57 m. ago With fewer renters than ever having a living room, this is why the death of the communal space matters

An astonishing 80 per cent of housemates without a living room are in that position because landlords have turned it into an extra bedroom in an effort to maximise their income. Olivia Petter explores what the loss of this vital shared area means for people

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1 hour ago India’s oil lobby is funding Putin’s war machine — that has to stop

Its dependence on Russian crude undermines the effort to isolate Moscow

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3 h. ago The migrant hotel flashpoint in the heart of London's banking district: How Canary Wharf has become an asylum seeker 'dumping ground' with 'terrified' locals scared to leave homes

The decision to house hundreds of illegal migrants in the heart of East London's banking district has prompted a furious reaction from locals.

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6 h. ago Sydney pub shooting: man dead and another wounded outside Harold Park hotel in Forest Lodge

NSW police say two people shot multiple times outside the Harold Park hotel by assailants who left the Forest Lodge scene by carFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man is dead and another has been taken to hospital with serious wounds after a shooting outside a Sydney pub.Emergency services were called to the Harold Park hotel on Ross Street in Forest Lodge in Sydney’s inner west at about 6.40pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Aston Villa star makes Emi Martinez's future clear after missing opening game

New Aston Villa goalkeeper Marco Bizot insists he knows his role this season will be to serve as Emi Martinez's deputy after keeping clean sheet on impressive debut against Newcastle

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9 h. ago Man dead and another wounded after shooting outside Sydney hotel

New South Wales police said two people were shot multiple times by assailants who left Forest Lodge scene by carGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man is dead and another has been taken to hospital with serious wounds after a shooting outside a Sydney hotel.Emergency services were called to the location on Ross Street in Forest Lodge in Sydney’s inner west at about 6.40pm on Sunday. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Migrant protests RECAP: Police rush to migrant hotel as crowds stage angry protest

Migrant protests RECAP: Police rush to migrant hotel as crowds stage angry protest  Daily Express

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11 h. ago Eric Idle reveals why Monty Python should never perform together again

Eric Idle reckons Monty Python will never reform for one simple reason - he believes their comedy magic is as dead as that parrot

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11 h. ago Police make six arrests at protest outside London hotel housing asylum seekers

Police make six arrests at protest outside London hotel housing asylum seekers  The Independent

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11 h. ago Migrant protests LIVE: Police rush to migrant hotel as crowds stage angry protest

Migrant protests LIVE: Police rush to migrant hotel as crowds stage angry protest  Daily Express

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11 h. ago UK and EU at Zelenskyy’s side in Washington for meeting with Trump

Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and others will aim to push back against ceding of Ukraine territory in ‘peace plan’European leaders including Keir Starmer will join Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a White House meeting with Donald Trump on Monday in an extraordinary joint effort to push back on a US-backed plan that would allow Russia to take further Ukrainian territory.As well as the UK prime minister, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Italy’s PM, Giorgia Meloni, and the Finnish president, Alexander Stubb, will all accompany Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Protesters gather outside Canary Wharf asylum hotel in fresh anti

Protesters gather outside Canary Wharf asylum hotel in fresh anti-migrant demonstrations after resident 'entered blind woman's flat'  Daily Mail

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15 h. ago Covermounts: How a simple marketing tool on magazines led to the soundtracks of our lives

Whatever happened to those CDs we used to get on the front of magazines, and why did the marketing tool die out?

Politics

16 h. ago Tomatoes stay fresh for months if combined with two kitchen items

A YouTuber has shared a simple hack to keep tomatoes fresh for months - all you need is two kitchen items and here is how to do it

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16 h. ago People left baffled by strange chair found in Hawaiian home... but the odd feature has a simple explanation

A chair with utterly strange dimensions baffled over thousand people who previously didn't know what it was used for. It was posted on Reddit so those in the know could identify it.

Society

17 h. ago European leaders rally round Zelenskyy ahead of Trump meeting

‘Coalition of the Willing’ members will join Ukraine’s leader in US as part of effort to press Trump on ceasefire

Politics

17 h. ago ‘That’s not what creates safety’: Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates say

Trump wants to combat crime with prosecution. Prevention workers share tactics that actually end violenceDonald Trump’s hyperbolic portrayal of crime in major American cities, and his deployment of the national guard in Washington DC ostensibly in an effort to combat it, have reignited a decades-old debate about crime, violence and which policies and approaches can address it.The US president has cited cities such as Oakland, Philadelphia and Chicago as examples of places overwhelmed by crime and violence. He has put forward an increased militarization of law enforcement, and more money and legal protections for police, as the most effective ways to address homicides and other violent crime. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates say: ‘That’s not what creates safety’

Trump wants to combat crime with prosecution. Prevention workers share tactics that actually end violenceDonald Trump’s hyperbolic portrayal of crime in major American cities, and his deployment of the national guard in Washington DC ostensibly in an effort to combat it, have reignited a decades-old debate about crime, violence and which policies and approaches can address it.The US president has cited cities such as Oakland, Philadelphia and Chicago as examples of places overwhelmed by crime and violence. He has put forward an increased militarization of law enforcement, and more money and legal protections for police, as the most effective ways to address homicides and other violent crime. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Furious council discovers hundreds of hidden asylum seekers have been shipped into city despite telling Home Office it had no more room for them

Portsmouth City Council found that 55 private rental properties were being used to house a minimum of three asylum seekers each last week.

Society

20 h. ago Why scientists believe the simple life is more likely to be a happier life

Researchers said people are ‘happier and more satisfied’ when living more communal lifestyles

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