50 m. ago Scotland top UK destination outside London for financial services FDI

Scotland top UK destination outside London for financial services FDI

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69 m. ago Kylie Minogue Joins Prestigious ‘21 Club’ at London’s O2 Arena

Kylie Minogue Joins Prestigious ‘21 Club’ at London’s O2 Arena  Billboard

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1 hour ago London’s V&A Storehouse museum lets visitors get their hands on 5,000 years of creativity

Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage

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1 hour ago Could an alliance of eight small countries turn out to be Europe’s anchor? | Paul Taylor

Amid geopolitical storms and the rise of populism, the ‘Nordic-Baltic eight’ is gaining clout as a bulwark of western resolveWith Europe’s political kaleidoscope spinning wildly in the populist winds, a group of northern countries is gaining weight as a geopolitical anchor. Known as the Nordic-Baltic eight (NB8 in diplomatic jargon), it brings together small northern European states that, individually, might have little clout in international security and politics. But since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, they have wielded growing influence as a pressure group for western resolve, offering an attractive blend of democratic security, defence integration and societal resilience.Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden established their regional cooperation format in 1992, after the end of the cold war, with regular meetings of prime ministers, parliamentary speakers, foreign and defence ministers and senior government officials. It beg...

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1 hour ago Whatever happened to Billy Bibbit? The extraordinary life of actor Brad Dourif

He was Oscar-nominated for his unforgettable work alongside Jack Nicholson, in one of the greatest films of all time. It was the start of his career as the ultimate character actor. He discusses David Lynch, Ian McKellen and the joy of playing a murderous dollBrad Dourif knew it was time to retire from acting when he stopped feeling well, anything about the parts he was being offered. “I got to a place where if somebody offered me something, all I felt was an empty: oh.” It had started in 2013, after a production of Tennessee Williams’s The Two-Character Play. That had been an extraordinary experience, with his co-star Amanda Plummer “by far the best actor I’ve ever worked with”, but left him wondering if there was anything he still wanted to do professionally. Acting no longer got him excited; it just left him tired. “It became clear to me after a while that I just really didn’t want to work any more.”We speak over video call from his home in upstate New York, where he lives with C...

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1 hour ago Rare chance to ride 1930s London Underground train on Piccadilly line

Rare chance to ride 1930s London Underground train on Piccadilly line  Yahoo News UK

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3 h. ago Nintendo Switch 2 Debuts at Virgin Media's Gamepad in London

Nintendo Switch 2 Debuts at Virgin Media's Gamepad in London  The Fast Mode

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4 h. ago Trade talks in tailwinds: Asia rides the rally, London holds the fuse

Trade talks in tailwinds: Asia rides the rally, London holds the fuse  FXStreet

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5 h. ago Trump's bravado has totally backfired. China has the President right where it wants him

London will today be centre of attention, as representatives have flown in for negotiations to defuse the trade war between the world's two mightiest economic powers.

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5 h. ago Watson vs. Putintseva Prediction at the LTA London Championships – Monday, June 9

Watson vs. Putintseva Prediction at the LTA London Championships – Monday, June 9  Bleacher Nation

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5 h. ago Moment 'fare dodger' is warned he could be committing fraud after only paying for short part of his journey

The train passenger was stopped by a revenue protection officer at the barriers at London Waterloo station after arriving on a South Western Railway (SWR) service.

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5 h. ago Gardeners urged to mix 59p kitchen ingredient with soap and apply to plants

If slugs, flies and ants are plaguing your garden this summer, no need to pick up a bottle of pest-killer - this handy household item can make a great and effective pesticide instead

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6 h. ago Brit Awards to be held outside London for the first time in its history

The UK music industry's biggest night has been held in London for the past four decades

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6 h. ago Coleen Rooney opens up about her own heartbreaking loss as she meets with Ukrainian child refugees

The WAG, 39, took an emotional trip to a UNICEF Educational Rehabilitation School as she met children who have lost their homes during the Ukraine war.

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6 h. ago Startling sum North missed out on for transport under Tories in 'decade of deceit'

Analysis by think-tank the IPPR found the North of England would have had an extra £140billion in transport cash if it was treated the same as London under the Tories

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6 h. ago AD FEATURE: The £140bn chasm that shows how the North has suffered in 'a decade of deceit'

The North got £140bn less than London for transport over 14 years

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6 h. ago North missed £140bn of transport investment over last government, research finds

Independent analysis by think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research looked at Treasury figures between 2009/10 and 2022/23.

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6 h. ago Oasis reunion effect sees BRIT Awards move to Manchester for 2026 and 2027

The BRIT awards are moving from London to Manchester for the first time in nearly 50 years thanks to the influence of local acts like Oasis as the huge event will remain up North until 2027

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6 h. ago BRIT Awards 2026 to Be Held Outside London For the First Time

BRIT Awards 2026 to Be Held Outside London For the First Time  Billboard

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6 h. ago BRIT Awards to be held in new UK city as show moved out of London for first time

Show bosses have chosen Manchester to host the next two BRIT Awards in what has been described as a "massive coup" for the city.

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