The government’s decision to nationalise Greater Anglia, the best-performing operator in the country, shows mistaken priorities. Instead of focusing on failing services, ministers are risking disruption to a railway that has been transformed and is paying money back to the exchequer. Meanwhile, passengers suffering the worst services are told to wait their turn. Greater Anglia... Read more »
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Britain is an ideas superpower. While other nations compete on production costs and capital markets, our enduring advantage lies in innovation. From the steam engine to the jet engine, penicillin to the World Wide Web, British ingenuity has shaped the modern world. Today, we stand at the edge of a new industrial revolution. Artificial Intelligence... Read more »
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In public health, complacency is the most dangerous pathogen of all. It creeps in quietly, just as progress starts to look permanent. We think a threat has been contained, a disease defeated, and we turn our attention elsewhere. But viruses do not read budget statements, and microbes do not respect borders. They exploit every gap... Read more »
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As we await the release of the National Cancer Plan, Liver Cancer Awareness Month is a stark reminder of the urgent need to act on one of the UK’s fastest rising and less survivable cancers. While the UK has made impressive progress in reducing deaths from several cancers, liver cancer stands apart. Each year, over... Read more »
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Last week, the Home Office published its annual statistics detailing the number of scientific experiments involving animals which took place in 2024. As a longtime advocate of animal welfare, it is disappointing to see that despite decades of scientific progress, the figures show that 2.64 million procedures involving animals took place in 2024. This is... Read more »
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The herbivore’s return to Yellowstone is restoring ancient patterns and reshaping the landscape from the ground up
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The EU put climate on the curriculum, Egypt defeated an ancient disease, and there was a ‘revolution’ in tooth care, plus more
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We asked readers which book, film, song or art work changed the course of your life. This is what you said
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Amid a youth mental health crisis, young people are finding meaning in gritty jobs – including mucking out pigs
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This Christmas, consider these gifting and holiday strategies for a slower, more meaningful festive period
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The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades later
You did a whole book on Australia, and have travelled here a bit since – what’s the number one tip or recommendation you’d give someone coming for the first time?
Get out and walk! I mean, maybe not through the outback, but if you’re in any of the cities, walk. I do that wherever I go. And I love to just go off and explore without knowing where I’m going, without a map or any preconceived ideas. I think it’s the best way to discover a place, and it has the great virtue that if you turn a corner – say in Sydney – and there’s suddenly the Harbour Bridge, you feel as if you’ve discovered it. There’s a real feeling of exhilaration, I think, in that. But also, you discover little cafes and hidden corners and odds and ends.
A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0 by Bill Bryson is out now through Penguin. The author is touring Australia and New Zealand in February 2026 with the live show The Best of Bill Bryson
Continue reading...Cherrie-Ann Austin-Saddington was working in a men’s prison when she began a relationship with an inmate that would turn her, too, into a criminal. How do some of the most dangerous men in Britain get what they want – even behind bars?
There was a moment in the summer of 2022 when 26-year-old Cherrie-Ann Austin-Saddington, a female prison officer in a men’s jail, had to make a choice. She was on her wing at HMP The Verne in Dorset, in the day room where inmates go to read books and newspapers, when a prisoner called Bradley Trengrove handed her a magazine. Concealed within its pages was a slip of paper with a number written on it – the number of his secret, illicit mobile phone. Under the watchful eye of the prison’s security cameras, Austin-Saddington had to decide what to do next.
“I was thinking, do I report it?Do I not report it?” she says. “I wasn’t thinking, I’ll text him –that wasn’t in my head.”But she did not throw the piece of paper away. She kept it, and in the end decided not to report anything.
Continue reading...Official Trump social media accounts have been using The Life of a Showgirl snippets to promote his agenda. Why has Swift, who once wanted ‘to be on the right side of history’, said nothing?
In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has used music from Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in three posts on social media. The first, shared by the official White House account on TikTok, was a patriotic slide show of images set to lead single The Fate of Ophelia. As Swift sings “pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes”, the video cuts to pictures of the US flag, President Trump, the vice-president, JD Vance, and the first and second ladies. The second and third were posted by Team Trump, the official account for the Trump Campaign. One, set to Father Figure, riffs on the lyric “this empire belongs to me” with the caption “this empire belongs to @President Donald J Trump”, while the other, celebrating Melania Trump winning something called the Patriot of the year award, is soundtracked by Opalite.
The Trump administration has found itself in dicey waters for using popular music in the past. The White Stripes and the estate of Isaac Hayes have both attempted to sue the administration for using their music without permission, while artists including Celine Dion, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Abba and Foo Fighters have released statements demanding Trump stop using their songs at campaign rallies and public appearances. Most recently, Olivia Rodrigo condemned the administration after the official Department of Homeland Security and White House Instagram account used her song All-American Bitch on a video promoting its controversial deportation efforts (the song was later removed by Instagram).
Continue reading...We’ve tasted, sniffed and inspected more than 300 presents to bring you our ultimate Christmas gift guide – from must-have Lego and smoky mezcal to Meera Sodha’s favourite knife
Don’t you just love Christmas shopping? There’s a massive thrill in finding a present you know they’ll love and won’t have thought to ask for, but the pressure is enough to drive any sane person to hibernation.
We’ve gone the extra (2,000) miles to help you find the perfect gifts: we’ve tested out the latest products to see which ones are worth the hype (and which aren’t); trawled shops in person; enlisted babies (OK, their parents), tweens and teens to test out toys and give us their must-haves; tasted the good, bad and the did-I-really-put-this-in-my-mouth; and rounded up some of the products that were tried and tested by us this year.
