36 h. ago Society celebrates employability programme which has helped 1,000 people

Colleagues at Yorkshire Building Society, which has branches across Scotland, are celebrating the success of a pioneering partnership with food redistribution charity FareShare, which has helped more than 1,000 people across the UK improve their employability prospects, with over 100 going on to secure work.

Politics

44 h. ago ‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema – and free travel’

‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema – and free travel’  The Telegraph

Economics

44 h. ago ‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema’

‘People say London’s expensive but I pay £1,100 a month and get a pool and cinema’  yahoo.com

Economics

48 h. ago Deadly 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan killing at least 20 and injuring more than 100

At least 20 people have been confirmed dead and over 100 injured after a shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan last night

Events

3 d. ago Driver kills one and injures five when he ploughs car into crowd outside French wine bar after row

The horror unfolded in the town of Evreux in the northern French region of Normandy at around 4.00am on Saturday (2.00am GMT).

Events

4 d. ago Death toll from Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City rises to 7 and infections hit 114

New York City health officials have discovered a seventh death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment

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4 d. ago DWP issues £300 winter fuel payment update as thousands to qualify within days

The one-off payment will be made to millions of people from November and will range from 100 to 300

Economics

4 d. ago Nearly 100 people across 14 states fall ill in salmonella outbreak linked to eggs

Buyers are being told to throw the eggs away or return them for a refund

Science

4 d. ago ‘It’s nature at its purest – remote, quiet and rejuvenating’: readers’ favourite wild places in Europe

From kayaking between icebergs in Iceland to a Pyrenean hideaway, our tipsters know how to get away from it all• Tell us where to go for late summer sun – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherOne of the most magical places I’ve been is Lake Saimaa in eastern Finland – a huge labyrinth of islands and tranquil forests where you don’t come across many people. We rented a lakeside cabin (typically they cost from about €100 a night, sleeping two) and watched the midnight sun shimmer across peaceful waters. Days were spent kayaking between uninhabited islets or hiking pine-scented trails, with only the call of black-throated divers (or loons) for company. We visited the Linnansaari national park on an archipelago in the middle of the vast lake (the largest in Finland and fourth largest freshwater lake in Europe), where encounters with rare Saimaa ringed seals await. It’s nature’s embrace at its purest – remote, quiet and utterly rejuvenating.Anthony Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Home Office argues Essex migrant hotel protests driven by 'wider grievances' in court fight

The Government and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, are seeking to challenge a High Court ruling that will stop more than 100 people from being housed there

Events

5 d. ago The 100 sexiest Londoners: Central Cee, Simone Ashley and Rachel Reeves' secret whizz kid

Actors! Models! Royals! Singers! Oh — and the Chancellor’s special adviser. Joe Bromley rounds up the city’s most smouldering hotties

Politics

5 d. ago Active man diagnosed with rare disorder after he couldn’t give thumbs up

Multifocal motor neuropathy only affects 0.6 people in every 100,000

Science

6 d. ago Major northern UK town rocked by earthquake as seismic activity ramps up

A late-night earthquake has rocked a residential in the famous northern town of Burnely, just a short walk away from the town's Premier League club football ground

Politics

8 d. ago Brit pensioners issued urgent 'overcharge' warning as £100k could be given back

A handful of people in the UK were given a refund worth more than £100,000 after being overcharged tax on their pension withdrawals, new analysis shows

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8 d. ago HMRC giving payouts of up to £100,000 to people who have paid too much tax

You risk being charged emergency tax if HMRC treats your first pension withdrawal as if it will continue to be paid each month

Economics

8 d. ago Women over 35 'could conceive faster' through IVF following trial involving 100 people

Researches have suggested that larger trials are now needed to confirm the findings

Politics

8 d. ago Spanish hotel horror as 100 people hit with food poisoning including baby

A total of 20 people including a 15-month-old baby and several other children have been taken to hospital following the outbreak at the four-star Izan Cavanna Hotel in La Manga

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9 d. ago Thousands of pensioners overcharged £10,000 on pension withdrawals

A handful of people in the UK were given a refund worth more than £100,000.

Economics

9 d. ago Thousands of OAPs get payouts of more than £10,000 after pension tax blunder

HMRC figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show an increase in the number of refunds claimed in 2023-24. A handful of people were refunded more than £100,000.

Economics

1 week ago Moment devastating flood tears through village after massive glacial burst sends massive wall of debris hurtling down mountain

The clip, shot from a hillside opposite Talidas village in Ghizer, northern Pakistan, captures walls of muddy water smashing through fields and roads on Friday morning.

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