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Andrew ordered a review into his trade role. It boosted his taxpayer-funded expenses
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (1568+ words) The former prince received a boost to his taxpayer-funded expenses after he commissioned his own review into his role as trade envoy Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor commissioned a glowing report into his role as trade envoy that prompted a boost to his…...
Autistic people are enduring state-sanctioned torture in the UK. Yet we do nothing
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (309+ words) Beneath the surface of each scandal is the medically and morally indefensible system Have you watched The Assembly? It is a fabulous chat show on ITV that is funny, insightful and uplifting instead of the format's usual inanities and celebrity…...
My Gen Z team expect me to buy their drinks in the pub - what happened to rounds?
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (1839+ words) A work coach advises an older member of staff tired of paying for their younger colleagues' drinks all the time I'm lucky to be part of a very tight multigenerational team, where we all get along pretty well and head…...
Inside America's most loyal Trump town - where people still think he's 'a good man"
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (992+ words) Last November, the President won a record 95. 9 per cent of the vote in this rural, ranching community Welcome to Trump's America, The i Paper's World Insight series presenting the sharpest, deepest thinking on an era-defining shift in history and politics,…...
Vampire Weekend's Rostam: 'America's critics should look at their own government"
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (1071+ words) The musician and producer's latest solo album explores his Persian musical heritage " and warns against division and disillusionment in the USA You'd be forgiven for thinking that the spotlight doesn't sit comfortably with Rostam Batmanglij. As keyboardist and producer for…...
West Ham's future has never felt bleaker
18+ hour, 59+ min ago (612+ words) The Hammers' relegation to the Championship is a consequence of bad recruitment, poor leadership and the club's soul being ripped out LONDON STADIUM " An emotional chorus of "Forever Blowing Bubbles" met the end of West Ham United's 14-year stay in…...
The Queen protected Andrew - and all he's done is trash her legacy
19+ hour, 28+ min ago (150+ words) It is a story that clouds so many'uplifting memories of a beloved Queen After his divorce from Sarah Ferguson in 1996, the then Prince Andrew was at a loose end. Even the request that he visit mainly "sophisticated countries" was code…...
I'm a teacher - this is the startling sign middle-class parents have gone too far
1+ day, 56+ min ago (329+ words) When schools are trying to 'tutor-proof' their entry exams, you know something has gone drastically wrong There is an uncomfortable truth about the modern 11-plus that middle-class Britain rarely acknowledges: it is less simply an exam, more an industry. An…...
'One in, one out' migrant deal extended " as critics call it cruel and wrong
21+ hour, 2+ min ago (1815+ words) Asylum seekers and NGOs say the scheme is failing, but French authorities say give it more time The British and French governments are reportedly extending a "one in, one out" asylum processing deal which has been branded "hostile border theatre…...
Americans are waking up to Trump's money grabbing. They won't forgive him
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (271+ words) Trump's second presidency is working out brilliantly for the Trump family, and for almost no one else Jimmy Carter famously put his peanut farm in a blind trust when he won the US presidency. That's how important he thought it…...