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Prisoner ‘on the run’ for three weeks appears on Birmingham podcast

Greggor Grey, who has served 17 years for robbery, says he escaped because of ‘injustice and heartache’

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June 11, 2022June 11, 2022

The health secretary, Sajid Javid, said there were no blasphemy laws in the UK and that would be ‘a dangerous road to go down’. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

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Sajid Javid attacks ‘cancel culture’ as UK cinemas pull ‘blasphemous’ film

Cineworld cancelled screenings of The Lady of Heaven ‘to ensure safety of staff’

By Editor

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022

The film’s producer defended the rights of the protesters to express their displeasure but said it was against British values for the film to be pulled completely. Photograph: PR IMAGE

UK cinema chain cancels screenings of ‘blasphemous’ film after protests

Cineworld cancels all showings of The Lady of Heaven after branches were picketed by Muslim activists

By Editor

June 9, 2022September 5, 2022

Senior Tory MPs renew calls to Boris Johnson for urgent tax cuts

High-profile MPs back demand from Adam Smith Institute to reduce tax burden and ease cost-of-living crisis

By Editor

June 7, 2022September 5, 2022

The village of Oxenhope, near Haworth and various long-distance walking paths including the Pennine Way and the Brontë Way. Photograph: Paul White/Real Yorkshire/Alamy

Features

Shivering heights? Plans for natural lido high in Brontë country

Local swimmer aims to open chemical-free outdoor pool – plus sauna to warm up in – near Oxenhope

By Editor

June 7, 2022September 5, 2022

Features

Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice, research suggests

Close human contact only started about 3,500 years ago and birds were initially venerated, find archaeologists

By Editor

June 7, 2022September 5, 2022

Imran Ahmad Khan arriving at Southwark crown court in London. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Features

Imran Ahmad Khan sentenced to 18 months over sexual assault of boy, 15

Ex-MP jailed after being expelled from Tory party following conviction for groping teenager at party in 2008

By Editor

May 24, 2022September 28, 2022

Dr Susan Hopkins said community transmission in the UK was ‘largely centred in urban areas and we are predominantly seeing it in individuals who self-identify as gay or bisexual’. Photograph: Jeff Overs/PA

UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak

Close contacts of those infected with rare disease offered vaccines and told to isolate for up to 21 days

By Editor

May 22, 2022September 28, 2022

Edwin Afriyie believes he was singled out because he was a black man driving a Mercedes coupe. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Black social worker Tasered by City of London police treated like ‘wild animal’

Edwin Afriyie, 36, is suing the force after suffering a head injury and suicidal thoughts following the incident

By Editor

May 21, 2022September 5, 2022

Curse of the lottery? What happened next to four winners

Cautionary tales as a Gloucester couple celebrate their record-breaking £184m win

By Editor

May 19, 2022September 28, 2022

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Prisoner ‘on the run’ for three weeks appears on Birmingham podcast

Sajid Javid attacks ‘cancel culture’ as UK cinemas pull ‘blasphemous’ film

UK cinema chain cancels screenings of ‘blasphemous’ film after protests

Senior Tory MPs renew calls to Boris Johnson for urgent tax cuts

Shivering heights? Plans for natural lido high in Brontë country

Chickens were first tempted down from trees by rice, research suggests

Imran Ahmad Khan sentenced to 18 months over sexual assault of boy, 15

UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak

Black social worker Tasered by City of London police treated like ‘wild animal’

Curse of the lottery? What happened next to four winners

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