42 minutes ago EasyJet offering salaries up to 170k in pilot recruitment battle at Gatwick

Airlines, including British Airways, are offering competitive wages amid air travel staff shortages

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45 minutes ago Last resident on Scottish 'ghost town' estate vows to stay until council pays him

The final resident on a Scottish "ghost town" estate set to be demolished has said he will not leave until he receives a suitable cash offer from the local council.

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57 minutes ago Average fixed savings rates on offer fall to lowest levels for more than a year

Providers will ‘no doubt’ be assessing their market positions over the weeks ahead, financial information website Moneyfacts said.

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67 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Iran warns UN about Israel’s threats against its nuclear sites; Israel launches strikes across Lebanon

Israel launches attacks on buildings belonging to al-Qard al-Hassan; Israeli military making life ‘impossible’ for Palestinians, UN’s human rights office saysSee all our Middle East coverageIsraeli forces blew up homes and besieged schools and shelters for displaced people on Monday as they deepened their operations in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, residents and medics said.They also rounded up men and ordered women to leave the camp, they said. Continue reading...

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69 minutes ago The pet I’ll never forget: Jake the golden retriever, who offered us love during the worst time of our lives

He adored swimming and wild camping, and was my wife’s constant companion after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Later, he reminded me that life goes onIn 2000 my wife, Carolyn, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Then, in 2001, our much-loved labrador, Sam, had to be put to sleep on the cold floor of the vet’s treatment room. This was a miserable end for such a wonderful friend, as we only had five minutes with him after he left us.Seeing how terribly upset we were, the vet informed us of a family that were looking to rehome their year-old golden retriever, Jake. We immediately went to see them. As soon as we sat down, Jake came and sat in front of me, seeming to know what was about to happen. We’ve bonded, I thought. Thinking he loved his new family, we took him home with us. Whi...

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69 minutes ago ‘I’m not voting for either’: fracking’s return stirs fury in Pennsylvania town whose water turned toxic

The small town of Dimock saw its water become brown, undrinkable, even flammable – and its residents are still feeling the effectsFracking has burst back on to the national stage in the US presidential election contest for the must-win swing state of Pennsylvania. But for one town in this state that saw its water become mud-brown, undrinkable and even flammable 15 years ago, the specter of fracking never went away.Residents in Dimock, a rural town of around 1,200 people in north-east Pennsylvania, have been locked in a lengthy battle to remediate their water supply that was ruined in 2009 after the drilling of dozens of wells to access a hotspot called the “Saudi Arabia of gas” found deep underneath their homes. Continue reading...

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70 minutes ago Jeremy Clarkson's girlfriend posts first look at Clarkson's Farm season four after he revealed he was 'days away from death' following shock heart operation

Lisa Hogan, who also appears on the show, shared a glimpse of the camera crew on a glum and dull day on their Chipping Norton farm.

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74 minutes ago I met the love of my life in a Waitrose crisp aisle, we returned to the shop to have our wedding photos taken

Jessica, 27, and Jaxom Weston-Brown, 28, met at their local branch in Eastbourne in East Sussex in 2017.

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76 minutes ago BBC's John Stapleton reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis in heartbreaking film with son

John Stapleton has revealed he has Parkinson's diseases in a heartbreaking film with his son

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77 minutes ago Strictly fans in tears after Chris McCausland whispers heartbreaking comment to Dianne

On Saturday, Chris McCausland, who is partnered with Aussie pro Dianne Buswell, wowed viewers and judges with his emotional waltz to Liverpool FC’s anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone

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