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Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?

A reader explains that monitoring bank accounts will be harmful to vulnerable peopleThe post Letters: Is DWP about to go...

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DWP benefit claimants warned certain payments will stop before Christmas

The move will only impact certain benefits, but affected people are being urged to act as soon as possible to avoid miss...

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Could these £50,000, eco-friendly tiny homes be the answer to the UK’s housing crisis?

Tiny homes may be the next fix for the UK’s housing crisis, according to a new social enterprise set up to tackle the ...

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Every big decision made by Kirklees Council in the past 7 days

The week was dominated by a contentious Cabinet agenda, with some major issues coming to a head...

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22 dead – Buses collide in Western Highlands

TWENTY-TWO people died instantly and many others are fighting for their lives at a hospital after two PMV buses collided...

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Developer eyes up fields for more than 100 homes and car scheme for Leicestershire village

Documents suggest a neighbouring field could also be used for homes too...

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Cruel crook pickpockets 92-year-old's purse with photo of late husband in south Essex

June had her purse stolen, which contained a sentimental photograph of her late husband, £200 in cash, and several pers...

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'My mouldy damp bungalow is wrecking my health, clothes and handbags - I'm at the end of my tether'

Fed up tenant says she has raised the problem with damp with Kirklees Council...

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Govt tax reforms bearing fruit: IMF

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Papua New Guinea's tax reforms, saying they are starting to bear fruit...

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York chain restaurant abruptly shuts leaving staff jobless

A note to customers reads 'sorry for any inconvenience'...

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Sir Bob farewells Japanese Ambassador

Outgoing Ambassador of Japan Watanabe Nobuyuki was farewelled during a formal ceremony at the Government House by the Go...

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Push for use of enhanced face recognition CCTV to snare thieves as shops urged to report crime

Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Matt Storey highlighted how various steps are being carried out to help ta...

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EEOC launches national art contest for K-12 students to help mark Civil Rights Act's 60th year

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is inviting Guam’s K-12 students to participate in a nationwide art c...

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LETTER: Veterans

Langley resident pens poem as ode to those who have served...

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Job training opens door to better opportunities

SIXTY-THREE youths from the Lae Urban LLG Ward Two area were last Friday presented certificates of attainment and work r...

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Coroner demands answers on death of man just hours after seeking help in Basildon

Jamie Harding, 31, died in June 2022, after having a fall from a "significant height" from a window at his home address....

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Sheffield restaurants celebrate after big wins in industry awards

The awards aimed to celebrate the best of the region's hospitality...

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UK new car sales dropped by 6 per cent in October

New car registrations in the UK fell for the second time this year, dropping 6 per cent to 144,288 in October, according...

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Housebuilder ordered to stop work at site set for 80 new homes

Council officials said work had gone 'above and beyond' what is acceptable...

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Gang of teenage yobs target Eastgate café with weekly shoplifting raids

Caffe Royale London, an organic coffee shop, opened on the first floor of the Eastgate Shopping Centre, in Basildon, in ...

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Man caught with 20kg of ice in boot more than a 'mere courier', court hears

The Vietnamese national was also found with $138,000 at his home....

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Family pursues justice for daughter

IN the midst of a sea of red, a family in black stood shoulder-to-shoulder, begging yet again for justice for their late...

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Mute south Essex man admits attempting to molest 13-year-old girl

Robert Saunders, 58, from Rayleigh has pleaded guilty to four child sex offences at Basildon Crown Court...

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The Singles’ Day shopping festival loses its shine under China’s lagging economy

HONG KONG (AP) — Merchants and consumers alike found the Singles’ Day shopping festival Monday less shiny than in ye...

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Stylish Rausi steers Buria Reds to victory

Fullback Wabo Rausi led Buria Reds to carve their name onto the Motu Koitabu rugby league shield as the 2024 season A Gr...

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NACCIMA: Prevailing High Interest Rates Regime Reflect CBN System’s Disconnect from Businesses

*Says Nigeria portraying wealth is derived from holding government offices than productive enterprises Dike Onwuamaeze T...

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Bernhard Langer Clinches 18th Straight Victory on PGA Tour Champions

Bernhard Langer Clinches 18th Straight Victory on PGA Tour Champions Bernhard Langer has once again made history by winn...

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Delhi’s air quality in ‘very poor’ category, AQI over 400 in many areas

New Delhi, Nov 11 2024- With the Air Quality Index (AQI) reading 409, the national Capital’s air remained in the ‘ve...

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Trump's Possible UN Envoy: Elise Stefanik in the Spotlight

Trump's Possible UN Envoy: Elise Stefanik in the Spotlight President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly extended an offer...

