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BBC apologises to staff who ‘felt unable to raise’ Russell Brand concerns
Royal Ballet school settles with former student over body shaming claim
The Royal Ballet school has reached a financial settlement with a former student who said the body shaming she experienced during her time there left her with lifelong psychological damage.
Ellen Elphick, 31, had accused the elite institution in Covent Garden in London of a breach of its duty of …
Asylum seekers who refuse rescue in Channel may face five-year jail terms
People seeking asylum on small boats who refuse to be rescued by the French authorities could receive sentences of up to five years under a new law meant to disrupt irregular Channel crossings.
A bill introduced to parliament will also allow people smugglers to be jailed for up to 14 …
Italian town clamps down after TikTok star draws ‘unmanageable’ crowds
The mayor of a popular Italian ski resort is clamping down on day-trippers after the town was suddenly overwhelmed by 260 buses bringing more than 10,000 visitors from Naples and the surrounding Campania region, lured by a TikTok star and cheap tickets.
The onslaught on Sunday severely clogged the road …
‘What a guy’: Hull pays its respects at John Prescott’s funeral
The bells of Hull Minster rang out as perhaps the city’s most famous adopted son was bid a fond farewell.
Two Jaguars brought John Prescott to the cathedral on Thursday in a nod to the “Two Jags” nickname he earned after it was revealed he used a ministerial one as …
Soul, sermonising and wrestling Satan: James Brown’s 20 best albums – ranked!
20. The Amazing James Brown (1961)
If you want a roll call of James Brown’s formative influences, just check the covers on this album: Hank Ballard, Roy “Good Rockin’ Tonight” Brown, dirty blues supremo Bull Moose Jackson and Billy Ward’s impressively morbid The Bells, which – never knowingly understated – …
Army quartermaster jailed for stealing almost £500,000 of supplies from MoD
A British army quartermaster defrauded the UK government out of almost £500,000 worth of supplies after feeling under pressure from his girlfriend to prove he was rich.
Jed Charlot, 45, who was married, placed more than 600 fraudulent orders and sold the items on eBay, using the proceeds to buy …
Northern MPs warn of ‘brain drain’ to southern England infrastructure projects
Ben Duckett promises England ‘won’t rein it in’ after keeping India series alive
England are not ones for “reining it in” with the bat according to Ben Duckett, the opener defending his side’s six-hitting approach as they attempt to launch a comeback in the five-match Twenty20 international series against India.
The hosts lead 2-1 going in to the fourth match in Pune on …
European Central Bank cuts interest rates after eurozone growth stalls
The European Central Bank has cut interest rates to ease the cost of borrowing across the 20-member eurozone as growth stagnates in the region.
The central bank cut rates by a quarter of a point to 2.75%, in line with expectations, after a run of bad news showing the bloc’s …