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Enoch Powell’s shadow is troubling Labour
The Times
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There’s an old quote that gets an airing whenever Labour leaders talk tough on immigration. This week it has been the ugly wallpaper of social media: “What Enoch Powell says today, the Conservative Party says tomorrow, and the Labour Party...
Inaugural Fookes Meeting
GEOSCIENTIST
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May 20, 2025
The inaugural Fookes Meeting for Engineering Geology (FMEG), which takes place at Burlington House on 21-22 November 2025, will focus on climate adaptation, digital geoscience, the energy transition, ground modelling and geohazards. These themes...
'We couldn't do it!' Top Tory claims Brexit hindered returning asylum seekers in damning leaked recording
GB News
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May 14, 2025
A leaked recording of Chris Philp has suggested the Shadow Home Secretary thought Brexit meant there were flaws in the plan to return illegal migrants. In the recording from August 2020, Philp suggested that Britain's departure from the European...
A Liberty-Style Villino Reborn: STUDIOTAMAT’s Sensitive Restoration in Rome
urdesignmag
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May 18, 2025
In the heart of Rome’s Trastevere district, a forgotten 19th-century Liberty-style villino has been meticulously restored and reimagined by STUDIOTAMAT, transforming it into a refined urban retreat. Nestled in a courtyard along Viale di...
Every road that leads up also leads down for ‘tariff man’ Trump
The Times
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One way to cut through the fog of conflicting information is to apply the tool of “yes, but”. Here’s how it works. We have agreed a trade deal with China that lowers tariffs and allows its airlines to take deliveries of Boeing airliners. Yes, but...
Today-History-May21
Delta Optimist
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May 9, 2025
Today in History for May 21: In 427 B.C., philosopher Plato was born. In 1471, King Henry VI of England was executed during the "Wars of the Roses." Henry of the House of Lancaster, the only child of Henry V and Catherine of Valois, was born Dec....
Another 11 dead in Langley from toxic drugs so far in 2025
Langley Advance Times
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May 17, 2025
Langley saw 11 people die of toxic street drugs in January, February, and March of 2025, according to the latest data released by the B.C. Coroners Service. The update on the overdose crisis around the province noted that death rates were down...
British veterans are being slapped in the face instead of thanked for their service
Daily Express
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May 13, 2025
They’re a generation of Britons who fought a regime as evil as we have known, who were willing to sacrifice their lives for a better future for others and who, if they managed to make it back home, stoically helped rebuild the nation. The 80th...
Serendipity
Eye News
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“Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer’s daughter” – Julius Comroe Jr (Surgeon, Medical Researcher and Author) One of the attractive features of ophthalmology, apart from the good quality of life and the...
Drive to give back earns North Okanagan-Shuswap author royal recognition
Eagle Valley News
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March 5, 2025
'…once I got sober and once I started to get healthier, the drive to give back… It sort of became even stronger" A Falkland author is one of 19 North Okanagan-Shuswap residents selected to receive a King Charles III Coronation Medal. Matthew...
First RAF H-47ER Chinooks In Production
The Aviationist
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May 15, 2025
Answering a written question submitted to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the status of the outstanding Chinook order, department Minister of State Maria Eagle confirmed for the first time that Boeing has commenced production of the...
9 Environmental Stories That Don’t Get as Much Coverage as They Should
ZME Science
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May 8, 2025
The state of the planet is often told in soundbites. A species saved (or extinct) here; a forest burned there. Some glacier collapsed, some renewable energy growth. But behind these bite-sized headlines lies a deeper, more disquieting truth: much...
Letters: So, after 18 SNP years, Scotland is now - finally - on track for success?
The Herald (Scotland)
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May 8, 2025
John Swinney has been at the heart of the Scottish Government since 2007 and was Nicola Sturgeon’s number two for some considerable time. He has held such government positions as Finance Secretary, Secretary for Education and Skills, Secretary for...
John Rankin academy change – What we know so far
Newbury News
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May 12, 2025
It has been more than two months since newburytoday revealed the Department for Education intervened to turn John Rankin Junior School into an academy. And it still hasn’t found a multi academy trust to take over management of the school from West...
Sir Attenborough at 99: “The most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea”
MercoPress
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Thursday, May 8th 2025 - 23:58 UTC Sir David during his first scuba dive in Australia in 1957 Sir David Attenborough is launching what he says is one of the most important films of his career as he enters his hundredth year. He believes his new,...
Rats enjoying 'absolute banquet' of rotting food as UK city hit bybin strike
Sky News
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March 15, 2025
Rats and other rodents are posing a "huge" public health risk amid the ongoing bin strikes in Birmingham, a pest control expert has warned. The rodents are said to be flourishing on the "banquet" of rotting food left out for them. On Tuesday,...
Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre showed ‘no signs’ she wanted to take her own life, claims her lawyer
The U.S. Sun
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April 28, 2025
THE DEATH of Prince Andrew's accuser was plunged into mystery today after her lawyer insisted there were no signs she intended to take her own life. Tragic Virginia Giuffre, 41, was found unresponsive by cops at her remote farmhouse, an hour north...
Lorraine Kelly undergoes surgery
Female First
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May 4, 2025
4 May 2025 Lorraine Kelly has undergone surgery to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. Lorraine Kelly has undergone preventative surgery The 65-year-old presenter was having a "purely preventative" operation on Saturday (03.05.25) after...
Military vets rebuild lives carving Viking longboat
IOL
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Made from solid oak using authentic Scandinavian plans, a Viking longship built by military veterans battling mental health issues is finally ready after a long labour of love. "It is not about a boat, it's not about wood. We're making boats, but...
A mini Britain (but more interesting), this island is bucket-list spot
WAtoday
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February 22, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Most visitors to Stanley in the Falkland Islands arrive by cruise ship after sailing east for...