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A white Christmas is looking like not much more than a song title this year when it comes to the UK weather forecast. Instead, the Met Office has forecast a “grey Christmas”, rather than a white one, with some sunny spells and “extremely mild” temperatures. However, the UK is experiencing a “remarkably mild” Christmas Eve, … Read more

Better Man dramatises the life and career of Robbie Williams, depicting the musician as a CGI monkey in order to convey his feeling of being a performing monkey in real-life. While the decision to portray the singer as a monkey is the most surprising, out-there thing about the film it tells Williams’ story with authenticity … Read more

“Change” was the mantra of Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, as it went on to achieve a landslide victory and one of the largest majorities in UK political history. Faced with the realities of a budget deficit, and with the party’s hands tied by pledges not to raise taxes on “working people”, some have questioned if … Read more

New Year’s Eve is a night filled with celebrations as one year ends and another starts but while many of us enjoy firework displays and parties, our canine companions are sometimes less keen. If you’re a dog owner, you might be wondering how to keep your pet calm while the pop, bang and whizz of fireworks … Read more

The Birkenhead Workhouse was “a glaring violation of decency and propriety” where inmates shivered on freezing floors The site of the former Birkenhead Workhouse today(Image: Andrew Teebay) The shadow of Birkenhead Workhouse would once have loomed menacingly over the lives of Merseyside’s poor and infirm. As work dried up and pennies dwindled, the workhouse was … Read more

Police now believe two suspects on two motorbikes carried out a gun attack on a home in Salford. Three shots were fired at a flat in Little Hulton, leaving two bullet holes in a window and one on the frame beneath. Detectives are now scrutinising CCTV in a bid to identify the machines used by … Read more