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Mark Rylance joins criticism of police ban on pro-Palestine march in London
Mark Rylance, the star of the BBC’s Wolf Hall, has joined the singer Charlotte Church and actor Juliet Stevenson to condemn a decision by the police to ban a pro-Palestine protest outside the corporation’s Broadcasting House headquarters.
Protesters were planning to gather in Portland Place in central London on Saturday …
Family of former Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash sue makers for £2.15bn
The family of Leicester City’s former owner, who was killed in a helicopter crash outside the club’s stadium in 2018, have launched a lawsuit against the company which made the aircraft.
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s family are suing the Italian aerospace and defence company Leonardo SpA for £2.15bn – the largest fatal …
Jolted Australia are on the tear again – England have their work cut out
If you’re playing against the Australian women’s cricket team, there are points where the only option is to brace yourself. Because they lose so very rarely, in any format, they tend to respond to those anomalies by proving how unusual they are. For England’s women, visiting Australia for a Women’s …
Gay men can train as priests but must be celibate, say Italian bishops
Gay men will be allowed to train as priests in Roman Catholic seminaries, so long as they observe celibacy, according to new guidelines announced by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE).
The decision marks a shift from the view previously held by Pope Francis that gay men should not be admitted …
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Fears over UK borrowing costs as US jobs figures prompt stock market volatility
Concerns over the UK government’s borrowing costs were revived on Friday after stronger-than expected US jobs figures triggered volatile conditions in global financial markets.
In an accelerating global bond market sell-off, investors warned that the UK was particularly exposed amid growing fears over stubbornly high inflation and higher for longer …
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in amid outrage over alleged election theft
Venezuela’s authoritarian president,
, has been sworn in for a third term despite domestic outrage and a chorus of international condemnation at his alleged theft of last year’s election.“This is a great victory for Venezuelan democracy,” the 62-year-old autocrat boasted during a sparsely attended oath-taking …
Rachel Reeves faces another anxious week of second-guessing the City
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Tory party accused of ‘bottling’ May elections as county councils seek delay
The Conservatives have been accused of “bottling” the local elections after 13 Tory-led county councils in England said they were asking for a delay to this May’s polls to allow them to take part in a structural shake-up.
The Tory councils have agreed they will ask to be part of …