18 h. ago Man claims he has spent £1MILLION removing Japanese Knotweed jungles from his properties after invasive plant explodes through walls and engulfs land

Dorian Payne, a developer in Wales, revealed he encounters the invasive species, which looks like bamboo and can grow to heights of more than 10 feet, at almost every property he takes on.

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44 h. ago Freddie Mercury: Secret Daughter's biggest bombshells – from photo proof to hidden tapes

5's upcoming documentary Freddie Mercury: Secret Daughter looks at the huge claims that the Queen frontman had a lovechild and spent time with her before his death when she was 15

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2 d. ago Badenoch needs ‘full blown resuscitation’ to rescue her leadership, Powell says

Commons Leader Lucy Powell claimed Conservative MPs spent much of their summer checking whether Mrs Badenoch ‘had a pulse or not’.

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1 week ago UK households warned of 'pretty' yet 'destructive' garden plant that can cost more than £10,000 to remove

The plant, which can be 'just as destructive as Japanese knotweed', can often cause disputes between neighbours

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1 week ago Maryam Abu Daqqa spent months photographing the war in Gaza. It claimed her life – but her images will endure

Maryam worked tirelessly to document the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza strip, writes her colleague at Indy Arabia, Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha

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2 w. ago Japanese knotweed spreading 'extensively' in seaside town water front as locals warn it 'could devalue property'

Locals in a picturesque seaside town are fearing for their homes after the UK's most 'aggressive, destructive and invasive' plant was discovered along the waterfront.

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3 w. ago BBC security manager fired after claims he spent 12 hours trawling CCTV for kitchen mess culprit

The sacked security manager has won an employment tribunal against BBC contractor Mitie

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3 w. ago Japanese knotweed is spreading more aggressively than ever thanks to recent bouts of warm weather, expert warns

Aggressive Japanese knotweed is thriving and spreading faster than usual this summer, experts have warned. The plant, which can grow up to 10cm (4 inches) per day, is reaching its peak season.

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