Scottish writer Darren McGarvey's one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe, informed by his own violent and addictive past, is a powerful insight into Britain's wealth gap via rap and acid comedy.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:59:24
British consumer spending dipped last month and few employers plan to offer bigger pay rises, according to economic surveys on Monday that suggest future growth is likely to remain modest.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:58:07
Banks dragged European shares down on Monday as a growing economic crisis in Turkey shook investor confidence in lenders exposed to the country, while pharmaceuticals group Bayer sank 11 percent after its subsidiary Monsanto lost a key lawsuit.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:56:03
A Danish man has died after being hit in the throat by a flying metal tent peg propelled by stormy wind, police have said.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:46:00
More than 300 people have been injured after a wooden pier collapsed at a music festival in Spain.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:44:00
Turkey's central bank has said it is ready to take "all necessary measures" to ensure financial stability following the collapse in value of the lira.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:39:00
A fire at a hospital in Taiwan in the early hours of Monday killed nine people and injured 15 and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the blaze, authorities said.
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Posted 2018/08/13 08:18:04
Passengers arriving at London's Heathrow Airport had to queue at passport control for up to two-and-a-half hours in July, official figures showed, sparking further criticism from aviation chiefs about delays caused by Britain's border regime.
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Posted 2018/08/13 07:53:34
Shares in Europe's major banks lost further ground on Monday, with traders citing persistent concerns over Turkey's currency crisis as among the main reasons for the hit to the sector.
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Posted 2018/08/13 07:33:01
With three lounges, three dining rooms, an open-air jacuzzi, a bar and six luxury cabins, the 50-metre "Aster" is one of Dutch shipyard Heesen's more modest superyachts.
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Posted 2018/08/13 06:42:48
A white nationalist rally in the heart of Washington drew two dozen demonstrators and thousands of chanting counterprotesters on Sunday, the one-year anniversary of racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Posted 2018/08/13 06:20:29
The United States urged Britain on Sunday to ditch its support for a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and instead join forces with Washington to counter the global threat it says Tehran poses.
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Posted 2018/08/13 06:06:24
A grieving orca whale has finally let go of her dead calf after carrying it on her head for at least 17 days over 1,000 miles.
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Posted 2018/08/13 00:47:00
The number of people who died in an arms depot explosion in Syria has risen to 69, according to reports from a monitoring group.
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Posted 2018/08/12 18:28:00
A tourist taking photos has died and another is injured after being attacked by a hippo.
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Posted 2018/08/12 13:50:00
France is going to increase the cost of products packaged in non-recycled plastic, saying the economy needs to be "transformed" if the "war on plastic" is to be won.
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Posted 2018/08/12 13:28:00
Two women ended up in a hair-pulling fight on the edges of Italy's famous Trevi Fountain after the pair wanted to take a selfie in the same spot.
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Posted 2018/08/12 10:19:00
Two German men have been charged after floods forced the emergency evacuation of 119 children from an unauthorised campsite in southern France.
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Posted 2018/08/11 16:50:00
A plane has crashed after a US airline employee conducted an "unauthorised take-off" in Washington state, officials have said.
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Posted 2018/08/11 04:27:00
China's state media continued a barrage of criticism of the United States on Saturday as their tit-for-tat trade war escalated, while seeking to reassure readers the Chinese economy remains in strong shape.
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Posted 2018/08/11 04:25:41