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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…
Paul Nowak says prime minister faces general condemnation if he does not prioritise resolving public sector disputesRishi Sunak will provoke a public uproar should he prioritise pre-election tax cuts over better pay for nurses, ambulance workers and te…
Electric car battery firm planned to build large facility in Northumberland with government funds if it found investorsMinisters were using the electric car battery maker Britishvolt as a prime example of the government’s record for “securing business …
As schools struggle to find staff for key roles, heads tell families to demand action from their MPs and to back strikersParents are being called on to help teachers in their fight for a pay rise as unions try to win the public relations battle against…
Move follows bishops’ refusal to back gay marriage while blessings to be on voluntary basis for clergySandi Toksvig has said she will be meeting the archbishop of Canterbury for coffee, after bishops this week refused to back gay marriage but said civi…