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theguardian.com > uk-news > 04/03/2026 > birmingham-city-council-doubles-agency-spending-during-bin-strikes

Birmingham city council doubles agency spending during bin strikes

5+ day, 47+ min ago  (678+ words) Unite accuses authority of trying to "break" industrial action as waste dispute enters second year Unite has accused Birmingham city council of trying to "break" the bin strikes after analysis showed the council had doubled spending on agency staff since…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 04/01/2026 > man-remanded-custody-sandhu-ponnachan-pedestrians-hit-car-derby

Man remanded in custody after seven pedestrians hit by car in Derby

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (213+ words) Sandhu Ponnachan appears in court accused of dangerous driving and charges of causing grievous bodily harm A 36-year-old man has been remanded into custody after appearing in court accused of dangerous driving after seven people were injured when a car…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 03/28/2026 > stabbing-death-westminster-abbey-london-met-police-investigate

Met police investigate stabbing death near Westminster Abbey

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (136+ words) Murder investigation launched after man, 26, killed in central London on Friday night The Metropolitan police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed in central London on Friday night. Officers were called to Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster, at…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 03/25/2026 > tristan-roberts-18-handed-life-sentence-after-killing-his-mother-with-a-hammer

Teenager in Wales handed life sentence after killing his mother with a hammer

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (506+ words) Tristan Roberts, who expressed misogynistic views and had fascination with American Psycho, carefully planned attack An 18-year-old man who expressed misogynistic views and had a fascination with the horror film American Psycho has been jailed for life with a minimum…...

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theguardian.com > commentisfree > 03/24/2026 > peaky-blinders-film-populist-times-nazi-father-world-war-two-film

The Peaky Blinders film is pandering to these populist times – I should know, the Nazi in it is my father | Francis Beckett

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (579+ words) The film-makers would say they're making drama, not history. But this is not the moment for yet another second world war film with a heroic myth So I can tell you authoritatively that he did not bear the smallest resemblance…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 03/23/2026 > ministers-tell-hs2-to-consider-slower-train-speeds-to-cut-costs

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (559+ words) Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch Ministers have told High Speed Two to consider running its trains at lower speeds, in an attempt to rein in the spiralling budget and begin…...

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theguardian.com > politics > 03/23/2026 > reform-mayoral-candidate-likens-jewish-community-group-to-islamists-on-horseback

Reform mayoral candidate likens Jewish community group to ‘Islamists on horseback’

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (471+ words) Chris Parry describes Shomrim members as "cosplayers" hours after arson attack in north London Golders Green ambulance arson attack " live updates A Reform UK mayoral candidate has described members of a Jewish neighbourhood watch group as "cosplayers" and likened them…...

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theguardian.com > uk-news > 03/17/2026 > union-fined-265000-for-blocking-lorries-in-birmingham-bin-workers-strike

Union fined £265,000 for blocking lorries in Birmingham bin workers’ strike

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (448+ words) Court finds Unite repeatedly breached injunction by blockading and "slow walking" next to waste trucks The union representing striking bin workers in Birmingham has been fined "265,000 for breaching an injunction which prohibited the blocking of waste lorries at depots. Mrs…...

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theguardian.com > film > 03/13/2026 > peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man-film-cillian-murphy-barry-keoghan-steven-knight

Snoop Dogg, pigsty fights and the wrong kind of snow: Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan on making the Peaky Blinders movie

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1426+ words) The actors and creator Steven Knight discuss the Shelbys" big-screen swan song, how fans propelled the show to success, and that undercut In June 2023, Barry Keoghan texted Cillian Murphy to wish him a happy Father"s Day. The pair had…...

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theguardian.com > tv-and-radio > 03/13/2026 > peaky-blinders-the-immortal-man-to-the-son-the-seven-best-films-to-watch-on-tv-this-weeek

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man to The Son – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (560+ words) Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man to The Son " the seven best films to watch on TV this week'The Guardian Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man to The Son " the seven best films to watch on TV this week The smash-hit period…...