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Reform UK ‘bullish and optimistic’ as polls predict success in Scotland
Reform UK is celebrating “an extraordinary sense of momentum” north of the border, as Scotland’s top polling expert predicts the populist right party could end up deciding the next Holyrood government.
The deputy leader, Richard Tice, said his party’s mood was
“
bullish and optimistic” as it held its first …‘It’s an outrage’: stars join fight against cuts as Welsh arts go into meltdown
Not every Welsh valley can reverberate with choral singing and declaimed poetry, despite the stereotype. But leading figures in Welsh culture are warning that a different environment is looming: “An alien who landed in the country today would look around and think, “Wow, there do seem to be an awful …
‘It’s a total cat-astrophe’: why are so many pet cats being abandoned?
UK business confidence at lowest level since pandemic after tax-raising budget
The UK government has been accused of undermining the foundations of the economy with its
after business confidence plunged to its lowest level since the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Institute of Directors’ economic confidence index, which measures business leader optimism in prospects …
‘I’m a mixed Black female historical re-enactor in a sea of men with beards’
It is the summer of 1265. I am bottling leeches in an open-air apothecary as a medical apprentice of the church. Minstrels tune their musical instruments and soldiers sharpen their swords. Gloucester has just been captured by Prince Edward, and royal forces are growing in the west of England. The …
Romania votes in parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference
Voting is under way in parliamentary elections in Romania, with voters still unsure whether the shock result of last week’s presidential first-round ballot will stand amid continuing allegations of electoral fraud and foreign interference.
Far-right parties are forecast to make significant gains in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, with polls showing the …
Blur bassist Alex James: ‘I’m so happy for Oasis. Liam is an incredible singer, and he can’t help being a rock star’
‘You’re a slut!’: Judi Dench reveals parrot’s pet name for her
She has been hailed as a national treasure, the queen of stage and screen with a damehood to match. But Dame Judi Dench has revealed that her pet parrot has a rather less polite name for her: “Slut”.
The Academy Award-winning actor, who turns 90 next week, said everyone should …
16th-century graffiti of Tower of London prisoners decoded for first time
‘She is an eyewitness’- how Merkel’s ‘office manager’ played key role in memoir
In the opening of her autobiography, Freedom, Angela Merkel is clear: she couldn’t have written it without one key person. Neither her sister, Irene Kasner, warmly acknowledged at the close of her book for having helped bring “memories of my childhood and youth back to life”, nor her husband, Joachim …