Seren Hughes
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Seren Hughes
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Reporter at The Times. Email seren.hughes@thetimes.co.uk
English sparkling wine magnum beats champagne in global award
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English sparkling wine magnum beats champagne in global award
A boutique producer in West Sussex backed by actor Hugh Bonneville has officially joined the big beasts of fizz
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June 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Mitch Hutchcraft has just completed the "world's longest triathlon" to summit Everest. After 8 gruelling months he told me he would do it all again.
May 14, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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🔺 Trump tariffs latest: Canada, UK and China react to reciprocal levies

Stock markets fell after a 10% tariff was imposed on the UK, and higher rates on countries including EU members and China

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Trump tariffs latest: Starmer vows to act in UK’s interest
The UK was hit less than the EU and Japan by America’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’, which prompted a drop in the US markets
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April 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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The Duchess of Sussex’s new line of goods, including raspberry jam in “keepsake packaging” at £10.80 ($14) a jar, has sold out in less than an hour
Meghan’s As Ever jam sells out in under an hour
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April 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Stargazers might have thought they spotted a UFO last night as a spiral of light appeared in the sky, but the spectacle was caused by a SpaceX rocket www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...
Spiral in the sky mystifies UK stargazers
Experts say the spectacle, seen across the Britain, Ireland and mainland Europe, was caused by a SpaceX rocket
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March 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A major incident has been declared after explosive chemicals that “pose a threat to life” were found at a seafront property in East Sussex www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
St Leonards arrest after explosive chemicals found
Sussex police say they have detained a 28-year-old-man and do not believe the incident is terror-related
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March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Gaza live: Israel strikes after ceasefire delayed.

Binyamin Netanyahu demanded the names of three female hostages due to be freed on Sunday afternoon as IDF said it would continue to operate in the Strip until Hamas complied.

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Gaza live: Israel strikes after ceasefire delayed
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January 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Two Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested after they defaced Charles Darwin’s grave at Westminster Abbey with orange chalk
Just Stop Oil pair deface Charles Darwin’s grave at Westminster Abbey
Alyson Lee, 66, and Di Bligh, 77, have been arrested and say the naturalist would have approved
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January 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A painting submitted by a member of the public to Christie’s “request an estimate” service has turned out to be a watercolour by JMW Turner that is expected to sell for $500,000
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Painting submitted to Christie’s revealed to be by Turner
Watercolour, which is expected to fetch at least $300,000 when it goes under the hammer in New York, had been thought to have been painted by John Ruskin
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January 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Hong Kong police have announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for activists based overseas, including four in the UK, for violating national security laws
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Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for overseas activists
Four UK-based dissidents are on a list of 19 wanted for violating national security laws
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December 24, 2024 at 3:58 PM
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Julian Assange is marking his first Christmas of freedom in 14 years with a call for “peace and dignity for all”

The WikiLeaks founder is now living in Australia after his release from a London prison in June ⬇
Julian Assange wants ‘dignity for all’ after six months of freedom
The WikiLeaks founder is now living in Australia after his release from a London prison in June
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December 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
A council meeting in Greater Manchester descended into chaos after a debate about housing led to councillors being called a “dictator” and a “Nazi”, prompting police to be called to the scene www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Watch: police called after Oldham council meeting turns nasty
A video of the incident shows councillors calling each other a ‘dictator’ and a ‘Nazi’ during a heated discussion over housing plans
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December 20, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Nearly one in eight calls under the Martha’s Rule scheme led to potentially life-saving changes in patient care, early NHS data has revealed www.thetimes.com/article/eebb...
Martha’s Rule is saving lives, NHS data suggests
Merope Mills, whose daughter’s death led to the scheme that gives patients the right to a second opinion, calls for national expansion after ‘exciting’ results
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December 17, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Harlesden shooting: one of the bullets got stuck in the window frame of a nearby ground floor flat, as many as 8 gunshots were heard, one of the men whose leg had been shot was seen running up the road then falling to the ground
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Harlesden shooting: dead woman named as police hunt gunman
Michelle Sadio died and two men were injured in a drive-by shooting as they left a wake at a Pentecostal church in Brent, northwest London
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December 17, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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‘Brain rot’ has been named word of the year by Oxford University Press.

The term is among several highlighted by the publisher — test your knowledge with our quiz below 👇

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‘Brain rot’ named word of the year by Oxford University Press
The term is among several highlighted by the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary — test your knowledge with our quiz
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December 2, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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🔺 BREAKING: An arrest warrant for Binyamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, has been issued by the International Criminal Court

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Binyamin Netanyahu: arrest warrant issued by war crimes court
Israeli former defence minister and Hamas leader also named by International Criminal Court
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November 21, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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