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Braverman to have diversity courses at Home Office vetted after ‘woke’ claims
Exclusive: leaked documents show plans for senior managers to decide which courses can be attended in work hours Suella Braverman is planning to impose strict vetting on diversity training courses for Home Office staff after criticisms from right-leaning... #press
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‘Joyous’: Cornish seed-scattering event begins fightback against habitat loss
Volunteers and fiddle group help launch three-year project to create wildflower meadow across CornwallIt was, all agreed, a heartwarming scene: dozens of smiling children and adults scattering wildflower seed on a Cornish country house estate in the autumn sunshine accompanied by... #press
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‘What did London have that New York, Paris, and Milan didn’t?’: how the UK capital’s fashion conquered the world
Thirty years ago, the capital’s fashion scene was in the shadow of its rivals. Now a new exhibition – featuring pieces worn by Björk and Sam Smith – charts the city’s nightlife-inspired... #press
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Fried rice, omelettes and pasta: cooking skills to learn before uni
A little practice – and having a few easy recipes up your sleeve – is the best way to ace it in the kitchenThe 2024 league tableMy chief piece of advice to anyone embarking on higher education this year is to relax; you’ve done the hard bit. Cooking has nothing on all those exams... #press
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Libya’s floods are result of climate crisis meeting a failed state
Storm Daniel was by no means the only factor behind the devastation wrought on the city of DernaWhen the climate crisis meets a failed state, the outcome is the kind of disaster that Libya is witnessing in Derna.Any city would have struggled with the extraordinary level of... #press
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Starmer heads on tour for talks on solutions to migration crisis
Labour leader will meet Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau as part of a move to appear as prime minister in waitingKeir Starmer has embarked on an international tour to garner global support for Labour’s immigration plans to “smash criminal trafficking gangs”, which is expected to include meetings with... #press
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Julian Assange: more than 60 Australian MPs urge US to let WikiLeaks founder walk free
Exclusive: MPs from major parties say continued extradition and prosecution would be ‘unjust’ and will lead to an ‘outcry’ in AustraliaMore than 60 Australian federal politicians have explicitly called on the US to drop the prosecution of Julian... #press
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‘People who were affected by punk still are’: Pauline Murray on rage, life on the road and doing things her way
The frontwoman of the pioneering 70s punks Penetration remembers the years of struggle and hard-won victories described in her memoir Life’s a GambleThis summer, as we all watched swathes of the... #press
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Ensemble Modern/Benjamin/Prohaska review – teetering on the edge of the atonal
Wigmore Hall, LondonComposer George Benjamin reunites with the contemporary music ensemble for an alternately fierce and delicate programme, with soprano Anna Prohaska a hypnotic standout While his latest opera has been in rehearsal for its UK premiere at Covent... #press
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Rugby World Cup organisers bow to pressure and re-record ‘disturbing’ anthems
Choir recordings without music have bemused supportersFrance 2023 chairman surprised by ‘negative feedback’Rugby World Cup organisers have bowed to pressure and on Wednesday morning announced plans to re-record the pre-match national anthems after they faced... #press
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Twitter chaos after Elon Musk takeover may have violated privacy order, DoJ alleges
US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practicesElon Musk’s takeover of Twitter created a “chaotic environment” at the social media platform that may have violated a government order requiring an overhaul of its... #press
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Mana Iwabuchi: ‘Manadona’ calls time on glittering career but stays in game
The creative forward, who won the World Cup with Japan in 2011 and plenty of admirers, has retired at the age of 30It is a moment that every player will face sooner or later but when the time came to retire for Mana Iwabuchi she seemed, despite the tears at her... #press
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Jean Boht, star of sitcom Bread, dies aged 91
Actor also performed in Boys From the Blackstuff and appeared on stage alongside Jeremy IronsActor Jean Boht, best known for playing matriarch Nellie Boswell in 1980s comedy Bread, has died aged 91.A statement from her family, said: “It is with overwhelming sadness that we must announce that Jean Boht passed away... #press
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Man arrested over bully XL crossbreed attack on girl, 11, in Birmingham
West Midlands police arrest 60-year-old man over attack on Saturday that left Ana Paun with shoulder and arm injuriesA man has been arrested after a dog attack that left an 11-year-old girl with serious injuries.Ana Paun suffered shoulder and arm injuries in the attack by an... #press
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From Starstruck to The Bear: why are text messages on TV so impossible to read?
Characters’ messages are often so tiny you’re left squinting at the screen, or shown so fast it’s like peering over a stranger’s shoulder on the bus. Television has a major texting problemIt was when I was crouched on all fours in front of my television,... #press
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England v New Zealand: third men’s one-day cricket international – live
Over-by-over coverage of the action at the OvalEmail Tom or tweet him | County cricket – liveEngland: Malan, Bairstow, Root, Stokes, Buttler (wk, capt), Moeen, Livingstone, Curran, Woakes, Atkinson, Topley.New Zealand: Young, Conway, Nicholls, Mitchell, Latham (wk, capt), Phillips, Ravindra,... #press
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Mick Lynch calls consultation on railway ticket office closures a ‘sham’
Shutting most in England will leave network where people will ‘not want to travel once the sun’s gone down’, RMT leader tells MPsThe closure of ticket offices in England will lead to a railway where people will “not want to travel once the sun’s gone down”, the union... #press
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‘Biggest auto strike in generations’ looms – but why is it happening?
UAW workers at Ford, Stellantis and General Motors are ready to walk off the job if tentative agreements for new union contracts aren’t reachedAs the deadline for “the biggest auto strike in generations” looms for 150,000 autoworkers, employees at Ford, Stellantis and General Motors are set to walk off the... #press
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Calls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activities
Boycott would aim to use consumer power to pressure company to negotiate its first union contractCalls for a consumer boycott of Starbucks are growing amid mounting criticism of the coffee chain’s aggressive union-busting activities.A boycott, supporters say, would aim to use consumer power to pressure... #press
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How to make the perfect æblekage, or Danish apple cake – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect...
There’s no baking involved with this layered apple dessert, just toasted breadcrumbs and almondsÆblekage, the Danish term for a dish found throughout Scandinavia, translates as apple cake – rather misleadingly, because there’s no... #press
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