66 h. ago Housing market activity likely to strengthen gradually, says Nationwide

Underlying conditions for potential home buyers in the UK ‘remain supportive,’ the building society said.

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5 d. ago Six simple hacks to make your home warmer this autumn without heating & you may just need to move your furniture

WITH the colder months approaching, many of us are already preparing ways to keep our homes warm, ideally without spending too much on heating bills. Last winter, research revealed that 1.7 million UK households didn’t switch on their heating at all due to concerns about rising energy bills.  Thankfully there are some tricks to create...

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7 d. ago London City Lionesses training facility project approved; will break ground in ’26 ahead of ’27 opening

London City Lionesses training facility project approved; will break ground in ’26 ahead of ’27 opening  Sports Business Journal

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8 d. ago Number of injuries among tourists up as Nara deer population hits record levels

Other challenges include increase in traffic accidents and incidents of deer venturing into urban areas in search of food

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8 d. ago Raising kids in poverty: The UK’s ‘inhumane’ two child limit

Child poverty in the UK is now at record levels, with 4.5 million kids living in poverty. One of the biggest drivers of this is the controversial two limit child policy, which caps universal credit and tax credits to a family’s first two children . With the Labour government’s Child Poverty Strategy due imminently, many charities and campaigners have called for this brutal policy to be scrapped, but what’s life actually like for mums under the limit and will the government listen to growing calls to abolish the austerity-era policy? Journalist and poverty campaigner Terri White speaks to women in her area of greater Manchester to find out. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The next big financial crisis may be brewing. Warning signs are already there | Larry Elliott

The longer the period between crises, the greater the complacency. That complacency is pushing share prices ever-higherUS job creation has stalled and, despite the curbs on migration, unemployment is rising. Tariffs are pushing up the cost of imports. And Donald Trump is at war with the governor of his own central bank and wants him out.But traders on Wall Street are not bothered by the fact that inflation is above the target or that growth is slowing. Share prices are testing new record levels on an almost daily basis. Jerome Powell, the man Trump wants to be rid of, says stocks are “fairly highly valued”, which is an understatement if ever there was one. By historical standards, stocks are extremely highly valued. There is trouble – perhaps big trouble – ahead.Larry Elliott is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago Voices: In our new global order we must focus on aid, not just development

As humanitarian need hits record levels, aid budgets are being cut and redirected, says David Miliband, the president of the International Rescue Committee. A clear strategy is needed to ensure the poorest and most fragile communities are not abandoned

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1 week ago Major infrastructure projects 'approved at record levels' but concerns over house building remain

Labour has approved 25 major infrastructure schemes since coming to power, but concerns remain around house building

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1 week ago Major infrastructure approvals at record level ‘as Government says yes’

The go-ahead for Gatwick airport’s expansion plan was given on Sunday.

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1 week ago Heathrow's third runway and the other public transport projects that will reshape London by 2035

Major transport infrastructure projects include Gatwick’s second runway, Heathrow’s third runway and a new Piccadilly line fleet

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1 week ago Voices: In our new world order, it is aid, not development, that matters most

As humanitarian need hits record levels, aid budgets are being cut and redirected, says David Miliband, the president of the International Rescue Committee. A clear strategy is needed to ensure the poorest and most fragile communities are not abandoned

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1 week ago Second runway to be built at Gatwick adding 100,000 flights a year

The £2.2billion project has been approved by the Transport Secretary

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1 week ago On the street and in your feed: the joyful genius of Zohran Mamdani’s viral videos

The frontrunner for New York mayor has won social media with clips that are always fun – and resolutely on-messageZohran Mamdani’s commanding lead in the New York City mayoral election owes much to his ability to tap into the concerns of New Yorkers – putting affordability and housing at the center of his campaign.But he’s been helped, too, by a superstar social media presence. The charismatic 33-year-old regularly beams out slick videos on TikTok and Instagram that have helped raise his profile and attract a swathe of voters and volunteers. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kash Patel denies politicizing FBI in fiery grilling by Democratic senators

Trump appointee insists he is staying in post despite reports of White House doubts over his leadershipA defiant Kash Patel on Tuesday denied Democratic senators’ accusations that the firings of top FBI agents were politically motivated and insisted he was staying as the bureau’s director despite reports that the White House had grown concerned with his leadership.“I’m not going anywhere. If you want to criticize my 16 years of service, please bring it on. Over to you,” Patel said at the conclusion of his opening statement to the Senate judiciary committee, where he made his first appearance since being confirmed to lead the bureau in February. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CNN analyst says Trump looking at ways to outlaw Democratic party

Concerns rise after White House calls opposition party an ‘extremist organisation’

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2 w. ago Revealed: Sadiq Khan now earns more than Keir Starmer as London mayor's pay rises to £170,000

£5k pay rise believed to make Sir Sadiq the best-paid politician in the UK - as number of City Hall staff soars to record levels

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2 w. ago Little girl, two, dies after police rushed to house over 'welfare concerns': Man and woman arrested for 'unexplained' death

Officers attended a property in Thornaby, North Yorkshire, at approximately 4.20pm on Saturday.

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2 w. ago France’s credit rating downgraded, with debt forecast to keep rising amid political turmoil

Fitch downgrade to lowest level on record complicates new prime minister Sebastien Lecornu and President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to control France’s financesThe Fitch agency downgraded France’s credit rating on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron struggles with political instability and disagreements on how to put the country’s strained public finances in order.The US rating agency, one of the top global institutions gauging the financial solidity of sovereign borrowers, downgraded France on its ability to pay back debts, from “AA-” to “A+”, the country’s lowest level on record at a major credit rating agency. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk suspect's house evacuated after police get 'concerning information': Live updates

Tyler Robinson, 22, was turned into police overnight by his father and a minister in southern Utah after authorities shared images of the shooter.

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3 w. ago Schools face return to ‘dark days’ under education reform plans, expert warns

The Conservative peer raised his concerns as the House of Lords continued its detailed scrutiny of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

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