First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A single case of Mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – linked to the recent outbreak in parts of Africa, has been…
Smokers are about to pay more for hand-rolling tobacco
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rachel Reeves has announced a tax hike on vaping products in today’s budget as part of a plan to reduce smoking among children. Read…
Jaw-dropping flooding again in Europe is shocking - but not entirely surprising
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Another violent flood, another day we can hardly believe how climate change is, well, changing our lives. At least 72 people killed. Crops…
Rachel Reeves slashes Thatcher's right to buy discount in drive for affordable housing
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Rachel Reeves has slashed right to buy discounts introduced by Margaret Thatcher as part of an affordable housing drive. Read More
Landlords suffer immediate blow from stamp duty raid
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Second home buyers and landlords will be forced to pay thousands more in stamp duty from Thursday, the Chancellor has confirmed. Read More
Breast surgeon was ‘nightmare’ to work with, former colleague tells inquest
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A breast surgeon who carried out unapproved mastectomies was a “nightmare” to work with, a colleague has told an inquest into the…
Increases in train fares and price of railcards announced
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Commuter train fares in England will increase by up to 4.6% next year, the Government has quietly announced. Read More
Dutch asylum agency is fined 50,000 euros daily for an overcrowded center
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered the agency responsible for housing asylum-seekers to pay a 50,000-euro ($54,000) penalty for every day that more…
Mortgage rates to rise after Rachel Reeves tax, borrow and spend budget, says official forecaster
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Mortgage rates will rise in London and other parts of Britain after Rachel Reeves tax, borrow and spend Budget, according to the official forecaster. Read…
Migrants fall overboard in struggle to cross Channel in dinghy
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Migrants trying to cross the English Channel have been pictured falling into the sea as they struggle to board an inflatable dinghy…