2 h. ago Omaze £6m mansion at centre of planning row faces fresh setback

Miss Wales finalist Vicky Curtis-Cresswell won the luxury house in Norfolk in March – but has still not received the keys

Economics

11 h. ago Fury over threat to turn Dambusters HQ RAF Scampton into migrant detention centre as government reheats plans to house asylum seekers at military sites

The pivotal WWII base was part of a £50m Conservative plan to house 2,000 migrants - later reduced to 800 - which was scrapped by Labour in 2024 as it didn't provide 'value for money'.

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21 h. ago Pictures show the huge transformation planned for Swansea city centre

Newly released pictures show just how different Swansea Castle Square will look after its revamp is completed

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51 h. ago French PM François Bayrou expected to be ousted in confidence vote

Opposition parties planning to remove centrist and bring down minority government after just nine monthsThe French prime minister, François Bayrou, is expected to be ousted in a confidence vote on Monday afternoon, plunging the eurozone’s second biggest economy into political crisis.Opposition parties from the left to the far right have made clear they will vote against the 74-year-old centrist, meaning he and his minority government would fall after only nine months in office. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Drawings reveal Victorian proposal for London’s own Grand Central station

Perceval Parsons’ plans for station put on sale to mark 200th anniversary of first public passenger railwayThe vaulted arches of New York’s Grand Central station are recognisable even to those who have never taken a train into the Big Apple. But they could very easily have been a sight visible in central London.Shelved 172-year-old architectural drawings by Perceval Parsons show how he envisioned a new London railway connecting the growing number of lines coming into the city to a huge main terminal by the Thames. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Omaze £3m Cornish coastal mansion is won by retired physics teacher, 66, who will now move out of his Doncaster bungalow

Father-of three Jon Dexter, 66, is now the proud owner of a stunning four-bed home overlooking the golden sands of Porthcothan Bay.

Economics

5 d. ago Retired teacher wins £3million Omaze mansion so stunning he 'doesn't need a TV'

Dad-of-three Jon Dexter, 66, spent just £25 on his Omaze entry and is now the owner of a luxurious four-bed property overlooking the sands of Porthcothan Bay - worth a massive £3m

Economics

5 d. ago ‘They’re toxic but popular’: businesses wary as they head to Reform’s party conference

Nigel Farage will be wooing corporate guests at the NEC in Birmingham as his party aims to build on recent successesFags, booze, hunting and cryptocurrency: if the brochures for the Reform UK conference in Birmingham are anything to go by, executives turning up to see Nigel Farage’s party will find an eclectic mix.Starting on Friday, the party leading the opinion polls will hold its “next step” conference at the National Exhibition Centre, with a plan to show UK plc that it is the next party of government. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Council blasted for letting city centre hotel house migrants unlawfully and approving plans that add rooms for more

A council is under fire after it emerged a Worcester city centre hotel is unlawfully housing asylum seekers - and has been granted planning permission to build extra 'hotel' guest rooms.

Society

6 d. ago Ministers defend Rayner in tax row as fresh property purchase details emerge

Sources close to the Deputy Prime Minister said she was given three separate pieces of legal advice before buying an £800,000 property in Hove.

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6 d. ago Major plans to rejuvenate Swansea city centre block which is home to McDonald's and Taco Bell

There'd be 29 new flats and a new commercial unit

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6 d. ago New £30m Sir Bobby Robson Institute a 'gamechanger' for cancer patients

Plans for the centre dedicated to Sir Bobby Robson were unveiled today - the facility will also carry out vital trials testing new treatments.

Science

7 d. ago Scots trans row nurse Sandie Peggie raises fresh legal action against NHS Fife

The new case emerged a day after closing submissions in her first case.

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7 d. ago Trans row nurse raises fresh legal action against health board and senior staff

An employment tribunal brought by Sandie Peggie has been taking place in Dundee.

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7 d. ago Plans for £30m cancer centre in honour of Bobby Robson unveiled

The foundation set up by the former England manager has already raised £20 million of the cost.

Economics

7 d. ago The massive plan for yet more change in Stockport town centre

It could make it easier to get around and access the train station.

Politics

7 d. ago Community set on buying 'Burke and Hare' kirk 'disgusted' by Church of Scotland's sale process

The community had plans to turn the Midlothian property in a multi-purpose community centre with a cafe, nursery facilities and history tours.

Economics

8 d. ago Russia suspected of jamming GPS on plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen

Aircraft with European Commission president onboard reportedly forced to circle Bulgarian airport for an hourEurope live – latest updatesRussia is believed to have jammed the satellite signal of a plane carrying the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, over Bulgaria, reportedly forcing it to circle an airport for an hour.Von der Leyen was travelling to Plovdiv on Sunday when her charter plane lost electronic navigation aids, delaying its arrival in the central Bulgarian city. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Judge orders US to halt deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children

Washington judge says unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge on Sunday ordered an emergency halt to a plan by the Trump administration to deport a group of nearly 700 unaccompanied Guatemalan children back to their home country after immigrant advocates lawyers called the plan “illegal”.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Federal judge temporarily blocks US from deporting children to Guatemala

Washington judge says 10 unaccompanied children cannot be deported for at least 14 days as legal process unfoldsA US judge at least temporarily blocked the government on Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their lawyers said the youngsters were loaded onto planes overnight and in violation of laws affording protections for migrant kids.Attorneys for 10 Guatemalan minors, ages 10 to 17, said in court papers filed late on Saturday that there were reports that planes were set to take off within hours for the Central American country. But a federal judge in Washington said those children couldn’t be deported for at least 14 days, and after a hastily scheduled hearing on Sunday, she enforced that they needed to be taken off the planes and back to the Office of Refugee Resettlement facilities while the legal process plays out. Continue reading...

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