Jeremy Corbyn asked Theresa May why 328 high-rise buildings in the UK still have “Grenfell-style” cladding on them, two years after the fire. Theresa May said she met Grenfell residents this week and spoke about their concerns. She said a public inquiry was set up “within days” of the fire, and that is about to […]
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Yesterday writer/director team Richard Curtis and Danny Boyle tell the BBC’s Paul Glynn which act they would happily erase from musical history and why. Their new film finds singer-songwriter Jack Malik waking up after an accident caused by a global power outage to a world that has forgotten all about The Beatles. Stars Himesh Patel
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Image copyright Kurt Arrigo Image caption Air Malta has turned loss in to profit after embracing the “API economy” Air Malta managed to turn its business around after two decades of losses and soar with the big boys and girls in the airline industry. But how? Air Malta is a tiny operator with 10 aircraft
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Many World Cup teammates have special bonds. The tie that binds U.S. defender Ali Krieger and American goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris is among the strongest at the tournament. They got engaged last year and are planning a December wedding. “A lot of our teammates with their partners and spouses, they don’t get to be here day
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ORLANDO, Fla. — President Trump kicked off his 2020 re-election campaign on Tuesday night in Orlando. Here are eight takeaways. 1. It was just a rally. Despite weeks of hype from the president and his campaign, the official kickoff rally for a re-election campaign that he has been running since the day he took office
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sir Lucian Grainge with Sheryl Crow and Elton John, both of whom are said to have lost music in the fire A week after it was revealed that Universal Music’s archive had been devastated by fire, the company’s boss has described the losses as “painful”. In an email to
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First-time buyers are bypassing flats and moving straight into houses – leading to a fall in the cost of apartments, official figures suggest. The cost of a typical apartment or maisonette in England has fallen by 2.1% in a year, while other types of property have become more expensive. Experts suggest people are buying their
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An emaciated polar bear has been sighted in a Russian industrial city in Siberia, far south of its normal hunting grounds. Emergency officials in the city of Norilsk in a statement on Tuesday warned local residents about a bear that has been spotted in one city district. Anatoly Nikolaichuk, chief of the local hunting department,
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Matt Niskanen wasn’t totally shocked when the Washington Capitals traded him to Philadelphia last week. One look at their salary cap picture explained it. “I know what kind of situation Washington was in, so I knew there was a possibility,” he said. General managers say there is more trade chatter now than at any time
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The SNP Westminster leader was asked by the Speaker to withdraw claims of racism about Boris Johnson. Ian Blackford read out some comments he attributed to the Tory leadership candidate, and after a warning from John Bercow, asked: “If that is not racist, Mr Speaker I don’t know what is.” He added Mr Johnson was
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