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Strictly fans praise Sarah Hadland as ‘star of season’ after sensational Paso Doble
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Strictly Come Dancing fans have been keen to pre-emptively crown Sarah Hadland the winner ofContinue Reading
Scandal-hit UK nursing regulator chief to step down following The Independent’s exposés
The chair of the UK’s nursing regulator has announced he will step down months after a damning review prompted by an expose from The Independent. Sir David Warren, chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, is due to step down months after a report warned the organisation’s “toxic” was puttingContinue Reading
Rosie Duffield quits Labour with damning attack on Keir Starmer
Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” and the freebie row engulfing the party. The Canterbury MP and long time critic of Sir Keir will sit as an independent after resigning the Labour whip “with immediate effect”. In a damning resignationContinue Reading
Government must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says
Union leaders have insisted the Labour Government “must be forced to act” to save Scotland’s only oil refinery. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the Unite union branded the planned closure of the refinery at Grangemouth a “horrific act of industrial vandalism” as she insisted that “the Government must makeContinue Reading
Strictly week two – live: Nick Knowles expresses concern after just ‘two days’ of rehearsal
Strictly: Hidden mics reveal what stars were really saying during first live routine For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Strictly ComeContinue Reading
Arsenal blushes spared with last-gasp win as Leicester cruelly denied draw
Arsenal survived a huge scare to claim all three points against Leicester City after surrendering a two-goal lead. The Gunners were almost forced to settle for a draw after crumbling under pressure, only to find two late goals to spare their blushes. It did not take long for Arsenal toContinue Reading
Governments must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says
Union leaders have insisted the Labour Government “must be forced to act” to save Scotland’s only oil refinery. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the Unite union branded the planned closure of the refinery at Grangemouth a “horrific act of industrial vandalism” as she insisted that “the Government must makeContinue Reading
Archaeologists finally solve mystery behind oldest tombstone in US belonging to English knight
The oldest known tombstone in the US belonged to an English knight and likely came from Belgium, according to a new study that sheds more light on trade routes linked to colonial America. Archeologists have known the tombstone belonged to a knight and was set up in 1627 in Jamestown,Continue Reading
Scientists grow ‘lost tree’ mentioned in Bible using mysterious 1,000-year-old seed
The resin of a tree grown from an ancient seed found in a desert cave near Jerusalem could be the source of a medicinal balm mentioned in the Bible, a new study has found. The strange seed, about 2cm long, was discovered in a Judean Desert cave in the lateContinue Reading
Revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World War – more than 3,000 years ago
Archaeologists are revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World War – a series of conflicts that unfolded across much of Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East some 32 centuries ago. New research published on Monday reveals how two substantial armies from two different parts ofContinue Reading