6 h. ago Labour candidate says Rangers pal Barry Ferguson has 'harder job' than him as he launches by

David Russell launched his campaign for the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election in the village of Quarter.

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7 h. ago Speeding cyclists urged to slow down in London's Royal Parks as new 'be considerate' campaign launched

But it’s unclear how rule will be enforced after Royal Parks police axed

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24 h. ago Trump kickstarts 2028 election campaign as official hat launches on store

Donald Trump appears to have launched his presidential election campaign for an unconstitutional third term by releasing a red hat embroidered with the words "Trump 2028"

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27 h. ago Circa/LPO/Gardner review – Exhilarating, exquisite and extraordinary as Ravel melds with acrobatics

Royal Festival Hall, LondonMultitudes festival opened with a stunningly effective collaboration between the Australian circus company and the London Philharmonic OrchestraThe Southbank Centre’s cross-genre Multitudes festival opened with a double bill of Ravel’s ballets Daphnis et Chloé and La Valse, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edward Gardner, and performed by the Australian company Circa with choreography by their artistic director Yaron Lifschitz. Circa’s style amalgamates circus and acrobatics with contemporary dance, and the combination of athletic beauty, agility and strength suits Ravel uncommonly well.Rather than use the music as accompaniment to display, Lifschitz worked with the score rather than against it, though he dispensed with Daphnis et Chloé’s narrative, replacing it with a sequence of contrasting abstract tableaux, now exhilarating,now erotic, always rooted in the pulse and throb of the music, played with exquisite finesse and detail by the LP...

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28 h. ago Celtic season ticket prices for 2025/26 revealed as fans face hike for 5 in a row bid

The Hoops have launched their renewal campaign ahead of the 2025/26 season as they target a Scottish record 56 titles

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32 h. ago Hidden symptoms of 'hole in the heart' that thousands have without knowing

In an Instagram post, she said she had recently had 'keyhole heart surgery' at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. But she only received her diagnosis last year.

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54 h. ago Crowdfunding campaign launched to save beloved south London theatre

Cryer Arts has built a strong local following

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59 h. ago Excel conference centre in east London to host 200mph Formula E 'eco Grand Prix' race for another year

50,000 spectators attended two days of racing in the Royal Docks last year

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62 h. ago ‘Touching the soul is all that matters!’ The outrageous genius of Barrie Kosky and his Wagner phantasmagoria

He put Carmen in a gorilla suit and had Das Rheingold’s Erda represented by an 82-year-old naked woman. What are the the director’s plans for his edge-of-the-seat Die Walküre?From the Muppet Show to Kafka, Yiddish theatre to Vivaldi, pop music to Wagner – Barrie Kosky’s enthusiasms ricochet at a speed that leaves you dizzy as well as, in their rampant variety, a touch envious. This 58-year-old Australian theatre and opera director sees all art, all life, as one. His love of clowns, cabaret and musicals is as intense as his passion for theatre and grand opera. “Whether it touches the soul is all that matters,” he says, his loquacious personality expanding into a small side office at the Royal Opera House in London before a rehearsal. His new staging of Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle, openson 1 May .Kosky was born in Melbourne but has been based in Berlin for the past 20 years, where he was artistic director of the Komische Oper and still has an association there...

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64 h. ago Steve Hilton, former David Cameron adviser, to run for California governor

Ex-advertising executive, who hosted a Fox News show and has criticised Kamala Harris, will stand as a Republican David Cameron’s former top adviser Steve Hilton has joined the 2026 race for California governor, running as a Republican to replace the Democrats’ Gavin Newsom, who is prevented by law from seeking a third term.Hilton, who hosted a show on Fox News for six years, launched his campaign with the theme “Golden Again: Great Jobs, Great Homes, Great Kids”. His campaign said Hilton would be “reinforcing his commitment to positive, practical solutions instead of today’s ideology and dogma”, and that his brand of “positive populism” would focus on helping working families. Continue reading...

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2 d. ago JK Rowling unleashes on shameless politicians who refuse to apologise for 'siding with the issuers of death and rape threats' against trans row campaigners

The Harry Potter author, 59, said she is 'one of millions of women disgusted' and vowed she would not forget.

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3 d. ago Dame Deborah James's lookalike daughter Eloise, 15, launches campaign in tribute to her late mother

Appearing on ITV this morning, Eloise, 15, featured in a segment filmed at her home in Surrey, to launch the No Butts campaign.

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4 d. ago Changed your minds? How Labour frontbenchers including David Lammy railed against Trump addressing Parliament during last state visit... as MPs launch fresh bid to block him

Keir Starmer invited the US President for a State Visit as part of his charm offensive during a trip to the White House.

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4 d. ago World Snooker Championship star leaves stunned commentators shouting ‘that’s incredible'

One title contender launched his World Snooker Championship campaign in the most spectacular fashion with a fluke that had Crucible commentators and fans alike in raptures

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4 d. ago Manchester City injury update: Erling Haaland, Ederson, John Stones latest news and return dates

Man City’s injury list shrank considerably ahead of Saturday’s visit to Goodison Park

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4 d. ago Community group in rural South Lanarkshire bidding to restore disused hotel to its former glory

The Douglas Community Development Company (DCDC) has officially launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the next phase of restoring the historic Douglas Arms Hotel.

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4 d. ago MPs launch campaign to BAN Donald Trump from speaking in Parliament on state visit as they label him a 'serial liar' who disrespects Britain

A message sent to Lord McFall of Alcluith, the Lord Speaker, said it would be 'inappropriate' for Trump to speak in the Palace of Westminster.

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4 d. ago Cask brewers warn traditional British beer is at risk of dying out and call for real ale to be given protected heritage status

Cask ale brewers are calling for the beer to to be given a 'cultural heritage' status in an attempt to stop it dying out.

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4 d. ago Four arrests as dozens gather for annual 420 cannabis protest in Hyde Park

Dozens were seen gathering in Hyde Park for the annual 420 rally

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5 d. ago London's oldest bookshop that's been supplying Royal Family for 200 years

London's oldest bookshop that's been supplying Royal Family for 200 years  Surrey Live

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