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The general election may be “the last chance” to fix the UK’s “broken renting system”, housing organisations have warned as they called on party leaders to come up with bolder solutions to the crisis. In an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, groups representing tenants said thousands more people “face homelessness, poverty
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A search is ongoing for a British teenager who has been missing in Tenerife since Monday. Jay Slater, 19, from Lancashire, had been on holiday on the Spanish island. He had told a friend, Lucy, that he planned to walk back to his accommodation following a night out after missing a bus – a journey
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Sir Ian McKellen has been forced to cancel two nights of his West End play after suffering a fall during Monday’s performance, but fans have been assured he’s “recovering well”. The Lord of the Rings actor, 85, is currently starring as John Falstaff in a production of Player Kings at the Noel Coward Theatre, London.
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A 12-year-old boy has been arrested after a teenage girl was stabbed in Kent, police have said. Officers and paramedics were called to Adelaide Drive in Sittingbourne at 3.55pm on Friday after reports of a stabbing, according to Kent Police. They found the girl with knife wounds at the scene and rushed her to hospital
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The Prince and Princess of Wales are “extremely moved by the public’s warmth and support” after Kate revealed she is receiving treatment for cancer. Kensington Palace said the future king and queen are “enormously touched” by the outpouring of “kind messages” from across the world following the release of Kate’s emotional video message on Friday.
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Kate, Princess of Wales, has revealed she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy. In a personal message, the 42-year-old said planned abdominal surgery in January was successful and it was initially thought her condition was non-cancerous. But tests after the operation found cancer had been present, she said, adding: “This of
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The Prince of Wales has made reference to his wife’s expertise while visiting a homelessness project in Sheffield. When the topic of childhood was raised by the city council’s chief executive Kate Josephs, William immediately remarked on the success of Kate’s early years projects. Holding his palms out and smiling, he said: “We’re venturing into
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were injured in separate crossbow attacks in London. Officers detained the 47-year-old as part of an “intelligence-led policing operation” at about 11pm on Sunday in Shoreditch, said the Metropolitan Police. The operation was in response to two incidents in Shoreditch earlier this
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The Princess of Wales has taken the blame. She has apologised for the doctored Mothers’ Day photograph, which was issued officially on behalf of the Royal Family. “Give her a break”, she’s been in hospital and is recuperating after serious abdominal surgery, sums up a widespread mood of forgiveness. “What does it matter?” chorus those
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