35 hours ago Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor backs 'badly needed' Heathrow third runway and £4.2bn Old Trafford plan

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the government support for the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport as she unveiled a raft of policies aimed at economic growth

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29 hours ago UK Government gives major update on the future of cash payments in shops

The update has answered a major question many people have been asking.

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11 hours ago Barcelona trying to force Man United target to leave amid Marcus Rashford transfer plan

Latest Manchester United transfer news with an update on Ansu Fati

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14 hours ago World champion Russian figure skaters reported to have been on board crashed US plane

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, along with son Maxim, feared to have been on American Airlines plane that crashed near Washington DCUS Figure Skating said on Thursday that several skaters were on an American Airlines regional passenger plane that crashed near Ronald Reagan national airport on Wednesday.The plane, with 64 passengers and crew, was en route to Washington DC, from Wichita, Kansas, when it was involved in a midair collision with a US Army helicopter. The governing body for figure skating in the United States confirmed that athletes, coaches and family members were returning from the national development camp held in conjunction with the US championships in Kansas. Continue reading...

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23 hours ago Record levels of 'forever chemicals' found in wildlife near New Mexico base, hunters warned

Environmental regulators and health officials in New Mexico are warning hunters that harmful chemicals known to cause cancer in people have been found at record levels in birds, small mammals and plants at a lake near Holloman Air Force Base

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40 hours ago Oscar Jenkins, Australian man reportedly killed fighting for Ukraine, is alive, Penny Wong says

Foreign minister says government has received confirmation from Russia the 32-year-old is alive and in custodyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOscar Jenkins, the Australian man reported as killed in captivity by Russian forces in the war in Ukraine, is alive, Penny Wong has said.The Australian foreign minister announced on Wednesday that the government has confirmed he is being held as a prisoner of war. Continue reading...

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