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Prostate Cancer UK adds Mixed Pairs format to 2025 fundraising…
Prostate Cancer UK is launching a Mixed Pairs campaign for 2025 highlighting the role that women play in supporting their husbands, brothers, sons and
Man charged after objects thrown at Nigel Farage
A man has been charged with using threatening behaviour after objects were thrown at the Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage.The incident occurred while Mr Fara
Hong Kong invokes new law to cancel passports of six…
The Hong Kong government has cancelled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissident
Françoise Hardy: French music and fashion icon dies aged 80
One of France's best-loved singer-songwriters, Françoise Hardy, has died at the age of 80."Mum is gone," her son, Thomas Dutronc, who is also a musician, wrot
Ukraine-Russia war live: US to send rare Patriot $1bn air…
The United States will send another $1.1bn Patriot missile air defence system to Ukraine in the coming days as the war-ravage
Traders in Norfolk towns call for business rates cuts
1 hour agoBy Paul Moseley, Political Reporter, BBC NorfolkPaul Moseley/BBCSwaffham is one town centre in Norfolk that has received government moneyBusiness le
GDP: UK economy fails to grow during wet April
The UK economy failed to grow in April after particularly wet weather affected consumer spending.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded no growth for
Wednesday briefing: Why the UK is so chilly this June…
Good morning. First of all an apology, yesterday’s newsletter was sent out in error – we apologise for the mistake, and below is today’s First Edition.Isn
UK economy flatlines in blow to Rishi Sunak’s hopes of…
The UK economy flatlined in April, held back by wet weather, as the signs of a recovery from last year’s recession began to fade.In a blow to Rishi Sunak’s
How Colchester is looking towards a post-retail high street
3 days agoBy Alex Dunlop & Laurence Cawley, BBC News, in ColchesterBBCBestdays Vintage in Colchester was once a clothes shop, but it now sells coffee, vin
Poor investment in UK regional cities curbed economic growth, report…
A failure to invest in the UK’s main regional cities has held back economic growth and meant standards of living lag behind the US, France and Germany, accord
General Election 2024: UK economy flatlines in April, official figures…
The UK economy flatlined in April, according to early official figures that have been seized on by the government's critics as evidence the Conser