Continue reading...Retreat from plans to increase income tax means Labour is unlikely to make system fairer and more coherent
For decades now, whenever the British public has faced the prospect of tax rises, large sections of the electorate – so large they sway most politicians – have made it quite clear, let those increases be by stealth.
It is a message every chancellor since Nigel Lawson has heeded, with just a few honourable exceptions in the intervening decades.
Continue reading...Islam Makhachev moves up to welterweight to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for his belt, having given up the lightweight title earlier this year
Eubank Jr successfully tipped the scales at 159.1lbs on Friday, fractionally lighter than his rival, who weighed in at 159.3lbs
Conor Benn eyes revenge against Chris Eubank Jr after their instant classic in April, as they continue a family rivalry started by their fighting fathers
Scotland got away with a 3-2 defeat in Greece as Belarus stunned Group C leaders Denmark
The former deputy prime minister said she would ‘keep fighting’ for ordinary people
As Road Safety Week approaches (16-22 November 2025), Shotley Bridge Nursery school is proud to shine a light on the ways we weave important life skills into our everyday curriculum — starting with the big, wide, wonder-filled world right outside our doors. At Shotley Bridge Nursery School, we believe children learn best when their natural […]
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The Greencroft Estate in Annfield Plain is home to Greencroft Bottling and Lanchester Wines – sister businesses within the family-owned The Lanchester Group. Combined, each is amongst the leading businesses in their sector, and combined, they are one of the biggest employers in our area. Consett Magazine has been given exclusive access to meet the […]
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Approaching Our Third Winter The outdoor church in the North East of England is here to stay I remember reading about a pioneering Christian pastor called Anna Woofenden, who founded a garden church in an abandoned car park. It was in the heart of a very poor and diverse community, bringing people together over food […]
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St Cuthbert’s Church, Benfieldside – The parish church of Blackhill, Bridgehill, and Shotley Bridge, currently celebrating its 175th anniversary – features a stained glass image that replicates what is considered the world’s most significant portrait of Christ’s face. Jan van Eyck, a pioneering figure of the Northern Renaissance and one of the greatest Northern European […]
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Tesco shoppers in Consett can help bring joy to local children this Christmas by donating new toys to those who need them most. From now until 15 December, Consett Genesis Extra is collecting new, unwrapped toys for The Salvation Army Consett’s Toy Appeal, which will be distributed to children in the local community. Community Champion […]
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PUBLIC toilets in the Leith Links are reportedly out of order due to vandalism just months after opening to the public. The toilets were built as part of the Edinburgh Public Toilets Project in June, which saw new facilities installed across the city during summer this year. The toilets have now been closed due to what The City of […]
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EDINBURGH’S beloved Gorgie Farm is set to undergo a “phased” reopening after shutting down almost three years ago. Gorgie Community Farm – who now own the site – put out a call last week for new volunteers to help restore the site and fully reopen Gorgie’s famous farm to the public. Volunteers have been working to restore the farm […]
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EDINBURGH Castle’s famous cannon, Mons Meg, has passed her “MOT” over a half-millennium after first seeing battle. The 4-metre long cannon – one of the biggest ever built – has undertaken a condition check of the extensive conservation works that she underwent ten years ago. The bombard was built in 1449 on the orders of […]
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FOUR Edinburgh banks will remain open until at least 2030, following a promise by Nationwide Building Society. Nationwide branches in Morningside, Corstorphine, and the city centre, as well as a Virgin Money branch on George Street, have had their short- and medium-term futures secured after the bank pledged to retain all its brick-and-mortar branches for the foreseeable. Nationwide, which acquired Virgin Money […]
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THE annual Forth Radio Awards, which aim to celebrate the “very best” of Edinburgh and the east were held last night, with celebrities and local heroes alike honoured. Some recognisable names in Scottish entertainment, as well as locals nominated for their dedication to their community, found themselves among the winners. Attendees were kept in the dark […]
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Massive rematch takes centre stage at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after April thriller
Ezri Konsa played 90 minutes against Serbia but has been sent back to Aston Villa
Bisexual actor Clayton Farris, who plays the character Terry, has the answer to why Weapons’ Aunt Gladys has become a gay icon in a new interview with Rough Draft Atlanta. In Zach Cregger’s horror film, a class of elementary school children vanish from their homes in the middle of the night. The teacher, Justine (Julia […]
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Pope Leo XIV will meet and dine with Alessia Nobile and other trans Catholic activists this Sunday, during a special Vatican lunch marking the Church’s Jubilee of the Poor, Catholic journalist Christopher Hale reports. The annual event coincides with the World Day of the Poor and includes Mass in St Peter’s Basilica followed by a […]
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Singer-songwriter and longtime LGBTQ+ ally Kelly Clarkson caught up with trans teen Harleigh Walker two years after she first appeared on the show for Trans Awareness Week. A section of this week’s The Kelly Clarkson Show was dedicated to platforming the voices of trans Americans. Clarkson welcomed back Harleigh from Alabama to share a message. […]
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Sabrina Carpenter is set to head up a movie musical based around the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland. Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the film will star the “Tears” singer in her first major studio feature. The singer has not publicly commented on the news herself at the time of writing. […]
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Gay icon Laura Dern has thanked her LGBTQ+ fans during the press tour for the second season of Palm Royale. The 58-year-old Blue Velvet and Jurassic Park star has been a long-time queer ally on and off-screen. Notably, she is part of LGBTQ+ pop culture history as she made a guest appearance on ’90s sitcom […]
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