41 h. ago In Colorado town built on coal, some families are moving on, even as Trump tries to boost industry

The Cooper family has worked in the coal industry in Colorado for generations

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6 d. ago Man Utd set to sign wonderkid, 17, who will fly into UK in 'next couple of days'

Manchester United have a preliminary agreement to sign a 17-year-old wonderkid, who is set to travel to the UK to familiarise himself with the club ahead of a proposed move

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7 d. ago Prince William ‘moved by courage’ of children from Gaza evacuated to the UK to receive medical care

THE Prince of Wales has met with children from Gaza evacuated to the UK to receive specialist medical care. The Department of Health and Social Care said 50 kids and their immediate families had been brought over. William, 43, was “moved by the courage” of the youngsters that he encountered during a recent visit. A...

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1 week ago Spare Brits a ‘hammer blow’ fuel duty hike in Budget, MPs and industry bosses beg Rachel Reeves

RACHEL Reeves is facing a last-ditch plea to spare drivers a fuel duty hike in her tax-raising Budget. The Chancellor is weighing up scrapping the 2022 temporary 5p cut while pressing ahead with a 3p-a-mile charge for EVs. MPs and industry chiefs warn the move would pile costs on families struggling with bills. The AA...

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on Labour leadership speculation: a symptom of failure to define a governing purpose | Editorial

Downing Street briefings to flush out potential rivals have needlessly damaged the prime minister and raised the stakes around the budgetIt is extraordinary that Labour MPs are contemplating replacing their leader within 18 months of winning a landslide general election victory, a moment supposed to inaugurate years of stability and renewal. It is downright bizarre that the origin of a sudden surge in speculation about Sir Keir Starmer’s future is briefings by loyalists based in Downing Street.The prime minister’s allies must have imagined they were serving his interests by flushing potential rivals – Wes Streeting, the health secretary, being the most prominent – out of the shadows. Forcing someone’s hand before it is ready to strike is a familiar move in the playbook of factional politics.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please cli...

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3 w. ago Britain’s ‘2nd biggest online retailer’ is taken over by US giant after £500million loss

THE UK’s "second biggest online retailer" has been taken over by a US giant after suffering a £500 million loss. The latest move means one of the richest families in Britain has lost another piece of its business empire. On Monday, online retailer The Very Group, which owns Littlewoods.com, confirmed it had been taken over...

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3 w. ago Last families standing in doomed tower blocks REFUSE to move out despite council offering £100k over value of their homes

The last remaining families of two 'doomed' North London tower blocks claim they will remain in the creaking 'unsafe' complexes until the bulldozers arrive.

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