46 h. ago City council REFUSES proposal to build a memorial statue to the late former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his hometown

A proposed memorial statue of former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in his adopted home city of Hull has been rejected.

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56 h. ago Plans for statue to ‘working class hero’ John Prescott axed as it'll cost too much 

Council have rejected the memorial in his adopted home city of Hull after being told it would cost more than £150,000 and it 'wasn't right' to spend that much

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5 d. ago Manchester United executives axed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe hired by Premier League rivals

Tottenham have agreed a deal with an agency that was set up by former Manchester United executives who were axed earlier this year as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting measures

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7 d. ago Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard childrenTwo fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in England.Will Orr-Ewing and Pete Montgomery wrote to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, on Friday warning that they would seek a judicial review. They argue that current guidance, which allows headteachers to decide how smartphones are used, is unlawful and unsafe for children. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Burna Boy may be the most important artist on the planet: 'The universe chose me'

The Afrobeats mega-star is in London for the Wireless festival while delivering a new album which cements his status as one of the most important artists on the planet.

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2 w. ago Bush, Obama and Bono bid farewell to USAID as researchers warn agency’s closure means 14m extra deaths

Departing staff thanked by two former presidents and a rock legend as new study reveals human cost of Trump administration’s decision to axe global humanitarian agency

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2 w. ago King Charles axes Royal favourite as Royal Family's cost to taxpayer revealed

The locomotive steam train was the Queen's favourite mode of transport throughout her reign

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2 w. ago King Charles axes beloved Royal Train as Royal Family's cost to taxpayer revealed

The King will bid the "fondest of farewells" to the Royal Train after approving its decommissioning next year as the royals' cost to the taxpayer has been revealed

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3 w. ago This national monument is ‘part of the true history of the USA’. Will it survive Trump 2.0?

Sáttítla Highlands, with its unique lava-flow landscape, feels like ‘another planet’, but its protected status, granted by Joe Biden, is now threatenedIt’s easy to get lost in the Sáttítla Highlands in remote north-eastern California. There are miles of rolling lava fields, untouched forest and obsidian mountains. At night, the darkness and silence stretch on indefinitely.This is one of America’s newest national monuments. It’s also one of the most threatened. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Plan to build Christ statue ‘bigger than Rio’s’ prompts outcry in Spanish town

The organisation plans to raise funds to build the tallest Christ statue in the world

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3 w. ago Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood

Decision could embolden red states in US to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid fundsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has paved the way for South Carolina to kick Planned Parenthood out of its Medicaid program over its status as an abortion provider, a decision that could embolden red states across the country to effectively “defund” the reproductive healthcare organization.The case, Medina v Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, centers around a 2018 executive order from South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster, that blocked clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. “Payment of taxpayer funds to abortion clinics, for any purpose, results in the subsidy of abortion and the denial of the right to life,” McMaster said at the time, even though the reimbursements could not be used for abortions. Abortions are also now banned in South Carolina after six weeks of pregnancy.More details soon Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Sharon Osbourne, 72, shows off her plump pout as she attends husband Ozzy's Working Class Hero exhibition at Birmingham's Museum & Art Gallery

Sharon Osbourne showed off her very plump pout as she attended her husband Ozzy Osbourne's 'Working Class Hero' exhibition at Birmingham's Museum & Art Gallery on Wednesday. 

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3 w. ago Wimbledon to honour Andy Murray with new statue at All England Club

Wimbledon plan to honour Sir Andy Murray with a statue at the All England Club, with the two-time champion set to be involved in the design.

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3 w. ago Voices: I’m leaving the UK because of how Labour has treated wealthy non

Multi-millionaire businesswoman Dr Ann Kaplan Mulholland – who is moving from her Kent castle to Italy, for the more favourable tax jurisdiction – says Labour is running out of time to rethink its flagship plan to scrap non-dom status and that Nigel Farage’s idea for the super-rich to pay £250,000 for a Britannia Card doesn’t go far enough

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3 w. ago Andy Murray to get Wimbledon statue as plans confirmed for 2027 unveiling

Murray will be involved in the design of the sculpture

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3 w. ago Wimbledon reveal plans for Andy Murray statue and when it will be unveiled

Two-time champion to be immortalised at All England Club

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3 w. ago Can a revolutionary new telescope solve the mystery of planet nine? – podcast

Ever since Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet in 2006, astronomers have been wondering whether Neptune really is the most distant planet from the sun. Now, a new telescope could uncover what lies in the farthest reaches of the solar system. The Vera C Rubin Observatory released its first images this week, and soon the world’s most powerful digital camera will be pointing across the whole of the night sky. Scientists are hopeful that if planet nine exists, the telescope will find it within its first year of operation. Ian Sample is joined by Dr Scott Sheppard, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science, to find out how Pluto lost its planetary status, why scientists think there could be another super-Earth, and why planet nine has been so hard to findClips: BBC, NBC, CBCFirst images of distant galaxies captured by ‘ultimate’ telescope Continue reading...

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