19 h. ago Wife of Kilmar Ábrego García speaks as White House defiant over US return

Jennifer Vasquez Sura relieved husband is alive but Trump officials say in mocking X post he is ‘never coming back’US politics live – latest updatesJennifer Vasquez Sura, the wife of Kilmar Ábrego García, the man the Trump administration has admitted it mistakenly deported, expressed relief to learn he is alive after a Democratic US senator managed to meet with him in El Salvador – as the White House posted on social media that he is “never coming back” to the US.“It was very overwhelming – the most important thing for me, my children, his mom, brothers was to see him alive, and we saw him alive,” Vasquez Sura told ABC in an interview. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Craig David makes social housing plea in emotional return to childhood home where biggest hits were born

Craig David returned to his childhood council house where his biggest hits were created as he made a plea for more social housing.

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3 d. ago Craig David returns to childhood council house in push for social housing

The singer visited the Holyrood Estate, near Southampton city centre, with his mother Tina.

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4 d. ago Minister promotes ‘House of Commons cryptocurrency’ scam after social media hack

Lucy Powell had her X account broken into on Tuesday, with the page repeatedly encouraging people to buy the coin.

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4 d. ago Cabinet minister’s social media hacked to promote bogus House of Commons cryptocurrency

Lucy Powell fell victim to social media hackers promoting a bogus cryptocurrency

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5 d. ago A new start after 60: I had a breakdown, the old me died – and I cried for the first time in my life

David Williams lost his mother, his marriage fell apart and he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. But it took one more blow to bring him to tearsDavid Williams was 17 when his mother died of cancer. But he didn’t cry when his mum’s friend knocked on the door in the dead of night to give him and his sisters the news. He was the eldest of three, “the adult male” as his father had left years earlier.Instead, he bottled up his feelings and carried on working. Williams, now 61, says: “Something happens to you in that situation that isn’t your choice.” This was 1980, and the family lived on the Lache social housing estate in Chester, which was, he says, “a tough place. Lads didn’t go around crying.”Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60? Continue reading...

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9 d. ago It would 'take 100 years' to clear waiting lists for social housing in UK

Demand for larger social housing has outstripped overall waiting lists

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9 d. ago Scots gran with dementia plunged into 'fuel poverty' after heating bills hiked by 400%

Linda Chalmers, 71, paid hugely-inflated bills for several months amid a year-long dispute over the shared heat network in her Edinburgh social housing development.

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1 week ago Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as delays hit 100 years

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

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1 week ago Mapped: Worst areas for council house waiting lists as some families face delays over a century

The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decade

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1 week ago Ayrshire housing association announces plan to invest £11m in home makeovers

Ayrshire’s leading social housing providers launched the detailed Business Plan of what they will deliver over the next five years

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1 week ago Waiting lists for large social homes hits 100 years in some areas, grim research shows

The National Housing Federation said in 32 councils across England the wait for a social home with three or more bedrooms is now longer than 18 years - an entire childhood

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan urged to intervene over Borough Triangle tower blocks plan

Local resident and actress Juliet Rylance warns the community is ‘gravely concerned’ by the development receiving approval

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2 w. ago Trump fires three national security staffers after meeting with far

Loomer reportedly presented Trump with opposition research on national security council officials at Oval OfficeFollow US politics liveLaura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist and Islamophobic former Republican congressional candidate banned from Uber, Paypal and some social media platforms has apparently been successful in pushing the White House to fire national security staffers for disloyalty.The New York Times first reported that Loomer, famous for promoting racism and 9/11 conspiracy theories, was spotted in a meeting on Wednesday where she reportedly presented Trump with opposition research on national security council officials during a 30-minute Oval Office meeting. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The best padel tennis clubs in London, from Stratford to Battersea

A new wave of padel clubs are promising everything from dog-friendly social nights to Soho House vibes. Katie Strick picks the hottest spots in town

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2 w. ago Bizarre trend for mothers shaming their own filthy council houses on TikTok with one admitting she even referred herself to social services

A bizarre trend has emerged online, with UK- based mothers shaming their own filthy houses in a bid to increase their number of TikTok followers and advocate for 'messy' living.

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2 w. ago Queen ‘expressed support for parents campaigning for murdered daughter’

Camilla hosted a reception at Clarence House on Tuesday for the SafeLives charity which aims to eradicate domestic abuse.

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2 w. ago 'I found stunning £115k house for sale – one unusual feature put me off'

A two-bedroom home in Northwich, Cheshire, has gone viral on social media due to one unusual feature, and house hunters are divided about what they think it is for

Economics

2 w. ago Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns

President Donald Trump says a tree that’s nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it’s deteriorating

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3 w. ago Grand Designs house branded 'worst in the show's history' as fans devastated

Grand Designs fans took to Facebook, X and other social media to blast a renovation, which left a house that Kevin McCloud described as "Darth Vader’s boathouse"

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