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'Double glazing would be nice': artists decry plan to demolish brutalist university tower

Artists and conservation groups have decried the \"irresponsible\" plan to tear down a brutalist arts tower at a Midlands university, saying the proposed redevelopment overlooks the \"massive historical significance\" of the structure.

Make public toilets a legal requirement for councils, says campaign

It will involve spending more than a penny, but the call to make the provision of public toilets a legal requirement for the UK government and councils is likely to be viewed sympathetically by anyone ever been caught short while out and about.

Aid groups dismayed as UK poised to cut vaccination funding

The UK is poised to cut funding to a global vaccination group that has inoculated more than a billion children in developing countries, a move aid groups say would be counter-productive and cost lives.

US aid cuts could fuel return of Islamic State, warn Kurds

Kurdish officials have warned of an Islamic State resurgence if US foreign aid cuts take effect and cripple services for tens of thousands of detainees in camps in north-east Syria where suspected members of the terror group are being held.

Police want law giving them 'licence to kill', rights groups warn

Police want changes to the law giving them \"a licence to kill\", leading rights groups have warned as the government prepares to give officers new protections from prosecution.

First edition Potter book sells for £18,000

A first edition of JK Rowling's debut Harry Potter novel has sold for £18,000 at auction.

Time running out' for government apology over forced adoptions

Time is running out for the government to issue a formal apology to women forced to give up their babies for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, campaigners have warned.

HIV Starmer 'first western leader' to take a public test

Keir Starmer has taken a public HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus and to highlight HIV Testing Week.

Robbie Williams Pays All the Right Notes for Eric Morecambe's Specs

Robbie Williams has said he bought Eric Morecambe's glasses for £20,000 at auction as the comedian was an \"uncle of sorts\", whose \"spirit has been salve for my soul\".

'Body and blood of Christ' must contain wheat and alcohol - C of E

It's the ancient ritual that unites millions of Christians in faith - but the Church of England is facing accusations that the holy communion excludes non-drinkers or worshippers with dietary intolerances.

Carer goes to court over DWP's £4,600 penalty demand

An unpaid carer is to challenge in the courts an \"unfair and nonsensical\" demand by welfare officials to repay £4,600 in carer's allowance overpayments, five years after being advised by the same department she was following benefit rules correctly.

Rayner defends handling of meeting with Grenfell groups

Angela Rayner has defended her handling of a meeting with bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell disaster after some said they felt ignored by her decision to tear down the tower.

Ivors Academy backs Roan's call over fairer pay for musicians

The Ivors Academy has supported calls for the music industry to protect the future of artists after Chappell Roan delivered an impassioned speech at the Grammys.

Watchdog chief spent public cash on luxury hotels while on business courses in France

The chief executive of the miscarriage of justice watchdog spent thousands of pounds of public money on luxury French hotels while enrolling on courses at an elite business school that her organisation's chair held positions in.

Police officer fired for "tragedy chanting" at Liverpool match

An Essex police officer has been sacked after admitting \"tragedy chanting\" at Liverpool fans during a Premier League match last year.

Musk's beliefs What is behind determination to change face of government?

Elon Musk is not a people person, as millions around the world will be able to attest after the planet's richest man cut off food supplies, healthcare and probably even life itself to some of the most vulnerable without so much as a fore or after thought.

She is everything Driven, sober and honest, Doechii is US rap's new hero

Sunday's Grammy awards were a celebration of widely known blue-chip talent: Taylor Swift was there, handing an award to Beyoncé.

Trump's aid cuts could be big mistake - Lammy

Donald Trump's plans to make dramatic cuts to the United States' international aid budget could be a \"big strategic mistake\" that allows China to step in and further its global influence, the UK foreign secretary has said.

'Backsliding': most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 looms

The vast majority of the world's governments are set to miss a looming deadline to file vital new climate plans that will determine whether the world has a chance of avoiding the worst ravages of climate breakdown.

'Judge me on the deals' Foreign secretary treads delicate path in global landscape of political minefields

Foreign secretary treads delicate path in global landscape of political minefields

We have to reset' UK's TV industry struggling in big-budget streaming era

From the star of the Golden Globe-winning Wolf Hall taking a big pay cut, to the BBC shelving premium TV projects because of a lack of funds, UK broadcasters are increasingly being priced out of the Netflix-fuelled golden age of big-budget drama.

Hundreds of Rwandan troops reported killed in DRC despite official denials

Hundreds of Rwandan troops have been killed during covert operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contradicting claims from Kigali that its soldiers are not involved in the conflict there.

'No scientific justification' to Letby insulin poisoning claim, experts say

The claim that Lucy Letby definitely poisoned babies with insulin has \"no scientific justification whatsoever\", and there is a \"very strong level of reasonable doubt\" about the convictions, according to the authors of a 100-page study on the case.

Lost cities of the Amazon Ancient garden metropolises uncovered by 3D mapping

For decades, archaeologists have believed that human occupation of the Amazon basin was far older, vaster and more urbanised than the textbooks suggested.

Deals for two How couples can save at any stage of life

There are huge savings to be made as a pair, from meals to outings to pensions, as Mabel Banfield-Nwachi and Rupert Jones report

Reform Johnson was one of worst PMs, says party chair

Boris Johnson was \"one of the most damaging prime ministers in this country's history\", the chair of Reform UK has said.

Money hacks Save cash by making more of the food you have at home

Do a thorough inventory of your pantry and make a list of items, noting expiry dates.

USAid's abrupt shutdown is 'self-inflicted wound' that cedes global influence to Beijing

Donald Trump's shutdown of the US Agency for International Development, or USAID, has already had disastrous effects on humanitarian aid and development programmes around the world, but it has also ceded ground to the US's chief rival, China, analysts say.

UK and France among scores of countries to defend ICC against Trump sanctions

World governments have rushed to defend the international criminal court after Donald Trump launched sanctions against the global body, which is seen as a vital last resort in prosecuting powerful individuals accused of atrocities including war crimes and genocide.

'We're not offensive' Opposition grows to UK expansion of Hooters restaurants

The (in)famous orange signage is up. Work is carrying on apace to be open in a fortnight. Fifty \"girls\" are wanted and they are \"hiring in all positions\".