87 m. ago Voices: Could Angela Rayner’s squeeze on landlords hurt the very people it’s supposed to help?

The deputy prime minister’s plans to reform the rental housing market are well-intentioned – and built on ideas first mooted by Michael Gove – but, says James Moore, if they end up restricting supply, renters will suffer the consequences

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4 h. ago How incredibly awkward Prince William birthday blunder triggered shock resignation

A mix-up over official photographs to mark a landmark celebration for the Prince of Wales led to recriminations, clarifications and one longstanding royal employee's departure

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5 h. ago Concern over certain element of Stockport County's stadium expansion plan

The club hopes the land behind the south stand could become an 86-space car park.

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5 h. ago The hidden gem waterpark five minutes from a Greater Manchester town centre

Bookings are now open for the summer season

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5 h. ago 'My life got derailed somewhere along the way, it took a dark path'

A new soup kitchen has started in Oldham town centre in light of the growing number of people struggling with homelessness.

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5 h. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce stun sleeping fan in New York as couple head out on a date night

The Kansas City Chiefs star was pictured landing in the Big Apple on a private jet earlier in the evening before making his way into the city to see his popstar girlfriend.

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6 h. ago The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on our towns

Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them Continue reading...

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6 h. ago The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on Britain’s towns

Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Banned from home for 40 years: deportations are Russia’s latest move to ‘cleanse’ Ukraine

A deal freezing frontlines would be unacceptable for Serhiy Serdiuk, who was taken to Georgia in handcuffs with his family after refusing to teach the Russian curriculumEarlier this year, Serhiy Serdiuk was deported from Russia, along with his wife and daughter. He was given a 40-year ban from re-entering the country.Serdiuk’s home town of Komysh-Zoria, in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region, was part of the territory occupied in the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion in spring 2022. According to Moscow, it is now part of Russia. And because Serdiuk, the headteacher of a local school, refused to work for the new authorities, they decided he had no place living there. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Fergus Ewing would have won SNP Inverness and Nairn selection contest 'by a landslide' claim party insiders

EXCLUSIVE: Party insiders said the veteran Nationalist would have beaten Emma Roddick in the internal vote.

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9 h. ago Relief and a raised fist as Mahmoud Khalil goes free – but release ‘very long overdue’

The Palestinian activist described a bittersweet feeling as he emerged from Ice detention into the Louisiana sunMahmoud Khalil squinted in the afternoon sun as he walked away from the fences topped with razor wire, through two tall gates and out into the thick humidity of central Louisiana.After more than three months detained in this remote and notorious immigration detention center in the small town of Jena, he described a bittersweet feeling of release, walking towards a handful of journalists with a raised fist, visibly relieved, but composed and softly spoken. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Inside landmark Cardiff house that everyone knows but few have visited

The preferred residence of visiting royals, have you ever wondered what the Mansion House in Cardiff looks like inside?

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10 h. ago Tiny seaside town named Bali of Europe with £41 flights and dreamy beaches

This Andalusian town has been named the 'Bali of Europe' because of its laidback atmosphere and expansive, white sand beaches - and it's cheap to get to

Economics

13 h. ago Wisconsin, NIL collective sue Miami, allege tampering and NIL inducements to land football player

The University of Wisconsin and its NIL collective have sued the University of Miami, saying it knowingly induced one of the Badgers’ football players to abandon a lucrative name, image and likeness contract to play for the Florida school this fall

Sport

16 h. ago Jet met by fire engines after making emergency landing at Manchester Airport

The Icelandair flight from Paris to Keflavik was diverted after declaring an emergency while in UK airspace

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17 h. ago Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there

Economics

18 h. ago NASA spacecraft around the moon photographs the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander

Events

18 h. ago Cars and steps do not mix: why The Italian Job has a lot to answer for

A driver who got stuck on the Spanish Steps in Rome is the latest in a series of similar vehicular misadventuresThe 1969 caper The Italian Job spawned a Hollywood remake, helped drive the cool-factor of the Mini and launched decades of dad jokes about bloody doors being blown off. It may also have inspired one driver who got stuck trying to travel down the Spanish Steps in Rome this week.The film ended with Michael Caine teetering on the edge of a cliff in a coach, claiming to have a “great idea”. In Rome, the 80-year-old’s navigational error on his way to work ended with emergency services having to bring in a crane to winch his vehicle off the Italian capital’s landmark. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Trump calls for special prosecutor to probe his 2020 loss to ‘crooked’ Joe Biden: ‘LANDSLIDE!’

The president revives longstanding grievances with baseless claims of ‘overwhelming’ evidence

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18 h. ago Residents lined the streets of a New Jersey town to welcome home Israeli

Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier and believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, has returned home to New Jersey

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