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Keir Starmer has used his first party conference address as leader to set out Labour’s stall as a “competent, credible” opposition to the Conservatives - in a clear bid to win back lost “red wall” strongholds.In a message targeted at Labour’s former working-class supporters, Starmer said his party had deserved…

Goodbye summer, hello autumn. The days may be getting shorter but that doesn’t mean it’s time to hibernate just yet. There’s plenty of things to see and do in the next few months and the VisitEngland tourist board has put together its list of autumnal escapes. Highlights include a John Lennon-inspired music tour…

2020 has been anything but normal. We're in the midst of a devastating global pandemic. Pervasive, systemic racism -- particularly anti-Black and anti-Indigenous -- is unrelenting. And the climate crisis continues virtually unabated despite a major international economic downturn. Many are naming this moment as an unprecedented "opportunity." But opportunity implies…

When I started reading science fiction, in my teens, it was widely regarded as a disreputable form of literature. This was not surprising, since at that time -- the early 1940s -- science fiction was confined to pulp magazines with lurid covers, often depicting scantily-clad heroines shooting ray-guns at BEMS (bug-eyed…

When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.Invalid Email Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds…

Up to 40 Conservative MPs are to refuse unconscious bias training launched to tackle racism in the House of Commons, according to insiders.Accusing parliamentary authorities of “pandering” to the agenda of Black Lives Matter (BLM), MPs in the right-leaning European Research Group and “Common Sense Group” of MPs “said most…

China’s population may be in decline China is preparing to launch a seventh national census that will see the world’s most populous country attempt to count 1.3 billion people. According to state-run media, around seven million census workers will fan out across the country, collecting names, ID numbers, gender, marital…

Trump says he will nominate woman to replace Ginsburg Donald Trump says he will nominate a woman to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Although Trump's Democratic rival, Joe Biden, says the decision on the replacement should wait until after the White House election, the president says…

Features Julien Neaves Wednesday 16 September 2020A scene from the documentary I Don't Call It Ghetto. - TT documentary I Don't Call It Ghetto, Mortenol from Guadeloupe and Malpaso from the Dominican Republic were among the winners of the TT Film Festival 2020 awards. The winners were announced on Monday…