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Revealed: The British women our girls look up to…
Britons have named Dame Kelly Holmes as the country’s greatest female role model in a new poll, edging out heptathlon champion Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill. Holmes, who rose from working in a sweet shop and driving Army trucks to become a double Olympic champion, won gold in the 800m and 1,500m at the 2004 Athens Olympics…
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‘The Sun Never Sets’ Review: Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Split, Maybe, in Joe Swanberg’s Unsatisfying Romcom
Variety’s review finds “The Sun Never Sets,” director Joe Swanberg’s latest romantic comedy, an unsatisfying entry in his filmography, criticising it as “both bizarre and boring”. The film stars Dakota Fanning as Wendy, who agrees to a relationship break with her partner Jack (Jake Johnson), a single father, so she can be certain of her…
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Andy Burnham grilled at first PMQs as royals brace for Sussex circus and Falklands row reignites
At his debut PMQs, PM Andy Burnham faced Badenoch and pressure to hike defence spending as borrowing costs rise; Cramlington vigil turns violent; Harry and Meghan weigh a UK return; Milei revives Falklands claim; hackers leak nine million Manchester Airports Group records.
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Thune warns Republicans could lose Senate in November midterms
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has warned that Republicans could lose control of the Senate in November’s midterms, offering a notably more pessimistic outlook than House Speaker Mike Johnson, who insists his chamber will “defy history” and remain under GOP control. The split highlights growing anxiety within the Republican Party as it heads into a…
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Trump says Harry and Meghan treated royals with ‘great disrespect’: ‘I wouldn’t have taken them back’
US President Donald Trump has criticised Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, saying he was “happy” to see them relocating from the United States back to Britain because he felt they had disrespected the royal family. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, he said he was “not a fan” of the couple and contrasted this…
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Thames Valley Police boss warns Burnham of ‘exodus’ of officers from forces across the country after Andrew Harper U-turns
Aileen O’Connor, chair of the Thames Valley Police Federation, has warned Andy Burnham that police forces across the country face an “exodus” of officers unless the government offers stronger backing, funding and support. She spoke after handing in a petition of more than a million signatures to Downing Street opposing the early release of Albert…
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Defending champion Murphy exits British Open
Defending champion Shaun Murphy has been eliminated from the British Open in Cheltenham, losing 4-2 to fellow Englishman David Gilbert in the second round. The result means the world number seven will not defend his title, in what was a mixed session of results for higher-ranked and in-form players at the ranking event. Gilbert opened…
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Labour creates yet another ‘massive quango’ to tackle the size of the state
Labour’s First Secretary of State, Louise Haigh, set out plans to “rewire” the state, including three new taskforces, but faced Conservative criticism for simultaneously creating a new civil service body, the OneGov Delivery Agency. Tory deputy leader Alex Burghart accused the government of establishing “yet another massive quango” even as it claimed to be streamlining…
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Putin’s threat to the UK is a Nato fiction, claims ‘dangerously naive’ Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott has sparked fresh controversy after describing the threat posed by Russia to the UK as a “NATO fiction” invented to justify increased military spending, and said a planned rise in defence spending “should not go ahead”. The Labour MP’s comments came the same week Vladimir Putin issued his clearest hint yet that Russia…
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Matthew Morrison Signs With Echo Lake Entertainment
Actor and recording artist Matthew Morrison has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment, which will manage him across its talent and literary divisions. The move brings fresh representation to a performer best known for playing Will Schuester in Fox’s Glee, adding to an existing team that includes InterTalent in the UK and The Team for his…