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UK inflation is set to have eased last month as a drop in household energy bills offset a jump in fuel prices but experts warned of turbulence ahead as the Iran energy price shock “catches up” with the cost of living…
Read moreThis houses America’s newest version of Guantanamo Bay – but it’s a detention camp for deportees , not terrorists. The New York Times Magazine has just published a chilling article about the fate of an inmate: “He was…
Read moreAs a lot of smoke was coming from the building and people living nearby were being advised to keep their windows and doors shut. On social media , Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said it had also been receiving multiple…
Read moreRead our privacy notice . London looks set for some rain as one of the hottest and driest summers on record draws to a close. Multiple forecasters are predicting rainfall over a number of days starting next week. It…
Read moreThe pair of Nato jets were already in the air when they were tasked with intercepting the unmanned aircraft at around 4.45am. Around 15 minutes later, it had been shot down, with the wreckage landing in an unpopulated…
Read moreHundreds of people were on board the Hainan Airlines flight HU753 from Beijing, China , to Manchester yesterday when it experienced a technical glitch. The Airbus A330-300, carrying around 230 people, headed to…
Read more"When you think of policy you don't think of colour, rhythm and storytelling. "You just think of words and jargon." He joined the council's highways team at 22, inspecting dropped kerbs and handling complaints, and said…
Read more"There's nothing left of it," said Jade. "She left in her slippers and pyjamas." Three bungalows in Stonehouse Avenue were severely damaged, with two, including Paula's home, losing their roofs completely. Fires…
Read moreThe Irons come into the campaign hot favourites to bounce straight back into the Premier League, having managed to keep the services of captain and talisman Jarrod Bowen. They have also been bolstered by the return of…
Read moreThe ground is scorched, it last rained months ago, and the giant publicity machine for Christopher Nolan's billion-dollar-grossing The Odyssey – from red-carpet frocks to professorial disapproval – is a Charybdis…
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