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Easter staycations spike as people stay closer to home in ‘uncertain times’
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Liverpool, Man Utd & Chelsea get major Champions League boost thanks to Arsenal
Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea have received a massive boost in their bid to secure a Champions League place after it was confirmed that the Premier League will be awarded FIVE spots for next season’s competition. Arsenal‘s 1-0 victory over Sporting CP on Tuesday has guaranteed the Premier League anContinue Reading
Tories vow to ‘end nonsense’ of four-day working week for council staff
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 Conservatives would ban full-time council staff from working a four-day working week, saying the party would “end the nonsense” ifContinue Reading
Shocking new details of incidents between Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen emerge at custody hearing
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter New information about Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen’s toxic relationship has come to light after the former coupleContinue Reading
Starmer ally paves way for fresh row with Labour rebels over benefits cuts
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UK services sector slows as Iran conflict raises ‘stagflation’ fears
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Starmer accuses Farage and Badenoch of wanting to ‘jump into Iran war with both feet’ in local elections pitch
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 Sir Keir Starmer has warned Britain would have been “in a war without a plan” if Nigel Farage or Kemi BadenochContinue Reading
Why doctors are striking this week as Streeting says NHS is ‘at risk’
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Resident doctors in England have launched near week-long strike action as the NHS row over jobs and pay deepens. TheContinue Reading
FTSE 100 slips ahead of latest Trump war deadline
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The dark side of music as ‘therapy’
Simon Kadula/ Shutterstock A violinist plays in a cancer ward. A playlist loops in the waiting room. A surgeon hums along to the radio mid-operation. We assume, almost without thinking, that music helps. But what if it doesn’t – or worse, what if it harms? Music has been used sinceContinue Reading