A party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisis
From what I could tell, as I frantically tried to piece together the night's events, one of Joel's friends had been invited to a party being held by a stranger she'd met that week on Tinder. So Joel and two others went…
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‘HS2 lite’ to Manchester project revived
The Prime Minister has spoken frequently of his desire to see plans for a new rail line resurrected, citing warnings from the industry that the West Coast Main Line between Birmingham and Manchester is close to reaching…
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Salmonella outbreak: How to check if your eggs are safe to eat as new advice issued
According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the wave of salmonella infections "may be linked to eggs imported from outside of the UK". The agency confirmed one fatality associated with the outbreak . Salmonella…
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Boy, 15, killed in wrong-way motorway crash is carried in gold coffin at his funeral
He died alongside Jack Kennedy, Alex McCarthy, Jeremy O’Brien and Kamil Pustkowski. A child and three women from the same family, who were in the other car, are being treated for serious injuries in hospital. Police…
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Boutique hotel owned by Eric Clapton gets one-star food hygiene rating
The inspection of the four-star hotel near Malton – which has 14 bedrooms and a restaurant – found its food safety management required ‘major improvement’. Officials also said food handling required improvement, although…
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Why talk of an early election isn’t going away
Burnham is piggybacking on Sir Keir Starmer’s majority, his critics say; he has no mandate of his own. If he wants to be as radical as he says he does, with ambitious spending plans, how does he pay for them? He’s…
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Ebola vaccine trial to start in DR Congo as warning issued over speed of infections
The Ervebo vaccine does help protect against the Zaïre species of Ebola but currently there are no proven vaccines or treatments for Bundibugyo. The rollout comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new…
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Drake's Island fortress off Plymouth coast put up for sale for £6m
The six-acre site includes an extensive network of underground tunnels, a pier and the remains of Tudor fortifications. Drake’s Island was named after Elizabethan sea captain Sir Francis Drake who set sail from its…
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Man denies failing to disclose information over Manchester synagogue terror attack
He then began attacking with a knife, while wearing a fake suicide belt, before being shot dead by police outside the synagogue. Iraqi national Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, 49, of St James Road, Higher Broughton, is charged…
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Father and son jailed after £900,000 Glasgow Airport cannabis swoop
The pair, from Tamworth in Staffordshire, had travelled from Thailand with four cases between them. The High Court in Glasgow heard there were dozens of vacuum sealed packages of green herbal material stashed inside.…
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