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Cuts to ScotRail ticket office opening hours 'must be reversed to protect public'

Labour MSP Katy Clark tells Tele readers she wants to see cuts to ScotRail ticket office opening hours in Inverclyde rev...

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A century of splendour

April 28 marks 100 years of the Art Deco movement, launched at the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Decoratifs. We map a t...

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How play finds a way amid Mumbai’s crowded spaces

An Austrian architect on the deficit of play areas in Mumbai—and why it’s everyone’s fight...

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Adivasis and singing trees

Ever heard a Mahua tree sing Vande Mataram? The ‘singing trees’ are part of Bhasha Van, or ‘forest of languages,�...

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Whose shrine is it, anyway?

At the same time, the Bodh Gaya site has only been partially handed over to the Buddhists—with Brahmins still playing ...

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I, Terrorist

Somehow along the way our megaphone, our microphone became a machine gun. Mercenaries with no mercy...

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Analog sexy

But if stardom tells us anything, it’s that we are beings of infinite desires. And desire is usually a question, not a...

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On bread and water, and let the cardinals get wet: the historical keys to the conclaves

The white smoke that ends up spreading over the Piazza Sant Pere in the Vatican is the result of a meticulous process th...

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The takeover bid for Banc Sabadell as seen by ARA readers

It was the great economic upheaval in Catalonia in 2024 and, no matter how it turns out, it will be one of the big news ...

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Five minutes and three lunches in one day to elect the new pope

On Tuesday, one of the planes connecting Madrid and Rome was full of priests. Also traveling incognito, in civilian clot...

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Is there life beyond Yolanda Díaz and Irene Montero on the left of the PSOE?

Yolanda Díaz or Irene Montero. Sumar or Podemos. This seems to be the dilemma for the left of the PSOE ahead of the up...

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What the educated elite are getting wrong

A new danger is emerging from within the very segment of society that should know better....

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The rise of Robert ‘Generic’ proves how badly the Tories are doing

Jenrick would probably find it just as hard to explain how he would do things differently...

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A Society Without Charity is Doomed to Failure

Every Easter, Christians remember how at the Last Supper, on the eve of Jesus’s crucifixion, hope seemed to be lost. M...

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Why the next Pope should be ... Leo

No matter who emerges as Pope, the name that he chooses will be immediately analysed...

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Culture on Display or Culture in Decay?

We are reminded by Marcus Garvey: “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a ...

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Woman feels 'humiliated' after refused entry to Wetherspoons in assistance dog row

Carol Dowds says she was refused entry to Wetherspoons pub, The Willow Tree, in Stowmarket, because her assistance dog d...

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Let Cartoons Speak: Political Satire is Not an Attack on Democracy

It was reported this week that Job Amupanda was considering laying a formal complaint with the media ombudsman over a po...

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Airbnb landlords and holiday home owners are squeezing native speakers out of Gaeltacht areas

A consequence of the housing crisis is that it is accelerating the decline of the Irish language...

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Is mine the first generation thicker than our parents?

Just as every generation is a little taller than the previous one, each is mentally sharper than their predecessors. Unt...

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LSU baseball's bullpen falls apart in the eighth inning to drop Game 2 to Tennessee

LSU trailed by just one run to Tennessee before the start of the eighth inning on Saturday night at Alex Box Stadium....

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What does a pope do?

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, leads Mass for the late Pope Franc...

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Bode George Questions Tinubu’s Achievements Ahead Of 2027 Re-Election Bid

A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has raised critical questions about President ...

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2027: Buhari finished eight years, presidency cannot return to North – Nwosu

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Uche Nwosu, has insisted that the presidency cannot return to the North i...

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Tales from the Coffeeshop: Water diplomacy means Cyprus won’t go thirsty

THE ORGY of self-congratulation in which the government engaged because the United Arab Emirates kindly offered to send ...

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‘I’m not joining Atiku’s coalition’ – Yobe Gov, Buni

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni says he is not joining the opposition leaders’ coalition being spearheaded by forme...

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Why is Sinn Féin giving the unity question more va-va-voom?

Possibility of a Border poll before 2030 is remote ... and everyone knows it...

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Tragic first: Young man commits suicide with lethal injection in Lahore

In a first-of-its-kind tragic incident in Lahore, a 22-year-old young man, identified as Danish, ended his life by injec...

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Pakistan fully alert to respond to any aggression after India’s pre-planned drama: Dar

LAHORE - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the nation is fully alert, and an...

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Thought for the Day: Spending time in prayer brings results, says Chris Jewell

In this week's Thought for the Day, Chris Jewell asks us to think of who in our lives could be helped by the power of pr...

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Tiktoker who collapsed during live broadcast laid to rest

A popular TikTok content creator known simply as ‘Disturbing,’ who collapsed during a live video at his residence in...

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ECWA laments rising insecurity, says over N300m spent on ransoms

The leadership of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has expressed deep concern over the escalating violence, ban...

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Is the university funding crisis spreading to North East Scotland College?

Students are being turned away from places at Nescol because of a lack of funding at a time of rising demand....

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‘Tinubu has captured our party’ – PDP founding member identifies other gov to join APC

One of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Chris Ekpenyong has lamented the recent wave o...

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Buni Shines In Science Community, Inducted INTO Neuroscientist’ Hall Of Fame

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has made history by becoming the first political leader to be inducted into the Soc...

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Our View: Why is there still no plan for rational use of water resources?

The government came to the country’s rescue this week, saving the day at the last minute like a Marvel superhero. This...

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Alia Flags Off NIPDs, Charges Council Chairmen On Financial, Security Support

.....2,087 Health Workers, Ad-hoc Staff To Conduct Exercise – Wende, ES, BSPHCB MAKURDI: The Benue State Government on...

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Letter: The right choice for LPS District 7

I am writing in wholehearted support of Dr. Marilyn Johnson-Farr for the Lincoln Public Schools school board. As a lifel...

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Letter: Johnson-Farr inspired me

Dr. Marilyn Johnson-Farr has been one of the most influential people in my life and is such a resource to all who come i...

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Letter: Emlich committed to airport

I am writing in full support of Vanessa Emlich for the Lincoln Airport Authority....

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Letter: Principles are lived, not legislated

Nebraska Sens. Murman and Meyer advocate sanctioning religion (theirs, I assume) in schools via "prominent placement" of...

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Letter: Shobe is accessible to all

In the years that Bennie Shobe has been representing Lincoln on the City Council, he has dedicated himself to his adopte...

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Editorial, 4/27: City Council incumbents get editorial board nod

In 2021, Sändra Washington, Bennie Shobe and Tom Beckius were elected to at-large seats on the Lincoln City Council af...

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Letter: The erosion of the republic

Perhaps the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as the name implies, should commence evaluating itself and both ...

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Letter: Bacon's support of clean energy commendable

I am proud of Rep. Don Bacon for his support of and commitment to clean energy. For future generations of Nebraskans, in...

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Letter: Why do we vote for the wealthy?

It has always stupefied me that we continue to vote for and elect people who are fantastically wealthy....