“To Eugene Oneginthis is what I need.” Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was blunt about the conditions he demanded for the premiere of his new opera in a letter as affectionate as…
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Quangos bonfire and 100,000 new jobs pitched in Tom Hunter’s Holyrood manifesto
by News Roomby News RoomThe billionaire has released a pro-business manifesto he said would let Scotland’s economy flourish while increasing investment in public services.
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Culture
‘Stranger Things’ and ‘Dungeons and Dragons’, an alliance of dice and monsters | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomThree friends meet in a house in Madrid, after finishing the Netflix series Stranger Things. At the end of the last season they were carried away by the tempting impulse…
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Jobs crisis for London as unemployment rate doubles in less than two years
by News Roomby News RoomPreliminary ONS data also shows that nationally there were 184,000, or 0.6%, fewer payrolled employees at the end of the year than the start. The biggest falls were in retail,…
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Community
The Beckhams’s property empire — from Holland Park and the Cotswolds to Miami
by News Roomby News RoomThe process, however, has not been without controversy. In 2015 when they applied for planning permission to add the gym and wine cellar, a neighbour argued that the project would…
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Ads for sunbed firms banned for misleading and irresponsible safety claims
by News Roomby News RoomTheir misleading and irresponsible claims included that sunbed use is safe or that tanning can be achieved safely, and that sunbeds could boost vitamin D, improve mood and energy levels,…
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Ultra-processed foods are foods that have undergone industrial processing and often contain ingredients not found in home kitchens. They contain high levels of preservatives, additives, humectants, artificial colourings, and flavourings.…
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Culture
Barcelona courts Madrid to cooperate in culture and tourism | Culture
by News Roomby News RoomFor the first time, some of the main cultural institutions of Madrid and Barcelona have met in an event promoted by Turisme Barcelona and the Círculo de Bellas Artes (CBA).…
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Business
New stamps mark 50th anniversary of first commercial Concorde flights
by News Roomby News RoomHamish McVey, director of marketing for British Airways, said: “Concorde represents a landmark chapter in our history at British Airways, embodying the pioneering spirit of British innovation and creativity that…
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Cheap loans for families to install solar panels, heat pumps and batteries
by News Roomby News RoomThe measures form part of the Government’s £15bn ‘warm homes plan’.