China’s flag on Sandy Cay
By any measure, China’s latest move in the South China Sea – seizing Sandy Cay and unfurling its flag – is a masterstroke
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Blythe Valley welcomes new cafe
Blythe Valley Park (BVP) has welcomed a new arrival – independent café Brew Twenty-Three. The popular local brand has taken a 1,000 sq
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Spain and Portugal power outages
Power supplies were today being restored to millions of people across Spain and Portugal after a near total outage on the Iberian Peninsula
Politics
Local elections: Midlands
The political ground in the Midlands is trembling. As voters head for the ballot box in the 2025 local elections, a new seismic
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Deliveroo: £5bn wipeout
Remember when Deliveroo was supposed to be Britain’s next tech titan? Floated with a mouth-watering £7.6bn price tag in 2021, it was sold
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Stargate to UK?
A $500 billion AI mega-project with the backing of OpenAI and SoftBank is eyeing the UK as a possible home for future infrastructure
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Vatican: Trump and Zelenskyy
US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a “very productive discussion” as world leaders gathered in Rome for the funeral
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UK ad spend dip
British companies have slashed their advertising budgets for the first time in four years, reflecting growing concerns over trade tensions, rising costs and
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Steve Hilton’s California Dream
Steve Hilton for California In a state plagued by policy paralysis, spiralling costs and a crisis of political imagination, Steve Hilton’s announcement that
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British made – Chinese owned
Steel. Energy. Transport. These aren’t just sectors – they’re the spine of any sovereign state. And over the past two decades, China has