1 hour ago Starmer targets Reform as Labour kicks off local election campaign

The Prime Minister was joined by his deputy Angela Rayner and Labour chairwoman Ellie Reeves.

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer launches Labour's local election campaign with attack on Reform amid rising alarm at Nigel Farage threat

Keir Starmer joined his deputy Angela Rayner in the East Midlands as they formally kicked off the push towards the votes on May 1.

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10 h. ago ‘The leaves fall off – but I think that’s normal’: the houseplants you just can’t kill

Some indoor plants wither the moment you turn your back; others shrug off drought, darkness and even ‘watering’ by cats. Here’s how to choose the most hardy specimens. Plus, readers celebrate the greenery that survived against all the oddsThere is a good reason that we treat certain houseplants as the green wallpaper of our homes: the odd splash of water and they seem to rub along fine. These are the species that have proved, over many decades, that they are best adapted to surviving in a vast range of situations. Unfortunately, familiarity breeds contempt, so many of us dismiss snake plants, spider plants, Swiss cheese plants and dragon trees as uninspiring and basic, even though they are the species that are likely to thrive, whatever the conditions.The key to making “bog standard” houseplants look good is to display them in an atypical way: an oversized trough of snake plants rather than a few leaves in a lonely pot; the silhouette of a mass of plain green spider plants in a huge...

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15 h. ago Starmer and Rayner launch local election campaign as Labour talks up NHS

The Prime Minister and his deputy will visit the Midlands on Thursday as the party asks voters ‘to play their part’ in delivering national renewal.

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4 d. ago 'Starmer doesnt give a s*** about us!' Locals furious over plans for 135 newbuild homes on green belt land after it was 'reclassed' by Labour

Plans for 135 newbuild homes on greenbelt land outside the gates of Prince Edward 's sprawling estate have been forced through by the government.

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6 d. ago Minister keeping ‘keen eye’ on visa that allows wealthy to bring staff to UK

The Overseas Domestic Work visa allows workers to come to the UK with their employers for six months.

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6 d. ago Create stylish 'wild garden' look at home without lifting a green finger

One of the biggest garden trends at the moment is the 'wild garden' - and you can achieve it without actually having to spend hours with the gardening gloves on

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7 d. ago Labour on course to MISS 1.5million  homes target despite making it easier to to build on the Green Belt

The Chancellor insisted she was within 'touching distance' of hitting the target after the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast 1.3million homes would be built by the 2029-30 financial year.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump furious and 'on the rampage' after leaked war plan texts fiasco

The US president is understood to be fuming at the blunder which led to the leak of messages detailing the level of the contempt some of his key cabinet members feel for their "free-loading" European allies.

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8 d. ago Furious Donald Trump 'on the rampage' following leaked war plan texts fiasco

Donald Trump insisted he "didn't know anything" about the messages - leaked after Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, was added to his security team's group chat

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8 d. ago Desperate Fox News goes into furious spin mode to downplay Yemen war plans leak

‘I think you will come away proud that these are the leaders making these decisions in America,’ Fox News host Will Cain said about the Trump officials who accidentally invited a journalist into an unclassified group chat discussing war plans

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9 d. ago Tom Jones huge summer outdoor gig in Cardiff moved as Ticketmaster issues update

The Green Green Grass of Home singer was due to be performing at Live At Bute Park in August

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1 week ago Starmer promises to clamp down on local authorities in war on potholes

Ministers ‘want to get our sleeves rolled up’ and fix potholes for good, the prime minister said

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1 week ago We're furious over plans for £40m theme park next to our homes

Jane Britton, who has lived on the hill that looks over Swansea for the last 20 years, has had to go to the doctor over her decimated mental health caused by the constant dread the park will be built.

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1 week ago The Libertines' Pete Doherty and Carl Barât's legendary east London party flat on sale for £850k

The band held guerrilla gigs in the flat’s front room, and nicknamed the property ‘the Albion Rooms’

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2 w. ago ‘My farm makes me just £50 a week – Labour’s scrapping of £1bn subsidy scheme will be devastating’

As Labour closes the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) for new applications, the party faces a backlash from farmers who say the decision will further put the country’s food security at risk

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2 w. ago Meghan Markle bakes GREEN waffles as she celebrates St Patrick's Day at home with Prince Harry and the children

The Duchess of Sussex , 43, shared a selection of videos to her Instagram story on Monday, using a waffle maker for her creations.

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2 w. ago The Libertines: Bethnal Green flat once home to Pete Doherty and Carl Barât for sale for £850k

The band held guerrilla gigs in the flat’s front room, and nicknamed the property ‘the Albion Rooms’

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2 w. ago London's had green bins for 1 year and people making meals for the homeless say they want in

London's had green bins for 1 year and people making meals for the homeless say they want in  CBC.ca

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2 w. ago 'This is Whitby...not Las Vegas!': Furious locals in seaside town blast plans for 24

Those living in the North Yorkshire fishing town are in revolt over plans to convert its remaining bank into the round-the-clock gambling venue.

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