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Always surprised by lack of black and brown faces at Glastonbury: Lenny Henry

  Senior British actor and comedian Sir Lenny Henry has rued the absence of diversity at the famous Glastonbury Festival which pulls large crowds. Henry said he finds...

UK transport union warns of ‘summer of discontent’ as further rail strike threatened

  A British union warned on Tuesday the country could face a “summer of discontent” across its railways as thousands more workers are balloting for...

UK unemployment edges higher as inflation slams wages; Rishi Sunak says our jobs market remains robust

  BRITAIN’s unemployment rate has risen slightly while soaring inflation is causing the value of wages to fall at the fastest pace in more than...

Foreign secretary Liz Truss expects first migrant deportation flight to Rwanda to go ahead

  BRITAIN expects the first flight of asylum seekers to depart for Rwanda on Tuesday (14) and any person who avoids that flight due to...

House of Commons will be ‘menopause-friendly’, says Speaker

Britain’s House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is expected to pledge to make the lower house of Parliament “menopause-friendly”. He said the parliamentary village...

Putin TV stooge mock Brit prisoners facing death penalty

  Supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin have been accused of mocking the potential execution of two British fighters captured in Ukraine and claiming the...

Accent discrimination have profound negative social, economic implications: Research

As the British Academy’s annual two-day Summer Showcase will be held later this week, a research team will explain how a regional difference in...

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