2 hours ago Wealthy couple face furious backlash after converting £1.25m boutique hotel into 'hot tub party' house with astroturf pitch they use as a helipad

Once an award-winning boutique hotel, the huge Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park was bought by Stephen Parker and Hannah Passmore for £1.25 million last year.

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2 hours ago Wealthy couple infuriate neighbours after converting £1.25m boutique hotel into noisy 'hot tub party' home without permission and using their garden as a helipad

Once an award-winning boutique hotel, the huge Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park was bought by Stephen Parker and Hannah Passmore for £1.25 million last year.

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4 hours ago A big deal and Real on the agenda for Liverpool: Champions League Talking Points

Mohamed Salah revealed the latest on his contract situation ahead of a home match against champions Real Madrid.

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7 hours ago Businesses go to war with Labour: Half of CBI members are looking to cut jobs after monster Budget tax raid

The CBI is using its conference to sound the alarm on the £25billion hike to employer National Insurance.

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8 hours ago Key questions around Andy Murray’s coaching deal with Novak Djokovic answered

Answering the main questions around the exciting partnership.

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16 hours ago As Cop29 wraps up and the climate crisis gathers pace, Australia’s dash for gas is confounding | Bill Hare

Nearly all observers believe Chris Bowen is strongly committed to action. Most agree that can’t be said for his partyCop29 in Baku has concluded but its outcome is disappointing – in many dimensions. Its decisions on finance – agreeing that the developed world would provide US$300bn a year by 2035 – come nowhere close to what’s needed. Ultimately, it may even be poisonous because of its lack of ambition and muddled scope – it does not even cover loss and damage.Baku saw little sense of urgency or increased climate action, despite the universal message from scientific studies, including the Climate Action Tracker. Our global update this year found that in the last three years there’s been virtually no improvement in either action on the ground, nor ambition to take action in the future. ...

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18 hours ago Cop29 climate deal worth £240BILLION is finally struck but excludes China

Developed countries including the UK, US and EU nations agreed to pay $300billion (£239billion) a year - up from the $100billion they pay now.

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25 hours ago Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage

Some countries say deal should not have been done and is ‘abysmally poor’ compared with what is neededThe climate finance deal agreed at Cop29 is a “travesty of justice” that should not have been adopted, some countries’ negotiators have said.The climate conference came to a dramatic close early on Sunday morning when negotiators struck an agreement to triple the flow of climate finance to poorer countries. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago England vs Japan LIVE! Latest score and rugby updates from Autumn Nations Series

England attempt to avoid sixth straight defeat as Eddie Jones’ Japan visit Twickenham

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25 hours ago Iranian minister to meet European counterparts after nuclear offer rejected

Meeting comes amid fears Middle East tensions will lead Iran to redouble its efforts to acquire a nuclear weaponIran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, will meet his European counterparts in Geneva on Friday after the collapse of a deal last week under which Iran would have limited its uranium enrichment to 60% purity, just below the threshold to make nuclear weapons.The offer was regarded by Iran as a first step to rebuilding confidence between it and the west over what it insists is its civilian nuclear programme. There are growing fears that wider tensions in the Middle East could result in Tehran redoubling efforts to acquire a nuclear weapon and trying to declare it necessary for its national self-defence. Continue reading...

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