Targeted support for the poorest households who rely on heating oil is coming, we understand, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves set to make an announcement as soon as Monday. It follows calls from rural Labour MPs who have warned of constituents living in fuel poverty, unable to heat their homes, restock their supply, or afford the […]
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A man has been found dead in a wheelie bin in Coventry, police have said. A member of the public discovered the body in a Coventry City Council bin with a green lid in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at around 5pm on Friday. The victim, thought to be aged 40 to 50, has not
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Prince Harry’s spokesperson has criticised a new book claiming his wife Meghan “brainwashed” him, calling it a “deranged conspiracy”. The claims about the couple, who are estranged from the Royal Family, were made in extracts from a biography by author Tom Bower which were published in The Times. According to Bower, who has written various
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Donald Trump has said his forces carried out a bombing raid on Iran’s “crown jewel” Kharg, a small island in the north of the Persian Gulf, on Friday. The five-mile-long coral island – twice the size of London’s Heathrow Airport – is in the north of the Persian Gulf, 16 miles (26km) from Iran’s coast
An explosion has damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam, according to Dutch officials. The city’s mayor Femke Halsema said she believed the blast was a “deliberate attack against the Jewish community”. The incident happened early on Saturday, and police and fire services responded quickly. Damage to the school in an upmarket residential neighbourhood on the
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The family of a man who died waiting for life-saving brain surgery at one of the country’s leading hospitals say they’re “furious” the department which treated him is now under rapid investigation. John Brackenbury died in 2016 after doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge prioritised another patient for treatment. Despite several recommendations being made after
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In an unusually unpredictable Oscars race, there is only one moment experts agree is a dead cert – Jessie Buckley, on stage once again, to collect the award for best actress. The big honours started with a Critics Choice award in January. A Golden Globe followed, then a BAFTA, and most recently, a statuette at
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Luxury Persian rugs are stacked in piles in the Los Angeles shop which Eric Saddigh has owned for decades. He shakes out a small handwoven rug with a peacock design. “This one is $25,000,” he says. A lot of his customers are Beverly Hills millionaires. The opulence seems far removed from the horrors of war,
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An uninsured driver who killed a four-year-old girl after making a “split-second decision” to overtake has been jailed for five years and four months. Mayar Yahia was walking home with her family from Eid celebrations on 14 April, 2024, when she was struck by a Vauxhall Corsa being driven by Javonnie Tavener, 23. Two women
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A third horse has died at this year’s Cheltenham festival. The 12-year-old Envoi Allen collapsed and died after finishing ninth in the festival’s flagship race, the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup. His owners, Cheveley Park Stud, had previously confirmed that he would have retired following his run in the blue riband, his eighth career appearance at
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