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Post-Brexit red tape puts classical music industry under threat, top soprano warns
A top soprano has warned Britain risks losing its entire classical music industry due to post-Brexit red tape blocking UK artists from touring in the EU. Labour’s election manifesto promised to “improve trade and investment relations with the EU… to help our touring artists”, after years of chaos since theContinue Reading
Families who had babies switched at birth in 1967 in line for NHS compensation
Families of two babies reportedly switched at birth in an NHS hospital in 1967 are now in line for compensation in the first case of its kind. The baby girls, now grown women named in reports only as Claire and Jessica, were switched at an NHS West Midlands hospital shortlyContinue Reading
Strictly Come Dancing live: Amy Dowden posts message to JB Gill as he prepares for live show without her
Amy Dowden gives health update in first TV interview after hospital dash 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 DancingContinue Reading
Paris Masters semi-final halted for medical emergency as umpire intervenes
The second semi-final at the Paris Masters was halted due to a medical emergency in the crowd. In the fourth game of the match between Karen Khachanov and home hope Ugo Humbert, the umpire was forced to stop play and announced there had been an “incident”, calling doctors. Medics quicklyContinue Reading
John Rentoul | Kemi Badenoch calls for Tories to be honest about mistakes as she’s elected Conservative leader
Kemi Badenoch has called for the Tories to “be honest” about their mistakes in government after winning the Tory leadership vote – becoming the first Black leader of a Westminster party. After beating Robert Jenrick in the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak, the former business secretary said the Conservatives needContinue Reading
Austerity increased rates of premature births in UK, research says
Austerity measures, originally introduced by the coalition government in 2010, led to a dramatic increase in premature births and low-weight births, a new study has shown. Birth rates in Scotland found “marked increases” in babies born smaller or prematurely were particularly evident in the most deprived areas, according to theContinue Reading
Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first Black woman to lead Britain’s Conservative Party?
The first Black woman to lead a major U.K. political party, Kemi Badenoch is an upbeat and outspoken libertarian who thinks the British state is broken — and that she’s the one to fix it with smaller government and radical new ideas. The new leader of Britain’s right-of-center Conservative PartyContinue Reading
Archaeologists unearth shock ancient Middle Kingdom Egyptian tomb
Archaeologists were shocked to unearth an ancient tomb with 11 sealed burials near the famed city of Luxor. Egyptian authorities said teams from Egypt and the United States discovered the tomb in the South Asasif necropolis, next to the Temple of Hatshepsut on the Nile’s West Bank in Luxor. Egypt’sContinue Reading
Tory leadership live: Kemi Badenoch admits Conservatives ‘let standards slip’ but vows to rebuild party
Moment Kemi Badenoch is announced as new Tory leader to replace Rishi Sunak Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Newly elected Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has admitted the Tories “let standards slip” but vowedContinue Reading
Scientists decode when and how kissing evolved in humans
Kissing in humans evolved as a symbolic expression of love from grooming behaviours seen in ancestral great apes, a comprehensive new study says. The kiss has been a versatile way by which humans across civilisations and societies have shown affection, intimacy, or social bonding, most often in a way thatContinue Reading