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Leaseholders criticise plan to reclaim funds spent on destroyed Spectrum Building in DagenhamPeople who lost their homes when a tower block in Dagenham burned down say they are being made to pay for the building’s fire safety works after the government demanded its...
From YouTube to Trump: six urgent issues for BBC’s new boss, Matt Brittin
Pressing tasks for new director general also include an expiring royal charter, and finding a new top teamMatt Brittin may have only just been announced as the new BBC director general, but his inbox is already overflowing. Here are his immediate challenges: Continue...
US traveller recounts brutal detention in Venezuela’s feared prisons: ‘They beat me, chained me up’
James Luckey’s ordeal sheds light on the mistreatment political prisoners faced under Nicolás MaduroThere were few countries James Luckey didn’t see during three years backpacking across the Americas, from Haiti and Honduras to Bolivia and Uruguay. Early last...
Princess Diana, Donald Trump and toe-curling cringe – SNL UK is saving television from its boredom crisis
The US staple was doomed to fail in cynical Britain. But after grabbing the attention of the most powerful man in the world, we should root for it to ruffle some more feathersKeir Starmer and Donald Trump’s “special” relationship? It’s complicated. This week, hours...