25 h. ago Sir Michael Palin slams north London council for turning homes plan into 'investment opportunity'

Campaigners fear the Camden scheme will drive up rents and exacerbate the housing crisis by bringing another 1,000 residents into an already densely-populated area

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36 h. ago Moment vape 'zombie battery' comes back to life and risks destroying a bin lorry

Leading waste firm Biffa reveals it has found 840,000 discarded vapes in the space of just four months - as well as the hidden fire risks they continue to pose

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3 d. ago 'We live in UK village named world's most beautiful and there's one big problem'

This village in the Cotswolds was named the most beautiful village in the world, but locals are growing tired of the thousands of tourists who flock to the area

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4 d. ago Every resident in Welsh borough has had black bins inspected with some fined

The keeping up with the Jones' campaign is a drive to ensure every household in Blaenau Gwent recycles, targeting those who recycle little or not at all

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5 d. ago Immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in DC

The Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic church a short drive from the White House, was intended to be a sanctuary for worshippers

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5 d. ago The Cotswolds villages blaming Labour's 'horrendous' newbuild housing drive for 'destroying' their way of life

Cotswolds villagers have slammed Labour's 'horrendous' housing drive for 'destroying' their way of life and ruining their picturesque landscapes with 'tacky' newbuilds.

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6 d. ago The village that has banned trendy black doors: Cotswolds retreat made famous by Bridget Jones outlaws fashionable colours that are ruining their homes' 'historic character'

A chocolate-box Cotswolds village has found itself at war after a small group of 'busy bodies' complained about neighbours painting their front doors black.

Society

7 d. ago Woman, 49, fights for her life in hospital under police watch after girl, nine, died at house in Cotswolds village

Police were called to a house in Islip, Oxfordshire, at around 11.15am on Tuesday to reports three children had been assaulted.

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7 d. ago London’s affordable housing quotas slashed to boost new homes drive

London’s affordable housing quotas slashed to boost new homes drive  The Architects’ Journal

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8 d. ago Farage blames Labour collapse for Reform defeat in Caerphilly by

Labour comes third with just 11% of the vote in a seat that has long been one of its strongholds

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9 d. ago Girl found dead at home in 'close knit' Cotswold village 'lived with her mother and sibling'

A murder probe was launched after officers were called to the property on Middle Street, in Islip, north Oxfordshire, on Tuesday.

Society

9 d. ago Police launch murder probe after girl found dead at home in 'peaceful' Cotswold village

The girl's body was found at an address on Middle Street in Islip, Oxfordshire, yesterday.

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1 week ago US chess grandmaster who died 'unexpectedly' aged 29 had been accused of cheating by Russian rival as part of what he felt was 'a sustained, evil attempt to destroy my life'

In the final year of his life, Daniel Naroditsky was tormented by repeated accusations of cheating in online games by Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik.

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1 week ago Ministers to respond to Commons urgent questions on China spy case and Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban – UK politics live

Home Office minister to respond to UQ from Chris Philp about the China spy case before question on Maccabi Tel Aviv fansThere will be two urgent questions in the Commons this afternoon, followed by a statement. Here is the running order.3.30pm: A Home Office minister will respond to a UQ from Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, about the China spy case.The family of Virginia Giuffre, whose life was destroyed, are angry and aghast. The public across these isles are angry and aghast and they both deserve to know that some MPs share their outrage.So I won’t sit silent. If an act of parliament is required to strip the likes of Peter Mandelson and Prince Andrew of their titles then there can be no justification from this Labour government as to why that is not immediately happening.Public funds, police protection and royal privilege have long buffered Prince Andrew from the consequences of his actions. And we’ve paid for all this.I will support any efforts to hold royals to the same ...

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1 week ago The quaint Cotswolds village where locals need permission to paint their front doors black

The idyllic Cotswolds village of Snowshill, with its higgledy-piggledy honey-colored stone cottages, has had new planning rules implemented.

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1 week ago DAN HODGES: This is who Cabinet ministers have told me is REALLY to blame for Labour's China crisis... and some Foreign Office officials are even calling her the 'Dragon Lady'

'If you want to understand the Government's policy on China, you have to understand one thing,' a senior adviser told me.

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2 w. ago 'Firework killed my family and destroyed my life', says London father

Aroen Kishen has warned of the danger of fireworks, two years after the fire which killed his wife and two children

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2 w. ago 'Firework killed my family during Diwali and destroyed my life'

'Firework killed my family during Diwali and destroyed my life'  BBC

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2 w. ago London set to loosen planning rules in drive to boost housebuilding

London set to loosen planning rules in drive to boost housebuilding  Financial Times

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2 w. ago Father says blaze which killed his wife and three children ‘destroyed my life’

Aroen Kishen has warned of the danger of fireworks, two years after the fire which killed his family.

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