4 h. ago Tiny seaside town right by Spain's biggest holiday resorts is much cheaper

A charming seaside town in Spain has been named one of the best value destinations for summer 2025 and it's right by the biggest Spanish holiday hotspots

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10 h. ago R Kelly files request for release from prison citing murder plot against him

Singer’s lawyer said Aryan Brotherhood and prison officials were plotting to kill him, and asked for home confinement Attorneys for R&B singer R Kelly have filed an urgent request for his release from federal prison, citing a serious threat to his life. The motion asks that the 58-year-old be placed under home detention due to what they describe as an orchestrated plan to have him killed behind bars.In a filing submitted on Tuesday, Kelly’s legal team claims that his safety is at risk. The motion alleges that three officials from the Bureau of Prisons attempted to recruit another inmate to murder the singer. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Operation Mincemeat: Fake documents planted on dead body tricked Hitler and won WW2

The daring plot, in which a homeless man's corpse was planted in the sea to fool Hitler into changing tactics, has gone down in history. But until now no-one knew how important was the role of MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt

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12 h. ago Funds to tackle Europe’s forest fires poorly targeted, says EU watchdog

Report raises concerns that money allocated to combat fires not reaching areas where it could make biggest differenceEuropean funds to prevent forest fires have been poorly targeted and sometimes distributed in a hurry, according to a report from the EU’s spending watchdog.The number of forest fires in EU countries has increased dramatically over the last two decades as the climate crisis fuels ever bigger conflagrations. An area twice the size of Luxembourg has been consumed by flames in an average recent year, killing people, destroying homes and wildlife and sending megatonnes of planet-heating emissions into the air. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Pope Leo plans to give a virtual address in his hometown of Chicago – at the same time as Trump’s military parade

Tickets for the event, which is to be held at the Rate Field stadium, home of the Chicago White Sox (the pontiff’s favorite team), are being sold online at $5 each

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30 h. ago Spending review latest: Reeves to announce £39bn affordable homes plan to ‘turn the tide on housing crisis’

Chancellor is set to unveil plans for all department funding on Wednesday

Economics

31 h. ago Reeves places £39bn affordable homes plan at centre of spending review

But the chancellor’s large scale capital investment will contrast with tight budgets for many Whitehall departments

Economics

31 h. ago Rachel Reeves pledges £39bn to build hundreds of thousands of affordable homes for Brits

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce plans to spend £39billion on a new affordable homes programme over the next decade as part of her long-awaited Spending Review

Economics

34 h. ago Planning reforms ‘critical’ to 1.5m homes pledge delivery clear Commons

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the Bill will help to tackle the UK’s housing crisis.

Society

39 h. ago The sunny seaside Scottish town that was named 'prettiest' in country

It is home to gorgeous beaches, restaurants that serve up tasty food, and more.

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40 h. ago Spanish seaside town loved by Brits is one of the country's 'most expensive' spots

A seaside resort that is popular with Brits was named as one of the most expensive places to rent in Spain. A beachside flat is almost 10 per cent more expensive in Puerto Pollensa than in 2023

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44 h. ago 'I visited UK seaside city with bad reputation but I found one thing idyllic'

A seaside city in Wales was dubbed the 'worst' in Britain, with people saying it was 'run down' and 'drab', but one recent visitor felt the title was 'misleading'

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52 h. ago 6 plants banned in the UK and what to do if you spot them in your garden

If you notice any of your garden plants growing out of control, make sure to check that they aren't any one of these six plants which can wreck ecosystems and damage your home

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54 h. ago Rachel Reeves to sign off funding for Sizewell C nuclear power plant

The Chancellor will announce £14.2billion to pay for a new reactor at the site in Suffolk, with the plant eventually powering 6million homes.

Economics

55 h. ago West Lothian 'shopping centre' site to get more homes and only four shops

Plans to develop more than 70 homes on the site, as well as four shops, were rejected by West Lothian Council last year, amid concern the community needed shops rather than more home.

Economics

57 h. ago 'One rule for them and another for us': Ed Miliband is blasted by Brits who are being forced to object to energy plant plans near their homes AGAIN

Householders in Walsall, West Midlands say it is 'one rule for them and another for us' as a potentially explosive energy system is set to come to green belt near them.

Economics

62 h. ago Reform UK backs plan to put swift bricks in every new home in England

Party joins MPs across political spectrum in supporting bird conservation amendment similar to one blocked by LabourReform UK has joined MPs from across the political spectrum in supporting an amendment to provide every new home in England with at least one “swift brick” to help endangered cavity-nesting birds, after a similar amendment was blocked by Labour in the committee stage.Richard Tice , a former housing developer and the Reform deputy leader, said his party’s MPs would support a revised amendment tabled by Labour’s Barry Gardiner to incorporate the measure in the government’s increasingly controversial planning bill. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago British government reverses policy that limited home heating subsidies for retirees

The British government say it is reversing its unpopular plan to end winter home heating subsidies for millions of retirees

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69 h. ago The thin blue line? Yvette Cooper STILL holding out over funding for 'broken' police with barely 48 hours until Rachel Reeves unveils spending plans up to next election

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is yet to settle with the Treasury amid bitter squabbling over police and borders funding.

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3 d. ago Welsh seaside town with cobbled streets and an ancient pub features in Death Valley

Viewers of the show may have spotted this Vale of Glamorgan seaside town within the first few seconds of Death Valley's recent episode when a car drove through its streets as it headed to the church for a wedding

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