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Truss vows to help renters prove they can take on a mortgage

Truss vows to help renters prove they can take on a mortgage

Truss vows to help renters prove they can take on a mortgage

29 July 2022

The Tory leadership contender said she would ‘break down barriers’ to support people keen to get on the housing ladder.


Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

29 July 2022

The fuel poverty charity National Energy Action estimates 8.7 million UK households will be in fuel poverty this winter.


‘Harry Potter’ cafe owner in ‘limbo’ following fire damage last year

‘Harry Potter’ cafe owner in ‘limbo’ following fire damage last year

‘Harry Potter’ cafe owner in ‘limbo’ following fire damage last year

29 July 2022

Renovation work at The Elephant House in Edinburgh cannot get under way until landlords make the building structurally sound, the owner says.


Tributes to UK’s ‘formidable diplomat’ Sir Christopher Meyer after death aged 78

Tributes to UK’s ‘formidable diplomat’ Sir Christopher Meyer after death aged 78

Tributes to UK’s ‘formidable diplomat’ Sir Christopher Meyer after death aged 78

29 July 2022

He is reported to have suffered a stroke while on holiday with his wife Catherine in the French Alps.


Neighbours ends 37-year run with nostalgia, emotional reunions and wedding joy

Neighbours ends 37-year run with nostalgia, emotional reunions and wedding joy

Neighbours ends 37-year run with nostalgia, emotional reunions and wedding joy

29 July 2022

The Australian soap has come to an end with a double-episode after decades on screen.


Attacker caught by DNA after three decades has sentence increased

Attacker caught by DNA after three decades has sentence increased

Attacker caught by DNA after three decades has sentence increased

29 July 2022

Raymond Ellis will now serve seven and a half years in prison after the Attorney General argued his original punishment had been unduly lenient.


UK ‘may be over peak’ of latest wave of Covid-19 infections

UK ‘may be over peak’ of latest wave of Covid-19 infections

UK ‘may be over peak’ of latest wave of Covid-19 infections

29 July 2022

Infections are falling in nearly all parts of the country.


BBC film to follow creation of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra amid conflict

BBC film to follow creation of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra amid conflict

BBC film to follow creation of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra amid conflict

29 July 2022

Broadcaster Clive Myrie will present the film which will explore how the musicians came together to bring a message of defiance and hope.


Former aide to Boris Johnson says she felt like his ‘nanny’

Former aide to Boris Johnson says she felt like his ‘nanny’

Former aide to Boris Johnson says she felt like his ‘nanny’

29 July 2022

The former senior aide recounted her time at the heart of Government during the first waves of Covid.


Children needing NHS mental health services ‘must be seen in four weeks’

Children needing NHS mental health services ‘must be seen in four weeks’

Children needing NHS mental health services ‘must be seen in four weeks’

29 July 2022

The Commission on Young Lives report said access to mental health services remains a ‘postcode lottery’.


Arthur Labinjo-Hughes killer has jail sentence increased by three years

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes killer has jail sentence increased by three years

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes killer has jail sentence increased by three years

29 July 2022

Thomas Hughes, 29, was originally sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter in December last year.


Kent authorities demand more Government money to handle Dover traffic chaos

Kent authorities demand more Government money to handle Dover traffic chaos

Kent authorities demand more Government money to handle Dover traffic chaos

29 July 2022

Leaders of a number of local councils as well as Visit Kent and Eurotunnel have penned an open letter to the Secretary of State for Transport.


Euro 2022 final likely to attract one of year’s biggest TV audiences

Euro 2022 final likely to attract one of year’s biggest TV audiences

Euro 2022 final likely to attract one of year’s biggest TV audiences

29 July 2022

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert is currently the year’s most-watched broadcast.


Rebekah Vardy loses ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case against Coleen Rooney

Rebekah Vardy loses ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case against Coleen Rooney

Rebekah Vardy loses ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case against Coleen Rooney

29 July 2022

Mrs Vardy’s claim was dismissed by Mrs Justice Steyn, who found that Mrs Rooney’s viral social media post was “substantially true”


Court of Appeal judges quash double killer Ian Stewart’s whole-life order

Court of Appeal judges quash double killer Ian Stewart’s whole-life order

Court of Appeal judges quash double killer Ian Stewart’s whole-life order

29 July 2022

He will now serve at least 35 years behind bars for killing his wife and later his fiancee.


William will be at Wembley to see Lionesses take on Germany in Euro final

William will be at Wembley to see Lionesses take on Germany in Euro final

William will be at Wembley to see Lionesses take on Germany in Euro final

29 July 2022

England will play Germany in the Women’s Euro 2022 final on Sunday.


Strikes spreading amid discontent over pay and conditions

Strikes spreading amid discontent over pay and conditions

Strikes spreading amid discontent over pay and conditions

29 July 2022

A number of strikes are planned in the coming weeks.


Prosecutors accused of ‘criminalising innocent police’ over Couzens messages

Prosecutors accused of ‘criminalising innocent police’ over Couzens messages

Prosecutors accused of ‘criminalising innocent police’ over Couzens messages

29 July 2022

Three police officers are being cross-examined over messages they sent on a group WhatsApp chat with Sarah Everard’s killer, Wayne Couzens, in 2019.


Drivers filmed to catch mobile phone and seatbelt offences

Drivers filmed to catch mobile phone and seatbelt offences

Drivers filmed to catch mobile phone and seatbelt offences

29 July 2022

National Highways has deployed a van with multiple cameras to film passing vehicles on motorways and major A roads.


Diana’s Panorama interview to feature in documentary next month

Diana’s Panorama interview to feature in documentary next month

Diana’s Panorama interview to feature in documentary next month

29 July 2022

BBC boss Tim Davie had previously said the broadcaster would stop showing and licencing the interview.


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