Tag: BBC Radio
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Pappano says the way opera is looked on with great suspicion ‘drives me nuts’
[ad_1] Sir Antonio said: “I think opera, in many quarters is seen as something elitist, I mean look the (British) politicians, for instance, don’t come to the opera house, they used to, whereas in Italy, the president of the republic would come and there’d big applause, it would be celebrated by the audience… in Germany…
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Tory demands police apology as police say Rowling comments ‘not a hate incident’
[ad_1] Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser wants an apology as remarks he made were classed as a ‘non-crime hate incident’ but those made by JK Rowling were not. [ad_2] Source link
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Briton killed in Israeli strike on aid workers a ‘genuine gentleman’ – family
[ad_1] James Kirby was one of seven aid workers killed during an Israeli air strike on Monday. [ad_2] Source link
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Scottish Tory leader rejects claims he threatened to quit over windfall tax plan
[ad_1] He said the UK Government still “strongly supports the oil and gas industry”, and added: “I also had to be fair looking at the public finances, looking at the fact that I have spent, taxpayers have spent, £94 billion in cost-of-living support, helping pay around half people’s electricity bills over the last winter, and…
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Afghan Youth Orchestra to perform in UK after Home Office U-turn on visa denial
[ad_1] Dr Ahmad Sarmast, head of ANIM, said he was “delighted” to learn of the U-turn, adding: “The new decision of the Home Office will enable members of the AYO not only to share the beauty of Afghan music with the audiences in four UK cities, but also to make music with young British musicians…
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SNP Westminster leader ‘disappointed’ Labour not in touch ahead of Gaza motion
[ad_1] A vote in the Commons will take place on Wednesday. [ad_2] Source link
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Post Office ‘could face £100m bill and insolvency’ following Horizon scandal
[ad_1] As first reported by the Financial Times, Mr Neidle said the Post Office has treated the compensation it pays to postmasters as tax deductible, which is “not correct”, adding “you only get a tax deduction for payments made ‘wholly and exclusively’ for the purposes of the trade”. [ad_2] Source link
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Tory right criticise Sunak’s ‘weakness’ over family visa climbdown
[ad_1] The Prime Minister is under fire from some in his party for rowing back on plans to raise the minimum salary requirement to £38,700. [ad_2] Source link
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Shipping delays and petrol price hikes feared after Red Sea attacks
[ad_1] Downing Street is in talks with freight firms after BP and others reroute to avoid the Suez Canal following Houthi attacks [ad_2] Source link
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Judge orders BBC to release emails related to Martin Bashir’s Diana interview
[ad_1] “But we know, we haven’t been able to read yet, but we know there are 38 emails between Bashir and senior people at the BBC at this time. My suspicion is that they were cooking up a story to try and make him unavailable during a time of particular interest in Diana’s interview, which…