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British campaigner says tech firms behind bid to deport him from US
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Poundland to draw £30m emergency overdraft after weak Christmas trading
Poundland is preparing to draw on emergency funding after a disappointing Christmas trading period intensified concerns over the discount retailer’s recovery. The chain is set to tap a £30m overdraft facility provided by its former owner, Pepco, after festive footfall and sales fell short of expectations. The move follows aContinue Reading
Jockey, 20, tragically dies on Christmas Eve as racing community pays tribute
Jockeys at all three Irish race meetings on Friday donned black armbands and spectators observed a minute’s silence in memory of a young rider tragically killed on Christmas Eve. Paul Kavanagh, a 20-year-old conditional jockey, sadly died in a car accident on Christmas Eve morning near Bruree in County Limerick.Continue Reading
Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age Chinese secret to brewing red rice wine
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Stranger Things: Fans are all complaining about the season 5 Holly Wheeler storyline
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Mixed sex wards used a record 5,000 times in a single month – despite Wes Streeting condemning practice
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email The use of mixed sex wards in hospitals in England has soared to the highest number in a single month forContinue Reading
Top Conservative peer Lord True urges Starmer to give Reform seats in House of Lords
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UK to overtake Japan as fifth-largest economy by 2040, says CEBR
The UK is on course to overtake Japan and become the world’s fifth-largest economy by the end of the next decade, according to new long-term projections from Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). In its latest global outlook, the think tank forecasts that Britain’s gross domestic product will riseContinue Reading
Dodo bird’s closest living relative spotted in remote South Pacific rainforest
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Philippa Dunne on working with Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley on Amandaland Christmas Special 2025: ‘I actually screamed’
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