

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7 h. ago Stormont Finance Minister presses Chancellor to focus on help for working families

John O’Dowd said more had to be done to help with the cost of childcare.

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7 h. ago 156,000 at risk of being left without HOT WATER due to energy meter switch off

THOUSANDS of households are at risk of being left without heating or hot water this winter. Approximately 156,000 British households are still using old Radio Teleswitching System (RTS) meters and haven’t swapped to a smart meter, Energy UK warns.  Households with these meters are being urged to get in touch with their energy supplier as...

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9 h. ago British female hikers rescued from Himalayan valley after snowstorm left them trapped for days with limited supplies

BRITISH tourists have been rescued from a Himalayan valley after a massive snowstorm left them trapped for three days. Brits Catherine Jane Wilson, 53, Emily Jane Coates, 44, and Irishwoman Mary Reape, 65, got trapped more than 5,000 feet up Nepal’s Dhaulagiri Circuit after a freak blizzard cut off their ascent route. Hundreds of hikers...

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9 h. ago News Wrap: British police investigate mass knife attack on train headed to London

News Wrap: British police investigate mass knife attack on train headed to London  PBS

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9 h. ago British man, 50, is found dead 'between two parked cars' in Costa Blanca holiday resort

The 50-year-old's body was discovered between two parked cars in the town of Javea north of Benidorm.

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9 h. ago UK small businesses struggling to take advantage of trade deals

British Chambers of Commerce urge ministers to do more to help exporters

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9 h. ago DAVID LAMMY: Hillsborough Law honours victims of too many tragedies

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, writing for The Mirror, says Monday is the 'first step' to making the British state accountable after failing families for too long

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11 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbings: ‘heroic’ LNER staff member suffered ‘life

British Transport Police say rail staff member was recorded on CCTV intervening in attempt to stop attackerA “heroic” rail staff member who intervened in a mass stabbing to save the lives of high-speed train passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, police said on Sunday, as a suspect remains in custody.The member of LNER staff was recorded on CCTV attempting to stop the attacker as the train travelled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, British Transport Police said.Additional reporting: Harry Taylor and Vikram Dodd Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cambridgeshire train stabbings: ‘heroic’ rail staff member fighting for life after tackling attacker

British Transport Police say LNER worker ‘undoubtedly saved lives’ as suspect remains in custodyA “heroic” rail staff member who intervened in a mass stabbing to save the lives of high-speed train passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, police said on Sunday, as a suspect remains in custody.The member of LNER staff was recorded on CCTV attempting to stop the attacker as the train travelled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, British Transport Police said.Additional reporting: Harry Taylor and Vikram Dodd Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Hero rail worker who ‘saved many people’s lives’ during London

British suspect, 32, alleged to have told female passenger, ‘The devil’s not going to win’ as others forced to hide in a toilet at Huntingdon

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11 h. ago Police say British man only suspect in train attack, praise 'heroic' staff

Police say British man only suspect in train attack, praise 'heroic' staff  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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12 h. ago One remaining suspect held in train stabbing case as police say no suggestion of terrorism

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is British national born in the UK

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