POKÉMON Sword and Shield is to get a £27 Expansion Pass that will unlock two big DLCs over the next 12 months and includes new areas and new Pokémon. The Isle Of Armor is coming before the end of June while The Crown Tundra is due in the autumn. 2 …
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NewsLong Reads A row has broken out over a bid to put 40ft-long boats on one of the Lake District’s most scenic stretches of water. Dean Kirby reports Friday, 10th January 2020, 4:04 pm Sunset above Grasmere in the Lake District (Photo: Visit Britain) While strolling around the shores of …
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A large Royal Mail building in Nine Elms that will soon be blocks of flats is opening its doors to the public for the first time, and two large displays are being installed, including real-life arcade games. The Royal Mail depot, which is frankly a large shed, is due to …
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Using several tonnes of rice, Of All The People In All The World by theatre company Stan’s Cafe makes otherwise obscure global statistics tangible, offering a grain of truth about our planet: every grain of rice represents someone, somewhere. For the 2020 edition in Nine Elms, in acknowledgement of the …
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At home, foreign trade data for November are scheduled to be published on Monday, followed by readings on consumer prices and retail sales in December set to follow on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. Investors will be scrutinising those reports for further signs of weakness which might cement expectations in financial …
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Trafford Council spent £153.4 million on purchasing and investing in property in 2019 as part of its finance strategy. The authority has spent the cash in the hope of bringing in greater returns for council tax payers through interest on loans and from profits on any future sales of property …
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Sir Keir Starmer Sir Kier Starmer was raised by socialist parents who named him after Keir Hardie, the Labour leader’s founder and a colossus of the socialist movement. The current bookies’ favourite to win the leadership, in Who’s Who he refers to his parents Rodney and Josephine Starmer as ‘Rod …
Read More »Inspect a gadget at CES 2020 Today sees the final day of the Consumer Electronics Show 2020, where hordes of brands and tech companies descend on Las Vegas to show off the cars, phones, TVs and endless other gadgets that they hope will ignite people’s imaginations. But what have been …
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The attention of the nation’s papers on Friday continues to be split between the ongoing royal family and Iran sagas. The Daily Telegraph, The Sun and the Daily Mirror all lead with the Queen’s rallying call for the royals to find a quick resolution to the crisis engulfing the monarchy. …
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Parents and pupils protest against Ocado’s plans for Bush Industrial Estate in Upper Holloway A HEADTEACHER has urged Ocado to scrap its bid to build a distribution and refuelling centre next to her primary school’s playground, as construction work on the site begins to gather pace. The food delivery giant …
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