Every year on Burns Night, people worldwide celebrate the life and poetry of perhaps the greatest ever Scottish poet. But the evening is probably most famous for the Burns Supper,…
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Culture
Garth Hudson, The Band’s keyboardist and last survivor of the group, dies at 87 | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomCanadian organist Garth Hudson, the most bearded and iconic of the members of The Band, died early this Tuesday morning in a New York medical center at the age of…
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HMRC can use civil processes to sanction non-compliance, but its use of criminal investigation and prosecution is decreasing, with 344 criminal prosecutions in 2023-24, down from 691 in 2019-20, with…
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Marcus Bokkerink left his post as chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority, after criticism the watchdog was not focused enough on growth.
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Community
The ‘world’s largest living wall’ to be built in north-west London area with vast regeneration on horizon
by News Roomby News Room“There are so many welcome benefits to this, including new jobs for local people within Staples Corner, an increase in local and national digital infrastructure capacity as well as the…
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Society
Building Society pledges £200,000 to four Suffolk projects after extension of partnership
by News Roomby News RoomA charity scheme supporting four Suffolk projects has been extended for two years – with a pledge of £200,000 over five years. The scheme comes from Suffolk Building Society and…
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Culture
French filmmaker Bertrand Blier, who made Gérard Depardieu famous in ‘The Ballbreakers’, dies at 85 | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomFrench cinema bids farewell to Bertrand Blier, the French director who won an Oscar in 1979 for his film Prepare your tissues (released in Spain as Do you want to…
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Events
Best Chinese restaurants in London 2024, from JM Oriental to Min Jiang
by News Roomby News RoomThere is, appropriately, a quartet of Four Seasons across central London, including the Queensway original and two outposts on Gerrard Street, all instantly recognisable by the burnished chunks of roast…
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Business
Lloyds and Close Brothers shares surge after Reeves steps in on car finance case
by News Roomby News RoomThe lenders are two of the biggest players in the car loans sector and could be saddled with billions in combined compensation costs.
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Society
How correct is the view of social work that the profession is unappreciated by society?
by News Roomby News RoomPhoto: Community Care Loading… Recent Research by Social Work England found that of 2,120 respondents, 75% disagreed that social workers are valued in society. Despite this previous research to the…