Charities are warning that hikes to council tax, water, broadband and mobile phone costs are threatening to stretch many households to breaking point. Citizens Advice chief executive Dame Clare Moriarty said: “Many households never saw the back of the last cost-of-living crisis, with millions of people still unable to make ends meet. “With key bills […]
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Ireland’s leaders have described an attempt at a proxy bomb attack on a police station in Northern Ireland as “appalling” and “deeply chilling”. Dissident republicans have been blamed for the incident late on Monday which saw a food delivery driver hijacked in Lurgan and forced to drive a “crude but viable” device to the Co […]
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Sam Corbishley Published April 1, 2026 7:47am Updated April 1, 2026 10:54am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Mobs of teenagers ran riot through the streets of south London and Birmingham during Easter holiday ‘linkups’. Two were arrested after crowds of youths flooded several shops […]
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16 streets, a town square, and a completely new high street form part of a fresh vision for Canada Water in Southeast London. In this urban dream world, residents are treated to wineries, padel courts, and rock climbing. Close by, there are 130 acres of parks and wetlands, and what developers British Land describe as […]
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There are no plans for the King and Queen to meet survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during their state visit to the US, despite calls for them to do so. The couple are not able to do so while there are ongoing UK police investigations into matters related to Epstein, it is understood. […]
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For months businesses have been anticipating the impact of a range of tax and regulatory measures announced by the government in the budget and in the weeks since. They will start to apply to companies, employees and ultimately consumers from April. Money blog: Follow latest Here we take a look at the various measures imposed […]
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The outcome of Prince Harry ‘s final lawsuit against the British tabloids could rest on the credibility of a private eye who previously admitted snooping on the royal. A lawyer for the publisher of the Daily Mail said Tuesday that the case brought by the Duke of Sussex and celebrities including Elton John and actors […]
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LNER’s first class lounge at London’s King’s Cross Station has had a glow-up — and it’s open to the public for the first time today. The London North Eastern Railway company closed its private lounge in January for a ‘major refurbishment,’ focused on better seating, greater privacy, dedicated working zones, more greenery, and more comfort. […]
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The BBC is releasing a drama series about the murder of Sarah Everard by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens. In 2021, Everard, 33, was abducted, raped and killed by Couzens while she walked home from a friend’s house in Clapham, south London. Following the arrest of Wayne Couzens, it emerged in court that he had […]
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Just 26 miles north of Central London, you’ll find the small city of St Albans. Its 16th-century cottages, Georgian mansions and Edwardian villas line the quaint, neatly paved city centre streets, and every Monday to Friday it floods with the hordes of commuters looking to make their way into The Big Smoke. It’s not just […]
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