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When Oliver Coates was 19 or so, he got a job playing cello on a cruise ship. “Quite a bow tie, buttoned-up kind of space,”
Treasury warns of difficult decisions in budget after September borrowing rise
The UK Treasury has said it will need to take difficult decisions in next week’s budget after higher debt interest payments and pay awards for
Fifa accused again over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid
Fifa has been accused for a second time of failing to engage with concerns over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia, two months before the
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Bristol City Women outline ‘maverick’ plan to sell their best players
Bristol City have outlined a plan to become “the destination of choice” for England’s most talented young women’s players’ and drive revenue through player sales,
Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK
A senior member of the family that has dominated Singapore since independence has been granted asylum in the UK after fleeing what he says was
Classified review – Aaron Eckhart hitman thriller mines newspaper ads for coded messages
This decidedly shonky, if at least relatively unpretentious, action film stars Aaron Eckhart, once very much the coming man who’s not had the career you
Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates
Good morning. In September 2023, Justin Trudeau stood up in parliament and made extraordinary allegations against the Indian government. The prime minister said Canadian authorities
Cross-party MPs urge Reeves to impose 2% tax on wealth above £10m
A cross-party group of 30 MPs has urged Rachel Reeves to impose a wealth tax on Britain’s rich in next week’s budget rather than announce
British Academy to pay tribute to Benjamin Zephaniah at live event
The British Academy is to pay tribute to the late poet Benjamin Zephaniah next week as part of a night of discussion and performance. The