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Quotes of the Year — from Musk to Trump to Markle, the funniest and most bizarre

2022 has been notable for being a particularly rubbish year, which doesn’t mean we can’t look back and smile at some of the iconic quotes it has produced, even if the smiles have a slightly bitter edge...

Evening Standard

Tata Steel: "Britain will need 10 million tonnes of steel to be energy self-sufficient"

The steelmaker has published a report on the steel sector's role in reducing the UK's energy dependence on foreign imports

Birmingham Post

3 prime ministers, 2 monarchs, 1 year: This was Britain's tumultuous 2022

2022 was the year in which Great Britain lost its queen of seven decades, gained a new king and saw three prime ministers take office. The year concluded with multiple strikes and inflation near 11%.

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Why royal families from Britain to Denmark will be following Big Tech and downsizing in 2023

While the power held by royal families has been declining for a century, the decline picked up speed in 2022 — and could only accelerate further in 2023.

Fortune

Attack Kills 10 in Syria, Kurdish Forces Arrest 52 Militants

A militant rocket attack in eastern Syria on Friday targeted a bus with oil industry employees, killing at least 10, the government said. To the north, Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced they arrested 52 militants in an operation against ISIS sleeper cells. According to Syria’s petroleum ministry, the rocket struck in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From the 1966 World Cup to London 2012 Olympics – Pele’s visits to Great Britain

Pele made several notable trips to Britain during his lifetime.

The Independent UK

Britain sends metal detectors, defusing equipment to Ukraine

Britain said on Friday it has given Ukraine more than 1,000 metal detectors and 100 kits to deactivate bombs to help clear minefields in the latest instance of military support for the country in the conflict with Russia.

Reuters

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Vivienne Westwood, Britain's provocative dame of fashion, dead at 81

As the person who dressed the Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, who died on Thursday at the age of 81, was synonymous with 1970s punk rock, a rebelliousness that remained the hallmark of an unapologetically political designer who became one of British fashion's biggest names.

Reuters

Notorious rapist once branded 'Britain’s most wanted man' set for jail release after 34 years

Andrew Barlow went on a reign of terror in the north of England in the 1980s and was also dubbed 'The Coronation Street rapist’.

Daily Record

Pele’s visits to Great Britain: From the 1966 World Cup to London 2012

Pele made several notable trips to Britain during his lifetime

The Independent UK

Adriana E. Ramírez: The television that got me through 2022

A year in which a British head of lettuce outlasted Britain's head of government was a wild year to be a human on earth. But it was a great year to be a human on television.

Tribune News Service

The Mancunian Way: The happiest town around

NHS strain ‘beyond anything’ experienced before PLUS The town voted one of Britain’s happiest

Manchester Evening News

UK considering whether to slap new rules on Chinese travellers amid huge Covid surge

Britain had said there were 'no plans' to slap new rules on arrivals from China, but Defence Secretary Ben Wallace revealed the government 'is now going to keep that under review'

Daily Mirror

Cameron Norrie and Katie Swan win United Cup clashes to put Great Britain in control against Australia

Britain lead the hosts 2-0 after the first day of their United Cup clash in Sydney.

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Echo

'Britain's most wanted man' dubbed 'Coronation Street rapist' back on the streets

He will be freed from jail despite being given 13 life sentences

The Independent UK

Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2022 and 2023

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

France 24

From Queen Elizabeth to Coolio, the celebrities and public figures who left us in 2022

From Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to France’s iconic fashion designer Thierry Mugler and the Soviet Union’s last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, many notable public figures left us in 2022. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the lives and legacies behind some of the year’s most high-profile deaths.

Manchester Evening News

He was once branded 'Britain's most wanted man'... and now Greater Manchester's worst rapist is back on the street despite THIRTEEN life sentences

"Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community"

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Daily Mirror

UK weather: Deadly bomb cyclone in US causing mayhem in Britain as disruption likely

A bomb cyclone which has unleashed a deadly winter storm in the United States over the past few days will now bring wet and windy weather to the UK, according to forecasters

Reuters

U.S., UK, EU among countries calling for Taliban to reverse ban on women aid workers

Foreign ministers of 12 countries and the EU, including the United States and Britain, urged Afghanistan's Taliban-led government on Wednesday to reverse its decision barring female employees of aid groups.

The Independent UK

New TUC leader accuses ministers of ‘sabotaging’ efforts to resolve strikes

Paul Nowak challenged the Government and employers to work with unions to end what he described as Britain’s ‘living standards nightmare’.

Reuters

Canada, others seek formal arbitration with Iran over downed jet

Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Wednesday called on Tehran to settle a dispute over accountability and reparations for the downing of an airliner by Iranian forces nearly 3 years ago through arbitration under the rules of the 1971 Montreal Convention.

Daily Mirror

UK firms set for 10m tonnes of orders to help wean Britain off foreign energy

But bosses want the Government to help the industry switch to more environmentally-friendly production so the sector can help meet demand for energy schemes in the coming years

Daily Record

Artist transforms attic into Rangers' Ibrox Stadium mural leaving football fans impressed

Danny Bench was employed to turn the dingy roof space into the home of the Glasgow giants - which was recently named the best stadium in Britain by FourFourTwo.

Reuters

Britain urges Iran to stop 'unfairly detaining' dual nationals

Britain urged Iran on Wednesday to stop detaining dual nationals following the arrest of seven people with links to the United Kingdom, saying the practice should not be used to obtain "diplomatic leverage".

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