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Powerful Christian figures are emerging in Britain but there are important differences from the US, where evangelism has fuelled Trump At recent Reform UK press conferences, two very distinctive heads can often be spotted in the front row: the near-white locks of Danny Kruger, the party’s head of policy, and […]

Parcels worth £666.5m have been stolen in the UK this year, though some pranksters have found ways to give culprits their comeuppance. With Christmas deliveries arriving thick and fast, here are practical steps to take A couple of years ago, 31-year-old charity worker Nicki Wedgwood had ordered Christmas presents online […]