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‘Economy 4% lower than if UK had remained in European Union’

OBR chairman Richard Hughes said the effect of Brexit on the economy is on the ‘magnitude’ of the coronavirus pandemic and rising energy prices.

Last orders? Belgium’s Trappist beers under threat as vocations run dry

The country’s oldest Trappist brewery faces an uncertain future after a decline in people entering monastic life

New research finds Glen Affric peat bog discovery is Scotland's oldest tartan

The fragment was first found in a peat bog around 40 years ago.

The Groucho Club sandwich recipe

I first ate this variation on the classic club sandwich on a golfing weekend in Tenerife back in 2008. We ordered lunch in the clubhouse and these turned up, with all the traditional elements but served in a fun way. I’ve put them on my menu at Soho’s Groucho – called the Groucho Club – and they’ve been a big hit with the members.

Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber confirms his son Nicholas has died aged 43

Composer Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber has confirmed that his son Nicholas died after facing gastric cancer.

Climate group call on pension fund to divest from oil and gas

Oxfordshire campaigners were joined by members of Extinction Rebellion outside County Hall on Friday.

Gove vows to stop 'unscrupulous landlords' profiting from cost of living crisis

Housing secretary Michael Gove has said a 'tiny minority' of landlords are using the 'threat of eviction to jack up rents and victimise tenants'.

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  Politics latest news: Laughing gas ban will stop anti-social behaviour 'menace', says minister

  The Telegraph
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  Michael Gove backtracks on Boris Johnson comments insisting he's 'man of integrity'

  The Independent

BBC defends University Challenge after accusations of Oxbridge bias

THE BBC has defended its University Challenge quiz show after being accused of having a “grotesque” Oxbridge bias by a professor.

Leek and cheese toastie recipe

I had this sandwich at the Tarmachan Café in Crathie while staying at The Fife Arms for a Burns Night supper. Ours had goat’s cheese in it but you can make it with any cheese of your choice. You can also toast the bread on a ribbed griddle pan for a nice grill-marked effect.

Home and Away spoiler pictures show Dean panic over Ziggy

All the latest Home and Away spoilers, pictures and gossip from Summer Bay.

School pupils turn to art to promote importance of blood donations

CHILDREN from a North Yorkshire primary school used their crafting creativity to produce a range of fabric ‘blood bags’ to promote the importance of donating blood.

West cannot sustain arms supplies to Ukraine, claims Putin

The Russian President is trying to create the impression that Western support is "futile", according to the US-based Institute for the Study of War.

Rottingdean's Queen Victoria pub goes on sale for £445,000 in hunt for new owner

A village pub is looking for a new owner after going up for sale.

Hong Kong holds first ‘authorised’ protest in years amid strict police checks

Protesters were required to wear numbered lanyards and were barred from wearing masks

Dedicated schoolgirls raise an impressive £1k to support Warrington's homeless

TWO schoolgirls have raised an impressive £1,000 to support the homeless in Warrington.

Matt Hancock and Kwasi Kwarteng offer to work for fake Korean company for £10,000 a day in MP sting

Former health secretary and chancellor were both caught on camera

'He will be missed forever' - Tributes to loving dad who died during police pursuit

The family of a pillion passenger on a motorbike who died after a police pursuit have paid tribute to him.

BBC facing ‘perception challenges’ says Labour MP as party launches review panel

Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell announced that Labour is launching an independent review panel into the ‘future direction’ of the broadcaster.

Here's the latest food hygiene ratings for the Bradford district

NEW food hygiene ratings for eateries across the Bradford district have been published by the Food Standards Agency.

Anas Sarwar says new SNP leader will 'not have mandate' to become FM

ANAS Sarwar has said the next SNP leader will not have a mandate to be first minister as he suggested all three candidates were “incompetent”.

Jeremy Clarkson rebuked by Carol Vorderman after Sun column

Carol Vorderman has hit back at Jeremy Clarkson whose Diddly Squat Farm is in Oxfordshire following on from his comments on Meghan Markle.

Prince Andrew ‘planning tell-all autobiography’ like Harry’s memoir Spare

The Duke is said to want to “set the record straight” over his relationship with paedophile Jeffret Epstein

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  Prince Andrew won’t write tell-all book as ‘leverage’ against King Charles, friends say

  The Telegraph
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  After the Success of ‘Spare,’ Prince Andrew Is Apparently Considering Writing His Own Memoir

  Marie Claire US

My attire this season? Anything unnoticeable

Like TV journalist Michael Crick, I’m a fan of ties. But for precisely the opposite reason

Nitrous Oxide: Laughing gas to be banned in crackdown on anti-social behaviour

The sale of laughing gas to the public will be banned as part of a wider crackdown on antisocial behaviour, a Cabinet minister has confirmed. Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove said the “scourge” of nitrous oxide was turning public spaces into “drug-taking arenas” and was helping fuel anti-social behaviour that ministers are determined to stamp out. The ban comes despite an assessment by the independent Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) concluding it would be disproportionate to bring in an outright ban given the level of harm associated with nitrous oxide.