7 h. ago Fury of elderly residents living at retirement flats in upmarket seaside resort who condemns Age UK plans to evict them and sell off building to investors

EXCLUSIVE: Age UK, formerly known as Help The Aged, says it has made the 'hard decision' to look at selling its property known as Woodcot in Salcombe, Devon.

Economics

16 h. ago Marseille airport cancels all flights as wildfire encroaches on city

Authorities urge residents to stay indoors and say 720 firefighters battling blaze Europe live – latest updatesA fast-moving wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has forced Marseille airport to cancel all flights and was encroaching on France’s second-largest city, officials said, as firefighters around the Mediterranean battled blazes sparked by an intense heatwave.The prefecture of the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d’Azur region issued an alert on Tuesday urging inhabitants of Marseille’s 16th arrondissement to stay indoors, close doors and shutters and hang wet laundry around openings to avoid the risk of smoke inhalation. Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago Marseille airport suspends flights due to wildfire as residents warned to clear the streets – Europe live

Local authorities warned residents to stay inside and leave streets clear as they said the wildfire was moving towards the cityDanish prime minister Mette Frederiksen is now giving a major speech in the European parliament, outlining Denmark’s priorities for the EU as it takes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.Opening, she warns that “Europe is facing the greatest challenges since the 1940s,” as she lists a growing lists of urgent issues, with Russia’s aggression on Ukraine, migration, the Middle East, trade, and terrorism.“The threats may be many, and they are indeed serious, but I have trust in Europe.Trust that we can move our continent forward, build a more secure Europe, a greener and more competitive Europe, a new Europe of tomorrow with possibilities and welfare for our citizens, but only if we remember what we are capable of, what our societies are built upon, and who we really are as Europeans.” Continue reading...

Events

19 h. ago Apocalyptic scenes in smelly 'Forgotten City' where rats are nicknamed 'Squeaky Blinders'

Shocking photos show the streets of Birmingham drowning in 'apocalyptic' mountains of rubbish six months into the city's unprecedented bin strikes as residents live in misery

Politics

38 h. ago My dream £258,000 retirement flat in Spain went up in flames

A British expat has told how his dream retirement to Spain has gone up in smoke after his home was destroyed by a wildfire - because the town where he lives has no fire service.

Economics

40 h. ago Age UK is accused of 'betraying' elderly residents after plans to sell care home flats in upmarket British seaside town

Age UK, formerly known as Help The Aged, says it has made the 'hard decision' to look at selling its retirement flats known as Woodcot in Salcombe, Devon.

Politics

8 d. ago Australia bomb cyclone live: Coastal residents told to ‘evacuate now’ as powerful storm halts flights

Up to 250mm of rain and winds up to 125kmph (78mph) forecast to hit parts of New South Wales today

Events

1 week ago There's a tiny hidden village in Wales where everyone lives in fairytale huts dotted around the woodland

From the rocky country road it’s hard to pick out the village which is renowned for its tipis - but nowadays the majority of the residents live in tiny turf-roofed huts which blend into the green landscape

Society

1 week ago Husband's fury as elderly wife waits for 25 hours in hospital corridor

Carol Upton was taken into hospital with suspected appendicitis

Politics

1 week ago State pension plan £580 a week and retirement age at 60 in 'living wage' campaign

A petition to Parliament is demanding the state pension increase to the equivalent of 48 hours a week at the National Living Wage, which pays £12.21 an hour for workers

Economics

1 week ago Shard Place offers residents the chance to live in the shadow of London’s tallest building

Shard Place offers residents the chance to live in the shadow of London’s tallest building  wallpaper.com

Politics

1 week ago Milliken Industrials Limited Pension Plan completes £44m buy

Milliken Industrials Limited Pension Plan completes £44m buy-in with Royal London  Pensions Age Magazine

Economics

3 w. ago Stunning UK islands where locals begged to be evacuated faces new threat

A remote archipelago situated some 110 miles off the UK mainland was once home to a skilful community that lived off the land. However, 94 years ago - all residents asked to be evacuated, except one

Events

3 w. ago Britain's unluckiest village that 'stinks of eggs' now has giant death machine

A picturesque village in the UK has an unlucky reputation after residents were forced to live by a landfill – with new plans potentially opening an incinerator

Events

3 w. ago Charlotte Dawson's shock health battle as she 'still looks pregnant' three months after baby's birth

Charlotte Dawson opens up on life as a mum of three children under the age of five, her recently-diagnosed postpartum condition and plans to marry fiancé Matt Sarsfield

Events

3 w. ago Britain jobless hotspots: The areas where benefits claims have soared by 40% since Rachel Reeves' National Insurance raid on businesses

Residents have told how they can live a 'middle-class life' on taxpayer cash as other locals hit out at 'lazy' young people who they claim don't try hard enough to get into work.

Politics

4 w. ago Eurostar trains from London to Germany and Switzerland planned in 'golden age for international sustainable travel'

Eurostar trains will be running directly to Geneva and Frankfurt from the ‘early 2030s’ under the operator’s plans

Politics

4 w. ago ‘Too many people lost work’: doubts in South Africa’s coal belt over ‘just energy transition’

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

4 w. ago ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics