[ad_1] Welsh Rugby Union clubs voted overwhelmingly in favour of governance reforms at an extraordinary general meeting on Sunday. Of the 252 votes cast, only seven did not vote in favour, meaning the required 75% majority was comfortably exceeded. The WRU will now appoint an independent non-executive director (INED) as chair and recruit two further […]
[ad_1] An official report accuses police of abusing their power to strip-search children, with black children much more likely than white children to be selected by officers for the ordeal. Data collected by the office of the children’s commissioner found there were at least 2,847 recorded strip-searches of children pre-arrest across England and Wales between
[ad_1] When couples get together, there is often the unspoken expectation that you will remain the same as you were on those first dates. An assumption that your level of curiosity, generosity, adaptability and interest will endure, or even increase, throughout your relationship. Even though we all know fairytales are dangerous, there’s a pervading myth
[ad_1] Why do we pay twice as much tax on earned income than on unearned income? What would happen if the tax rates were equalised? Martin h Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply Because poor people earn their income and rich people don’t. And rich people make the rules. user0 Because unearned income is
[ad_1] Last Thursday marked three years since the start of the first British lockdown – and by implication, the third anniversary of the start of a conversation about life and work that is still going on, in the UK and all over the world. As people were confined to their homes, it soon became clear
[ad_1] On the rack of magazines by the supermarket tills, I’m always brought up short by Teen Breathe magazine. Don’t get me wrong, it looks great – well-designed and full of positive, interesting features. But I’m always momentarily incredulous: teenagers need to be reminded to breathe, spend time in nature, journal or mindfully colour mandalas?
[ad_1] From a distance they look so placid and approachable, but you would not want to get on the wrong side of the wild white cattle of Chillingham, one of the rarest animals in the world. “They are formidable creatures,” says the warden, Ellie Waddington. “If they are cornered, they will defend themselves. Obviously we
[ad_1] Several Agatha Christie novels have been edited to remove potentially offensive language, including insults and references to ethnicity. Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries written between 1920 and 1976 have had passages reworked or removed in new editions published by HarperCollins to strip them of language and descriptions that modern audiences find offensive, especially those
[ad_1] There were raised eyebrows in December when Gareth Taylor insisted that Manchester City could win the league after a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. “We want to win the league. We’re not just looking at the Champions League,” he said. “We’ve put ourselves in a position to win the league.
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[ad_1] Nato has criticised Russia for its “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric, a day after President Vladimir Putin said Russia would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Reuters reports. Kyiv has said Russia was holding Minsk as a “nuclear hostage” after Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to ally Belarus, Agence France-Presse
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