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Cross Question with Iain Dale extends on LBC LBC’s Wednesday night political debate programme, Cross Question with Iain Dale, has been extended to three nights a week, Monday to Wednesday, 8pm to 9pm. Broadcast live during Iain Dale’s evening show (7pm-10pm) from LBC’s Westminster studios, Cross Question puts listeners centre stage, as they question a panel of politicians and commentators on the big issues of the week. Launched in 2018, guests lined up for the new programmes include Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, Labour MPs Rebecca Long-Bailey and Diane Abbott an...

Chairman Tim Parker left 24 hours after members launched a bid to depose him The charity faces mounting criticism for the 'woke' direction it has been taking  Now, Restore Trust say director-general Hilary McGrady 'really needs to go' next The campaign group hope to bring back the heritage body's apolitical ethos Say National Trust has 3 senior management figures with 'highly woke agenda'

Ben Macintyre is currently reading the first volume of the diaries of Henry 'Chips' Channon (1918-1938). The author would take the collected works of P.G. Wodehouse to a desert island.

Tim Parker resigned as National Trust chairman amid a bid to depose him Former volunteer Tony Adler pointed finger at director-general Hilary McGrady  More than 50 members said they had no confidence in his leadership  Last September the Trust published 115-page report which 'blacklisted' 93 estates over links to slavery  Mr Adler claimed he was forced out after pointing out report's inaccuracies  Leading historian Simon Heffer said Ms McGrady is responsible for turning Trust into 'left-wing front organisation'  Said he was 'delighted' Mr Parker has resigned but said he is 'not the main...

Lady Lavinia Nourse: Ex-High Court judge's widow cleared of sex abuse Published image copyrightTerry-Harris.com image captionLady Lavinia Nourse was married to Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017, aged 85 The widow of a former High Court judge has been cleared of the sexual abuse of a boy in the 1980s. Lady Lavinia Nourse, of Newmarket in Suffolk, was married to Sir Martin Nourse, who died in 2017, aged 85. The 77-year-old went on trial accused of 17 counts of sexually abusing a boy under the age of 12, all related to the same male complainant. She had told police the allegations were "cloud ...