5 d. ago Parents could save up to £7,500 a year but have been told to act now before deadline

Working parents have just three days to apply for free childcare next month

Economics

6 d. ago Third of brits fork out more eating out each month than on family car

The study from car finance experts First Response Finance revealed that Brits can bag themselves a motor for less than they spend on a variety of other hobbies.

Politics

7 d. ago France to sue Kick for alleged negligence over livestream death

Minister says Australian platform ‘did not do everything possible to stop the broadcast of dangerous content’France will sue the Australian streaming platform Kick for alleged negligence after a user died during a livestream, a government minister has said.The platform has come under scrutiny in France after a 46-year-old Frenchman died earlier this month during a 12-day livestreaming marathon on his channel, which specialised in him enduring abuse or humiliation dished out by other participants. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Meghan Markle says being forced to spend time in UK after Queen's death 'made her ill'

Meghan Markle said she was devastated when she had to spend the best part of a month in Britain when Queen Elizabeth died - and she wasn't best pleased

Politics

7 d. ago ‘You had to fend for yourself’: Hurricane Katrina haunts New Orleans as Trump guts disaster aid

As survivors and experts reflect on the storm 20 years on, fear is growing that the US is just as unprepared to take on extreme weather amid cuts to FemaDarren McKinney grew up in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward. When Hurricane Katrina struck 20 years ago this week, he watched his neighborhood wash away. From his second floor apartment, he saw flood waters rise up to his window.“I had no food at all, no water, no electricity,” he recounted one rainy day this month, while taking a break from his job leading home restoration in the neighborhood as field operations director of the non-profit lowernine.org. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago British holidaymakers abroad splurge more than double what foreign tourists spend in the UK

Exclusive: British holidaymakers spent £830 per person on the average trip abroad last year

Politics

8 d. ago Parents of teenagers must act 'within days' to claim £104 a month from HMRC

HMRC is reminding parents that they must inform the government department of their child's future study plans by August 31 to continue receiving Child Benefit payments

Economics

9 d. ago Heatwave that fuelled deadly wildfires was Spain’s ‘most intense on record’

Country’s weather agency says 10-day period from 8-17 August was hottest since at least 1950, as fires still rageA 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was “the most intense on record”, the country’s state meteorological agency (AEMET) has said.Provisional readings for the 3-18 August heatwave exceeded the last record, set in July 2022, and showed an average temperature 4.6C higher than for previous such phenomena, the agency said on X. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Parents arrested for murder of baby 'kidnapped when mum was attacked at shop'

Emmanuel Haro's parents Rebecca and Jake Haro were arrested by police on suspicion of killing the seven-month-old who had been reported missing just days before

Events

1 week ago Brits love talking about the weather so much they spend two days discussing it

The Met Office analysed how long the UK spends talking about the weather. Six in 10 people said it's their go-to topic for small talk, ahead of current affairs, families and holidays

Politics

1 week ago Britain doesn't spend enough to keep Moscow troops at bay and is lacking 'resilience', former security adviser warns

Britain is desperately lacking the 'resilience' required to fight a war against a hardened enemy such as Russia, a former security adviser has warned.

Events

1 week ago DWP warning as millions of Brits must check their bank at 12pm on Friday

Millions of Brits will receive their benefits three days early this month, but there are some important things to note. An expert has given some vital advice

Events

1 week ago Why Britons spend more than two days a year talking about weather

Met Office figures show UK set for record hot summer, with temperatures 1.5C above average

Politics

1 week ago Community rallies around LA teen detained by Ice while walking dog

Days after his 18th birthday, Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz arrested in Van Nuys in what family call kidnappingA southern California community is calling for the release of a high school student whom US immigration agents arrested earlier this month while he was walking his dog.Benjamin Marcelo Guerrero-Cruz was supposed to be starting his senior year of high school at Reseda charter high school this month. But just days after his 18th birthday, masked Ice agents detained him as he walking his dog in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Van Nuys in what his family described as a kidnapping. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former positionA Sheraton hotel in Louisiana has been used by immigration officials to hold people who are being deported, in what appears to be a contradiction of a position Sheraton’s parent company, Marriott, took in 2019 when it said its properties would not be used in cooperation with Ice.The Intercept first reported that the hotel, located on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, Louisiana, near a major deportation hub and airport used by Ice, had been used by immigration officials earlier this month to hold a father and his teenage son for four days after their arrest in New York. They were then deported to Ecuador. The Intercept cited phone-tracking evidence that had been shared with the publication and was later seen by the Guardian. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Moment young Brit strangled by burning rope at notorious Thailand full moon party

Karen Liseth suffered severe burns just days into her three-month trip to Thailand when she decided to 'do something crazy' after a few drinks at a full moon party

Events

2 w. ago Lawyer explains what to do if neighbour's trees block your garden sunlight

As Brits enjoy the hot weather this summer, many will spend time in their gardens - but some may be frustrated to find their neighbour's tree is blocking the sunlight

Politics

2 w. ago Revealed: The crucial thing buyers say their home MUST have before they think about parting with their cash

Brits spend about four hours a week dreaming about their perfect holiday home, whether it be a stone's throw from the sea or a quiet cottage in the countryside.

Economics

2 w. ago Brits spend more than two whole days a month procrastinating, study finds

A study of 2,000 adults found the nation typically avoids 'tedious' tasks 17 times a week - with 32% declining to do certain jobs for several months or more

Politics

2 w. ago Sharon Stone reveals how she was abused by her grandfather, was almost killed after a stroke and her mother's shocking last words to her in scandalous interview

A couple of days before our interview, late last month, Sharon Stone announced on Instagram that her mother had died.

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