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Louisa Eagle recaps the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, which walked a fine line between artistic expression and ...

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The sanctity and security of Al-Aqsa is once again under threat, as it was during the lifetime of the great scholar ...

In the border town of Oswestry, Welsh is heard in shops, on signs and in daily life – despite the town being firmly in England.