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Bishops’ automatic seats in House of Lords must be abolished, MPs tell Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to go further with reform of the House of Lords, with MPs calling for him to abolish bishops’ automatic seats in the chamber. It comes as the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill moves a step closer to becoming law with its second readingContinue Reading
FTSE wobbles as oil prices drop sharply following Opec outlook
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Male artists like Damien Hirst less of a force after 40, says Tracey Emin
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Trying to lose weight? Here’s why your genetics could be just as important as your exercise regime
The more genes associated with weight loss a participant had, the more they responded to exercise. Chalermpon Poungpeth/ Shutterstock Weight loss is a complicated process. There are so many factors involved including your diet, how much sleep you get each night and the kind of exercise you do. Our recentContinue Reading
Roger Federer’s ex-coach shares Rafa Nadal surprise as he makes retirement wish
Ljubicic knows exactly what it’s like to watch a great player be blighted by injury. Federer spent the last two years of his career battling a right knee problem and underwent three surgeries in 18 months before he finally gave in and retired at the 2022 Laver Cup. Nadal nowContinue Reading
Voters don’t believe Boris Johnson’s most controversial claims in new book, poll finds
Voters do not believe a raft of key claims in Boris Johnson’s new memoir, covering everything from Prince Harry to Covid, according to a new poll. Mr Johnson was found to have lied to parliament over “Partygate” late-night bashes in Downing Street while the rest of the country was under CovidContinue Reading
Comet A3: Astronomer says how to spot ‘comet of the century’ for final time in UK this week
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter People looking for the “comet of the century”, known officially as Comet A3, should turn their head to the west, according to anContinue Reading
Inflation expected to fall below target for first time in three years
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Tennis news LIVE as Nadal targets major career change, Kyrgios reignites feud
Novak Djokovic felt the impact of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal throughout his career as Mats Wilander told the Serbian he can feel ‘so proud’. The 37-year-old will be the last of the ‘Big Three’ left when Nadal joins Federer in the retirement club. And Wilander, the former world NoContinue Reading
The Emmerdale superfan helping to spread the soap across the world
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 An Emmerdale superfan who has enough collectables to “rival a small museum” has given moreContinue Reading