38 h. ago A Black Georgia community uprooted in 1942 still fights to go home

US descendants of Harris Neck’s Gullah Geechee families seek the return of ancestral land seized for a wartime airfieldA once thriving Black community along the Georgia coast called Harris Neck is now covered with greenery. During its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area boasted a school house, general store, firehouse and seafood processing plants, and supported 75 Black households on 2,687 acres. The inhabitants were Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of formerly enslaved west Africans, who remained on the Sea Islands along the south-east US where they retained their distinct creole language and culture following the civil war.In 1942, though, the community was leveled to the ground when the federal government kicked the families off of the land using eminent domain to build an army airfield. For nearly 50 years, the descendants of the Harris Neck community have fought to regain their ancestral land through peaceful protests and lobbying local and federal...

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48 h. ago The 999 call from White House Farm at 6.09am that Jeremy Bamber's supporters say may prove his sister carried out the slaughter he's serving life for

Few murders in British criminal history have seared themselves into the public consciousness as deeply as the horrifying events which took place at White House Farm.

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3 d. ago European progressives must tackle housing crisis to beat far right, say researchers

Centre left can win broad support by addressing soaring house prices and rents, according to data analysisCentre-left parties can build a broad new coalition of support if they tackle Europe’s deepening housing crisis, researchers have said. Conversely, ignoring it risks pushing increasingly fed-up voters into the arms of the far right.Research by the Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet) suggests dramatic rises in the cost of housing over recent years have eroded support for centre-left parties – once the champions of affordable housing – and fuelled anti-establishment disaffection. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Rachel Reeves decides against cutting VAT on energy bills in Budget

Chancellor expected to continue with support package for households, including easing of electricity costs

Economics

5 d. ago Improvements noted at Ayrshire care at home service as it meets Care Inspectorate 'requirement'

The Care Inspectorate visited Ayrshire Care Solutions Housing Support Service, based in Main Street, Auchinleck, in October with their findings now published.

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9 d. ago More than 100,000 Octopus Energy households could receive extra £116,500 energy support

The Octo Assist scheme is offered by the energy firm to some of its most vulnerable customers, helping them manage their bills and stay warm during the winter period

Economics

1 week ago Cold Weather Payment 2025: How much does it pay and am I eligible?

Support is available for vulnerable households amid biting cold weather

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1 week ago Senate agrees to automatically pass bill to release Epstein files as Trump claims to not care – US politics live

President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from HouseHouse passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous supportHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret for past messages with Epstein. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump says he’ll sign bill to release Epstein files but claims ‘all’ the dead sex offender’s ‘friends were Democrats’

The bill is expected to pass the House with possible unanimous support on Tuesday

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1 week ago Donald Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files in major U

President Donald Trump, who has previously called the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein a "hoax", has now said he supports House Republicans voting for the release

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2 w. ago UK government set to make support for asylum seekers ‘discretionary’

Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assetsShabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump supports replacing ‘ranting lunatic’ MTG in stunning public breakup amid her push to release Epstein files

The House of Representatives, with Greene’s support, will vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files

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2 w. ago Trump says he supports primarying ‘ranting lunatic’ MTG in 2026 amid her push to release Epstein files

The House of Representatives, with Greene’s support, will vote next week on a proposal to force the government to release more Epstein files

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2 w. ago People on PIP may be able to backdate other benefits to the start of their award

An award for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could also lead to housing support and Council Tax discounts.

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2 w. ago Coral Springs plane crash horror as police say 'we've not found entire aircraft yet'

The plane was delivering relief support to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa when it crashed near houses and a nursery in Florida as police search for victims

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3 w. ago Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’

White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midtermsA year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States and raising what experts say are troubling questions about the future of one of the world’s oldest democracies.While Democratic leaders continue to invest their hopes in a “blue wave” to overturn Republican majorities in the House and Senate next year, Trump and some prominent supporters have sought to discredit the possibility that Republicans could lose in a fair fight and are using that premise to justify demands for a drastically different kind of electoral system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom: ‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’

White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midtermsA year out from the 2026 midterms, with Republicans feeling the blows from a string of losses in this week’s elections, Donald Trump and his allies are mounting a multipronged attack on almost every aspect of voting in the United States and raising what experts say are troubling questions about the future of one of the world’s oldest democracies.While Democratic leaders continue to invest their hopes in a “blue wave” to overturn Republican majorities in the House and Senate next year, Trump and some prominent supporters have sought to discredit the possibility that Republicans could lose in a fair fight and are using that premise to justify demands for a drastically different kind of electoral system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Barratt Redrow sells more homes despite ‘challenging’ market

The UK’s biggest housebuilder called on the Government to support first-time buyers as it updated investors on its recent trading.

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3 w. ago ‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action

As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social mediaUS politics live – latest updatesZohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, issued a direct call to Donald Trump in his victory speech on Tuesday night, saying he would enter City Hall with a firm plan to counter the politics of division and cronyism that helped elevate him to the White House.Mamdani, speaking to supporters in Brooklyn after a decisive victory over Andrew Cuomo, the former governor, said New York had shown it would be the “light” in a “moment of political darkness”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago People urged to apply for up to £2,000 energy bill help this winter

Extra support may be available for households with any supplier through the British Gas Energy Trust.

Economics