STANDING UP FOR democracy doesn’t guarantee an easy win… “Our founders’ vision of a republic is under threat from actions from the White House,” she said. “If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It’s ...

LEYTON ORIENT are at home to Macclesfield Town on Saturday, 8th February – and tickets for under-18s will set you back just £1. The match at the O’s Breyer Group Stadium kicks off at 3pm. The special offer tickets should ...

WHEN oppressed and exploited people stand together, they become powerful. “I am Spartacus!” The legendary words spoken not by, but in solidarity with Spartacus. Kirk Douglas, 1916-2020, RIP. •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

HOW BIG IS an onion bhaji? If you’re British Bangladeshi chef Oli Khan, it’s 175.5kg – and it comes with a new World Record. The previous World Record was previously set in 2011, at an underwhelming 102kg. It’s not easy ...

HOW ARE RADICAL politicians made? It’s usually out of their own experience, or that of their community. “My forebears refused to cut the sugar cane for plantation owners, and I am rexognisably a product of that background.” Diane Abbott, Labour ...