Police broke up a blockade in the center of Dublin by fuel protesters who have brought much of Ireland to a standstill during the past week as the government prepared on Sunday to approve cost-cutting measures they hope will end the six days of disruption over soaring costs at the pump. As tractors and trucks […]
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Despite making huge efforts to save a deposit, Chantelle Beams didn’t think she would ever have enough put aside to buy her own home. She grew up in Canning Town in east London, moved away for university then, like many young adults, moved back. After getting married, Chantelle, 37, and her husband John, 26, rented […]
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They are an unloved root vegetable traditionally grown for cattle feed, and when pulled from the ground they look like an ingredient destined for a witch’s cauldron. But the humble mangelwurzel will be in pride of place in the Great Pavilion at this year’s Chelsea flower show (19-23 May), after becoming the subject of an […]
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The woman was attacked in the resort of Arona in southern Tenerife Getty Images An elderly British woman died seven months after she was raped, beaten and robbed in her holiday apartment in the Canary Islands. The woman, 73, was attacked by a 32-year-old man who scaled a six-foot wall in order to break into […]
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Over 200 arrests at protest against Palestine Action ban The Metropolitan Police said there had been 212 arrests by 4.50pm on Saturday at a protest in central London against the Palestine Action ban. The force said officers were “continuing to make arrests where people are showing support for a proscribed organisation” Defend Our Juries says […]
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Over 200 people were arrested during a mass protest against the ban on Palestine Action in central London on Saturday, including demonstrators in their 80s. The force earlier stated that the ages of those arrested ranged from 27 to 82. At the top of the square, near the National Gallery, large banners were displayed reading […]
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Teams of experts will be deployed to NHS trusts with the highest rates of corridor care in a bid to end the “unacceptable, undignified” practice, the Government has announced. The worst offending trusts will be given help to better understand data and improve patient flow as ministers aim to eradicate corridor care by the end […]
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US vice-president JD Vance pictured with Pakistan’s prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today via REUTERS The White House has confirmed face-to-face negotiations between the US and Iran are currently ongoing in Islamabad. Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and chief of army staff Asim Munir are chairing the high-stakes summit between the two delegations, led […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video More than 500 protesters were arrested at a demonstration in support of Palestine Action in central London. Hundreds gathered in Trafalgar Square for the demo on Saturday, which the Metropolitan Police said was ‘likely to involve offending […]
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Two idiots were filmed clinging to the back of a London bus in an apparent attempt to avoid paying a bus fare. Footage on social media showed the two people, appearing to be young men or boys, holding onto the back of a moving double-decker to ‘hitch a free ride’. The pair were gripping onto […]
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