14 h. ago SIMON LAMBERT: Renters in England have been given the biggest increase in their rights in a generation

The Renters' Rights Bill has become law. And that means that there are tough new restrictions on how tenants can be evicted and what landlords must do for them.

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35 h. ago 6 major changes that will affect millions of renters and landlords

The Renters' Reform Coalition - which includes Shelter, Generation Rent and Citizens Advice - called the changed the changes a 'generational upgrade to renters' rights'

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5 d. ago Politics continues by other means as Toronto Blue Jays face LA Dodgers

International sport has taken on new meaning in Canada after Trump’s threat to transform country into ‘51st state’War, argued the 19th-century Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz, is “the continuation of politics by other means”. And as Canada’s largest city braces for a pivotal baseball showdown against a powerful, superstar-laden and well-funded American counterpart, there is a growing sense across the country that the same can be said for sports.Over the last year, Canada has been locked in a diplomatic and economic standoff with its longtime ally, biggest trading partner and, increasingly, its largest foe. On Friday, the country’s lone major league baseball team, the Toronto Blue Jays, will face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a confrontation Canadians see as both an assertion of its growing dominance in baseball and a statement of national pride. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jet2 boss condemns Rachel Reeves for 'screwing Middle England' amid fears cost of holiday will soar if taxes are hiked in Labour Budget

The bosses of the UK's two biggest tour operators said further tax increases would force them to raise prices, putting trips abroad out of reach of many households.

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2 w. ago Trump posthumously awards Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President presented award to Kirk’s widow, Erika, on what would have been the far-right commentator’s 32nd birthdayDonald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States, to the assassinated far-right commentator Charlie Kirk at the White House on Tuesday.Kirk, who was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in September, was among the most significant rightwing activists in the modern political era, galvanizing a younger generation of conservatives to engage in politics and support Trump’s candidacy ahead of the 2024 election. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Disney increases ticket prices for its two biggest theme parks

The prices for Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim were put up on October 8 as part of the company's annual increase.

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3 w. ago How to invest in the world's best companies... that aren't Nvidia: INVESTING SHOW

How can you find the best companies but dodge the hype? Simon Lambert speaks to Chris Rossbach, of the J Stern and Co. World Stars Global Equity fund.

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3 w. ago How to invest in the world's best companies... that aren't Nvidia

How can you find the best companies but dodge the hype? Simon Lambert speaks to Chris Rossbach, of the J Stern and Co. World Stars Global Equity fund.

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3 w. ago In Spain, what once seemed impossible is now widespread: the young are turning to the far right | María Ramírez

Migration is barely mentioned – instead, failed policies on housing, wages and employment are driving young voters into the arms of VoxAccording to recent polls, almost 40% of Spanish men aged between 18 and 34 say that they plan to vote for Vox, the far-right party. Vox won its first seat in the Spanish parliament in 2019 and now it is surging again. Its recent success is no longer a story of just male voters, either: 20% of young women say they would vote for Vox, with the biggest increase among the youngest voters in that group.It seems that the younger you are in Spain at the moment, the more likely you are to vote for a party that advocates, among other things, the mass expulsion of immigrants in order to preserve “Spanish identity”, the restriction of abortion, end-of-life and trans rights, the dismantling of the European Union’s institutions and the rejection of policies to tackle the climate crisis. Older generations continue to back the two largest parties, the centre-left ...

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3 w. ago Why has France’s PM resigned after 27 days – and what could happen next?

Sébastien Lecornu has blamed ‘partisan attitudes’ and ‘certain egos’ after becoming latest casualty of crisis that began with 2024 snap electionEurope live – latest updatesFrance’s prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, has resigned along with his government, less than a month after his appointment and within hours of the new cabinet being announced, dramatically deepening the country’s political crisis.It is the latest shock development in a series of events that suggest France, the EU’s second-biggest member state, is becoming increasingly ungovernable. Here is a look at what just happened, why – and what might come next. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Some of UK’s biggest banks ‘investing ever larger sums into fossil fuels’

Which’s analysis follows research finding that the world’s biggest banks significantly increased their fossil fuel finance in 2024.

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3 w. ago Do not make it harder for grocers to lower prices, Tesco boss urges Government

Households budgets remain squeezed and shoppers are increasingly seeking out value, according to the UK’s biggest supermarket.

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3 w. ago Don’t make it harder for grocers to lower prices, Tesco boss urges Government

Households budgets remain squeezed and shoppers are increasingly seeking out value, according to the UK’s biggest supermarket.

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3 w. ago Tesco lifts profit outlook after lowered prices boosts trading

The UK’s biggest supermarket reported an increase in sales over the first half of the year.

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4 w. ago Emma Watson's so typical of the entitled generation who think they're right about everything

Whisper it, but part of me feels rather sorry for Emma Watson , who this week suffered a deft and deadly evisceration at the hands of her erstwhile friend, J.K. Rowling.

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