Thousands have gathered in Helston, Cornwall, for the annual Flora Day festival. The event marks the end of winter and coming of summer, and has been celebrated for hundreds of years. The celebration has remained virtually unchanged for more than 200 years, with about 20,000 to 25,000 attending each year. During the day thousands of formally dressed dancers will promenade …
Global Trade
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Work has started on the construction of a £12m business park which will create up to 185 jobs in Barnsley. Kestrel Park, near the A6195 Dearne Valley Parkway, will be …
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A new art trail has opened on the moors overlooking the village of Haworth, once home to the famous Brontë sisters, as part of Bradford's UK City of Culture celebrations. …
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Former non-executive directors of an NHS trust have called for a review of its senior leadership team following a probe into the trust's governance. The NHS England investigation centred on …
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The new mayor of Lincolnshire has said she will be meeting with a fracking company to discuss a business case to extract gas from underground in the county. Dame Andrea …
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Leaders from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have joined the outpouring of tributes to Pope Francis. Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill said that Catholics "right across the …
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The governor of Nigeria's Borno state has warned that jihadist group Boko Haram is making a comeback after its fighters staged a series of attacks and seized control of some …
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A Jersey charity said it was "reclaiming the streets" of St Helier by holding a denim demonstration campaigning for "change in law, changes in structure and better support for survivors" …
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The actors who will play Draco Malfoy, the Dursleys, Molly Weasley and more key characters in the new Harry Potter TV series have been revealed. Johnny Flynn, known for Netflix's …
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City of Wolverhampton Council has agreed a new £75m contract to employ hundreds of temporary agency workers for the next three years. The authority agreed the deal with its existing …