5 h. ago Oral histories and now DNA of Picuris Pueblo link their ancestors to Chaco Canyon

A federally recognized Indigenous tribe in the U.S. for the first time has led research using DNA to show their ancestral history

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3 d. ago Schools Bill will result in cheaper uniform costs, ministers claim

MPs have previously raised concerns about the high costs parents face in buying branded items of clothing for uniform.

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4 d. ago Pope Francis funeral: world leaders to join thousands of mourners for ceremony – latest updates

Funeral to begin at 10am local time in St Peter’s Square and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista RePope Francis’s funeral will be held in St Peter’s Square in Rome at 10am local time. The outdoor service, which will be led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the college of cardinals, is expected to be attended by dignitaries from 170 foreign delegations, as well as tens of thousands of ordinary people wanting to pay their respects.Once the funeral mass has finished, Francis’s coffin will be taken, in procession, to Santa Maria Maggiore. The Vatican announced that people will be able to visit Francis’s tomb in the basilica from Sunday morning.On BBC One, newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti will present the broadcaster’s coverage, with a BBC News special beginning at 8.30am on Saturday and scheduled to continue until 12.30pm.Sky News presenter Anna Botting will host a live from Rome, with commentary from the former governor of Edinburgh Castle, Maj Gen Alastair Bruc...

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2 w. ago Greater Manchester has always led the way — now it's time to do it again for our young people

Writing exclusively for the Manchester Evening News, Co-operatives UK chief executive Rose Marley gives an insight into a new idea that Andy Burnham has backed - halls of residence for apprentices

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2 w. ago One to One: John and Yoko review – Kevin Macdonald’s immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream

A collection of staggering TV clips and amazing audio of Lennon and Ono’s life in 1970s NYC, this film is a mosaic of countercultural momentsFilm-maker Kevin Macdonald has created a fever dream of pop culture: a TV-clip collage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s time in New York in the early 70s, as they led the countercultural protest. It’s a film that mixes small screen zeitgeist fragments and madeleine moments, a memory quilt of a certain time and place, juxtaposing Jerry Rubin and Allen Ginsberg with Richard Nixon and George Wallace, John and Yoko in concert with ads for Tupperware – all inspired by the fact that John and Yoko did an awful lot of TV watching in their small New York apartment of that time, with John in particular thrilled by the American novelty of 24/7 television.It was also on TV that John and Yoko saw a documentary about the scandalous abuse of learning-disabled children at the infamous Willowbrook State School in New York and they organised the One to One concert ...

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3 w. ago The last time this led to Great Depression, Irish money minister warns

An Irish Cabinet minister has compared US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime to the circumstances which precipitated the Great Depression.

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3 w. ago Eluned Morgan wants tourist tax money to be used to make beach toilets free

Wales' First Minister said ringfencing money from the tourism tax will help protect local services

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3 w. ago Eluned Morgan wants to make beach toilets free in tourist hotspots

Wales' First Minister said ringfencing money from the tourism tax will help protect local services

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3 w. ago West Lothian Council warn 'sticking plaster' approach to ending child poverty won't work

Holyrood ministers have been told that simply throwing money at the issue will not solve the problem and there is a call for a more holistic approach including investment in housing education and transport schemes.

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4 w. ago Stunning LED parasol slashed by more than 60% just in time for mini heatwave

Households can get prepared for the upcoming heatwave with this bargain offer

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