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Top Stories: Keir Starmer Sets Out Five 'Missions', Independent Football Regulator To Be Launched
Top Stories: Keir Starmer Sets Out Five "Missions", Independent Football Regulator To Be Launched
Culture
Labour leader Keir Starmer is preparing to set out his five "missions" which will form key pledges in the party's next general election manifesto as he promised to restore "pride and purpose" in the UK.
BBC Chair Made 'Significant Errors Of Judgement' Over Boris Johnson Loan, MPs Say
Culture
BBC Chair Made "Significant Errors Of Judgement" Over Boris Johnson Loan, MPs Say
BBC Chairman Denies Ever Giving Boris Johnson Financial Advice
Culture
BBC Chairman Denies Ever Giving Boris Johnson Financial Advice
Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics
Culture
Government Failed To Achieve Legacy Aims For 2012 London Olympics
Government Is Backing Down On Channel 4 Privatisation
Culture
Government Is Backing Down On Channel 4 Privatisation
National Audit Office Probe Finds Unboxed Festival Failed To Hit Audience Engagement Targets
Culture
National Audit Office Probe Finds Unboxed Festival Failed To Hit Audience Engagement Targets
Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces
Communities
Police Watchdog Warns Misogyny, Sexism And Predatory Behaviour Still Prevalent In Many Forces
The House Live
UK Advertising’s Talent Shortage Needs Government Help Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
UK Advertising’s Talent Shortage Needs Government Help
Pastimes: To the theatre with Margaret Hodge
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: To the theatre with Margaret Hodge
Football white paper is the first step to giving fans and players a greater role in football governance
Culture
By Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Football white paper is the first step to giving fans and players a greater role in football governance
Most read
Hardline Brexit Tories' Lawyers Dismiss 'Useless' Stormont Brake But MPs Delay Verdict On Deal
Hardline Brexit Tories' Lawyers Dismiss "Useless" Stormont Brake But MPs Delay Verdict On Deal
Brexit
South Sudan is a nation in turmoil
South Sudan is a nation in turmoil
By The Earl of Sandwich
Foreign affairs
First of a kind waste-to-DME facility in the UK: Providing solutions for off-grid decarbonisation Partner content
First of a kind waste-to-DME facility in the UK: Providing solutions for off-grid decarbonisation
By Dimeta
Energy
Editor's choiceAll
Common People? When Britpop and politics met
Culture
By Rob Merrick
Common People? When Britpop and politics met
Thirty years ago, in 1993, a new musical movement emerged that led to a flirtation between New Labour and Britpop. Rob Merrick takes a look at what this unlikely interaction between politics and popular music tell us about their relationship
The Tristram Hunt interview: 'If people want to rewrite a museum label, great!'
Culture
By Tali Fraser
The Tristram Hunt interview: "If people want to rewrite a museum label, great!"
Director of the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum and former Labour MP Tristram Hunt talks to Tali Fraser about rewriting gallery labels, turning off Netflix and the lack of tech billionaire donors.
Photography by Louise Haywood Schiefer
Pastimes: Ros Urwin gets into jazz with Lord Kerslake
Culture
By Rosamund Urwin
Pastimes: Ros Urwin gets into jazz with Lord Kerslake
In her occasional series, Rosamund Urwin meets up with parliamentarians to discuss how they unwind away from Westminster. Here, Lord Kerslake shares his love of jazz
Culture news
A new FOBT Code? - It must be party conference time! Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
A new FOBT Code? - It must be party conference time!
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling believes that not enough is being done to protect vulnerable people from problem gambling.
‘Groundbreaking’ new scheme examines impact of swimming on dementia Partner content
Health
By Swim England
‘Groundbreaking’ new scheme examines impact of swimming on dementia
The Amateur Swimming Association’s Head of Health and Wellbeing, Lara Lill, describes the benefits of the organisation’s pioneering dementia friendly swimming project.
Partner content
Culture
By Swim England
Mike Thompson appointed ASA Chief Marketing Officer
The ASA (Amateur Swimming Association) has appointed Mike Thompson to lead the organisations Marketing, Communications and Sponsorship teams.
Bookies FOBT pilot not fit for take off Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Bookies FOBT pilot not fit for take off
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling questions why the betting industry is still relying on paper-based self-exclusion methods.
World Responsibility Briefing - What the FOBT was that? Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
World Responsibility Briefing - What the FOBT was that?
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes that self-regulation in gambling is not working and argues that: ‘FOBTs have a negative impact on government finances’.
There’s nothing like a FOBT Dame! Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
There’s nothing like a FOBT Dame!
