Thursday’s Gorton and Denton by-election marks a new stage in the collapse of the right-wing Labour Party and of Britain’s two-party system. In a constituency held continuously by Labour since 1931—a solidly working-class stronghold in south-east Manchester—the party was pushed into third place as its vote collapsed. Such is the …
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Questions about how much Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, knew about their parents’ dealings with paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein will certainly give the Prince and Princess of Wales cause for concern. However, Kate, 44, is believed to have had reservations about Beatrice and Eugenie long before the Epstein scandal and …
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A ‘frugal’ woman posted a month’s worth of clothing via an InPost locker for just £2.59 instead of paying Ryanair’s £30 luggage charge on her flight. Laura Poole, 33, dodged the extra fee and packed her outfits into a gym bag, wrapped it in a Lidl carrier bag and deposited …
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It comes after a customer with the bank, which has branches in Birmingham, reached out over X. Nationwide urged to ‘delay’ £175 bonus being paid to thousands of customers Nationwide has updated customers over rules around its bonus payments to account holders. It comes after a customer with the bank, …
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Harry and Meghan stayed in exactly the same £3,000 a night suite as the Prince and Princess of Wales during their ‘faux royal tour’ of Jordan, we can reveal. Following in his estranged brother’s footsteps, Harry chose William’s favourite room in his favourite hotel for his and Meghan’s whistlestop visit …
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British tool supplier and 3 more major UK companies plummet into administration (Image: Getty) With just two months into the year, 2026 has seen a staggering number of companies crash into administration, with some of them unfortunately leading to store closures. Claire’s, Game, The Original Factory Shop and Quiz clothing …
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It doesn’t get much more local than this. Stop at the Apollo Bay Fishermen’s Co-op for local-caught rockling to cook for dinner, although most tourists head for the co-op’s harbourside outlet to tuck into grilled southern rock lobster with garlic butter. Get the seafood platter for the best of the …
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Here are the business stories making the headlines across Scotland and the UK this morning. Aberdeenshire council tax to go up by 10% Aberdeenshire residents will have to stump up an extra 10% on council tax, but bosses plan to spend extra cash on repairing roads left riddled with potholes …
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There’s a sense of mourning in the air 03:59, 28 Feb 2026Updated 10:12, 28 Feb 2026 Despite the sad news that Swansea’s Marks and Spencer store would closing later this year, the shop was still as busy as usual(Image: Indigo Jones) M&S cafe connects generations. It’s the place where mothers …
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Nevertheless, it has encountered difficulties in particular locations. Royal Mail said: “We aim to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absence, …
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