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William Gladstone’s descendants to apologise for family’s part in slave trade
T he family of Victorian-era prime minister William Gladstone are due to travel to the Caribbean to apologise for the historical part an ancestor played in the slave trade. William, who was Liberal prime minister on four occasions in the 19th century, was son of John Gladstone – one ofContinue Reading
Calls for overhaul of part-time chairmanship of criminal cases review body
L awyers representing exonerated prisoner Andrew Malkinson have called for the chairmanship of the body responsible for investigating potential miscarriages of justice to be made full-time. Emily Bolton, the solicitor for Mr Malkinson – who served 17 years behind bars after being wrongly convicted of rape, said the position ofContinue Reading
Weight loss: drinking a gallon of water a day probably won’t help you lose weight
Water is important for your health, but it can't boost weight loss. Prostock-studio/ Shutterstock It’s often claimed that if you’re trying to lose weight, one of the things you should do each day is drink plenty of water – with some internet advice even suggesting this should be as muchContinue Reading
Why we think that some extinct giant flying reptiles cared for their young
Pteranodon was a large-bodied pterosaur. YuRi Photolife / Shutterstock Our understanding of animal behaviour depends on observation. Researchers can study how animals are born, grow and develop. We can gather evidence of how they interact with each other and their environment. But how do we do this for extinct animals?Continue Reading
Robison rejects calls to field single pro-independence candidate in by-election
S cotland’s Deputy First Minister has rejected calls to field a single pro-independence candidate in Rutherglen and Hamilton West. Former first minister and Alba Party leader Alex Salmond said his former party was heading for “electoral disaster” if the pro-independence vote is split. In an open letter to First MinisterContinue Reading
SNP faces ‘electoral disaster’ without independence pact, says Salmond
A lex Salmond has warned that his former party faces “electoral disaster” if it does not back Alba’s calls to put up a single independence candidate in a forthcoming by-election. The former Scottish first minister and SNP party leader has written an open letter to First Minister Humza Yousaf toContinue Reading
Culture Secretary and BBC’s Ros Atkins among 54 banned from entering Russia
U K ministers, journalists, media representatives and the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court are among 54 British nationals to have been banned from entering Russia. BBC journalist Ros Atkins, known for his popular explainer-style videos, is among those included on the list, along with Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer andContinue Reading
Councils and police urged to ‘turn a blind eye’ to pubs opening early for World Cup final
C ouncils and police are being urged to “turn a blind eye” to pubs opening early for the women’s football World Cup final. MPs have called on the authorities to ignore instances of publicans serving outside of their usual Sunday hours, after warnings that licensing rules mean leave some venuesContinue Reading
Paula Rego: Crivelli’s Garden a ‘triumphant vision of female experience’
When Paula Rego was asked to paint a mural for the dining room of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing in 1990, it “seemed a thoughtless insult”, said Laura Cumming in The Observer. The artist, who died last year aged 87, was renowned for focusing on the kinds of people normallyContinue Reading
Stark rise in levels of children living in destitution, charity survey suggests
M ore than 120,000 children in the UK are living in the most extreme form of poverty, according to a charity survey which suggested the situation has worsened since last year. A rise in levels of destitution has been described as “stark and worrying” by Buttle UK, which works withContinue Reading