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling says Labour's London Mayoral hopeful Dame Tessa Jowell has questions to answer over the introduction of fixed odds betting terminals during her time in Government.
The bookies FOBT Code gets an F for failure Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
The bookies FOBT Code gets an F for failure
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling criticises the Code for Responsible Gambling and says official figures show it is not reducing FOBT addiction.
Partner content
Culture
By Swim England
Swim Safe – took part, had fun, stayed safe
As we pack the wetsuits, flags and banners away for another year, we look back at the success of Swim Safe 2015.
FOBT profits increasing means harm minimisation measures are failing Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
FOBT profits increasing means harm minimisation measures are failing
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling argues that official figures released recently indicate measures to reduce irresponsible gambling on FOBTs are not working.
Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Bookmaker measures fail to protect FOBT problem gamblers
A new report by NatCen has revealed that measures rolled out by bookmakers to help protect players on the machines now dubbed the crack cocaine of gambling have failed to have any positive statistical impact.
Tessa Jowell comes under FOBT fire at Labour Mayoral hustings Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Tessa Jowell comes under FOBT fire at Labour Mayoral hustings
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling assesses differences between the Labour candidates for Mayor of London, their views on fixed odds betting terminals and the proliferation of high street betting shops.
Partner content
Culture
By Saga
Saga comments on airport rip-off retailers
Commenting on the debate around airport retailers keeping VAT refunds Saga Holidays Paul Green commented:
Britain at the Bookies - BBC - Bad Betty Coral! Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Britain at the Bookies - BBC - Bad Betty Coral!
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling comments on the recent BBC series 'Britain at the Bookies' and how it portrayed betting shop staff & FOBT users.  
Partner content
Culture
By Swim England
Furniss reflects on ‘tremendous’ World Championships
The British Swimming Team signed off from their most successful World Championship campaign with a total of nine medals including five golds and two world records.
Partner content
Culture
By Swim England
Fantastic four bring home World Championship relay gold
Great Britain won their first ever World Championship mens relay title to claim a fifth gold medal of the Kazan 2015 World Championships on day six in Russia.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
No cheesy grins as Trust reveals winners of ‘Say Trees!’ photography contest
A beautiful photograph of a scene at Ullswater in the Lake District has won the Woodland Trusts Say Trees! photo competition, chosen from more than 1,500 entries submitted from outdoor locations across the UK.
Westminster Council needs counselling Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Westminster Council needs counselling
Westminster Council recently wrote to the Campaign for Fairer Gambling in order to justify why it is the only local authority in London which didn’t support Newham Council’s Sustainable Communities Act proposal to reduce the maximum stake on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) to £2 a spin.
Partner content
Culture
By Swim England
Relays vital to overall World Championship performance
On the eve of the FINA World Championships in Russia British Swimming Performance Director Chris Spice has highlighted the importance of the relays to the future of the sport.
Government insults Councils, FOBT addicts and people who care about FOBT addicts Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Government insults Councils, FOBT addicts and people who care about FOBT addicts
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling is clear that the recent Government statement on fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) from DCLG does not go far enough.
Partner content
Culture
By Swim England
Brits win four World golds on day five in Glasgow
Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Press release: Would you buy a recycled opinion from this QC?
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling refutes the claim that labelling fixed odds betting terminals as 'the crack cocaine of gambling' is inappropriate
All on red: Labour MP Graham Jones slams inaction over Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
Culture
By PoliticsHome
All on red: Labour MP Graham Jones slams inaction over Fixed Odds Betting Terminals
Hyndburn MP Graham Jones tells PoliticsHome why pressure is building on the Government to reform the gambling industry's use of FOBTs during this parliament.    
Wales is teaming up with Australia to beat the odds on FOBT addiction Partner content
Culture
By Campaign for Fairer Gambling
Wales is teaming up with Australia to beat the odds on FOBT addiction
The Campaign for Fairer Gambling writes about the progress of the Campaign in Wales and argues for fairer funding to be announced in the Budget to tackle alcoholism & problem gambling.
Partner content
Culture
By University of Exeter
Investors losing out to analysts' career aspirations
Investors are losing out to bias by banking analysts more concerned about career progression than accuracy of their forecasts, says new research by the University of Exeter and Harvard Business School.
EventsAll
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Birmingham
2023
Birmingham
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Birmingham
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
2023
Edinburgh
Women into Leadership Edinburgh
Net Zero Week 2023
2023
Online
Net Zero Week 2023
Women into Leadership Online
2023
Online
Women into Leadership Online