How Britain lost its mind to online shopping addiction

The second volume in a comprehensive history of the Scottish underground maps out a fertile network of coulda-beens, never-weres, cult heroes, secret icons and crossover successes.

Arun Arora, bishop of Kirkstall in Leeds, condemns ‘twisted theology’ of groups who demonstrated at south coast ports at weekend * UK politics live – latest updates Fascism is on the rise in the UK, a Church of England bishop has warned, condemning the “twisted theology” of the self-described “Christian patriots” who demonstrated at ports on the south coast last weekend. The masked, black-clad, anti-migrant agitators – led by Daniel “Danny Tommo” Thomas, a former bodyguard of the far-right influencer Tommy Robinson – were heard chanting: “Christ is King.” Continue reading...

At hospital for the outcome of my latest scan, I realise it's at least the 15th time over the past three and a half years we've sat in the waiting room expecting such results.It's still hard to express my feelings in the run-up to these appointments; an anxiety that bubbles subconsciously rather than in the front of my brain. But as we head up the A38 on results morning, questions are simmering. Will the latest CT show my cancer has been kept in its corner? Or will the cancer have quietly jumped

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“As you build your life in No 10, will you help us - people seeking safety - rebuild our lives in Britain?”

I've slowly realised that there's a difference between living with cancer and living with cancer.It seems possible to do both in one month, one week, or one day even.Last week, Lisa and I headed to So...

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There has been quite a bit of media coverage of the book since its publication on 21 May 2026, so I thought I would take a moment to gather it all in one place. Below are many of the reviews thus far,...

Thomson sidesteps hagiography in teasing out the best and worst of Mark Hollis’ humanity as he outlines his obsessive creative routines.

Thomson sidesteps hagiography in teasing out the best and worst of Mark Hollis’ humanity as he outlines his obsessive creative routines.

It's a few days after my 52nd birthday. We had a great Bank Holiday weekend, celebrating with friends and family; even the weather held out until my annual birthday barbecue was winding down.There ha...

Paris in the Spring is a gem of a record which, while never over-reaching its ambition, sparkles with electronic ingenuity as it takes in all seasons of human experience.

As the season of Lent begins again, it's like slipping on my old blue woolly jumper. Probably about 15 years old, the jumper is stretched and saggy and, following Lisa's frown, I tend not to wear it i...

More of a love story than a memoir, the duo's secrets - many shared with us in this honest, enchanting book - remain at the heart of an enduring relationship which continues to outlive the whims of fa...

More of a love story than a memoir, the duo's secrets - many shared with us in this honest, enchanting book - remain at the heart of an enduring relationship which continues to outlive the whims of fa...

Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that reality

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[FREE TO READ] Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families

I'm four chemo tablets into today and feeling pretty good, considering. The sun is spilling between the part-closed curtains into the spare room, my 'Fall' playlist is swirling out of a blue-tooth sp...

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It's been many months since I've felt the urge to capture a day in words before it fades into a sea of memories. Wednesday was one of those days.Wednesday was biopsy day. A new experience to tick off the cancer list, I was offered it (the NHS equivalent of a Virgin Experience Day?) by my oncologist a fortnight ago to try and get to the bottom, or more accurately the middle, of the slowly expanding 1.6cm lesion in my liver. The lesion looks like cancer but isn't acting like cancer, its cells dorm

The charity Refugees at Home helps volunteers with a spare room to lend take in people who have sought refuge