4 d. ago Status Quo's Francis Rossi, 76, admits he's constantly worried about his health and mortality after lifestyle overhaul: 'Will I last too much longer?'

Status Quo's Francis Rossi has admitted that he's constantly worried about his health and mortality.

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4 d. ago Status Quo's Francis Rossi admits fears over mortality 'Will I last much longer?'

EXCLUSIVE: Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi still has self-doubt despite huge success and continuing to sell out UK shows and also fears his own mortality

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6 d. ago Gaelic officialdom is failing to engage with its existential crisis

The Scottish Languages Bill is simply a rehash of the status quo, writes Professor Conchúr Ó Giollagáin, the co-author of a landmark study published in 2020

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7 d. ago 'Reaching breaking point': The huge backlog of criminal court cases in Greater Manchester

'It is simply unacceptable that any victim has to wait years to see justice done and it is clear the status quo is not working'

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9 d. ago Progressives say Mamdani win shows voters ‘fed up with status quo’ as Stephen Miller attempts to blame immigration – live

Stephen Miller blames Zohran Mamdani’s projected win in New York mayoral primary on immigration policy as result shakes Maga worldMamdani declares victory in New York mayoral primary after Cuomo concedesAs the Democratic party fights to rebuild from a devastating election defeat, the abrupt exit of the presidents of two of the nation’s largest labor unions from its top leadership board has exposed simmering tensions over the party’s direction.Randi Weingarten and Lee Saunders quit the Democratic National Committee, saying it isn’t doing enough to “open the gates” and win back the support of working-class voters. Ken Martin, the new DNC chair, and his allies told the Guardian that the party was focused on doing exactly that. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump and Netanyahu aim to remake the Middle East with bombs. Iran shows why that will always fail | Sina Toossi

The US has rashly followed Israel into a war that will not end Iran’s nuclear programme or topple its governmentSina Toossi is a senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International PolicyThe joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend – targeting nuclear facilities, infrastructure and symbolic state institutions – reflect the bankruptcy of a decades-long approach to Iran that has hinged on pressure, coercion and destabilisation. This latest gambit appears less a strategic gamechanger than a desperate bid to regime-change Iran and prop up a rickety regional status quo built around unchecked Israeli dominance.The timing of Israel’s initial surprise attack on 13 June was no coincidence. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – who has long sought to sabotage any prospect of US-Iran detente – appears to have steamrolled Donald Trump into the escalation he has always wanted. The result looks like a trap: Trump, once again, manoeuvred into a destabilising Middle East con...

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3 w. ago Recognise Palestine now to avoid ‘deadly status quo’, says its UK ambassador

Husam Zomlot calls on Labour to fulfil manifesto commitment before UN conference on two-state solutionI urge the UK to seize this moment – and join the world majority in recognising a Palestinian stateMaking recognition of a Palestinian state subject to ever more conditions will only reinforce a “deadly status quo” and will be seen as siding with an apartheid regime, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK has said.Writing in the Guardian, Husam Zomlot made an impassioned plea to the Labour government to fulfil a manifesto commitment by recognising Palestine in the run-up to a high-level UN conference on the two-state solution in New York next week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Labour rebel forces Commons vote amid fears of housebuilding reforms ‘wreckage’

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the ‘status quo’ for the environment and development was not working.

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4 w. ago Status Quo is over as Francis Rossi admits they can't keep up with Rolling Stones

Status Quo had 60 UK chart hits - more than any other band - including Caroline, In The Army Now, and Rocking All Over The World with which they opened Live Aid in 1985

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