17 h. ago Viral Ed Miliband superfan announces engagement to politician’s lookalike

Thousands followed Abby Tomlinson’s social media account at the time of the 2015 general election

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25 h. ago Billions with an iPhone or iPad given 'permanent damage' alert

The incoming heatwave could cause lasting damage to your expensive tech

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34 h. ago Heatwave could cause building collapses amid UK climate change warning

New figures from the the Association of British Insurers revealed that almost 9,000 homeowners claimed on subsidence damage in the first six months of this year

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42 h. ago Amber heat health alert for parts of England amid warning ‘rise in deaths likely’

Warnings issued for London, the West Midlands, the East Midlands, the East of England and the South East

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3 w. ago UK heatwaves could cause more than 5,000 deaths this summer as temperatures soar

The Centre for Ageing Better says it is extremely concerned about the significant heat health risk to older people this summer and the increasingly hotter summers of the future.

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3 w. ago Used Audi A2 advertised for bargain price of £300 has a nasty surprise lurking inside...

Despite its high mileage - in excess of 100,000 miles - the Facebook Marketplace main image shows what looks to be a pretty tidy exterior. But wait until you see inside...

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3 w. ago Paranormal investigator dies on US tour with allegedly haunted doll Annabelle

New England Society for Psychic Research announced the ‘sudden’ death of Dan Rivera, 54, the organization’s leaderA paranormal investigator who was helping lead a national tour of the allegedly haunted Annabelle doll has suddenly died over the weekend.On Tuesday, the New England Society for Psychic Research announced the “sudden” death of 54-year-old Dan Rivera, the organization’s lead paranormal investigator and an army veteran. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Shadow minister hits back at claims she was in ‘hiding’ when with her baby

Conservative MP Claire Coutinho recently returned to the Commons from maternity leave.

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4 w. ago National Highways issue urgent warning as 250 killed in UK over 'dangerous mistake'

New analysis has found an average of 262 deaths or serious injuries on England's motorways and major A roads between June and August each year

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4 w. ago Furious Ed Miliband slams Tories 'abandoning' their beliefs as he warns of 'betrayal'

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband slammed the Conservatives for having 'abandoned its belief in climate action' which he said was a 'betrayal of future generations'

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4 w. ago The Guardian view on a climate reckoning: an annual address could set a new standard for political accountability | Editorial

The energy secretary framed environmental action as practical and patriotic, not in terms of wordy ideological pieties. But holding the line won’t be easyEd Miliband is a target for the political right; not because he’s irrelevant, but because he’s effective. The bacon sandwich gags and “Red Ed” jokes mask a deeper unease: that Mr Miliband, with his dogged insistence on science, public investment and long-term thinking, is right. Now, as energy secretary, he has delivered what he calls an exercise in “radical truth-telling” and a stark warning to MPs that rejecting climate action is a betrayal of future generations. The language, for once, isn’t overblown. It’s belated.By highlighting the Met Office’s annual State of the UK Climate report, Mr Miliband shows that the hotter, wetter and more arduous future we feared has already arrived. Extremes are becoming the norm: the number of very hot days has quadrupled; in the last 250 years, six of the 10 wettest winter half-years have o...

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4 w. ago GB Energy could fund solar panels on religious buildings, Miliband suggests

The Energy Secretary told the Commons he is ‘enthusiastic’ about widening the scope of Great British Energy’s first major project.

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4 w. ago Heatwaves have caused 10,000 excess deaths in England in past four years, says Miliband – UK politics live

Energy secretary addresses MPs, telling them the UK is getting hotter and wetter with three times the number of days above 30 degreesAs Rowena Mason revealed recently, No 10 has issued guidance that in effect bans civil servants from any level of speaking at events where journalists are present.Today the Times has published a letter signed by almost 30 experts – including former senior officials, thinktank leaders, academics and union leader – saying this policy is a mistake because it is having “a chilling effect on public discussion” and that it should be withdrawn. They say:The government’s new guidance that prevents public officials from participating properly in public or stakeholder events is a mistake. Effective government relies on public servants, whose salaries are paid by the taxpayer, hearing directly from businesses, charities, academics and citizens to help them make better policy. They should be able to explain government activity to those same groups. Continue readin...

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4 w. ago Extreme heatwaves across Spain caused more than 1,000 deaths

Spain has been hit by extreme heat in recent weeks with temperatures often topping 40 degrees Celsius

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4 w. ago Road melts and sticks to cars in UK 30C heatwave woman's flip flops glued to floor

A road has turned to molten tarmac in the UK's heatwave, sticking to cars and causing a woman's flip flops to be glued to the asphalt after the summer scorcher reached new heights

Transport