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The hidden power of cultural exchanges in countering propaganda and fostering international goodwill

At a time when China is believed to spend about US$8 billion annually sending its ideas and culture around the world, President Donald Trump has proposed to cut by 93% the part of the State Department that does the same thing for the United States.

The Conversation

What if Hitler was assassinated and World War II ended in compromise? Catherine Chidgey imagines a parallel reality

Catherine Chidgey’s ninth novel, The Book of Guilt, has been hotly anticipated. Following the critical and commercial success of her last two novels, it was the subject of a bidding war between UK publishers. The Book of Guilt is also now the first of her books to be released in…

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Starmer’s winter fuel allowance ‘U-turn’ sets him on a tricky path with backbenchers and voters

The U-turn is a long and, depending on your point of view, honourable or dishonourable tradition in British politics. Now Keir Starmer has been accused of following this tradition after heavily hinting the UK government is reconsidering last year’s decision to deny the winter fuel allowance to millions of pensioners.

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Starmer U-turns on winter fuel payment cuts – but millions could still miss out this winter

PM forced to announce huge policy reversal to see off threat of revolt by Labour MPs – with pledge to make more pensioners eligible for cash to pay cold weather energy bills

The Independent UK

Starmer to look at making more pensioners eligible for winter fuel allowance

The Prime Minister has faced pressure to change course over the squeeze on benefits.

Evening Standard

Starmer reveals U-turn on cuts to winter fuel payments as Labour MPs threaten revolt and Reform surge in polls

The PM made the announcement in the Commons that the Government was reconsidering the controversial policy

Evening Standard

Peter Taaffe obituary

Political activist who oversaw an attempt by the Militant tendency to take control of the Labour party

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Could a British former Fox News personality fix Republicans’ losing streak in California?

Steve Hilton, once an adviser to David Cameron, sees signs of Democrats’ grip on the state slackening – but the Trump factor could prove tricky

The Guardian - US

Gerry Adams fights for peacemaker reputation in trial over BBC murdered spy claim

Former Sinn Féin leader denies claim made in 2016 documentary he sanctioned 2006 killing of MI5 informant Denis Donaldson

The Guardian - UK

Charting protest pop: How music can bring about change

The 1980s was a period of profound popularity for political pop. Now, 40 years later, it’s what we desperately need again

The National (Scotland)

Starmer should learn from Thatcher about how to take on opponents – Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh, who had served as transport secretary, urged Labour to take action to avoid an ‘existential crisis’ at the next general election.

The Independent UK

Simon Mann, mercenary behind failed ‘wonga coup’, dies aged 72

Former SAS officer led a group of 70 who attempted to overthrow Equatorial Guinea’s president

The Guardian - UK

BBC cross-examination ends as Gerry Adams sues broadcaster for defamation

THE “damage had been done” when the BBC published an article which alleged that Gerry Adams had ordered the killing of an informant, the former…

The National (Scotland)

BBC ends cross-examination of Gerry Adams in libel trial

Gerry Adams gave evidence for seven days.

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Evening Standard

Adams criticises ‘grievous smear’ in BBC Spotlight programme

Gerry Adams gave evidence for a sixth day as part of his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.

TechRadar

5 new movies on Paramount+ with over 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

Minari is just one of the new Paramount+ movies with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. These are the five dramas I'll be streaming in May 2025.

The National (Scotland)

Kemi Badenoch calls for mass deportations of immigrants

KEMI Badenoch has backed Donald Trump-style mass deportations of immigrants.

The Independent UK

Kemi Badenoch calls for Trump-style mass deportations and Thatcher statue in scramble to tackle Reform threat

Facing catastrophic results at Thursday’s local elections, the Tory leader has thrown the kitchen sink at an attempt to win over Reform voters

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The Guardian - UK

The North Road by Rob Cowen review – the poetry and pain of Britain’s backbone

A beautifully written study of our longest numbered route, the A1, is full of rich asides and haunting explorations, conjuring the visual pleasure of a road movie

Evening Standard

Items that reflect ‘elegance and artistry’ of Barbara Taylor Bradford go on sale

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

The Guardian - UK

Five things you didn’t know about Black British cultural history

From northern soul to rugby league beef, here’s what I learned while writing We Were There

International Business Times

Vargas Llosa, Last Of Latin America's Literary Golden Generation

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.

The Guardian - UK

Labour has done right by British Steel – now it must speed up a radical strategy for all industry

Taking control of the ailing company wasn’t an easy decision, but it makes sense. Hopefully the nationalisation phobia is passing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Independent UK

Kneecap lead Coachella crowd in anti-Margaret Thatcher chant

The Irish rap group led their audience in California in singing ‘Maggie’s in a Box’

The Fashion Central

Keir Starmer Just Took Power — But Does He Even Know What to Do With It?

This is normal party discontentment. It grows over the course of a parliament, becoming critical at the point when rebel numbers threaten the leader’s

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