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This week, we speak to Neil “Razor” Ruddock, the former Liverpool and England defender whose hardman image made him the perfect candidate to go on and have an eclectic reality TV career after retiring from football.…
The NHS’s Modern Service Framework for dementia and frailty is due out this year and will be overseen by a new “dementia tsar”. A key standard should be a target of people waiting no more than 18 weeks for a precise…
While there’s plenty to think about in the days before they fly the nest – from purchasing kitchenware, to essential tech – it can be easy to gloss over some of the most important and, at times, awkward conversations…
The internationally bestselling historian has tackled everything from Stalin and the Romanovs to Jerusalem and the entire story of humanity, with his books translated around the world. His latest, The Cauldron , turns to…
It was the first time alerts have been issued in Riyadh since the Houthis increased their attacks and declared a "maritime embargo" on the Saudis in July. The Saudi Civil Defence sent alerts for the capital and several…
That is how Rita Flores, a 29-year-old Russian artist, activist and former member of the Pussy Riot collective , described her recruitment and three-year handling by officers from Russia's FSB security service, a…
Somehow, it got ranked third. This week, the same area was named the coolest neighbourhood in the world . I should be pleased, but instead, I'm devastated. All these lists seem to celebrate the same idea of "cool"…
Read our privacy notice . Craig Revel Horwood said he last spoke to Ann Widdecombe just six days before the former Tory minister was killed at her home in July. In an interview with the Daily Mirror , the Strictly Come…
Read our privacy notice . Scottish Labour is to announce the result of its leadership contest on Saturday. It comes after a contest between MSPs Michael Marra and Joe Fagan, both of whom are vying to succeed Anas Sarwar…
This week all of the support acts for the singer’s current The Loop tour announced they were dropping out of the remaining dates after Macklemore, real name Benjamin Haggerty, was removed from the line-up over comments…