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With a programme rammed-full of performances, panels and talks, we pick some of this year’s best events

Happily, Gracey’s and Terry’s Cafe are collaborating on a black pudding pizza

What might have been a curtain call for the Government, with inflation falling to 2.3 per cent, was instead greeted with a sharp intake of breath. The markets were hoping for better, with a consensus forming around 2.1 per cent. As a result, a June interest rate cut now appears…

Row erupts over Corporation political leader’s role at company which advises developers

If falling living standards and a spluttering economy were the only objections the public had with the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak might not be 20 points behind in the polls. But anyone who has tried to secure a GP appointment recently knows that public services, and in particular the National…

Much less is said about the Turkish butcher and his restaurants today

The dancer, 33, has already been accused of using ‘militant’ training methods

The gold medallist says there is ‘a long way to go’ in boosting the profile of disabled sport, and access to it

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The TV presenter was crowned the winner of Strictly Come Dancing in 2018

It was reported that the Italian dancer is leaving the series after nine years