67 m. ago Action needed: social housing providers must be made accountable for the treatment of their tenants | Steve Bundred

Angela Rayner’s renters’ rights bill is admirable, but it won’t help those living in substandard accommodationSteve Bundred is a former Audit Commission chief executiveOn the tree-lined north London street where I live, scaffolders arrived seven years ago. Metal poles were erected around a housing association property next door to me, owned by the social housing provider Peabody, to allow for external refurbishment work to be carried out. But today, that scaffolding still stands – and those repair works have never been carried out.“This is yet another example of Peabody’s casual neglect of their residents. They do not respond to emails from me or senior council officers and have also ignored an enforcement notice served on them by planning officers,” the chair of Islington council’s planning committee, Martin Klute, recently told the Islington Tribune. Peabody owns more than 5% of Islington’s nearly 112,000 properties. And it has well below average performance on every key indicator...

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67 m. ago Joe Lycett’s gentle tribute to towns called Birmingham is modest in the best way

The comedian’s campervan trip to North America in search of places named after his home city proves that self-effacing charm is an exportable commodity, writes Phil Harrison

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2 h. ago Humanitarian agencies reject Israel’s claim Gaza medic killings caused by ‘professional failures’

Army announces results of its investigation, saying it had found ‘professional failures’

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4 h. ago Revealed: The very glamorous new life of Millennium Dome raider immortalised on Netflix... but his accomplices didn't fare so well

Aldo Ciarrocchi, who now enjoys a very middle class lifestyle, was a key member of the mob which planned to steal the Millennium Star diamond in 2000 in the doomed raid.

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5 h. ago The innocent tourists locked up under Donald Trump's US border crackdown: How holidays have turned to nightmares as the number of rich European visitors plummet

For many, visiting America is the dream of a lifetime. But for some, that dream has turned into a nightmare, and instead of spending relaxing days on the beach, they have been locked up for weeks in jail.

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9 h. ago Gardener reveals how we're watering our plants entirely wrong

Keen gardener Joseph Clark shared one of his top tips for when it comes to watering potted plants, as he said most people may make one common mistake which can cause their plants to die

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9 h. ago Prince Harry's 'slights' against Kate Middleton and claims she was 'cold' have 'broken them'

Prince Harry once described Kate Middleton as 'the sister I never had and always wanted' - but their relationship has been strained in recent years following the release of his memoirs

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11 h. ago Could there be an American pope? Here are the US cardinals who could replace the pontiff

Of the 252 members of the College of Cardinals, 138 are currently eligible to elect the new pope. Only a small percentage are from the U.S.

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12 h. ago Could there be an American pope? Here are the US frontrunners for pontiff

Of the 252 members of the College of Cardinals, 138 are currently eligible to elect the new pope. Only a small percentage are from the U.S.

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13 h. ago Top jockey Nico de Boinville rushed to hospital after suffering horror fall at Plumpton

Leading jockey Nico de Boinville has been taken to hospital after suffering a nasty fall while racing at Plumpton aboard As The Fella Says and required treatment on the course

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14 h. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales coach says he needs more time and struggling legend to undergo treatment

The latest headlines from Wales and around the world

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14 h. ago William and Kate's incognito Easter: Couple attend service in Sandringham with Carole and Michael Middleton, Charlotte, George and Louis

The royal couple, along with Kate's parents and Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte , nine and Prince Louis , six enjoyed a service at the Royal Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

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14 h. ago UN researchers warn that Asian scam operations are spreading across the rest of the world

A new U.N. report warns that transnational organized crime groups in East and Southeast Asia are spreading their lucrative scam operations across the globe in response to increased crackdowns by authorities

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15 h. ago Landmark study reveals controlling high blood pressure slashes risk of dementia

Experts hail findings as a 'wake-up call' to seize on the vital treatment in the more than 14 million Brits with hypertension who are at greater dementia risk

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15 h. ago House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García

Four representatives join effort to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate the immigrant’s releaseWho is Kilmar Ábrego García, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador?A delegation of four House Democrats has arrived in El Salvador to push for the release of Kilmar Ábrego García, part of a mission to challenge the Trump administration’s refusal to comply with a supreme court order to facilitate the return of the immigrant to the United States.Representatives Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, Maxine Dexter of Oregon, Maxwell Frost of Florida and Robert Garcia of California touched down in Central America on Sunday, following a visit by the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen last week. The lawmakers are seeking to meet with Ábrego García, who had lived in the US for more than a decade before being swept up in a 15 March operation. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Strict Ruben Amorim 'rule' means Man United stars can avoid 'the Jose Mourinho treatment'

Manchester United players have been spared from the kind of treatment dished out by Jose Mourinho in the dressing room, thanks to a new rule enforced by Ruben Amorim

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15 h. ago Prince Harry and Kate Middleton broken by 'arguments, broadsides and betrayal'

Prince Harry once had a very close bond with his sister-in-law Princess Kate - but their relationship has been left in tatters following the Sussexes' criticisms of the future Queen

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16 h. ago Man Utd stars can't get 'Jose Mourinho treatment' due to Ruben Amorim's dressing room ban

Jose Mourinho was known for flinging food and other items when his team was underperforming, but Manchester United's players have avoided similar treatment under Ruben Amorim

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17 h. ago Pope Francis delivered Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers message that ‘didn’t transcend to Glasgow'

Brendan Rodgers arranged for his Celtic side to meet the Pope in 2023 after being given the full VIP treatment following their 2-0 defeat to Lazio in Rome

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18 h. ago Shocking moment darts star holds up a middle finger at crowd in Germany after fan abuse

Williams was subjected to abuse from the Munich crowd during his match, including what appeared to be an F-word insult shouted in his direction.

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