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All-party group including peers backs campaign by victims’ group, saying Cape ‘knowingly put people in danger’ MPs and peers have written to one of the biggest manufacturers of asbestos, calling on it to make a £10m donation towards mesothelioma resear…
Ingeniously simple lab experiment led by Prof Clare Burrage recognised by Blavatnik awards Dark energy is the enigma at the heart of modern physics: the universe is supposed to be awash with the stuff, but it has never been seen and its nature is unkno…
In wake of David Carrick verdict, women from England and Wales come forward to report mental, physical and professional tollDespite having been a police officer and also married to one, Helen (not her real name) says she now “wouldn’t ring the police f…
Grant Shapps tells firms to stop pushing consumers on to pre-paid tariffs amid threat to ‘name and shame’ worst offendersThe business secretary has urged energy suppliers to stop forcibly switching households struggling with energy bills to prepayment …
Classical, jazz, cabaret and even circus tricks are being laid on by restaurants and pubs to win back clientele in an ever-tougher marketPuccini with the prawn cocktail starter tonight? A little Lloyd Webber with the linguine? A growing number of Londo…
Foreign secretary also says he has no idea whether BBC chair helped Boris Johnson arrange guarantee on loan James Cleverly has said he does not know whether Nadhim Zahawi was investigated over his taxes when chancellor, or when Rishi Sunak knew about t…
In 10 years, a quarter of the British population will be over 65. Yet it’s not lifespan but healthspan we should be trying to improveOver the past 180 years, lives in England have gone through a remarkable transformation. Men and women today are, on av…
The identity of the muse for Für Elise has long puzzled experts. A new book suggests it was named by someone else, after the composer’s deathIt is one of classical music’s most famous compositions and also one of its most intriguing mysteries. Ludwig v…
The very first Factory club night was advertised with this poster. Now its designer wants it back to complete a major archiveThe hunt is on to locate an object that truly qualifies as “a sign of the times”. In 1977, the first Factory club night in Manc…
Party to switch focus from economy after polling shows voters in southern Conservative seats put health service as No 1 issueA “blue wall” offensive focusing on the NHS is being plotted by the Liberal Democrats this weekend, amid mounting evidence that…