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Look to the past to revive the north-east | Letter
Admirers of Ken Loach will have seen Horden in his film The Old Oak, along with other parts of the north-east that were devastated economically by the loss of industry (
‘Take this house or you’re homeless’: families sent to a Durham town from London, 31 December
). In …Justin Trudeau promised ‘sunny ways’ but could not fulfil his lofty ambitions
He swept into parliament at the helm of surprise majority,
promising change, hope and “sunny ways”
as he charmed Canadians and much of the world with a brand that sought to embrace feminism, welcome refugees and reset Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples.Nearly 10 years later, however, …
Cost of assuring nuclear safety from millennium bug was well worth it | Letter
How a batch of tinned meat fostered fears of the millennium bug, 31 December
) you quote Martyn Thomas, who led Deloitte Consulting’s Y2K work, rightly saying that heroic efforts successfully avoided major disasters arising from the Y2K software issues. At the time, I was …Hooray! A new year gift from Elon Musk | Brief letters
For the past six months, “things can only get better” had seemed a redundant hope. And then along comes a headline to disprove it (
Elon Musk turns on Nigel Farage and calls for new leader of Reform, 5 January
).Les Bright
Exeter
• My prediction for 2025 was that …
Justin Trudeau announces plan to quit as Canada’s prime minister
Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as Canada’s prime minister after his party has finds a new leader, a decision that in effect brings an end to nearly a decade in power.
“Canadians deserve a clear choice in the next election,” Trudeau said, adding party infighting had made …
Mystery of bananas left on Nottinghamshire road has residents a-peeling for answers
Residents on a Nottinghamshire road have been left perplexed as to why a mysterious plate of bananas keeps appearing on their street corner once a month.
The bananas – always whole but peeled – have been showing up on a regular basis in the residential area of Beeston for more …
Ascot leads racing’s ‘Premier League’ tracks in exploiting overseas markets
Having gone into the busy holiday schedule amid talk of plummeting betting turnover and a black hole on the sport’s balance sheet, there is at least a smattering of reasons to be cheerful as racing sets off into 2025.
The domestic Christmas programme delivered on every level, with Constitution Hill, …
Anas Sarwar accuses Scottish government of ‘weakening every institution’
Anas Sarwar has accused the Scottish government of “weakening every institution in Scotland” as he set out plans to revive Labour’s flagging fortunes before the Holyrood elections.
The Scottish Labour leader said he would spend much of 2025 reminding the Scottish National party “time and time again of their failures”, …
‘Kiss and capture’: scientists offer new theory on how Pluto got its largest moon
Pluto – once considered the ninth planet of our solar system, but now classified as a “dwarf planet” …
‘They wanted a host without much personality’: Evan Davis and Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den
Peter Jones, Dragon
I was running a fairly successful telecoms business and had a phone call from the BBC saying that they’d like to come and chat. I was intrigued enough to say yes. I was late for our meeting and while he was waiting for me, Martyn Smith, the …