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Having Spent Life Seeking by Kae Tempest review – painfully earnest tale of trauma and transition
Kae Tempest’s new novel is dedicated to “you”, the reader. It also comes with a plea: “Be gentle though.” But to whom or what should we be gentle? The...
UK and US always find ways to come together, King Charles to tell Congress
King Charles is expected to allude to recent strains between the UK and US in a rare address by a monarch to the US Congress as he will underline...
‘An uprising against loneliness’: why have football ultras become a cultural obsession?
‘Ultras” – hardcore football fans renowned for their stunning stadium displays and gang-like loyalty – were once a subculture confined to Italian stadiums. But since the late 1960s the...
This Dark Night by Deborah Lutz review – an illuminating window on Emily Brontë’s world
Both Emily Brontë and her only novel Wuthering Heights have been called “deranged”, “crazed” or (especially online, in the wake of the recent film) “unhinged”. So it’s a relief to read...
EE couldn’t change pricey broadband and TV deal after my husband died
After my husband died suddenly, I discovered he had been paying £171 a month for our EE broadband and TV contract. EE initially offered me a monthly deal at...
TV tonight: Richard Gadd’s hard hitting follow-up to Baby Reindeer
Half Man10.40pm, BBC OneRichard Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer comes to regular telly, having premiered on iPlayer last week. Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell are both superb as weak...
Media freedom ‘under sustained attack’ across EU as public trust drops, report finds
Journalists in the EU face increasing levels of harassment, threats and violence, while news outlets are owned by a shrinking number of proprietors and public trust in the media...
Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat
Welsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s...
Victorian Society publishes list of most endangered buildings in England and Wales
Teesside’s Transporter Bridge, a disinfecting station in Hackney and a former working men’s club in Barrow-in-Furness have been included on a list ringing alarm bells for Victorian and Edwardian...
Giorgia Meloni clung to her relationship with Trump – now it’s starting to look like a liability | Riccardo Alcaro
The news last week that the Trump administration sounded out Fifa, world football’s governing body, about replacing Iran with Italy at this year’s World Cup jolted insiders and pundits...