15 h. ago Owners of historic pub The Silent Woman spark row after changing its 100

The Pub's new owners -Hall & Woodhouse -  have announced it will be renamed The Angel when it reopens next month following a £250,000 refit.

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4 d. ago Prince William's first mention of brother Harry amid sibling row as he hints at 'changes'

The brothers have reportedly not seen each other in months, with Harry recently meeting with his father King Charles

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6 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing pro addresses 'favouritism row' after show makes major change

A former Strictly Come Dancing star has shared his thoughts on the BBC show's new voting rules, saying dancers will be 'relieved'

Culture

9 d. ago ‘You have to live’: Ukrainians on frontline practice normality despite Russian bombings

In once-occupied Sloviansk, war has become so routine that nobody pays attention to air-raid sirensOn a sunny afternoon this week the beach in the frontline Ukrainian city of Sloviansk was busy. Bathers paddled in a lake, sunbathed and sipped tea. At 3.30pm there was a sudden thunderclap. An artillery shell had crashed nearby, sending up a plume of twisting grey smoke. Ducks took off in panic. The swimmers glanced nonchalantly upwards and carried on bobbing in the salty water.“After three years of fighting we’ve got used to booms. They don’t bother us any more,” Alyona, a pensioner in a swimsuit, explained. She pointed to a concrete box beyond a row of wooden changing cabins and outdoor showers. “If the bombs are close we’ve got a shelter,” she said. Alyona and her friend waded into the shallows. A man selling grapes sat engrossed reading a book. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘You have to live’: Ukrainians on frontline practise normality despite Russian bombings

In once-occupied Sloviansk, war has become so routine that nobody pays attention to air-raid sirensOn a sunny afternoon this week the beach in the frontline Ukrainian city of Sloviansk was busy. Bathers paddled in a lake, sunbathed and sipped tea. At 3.30pm there was a sudden thunderclap. An artillery shell had crashed nearby, sending up a plume of twisting grey smoke. Ducks took off in panic. The swimmers glanced nonchalantly upwards and carried on bobbing in the salty water.“After three years of fighting we’ve got used to booms. They don’t bother us any more,” Alyona, a pensioner in a swimsuit, explained. She pointed to a concrete box beyond a row of wooden changing cabins and outdoor showers. “If the bombs are close we’ve got a shelter,” she said. Alyona and her friend waded into the shallows. A man selling grapes sat engrossed reading a book. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Man 'couldn't resist' buying pretty chapel but is now forced to sell

Gothic-style slice of history that comes with planning consent looking for a new owner

Politics

1 week ago Ticketmaster to change pricing information after probe into Oasis tickets row

Buyers will be told when cheaper seats sell out under new commitments for seller

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1 week ago Ticketmaster forced to change pricing and sales tactics after Oasis row

Company must be clearer about what fans will pay and avoid ‘misleading’ labels about ticket quality, says CMABusiness live – latest updatesTicketmaster has been forced by the competition watchdog to change how it advertises concert tickets – including ending “misleading” information about the seats they are buying – after a fan backlash over its handling of the Oasis reunion tour.After a year-long investigation, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said Ticketmaster had agreed to make changes to its sales tactics, in a move welcomed by the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Popular Scots takeaway forced to change its name months after opening in bizarre name row

A POPULAR Scottish takeaway was forced to change its name months after opening, after getting caught up in a bizarre branding row. NaeBadSpud opened its first baked potato shop on Byron Square, in the Northfield area of Aberdeen, earlier this summer, on June 20. And it has quickly become a favourite among locals for its...

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3 w. ago The Man in My Basement review – Willem Dafoe is an unsettling guest in eerie psychodrama

Adapted for the screen from his own novel Walter Mosley examines power dynamics and racial tension with a deftly disquieting hand in this deeply strange parableFeature first-timer Nadia Latif here directs a deeply strange parable, almost unlocatable in meaning and tone, adapted for the screen by Walter Mosley from his own 2004 novel. It appears to be a metaphor for racism and capitalism, for exploitation and for the historically hidden violence built into the foundations of ownership. Yet how exactly the metaphor works is unclear; it is like a labyrinth in which characters and audience can get disoriented. The final shot shows someone reading Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth. I found myself thinking of Zadie Smith’s essay on Jordan Peele’s Get Out in which she references Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks.The setting is the 90s, in which half-heard stories on the TV news about Rwanda and OJ have an unstressed racial dimension. We are in Sag Harbor in New York state, a neighbour...

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3 w. ago Police chiefs write to Home Secretary to push for law change after Linehan row

Head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council Gavin Stephens said officers are expected to referee social debate using laws that pre-date social media.

Society

4 w. ago Nottingham Forest part company with head coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Nuno had led Forest to historic European qualificationHead coach recently admitted tensions with ownerNottingham Forest have parted company with their head coach, Nuno Espírito Santo, after a year and eight months, with Ange Postecoglou strongly linked to the vacant position. Nuno’s departure just three games into the season comes after the emergence of tensions with the owner, Evangelos Marinakis, over the past fortnight.“Nottingham Forest Football Club confirms that, following recent circumstances, Nuno Espírito Santo has today been relieved of his duties as head coach,” said a club statement in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Continue reading...

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