Lord Davies of Oldham, who has died aged 86, was Labour MP in turn for Enfield North and Oldham Central, a Government whip under James Callaghan and deputy chief whip in the Lords under Blair and Brow...
10.28.2026 Yahoo.com and 2 sites
The Oval Office and its decor have been a major talking point lately , and as a lover of history, I began to wonder what the room looked like prior to the plethora of gold accents it seems to have - a...
10.30.2026 Yahoo.com and 1 sites
As hordes of Fleetwood Town fans swarmed on to the pitch to celebrate their astonishing victory over Premier League champions Arsenal on Tuesday night, the local millionaire who had made it all possib...
10.31.2026 Dailymail.com
When I met John Healey for the first time almost two months ago, I noticed he had a strange and distracting verbal tic. He kept repeating that Britain's economy needed 'breathing space'. It's an oddly...
10.29.2026 Dailymail.com
The Rolling Stones, miniskirts, Harry Potter and fish and chips are only a few of Britain's sensationally popular exports. But perhaps the most impactful of all gets the least recognition, despite having been right under our feet the whole time. Enter: the zebra crossing . Launched 75 years ago today directly in front of a bustling Boots store in Slough, the simple white-paint design paired with two blinking Belisha beacons helped to drastically cut spiralling pedestrian deaths, after wartime bl...
10.31.2026 Yahoo.com
The red box being hauled out often means one thing… tax hikes (Picture: Getty) Standing in front of No. 11 with a red box as cameras flash is a rite of passage for British chancellors delivering their...
10.28.2026 Metro.co.uk
John MacLeod’s weekly column “Western Approaches” reflects on Scottish politics and culture, among other things, from the Isle of Lewis. As a redoubtable Lewisman, little ever triggers me. And not, us...
10.27.2026 Thecritic.co.uk
Enough is enough, the SNP cannot put off doing something tangible to assuage public anger at the everlasting ferries scandal. The MV Glen Rosa has been delayed, yet again, by two months and will now e...
10.30.2026 Scotsman.com
• Warns AI may be another booby trap of the West against developing countries James Sowole in Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday declared that debt was worse than leprosy because ...
10.31.2026 Thisdaylive.com and 1 sites
There's nothing too unexpected in the comment pages of the nationals in the wake of Margaret Thatcher's death; some sweeping praise, some sweeping hatred, some good balance from overseas sources, especially from the New York Times, who talk about her...
10.31.2026 Christopherfowler.co.uk
