Plane lifted into back garden as bunker takes shape
A team of volunteers helped to lower the aircraft cabin into position at his home in Hilton in Derbyshire. Dave has now adapted it to allow the space to become an underground "man cave", and it will ultimately connect to…
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Section of King Charles III path damaged by storms
The King Charles III path, which stretches around the entire English coast, was inaugurated by the king in March and according to Natural England is the longest managed coastal walking route in the world. Storm Austen…
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Inside the French drug gangs recruiting children to kill
It was because, along with the illegal drugs, she had been handed a note by the young seller during their brief meeting on a Marseille housing estate in 2022. "We're being held captive and need help. We are…
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How your PIP may be cut – and what could replace it
His final report is due this month. His review, alongside a separate review of PIP led by disability minister Sir Stephen Timms , will shape how the benefits system supports people into work. Both come as ministers face…
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Patricia Hodge on conceiving at 45: ‘It was a test of endurance’
There she is, grim-faced, on my computer screen, mouthing the word “help”. She can’t get her microphone and speaker to work on our video call, so after a torturous few minutes of flapping, mutely muttering and miming…
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‘It’ll destroy us’: The tiny Cornish village fighting to keep its lone cashpoint
The 500m-long high street starts at the top of Vicarage Road and is largely one-way: beginning with the Cornish Pizza Company, it winds past the community-focused Mechanics and Miners’ Institute (MMI), independent…
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How I Manage My Money: Firm owner, on £6,000 a month, paying off £70,000 of debt
This week we speak to Matthew Mace, 35, who lives in Kent with his partner, Mandeep, 42, and their daughter, Noor, four. Matthew is in £70,000 worth of debt and adds no money to savings or a pension. Matthew and Mandeep…
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The Score: Arsenal’s boring brilliance, Man Utd’s meltdown and Sage advice for Palace
If you’d like to get this direct to your inbox, every single week, you can sign up here . Boring, isn’t it? Winning the league in second gear by grinding out results. Not for Arsenal. They are loving it because nothing…
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‘The currency of war is death’: Former SAS commander on the brutal deal soldiers must accept
Join today Already a member? Log in A former commanding officer of the Special Air Service told his men in Northern Ireland that their lives were worth less than those of terrorists during the delicate peace negotiations…
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From M&S to Amazon, the jobs people could be offered to keep them off benefits
Major firms, including Marks and Spencer , Amazon, Pret a Manger and NatWest Group have pledged to provide new opportunities for people who are out of work, including youngsters and older adults who have experienced…
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