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Wham!’s Last Christmas is Christmas No 1 for second year running
Forty years after it was held off the No 1 spot by Band Aid, Wham!’s Last Christmas is the UK Christmas No 1 for the second year running.Andrew Ridgeley, who was one half of Wham! alongside the late George Michael, celebrated by saying: “Thirty seven years to get to No...
Rosemarie Everton obituary
When, in 1998, my friend Rosemarie Everton was appointed to the UK’s first ever chair in fire law, at the University of Central Lancashire, it marked the culmination of a 40-year endeavour on her part to establish the study of fire safety law as a serious subject of intellectual pursuit...
Peter Mandelson confirmed as new ambassador to US – UK politics live
Peter Mandelson is the new ambassador to the US.In a statement Keir Starmer said: I am delighted to appoint Lord Mandelson to be the next British ambassador to the United States of America. The United States is one of our most important allies and as we move into a new...
Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation
A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures in dealing with a serial child abuser.In an embarrassing snub, the Children’s Society said accepting a donation from Justin Welby would “not be consistent with the principles and values...
Wham!’s Last Christmas is Christmas No 1 for second year running
Forty years after it was held off the No 1 spot by Band Aid, Wham!’s Last Christmas is the UK Christmas No 1 for the second year running.Andrew Ridgeley, who was one half of Wham! alongside the late George Michael, celebrated by saying: “Thirty seven years to get to No...
Rosemarie Everton obituary
When, in 1998, my friend Rosemarie Everton was appointed to the UK’s first ever chair in fire law, at the University of Central Lancashire, it marked the culmination of a 40-year endeavour on her part to establish the study of fire safety law as a serious subject of intellectual pursuit...
Peter Mandelson confirmed as new ambassador to US – UK politics live
Peter Mandelson is the new ambassador to the US.In a statement Keir Starmer said: I am delighted to appoint Lord Mandelson to be the next British ambassador to the United States of America. The United States is one of our most important allies and as we move into a new...
Children’s charity rejects archbishop of Canterbury’s Christmas donation
A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures in dealing with a serial child abuser.In an embarrassing snub, the Children’s Society said accepting a donation from Justin Welby would “not be consistent with the principles and values...
‘I’m always studying’: Vítor Pereira’s long and winding journey to Wolves
It was just last month when I spoke to Vítor Pereira and the Portuguese coach made it clear he still had ambitions of working in the Premier League. Those ambitions have now been realised.“The main thing for me is to play quality football,” the new Wolves manager said. “That is...
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