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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the pub chain after complaints from disabled customers.
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the pub chain after complaints from disabled customers.

The Messy singer says she will play a “small intimate show” at the London Palladium in March.

South Africa on Friday announced its first foot-and-mouth vaccine in 20 years as it seeks to boost local production of inoculation doses to fight the country’s worst outbreak of the disease in many years.

Stellantis announced €22.2bn (R423.33bn) of charges on Friday as it scales back its electric-vehicle ambitions, hammering its shares as carmakers pay the price of misjudging the switch to cleaner driving.
The scandal surrounding disgraced former prince Andrew has thrust the British royal family and its opaque finances into the spotlight, with a parliamentary probe due in the coming months.
Following the 2022 fire that damaged parts of the parliamentary precinct, the National Assembly now has a refurbished space to host its sittings until reconstruction work on its permanent home is complete.

Wright, who also murdered five women in Ipswich in 2006, is sentenced for killing Victoria Hall.

Jon Ruben admitted 18 charges including the sexual abuse of young boys, and drugging his wife.

As a black Republican senator calls it “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House”, the administration says “stop the fake outrage”.

Gold Fields said profit last year likely almost tripled as the miner benefited from bullion’s record-breaking rally.

One campaigner says the files are “symptomatic of a broken system of how we treat women – how we view survivors”.
The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours in parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
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Film-maker Akinola Davies Jr says he wanted to explore the depiction of father-son relationships.

The video for Opalite was inspired by Norton’s chat show, after Swift appeared on the sofa last year.
Environment Minister Willie Aucamp has finally published proposed export quotas for elephant, black rhino and leopard hunting trophies — a move professional hunters have been demanding for years.

Russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports from the outskirts of the Russian capital, where Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was shot and wounded.

India teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes a stunning 175 from just 80 balls in the Under-19 World Cup final against England.

Sir Keir’s survival as Labour leader and prime minister hangs in the balance, writes Nick Eardley.

Pep Guardiola defended his stance of speaking up about global conflicts by asking, “why should I not express what I feel, just because I am a manager?”