16 h. ago Republican’s town hall descends into chaos as angry voters rage over Epstein files and Trump agenda

Voters called the California lawmaker a ‘liar’ and launched expletives at him throughout Monday’s event

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23 h. ago ‘New’ town hall opens to public for first time as full cost of major refurb project revealed

The project has given an 'outstanding building' a new lease of life - but some have criticised the 'extortionate' price tag.

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50 h. ago Seven UK local authority pension funds to join Border to Coast

Ministers want town hall schemes to combine assets

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3 d. ago Trump promised to be a dictator on day one. We’re now past day 200

Donald Trump’s second term has seen a sustained assault on democratic institutions – political, judicial, media, cultural, academic – that appears to be only accelerating The anger was raw and resolute. Speaking at the Republican congressman Mike Flood’s town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, a woman pointed to the estimated $450m cost of “Alligator Alcatraz”, an immigration detention facility in Florida. “How much does it cost for fascism?” she demanded. “How much do the taxpayers have to pay for a fascist country?”The crowd erupted in applause and whoops. In the week that Donald Trump marked his 200th day in office, few mainstream political commentators are bandying around terms such as “fascist”. But many are warning of a societal march towards authoritarianism that, far from losing momentum, appears to be gathering pace. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'They've got to keep the magic of this place, there's nothing else like it'

A £33M project is creating a new flexi-hall and improving the the market which defines a 'town centre’s cultural identity'

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4 d. ago JOANNA CHERRY: She's promised to tell the unadorned truth... but will Nicola Sturgeon's book answer any of the embarrassing questions that REALLY matter? Frankly, I doubt it

It's billed as the 'revelatory' memoir of Scotland's first female First Minister, the inside story of almost a decade at the top of government.

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5 d. ago Released violent offenders to be ‘locked’ in restriction zones in England and Wales

Women’s safety campaigners welcome plan to switch from exclusion zones that ‘have made victims feel trapped’Restriction zones aimed at “locking” violent offenders – rather than their victims – into specific areas when they are released from prison are to be introduced by the government in England and Wales.At the moment, exclusion zones are often used to keep an offender away from their victim’s home but many campaigners for women’s safety have long called for this to be flipped.Increased tagging for domestic perpetrators.Requiring judges to flag domestic abuse at sentencing so prisons, probation and police can better identify and manage abusers.Expanding specialist domestic abuse courts.Bolstering transparency for victims at sentencing – including the provision of free copies of judges’ sentencing remarks for victims of rape and other sexual offences. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Controversial plan for £132m relief road through Trafford dealt major blow

Town hall bosses have lost a key planning appeal

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5 d. ago I cut out my mother a decade ago. She's 87, alone and I'll be the last to know when she dies. KATRINA COLLIER admits the unthinkable and says: Read my story before you judge

There was cake, balloons and congratulations as yet another colleague proudly announced her exciting baby news. I was pleased for her, but I could see what everyone in the room was thinking.

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7 d. ago Renfrew burgh flag flies at town hall in 'story almost four decades in the making'

It comes after a call for it to be flown at the landmark was agreed at a full meeting of Renfrewshire Council in June.

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8 d. ago ‘Constantly being reimagined’: celebrating American art from the 1900s to the 1980s

A new exhibition at the Whitney looks back at a varied selection of works that tell the story of America across eight tumultuous decadesWith “Untitled” (America), The Whitney celebrates 10 years in its new space and offers visitors a statement on what the museum is all about. Combing the institution’s archives, it brings together 80 years of American art, from the turn of the century up through the 1980s.As art historian and Whitney chief curator, Kim Conaty, was hard at work curating “Untitled” (America), she envisioned the Whitney as a place of refuge and nourishment for artists who have furnished new ways of seeing and new historical narratives. “When I think of the very brave work of artists over decades,” she said via video interview. “I’m excited by how it’s possible for us now through their work to see the questions they have put forth, the histories they have made visible. We need to give our support to those artists who have done that hard thinking and helped reveal or made...

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8 d. ago Nebraska Republican heckled at town hall over Epstein files and Trump’s firing of labor stats chief

Mike Flood endures torrid evening with angry constitutents incensed by ‘coverup’, data commissioner’s removal, welfare cuts and immigration crackdown

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9 d. ago The secret place beneath a town hall building that was thankfully never used

A new project will spell the end of the historic site.

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3 w. ago 'Gaza Flag' Flies At Royal Opera House Stage In London; And Then Scuffle Breaks Out...

'Gaza Flag' Flies At Royal Opera House Stage In London; And Then Scuffle Breaks Out...  The Times of India

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3 w. ago Charli XCX's wedding reception 'had 20 guests, £8 martinis and everyone walked'

Charli XCX and The 1975 drummer George Daniel reportedly tied the knot in a private ceremony at Hackney Town Hall on Saturday before heading to a local Italian restaurant and bar

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3 w. ago The kindness of strangers: I was five years old when a woman I’ll never know gave me an extravagant doll

As a child of refugees I rarely enjoyed the thrill of a new toy. She must have noticed the longing in my eyesRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesWhen I was very young, my family and I emigrated from Albania to Melbourne. As a child of refugees settling in Australia after the second world war, I experienced the searing poverty that myriads of displaced people dealt with as they tried to rebuild lives in far away, unfamiliar places. As a result, my brothers and sisters and I very rarely enjoyed the magic and thrill that come when a child gets a new toy.One day – I must have been no more than five – I was wandering through the local town hall with my mother. Some sort of fair was in full swing and I happened upon a table where, for a mere penny, I could try my luck to win a doll. I didn’t have a penny, but I did have a fervent wish to have a doll – particularly the beautiful one with the gloriously extravagant light blue dress! Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Singer Charli XCX confirms marriage to The 1975 drummer George Daniel

The pair tied the knot at Hackney Town Hall in London on Saturday

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3 w. ago All the details on Charli XCX's chic corseted Vivienne Westwood wedding dress

She tied the knot with The 1975's George Daniel in a low key ceremony at Hackney Town Hall on Saturday. But the star of the show was Charli XCX's chic Vivienne Westwood mini-dress.

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3 w. ago Charli XCX stuns in mini dress for Hackney Town Hall wedding to The 1975's George Daniel

The modest ceremony is allegedly just the first part of their wedding, with a lavish ceremony in Sicily planned for later this year

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3 w. ago Brat star Charli XCX confirms marriage to The 1975 drummer George Daniel

The wedding reportedly took place at Hackney Town Hall in London on Saturday.

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