2 h. ago UK police should consider revealing ethnicity of suspects, says new guidance

Disclosure of migration status, and ethnicity, could help keep peace ‘where there are high levels of disinformation’Police forces should consider disclosing the ethnicity and migration status of suspects when they are charged in high-profile and sensitive investigations, according to new official guidance.After a row over claims that police “covered up” the backgrounds of two men charged in connection with the alleged rape of a child, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing have backed plans to release details of nationality when there is a “policing purpose” for doing so. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Detailed plans for 219 affordable homes on the common tabled

Scheme is part of 1,000-home development

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45 h. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions

The hands of Yosbelin Pérez have made tens of thousands of the aluminum round gridles that Venezuelan families heat every day to cook arepas. She takes deep pride in making the revered “budare,” the common denominator among rural tin-roofed homes and city apartments, but she owns nothing to her name despite the years selling cookware.

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3 d. ago Right to Buy discounts have cost taxpayers £200 billion since days of Thatcher

A report from the Common Wealth think tank shows the 1.9 million council homes sold in England since 1980 are now worth £430 billion

Economics

5 d. ago Place two ingredients on windowsill to banish fruit flies from home fast

Fruit flies are a common pest in homes, but getting rid of them can be a nightmare. Thankfully though, one woman has come up with a cheap, quick method to banish them

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8 d. ago Plans for large battery storage plant in Renfrewshire town revealed

The public will have the opportunity to hear about the Erskine plans in more detail at two consultation events to be held this Wednesday, August 6 and on Wednesday, September 17, at Inchinnan Village Hall.

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3 w. ago Dining across the divide: ‘He talked about cancel culture going too far – Gregg Wallace came up’

A Tory and a Labour voter struggle to find common ground over woke culture and second-home ownershipBen, 45, DorsetOccupation Sustainability lead in the construction industry Continue reading...

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3 w. ago American Idol exec and her husband were living in a nightmare in lawless LA. Horrifying new details reveal their desperate plan before their brutal murder

American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband moved into a mansion in an idyllic corner of Los Angeles 20 miles away from crime-ridden downtown.

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4 w. ago Expert tips on how to keep your garden thriving in a hosepipe ban

Experts detail some helpful ways to help your plants survive a hosepipe ban

Politics

4 w. ago DWP update on when it wants Universal Credit and other bank account checks to begin

Investigators will be able to request details of those on certain DWP benefits if, as expected, the plans are made law

Economics

4 w. ago Investigators speak out as more details emerge over 'fireball' Southend Airport plane crash

The small medical transport plane crashed on Sunday, killing four people on board

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4 w. ago Southend Airport plane crash latest: ‘Beloved’ nurse named among dead as details of fireball explosion emerge

Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, a German citizen born in Chile has been named as one of the victims of the crash.

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4 w. ago Large sinkhole opens up in middle of road near Clapham Common

Thames Water says the size of the burst pipe means it will be a ‘difficult’ repair

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4 w. ago Southend Airport plane crash latest: Two pilots and nurse among dead as details of fireball explosion emerge

An investigation has been launched after the plane spiralled out of control, sending a fireball into the sky

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