3 d. ago A desperate, opportunist press and vicious politicians: no wonder the debate on refugees is so awful | Jane Martinson

Migration is one of the most important issues of our time and needs serious consideration. History will damn much of the UK media for failing to do thatAt the end of August the Sun put a picture of a pink poodle-shaped balloon on its front page, not to illustrate the last dog days of summer but the latest migrant hotel scandal, a story that has dominated the UK news agenda for weeks. In this case, the “balloonacy” of teaching hobbies to asylum seekers.The silly season, in which the press seeks to entertain readers with lighter news during the summer, is cancelled this year.Jane Martinson is professor of financial journalism at City St George’s and a member of the board of the Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group Continue reading...

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1 week ago Welsh drag queen Tayce breaks silence on missing out on Strictly Come Dancing 2025

Welsh RuPaul Drag Race UK superstar Tayce has addressed her absence from the 2025 series line-up despite making history and winning the Christmas Special last year

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The Extremadura region in the west of Spain is experiencing one of the most serious environmental crises in its recent history as forest fires sweep across the area

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2 w. ago Airline fined over £43 million for illegally sacking 1,800 workers during Covid pandemic

Australia’s federal court ruling calls it the most serious breach of labour laws in the country’s history

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2 w. ago Qantas fined over £43 million for illegally sacking 1,800 workers during Covid pandemic

Australia’s federal court ruling calls it the most serious breach of labour laws in the country’s history

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The trending film has caught some viewers off-guard

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3 w. ago Netflix fans warned they only have days to watch 'masterpiece' series that's 'one of the best in TV history'

The binge worthy series will be removed very soon

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4 w. ago Lions had special moments but lacked consistency needed to be ranked among greats | Robert Kitson

Andy Farrell’s team deserve place in history after a 2-1 series win but return from Australia nursing nagging regretsHow best to describe the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour? Even before the final Test was interrupted by lightning, it was a strange old series. To the Lions the spoils but it was Australia who led for all but 60 seconds of the last two Tests. Just a solitary point divided the teams over three games and it was only courtesy of Will Stuart’s late consolation that the visitors collected 10 tries compared to the Wallabies’ nine.What would have happened had Joe Schmidt’s side had an extra warmup fixture or made a faster start in Brisbane? Had Will Skelton been fit for the pivotal opening game, or Rob Valetini and Taniela Tupou featured for more than 40 and 60 minutes in the series respectively? If Australia had not lost their first-choice fly-half on the eve of the series, or protected their 23-5 lead in Melbourne? Continue reading...

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