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Trump’s back to the future

Hindsight may be 20-20 but when it comes to a U.S. election contested by one Mr. Donald Trump, it is a blur of far-fetch...

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Minimum Wage: NLC Directs Workers in Non-compliant States to Begin Strike December 1

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Following delays in the implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage by many states, the Nig...

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Ricky Ponting should think about Australian cricket, what concerns he has for Indian cricket. Virat and Rohit will bounce back: Gambhir.

Ricky Ponting should think about Australian cricket, what concerns he has for Indian cricket. Virat and Rohit will bounc...

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Telangana: Bike collisions lead to deaths of two motorists in Suryapet

Two die as bikes collide near Sagar cement factory in Mattampally of Suryapet district...

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Tamil Nadu: AIADMK’s Edappadi Palaniswami keeps doors open for 2026 alliance with BJP

When asked about forming an alliance with the BJP and PMK again, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS) h...

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Sengun scores 27 to lead Houston to a win over Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Alperen Sengun scored five of his 27 points in the final 2:28 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 101-99 v...

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NEPC Counsels MSMEs on Products Certification for Export Market

James Sowole in Abeokuta The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC), has tasked operators of Micro, Small and Medium En...

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Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough to be Marlins manager

Clayton McCullough was key in helping Shohei Ohtani attain a 59-steal season and was called "the best coach I've ever ha...

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High school girls volleyball: Southern California regional playoff pairings

High school girls volleyball: Southern California regional playoff pairings. - www.latimes.com...

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Enforcement Directorate Cracks Down on Forex Violations

Enforcement Directorate Cracks Down on Forex Violations The Enforcement Directorate (ED) intensively searched various lo...

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We Happy Few developer's South of Midnight BTS documentary debuts next week

A documentary detailing the development process of We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games' next project, South of Midn....

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Wipe Out ‘Lakurawa’ Now, Northern Leaders Tell Military

Northern Elders have called on the Nigerian military to wipe out the new terror group in Kebbi and Sokoto before it gets...

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Otti Spends N90bn on Abia Debt Payments, Says State Fertile for Investments

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said that his government has so far spent N90 billio...

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Man confesses to allegedly killing aunt, keeping body in Ipoh house

IPOH: A man is believed to have caused the death of his aunt, whose decomposing body was found inside a house here on Su...

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Student’s Ribs Fractured In Yet Another UPNM Bully Case

The student's spine was also fractured as a result of being stomped on....

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Saudi Army Chief Fayyaz al-Rawali reaches Tehran

This is an important visit by the top military official of Saudi Arabia after the restoration of relations...

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A brain-controlled helmet that will revolutionize military ops one day

Military pilots in combat must perform intricate manoeuvres, which can demand valuable seconds—or even minutes—of th...

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Fitch Projects Naira to Slide to N1,993/$ by 2028, Severely Hampering Medical Imports

Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, has predicted that the naira would slide to as low as N1,993 to ...

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Maharashtra assembly elections 2024: Congress suspends 28 rebel candidates

Earlier, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala had said that all party rebels contesting against the official MVA candidate...

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Maharashtra 2024: Rakhi Jadhav’s sustainable vision for Ghatkopar East

With two decades of local experience, Rakhi Jadhav, a seasoned corporator, aims to unseat BJP in Ghatkopar East, promisi...

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W&J men battle back but fall short at Oberlin

Washington & Jefferson battled back from a 20-point deficit and had the lead with less than a minute remaining before Ob...

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On Football Hooliganism in the Netherlands and Europe’s Historical Guilt

The Dutch Royalty - in a way a relic of the past but symbolically and notionally important – has issued an apology in ...

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After Israeli Soccer Hooligans Riot in Amsterdam, the Western Media Report on an “Antisemitic Pogrom”

Fans of the ultra-racist Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv attacked residents of Amsterdam. The New York Times and ot...

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Sharing the positives of Israeli culture

'a refuge from all of the craziness in the world '...

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Starmer and Macron to discuss Ukraine ahead of Armistice commemorations

The Prime Minister is heading to the French capital at the invitation of the French president to attend the annual event...

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SFA chief tells of emergency eyecare surgery before key Euros match

Ian Maxwell suffered a retinal detachment.The post SFA chief tells of emergency eyecare surgery before key Euros match a...

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Assisted dying Bill to offer ‘strictest protections’ in world, says Leadbeater

The proposed law is expected to be published in full on Tuesday....

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Drivers handed £4.1m Dartford Crossing fines by mistake

The Dartford Crossing consists of a bridge and two tunnels, which connect Thurrock in Essex with Dartford in Kent....

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Lung diseases ‘silently suffocating’ the NHS, charity warns

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in En...