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Lucy Powell: Labour committed to pension triple lock
The Education Secretary Lucy Powell reaffirmed Labour’s manifesto pledge to maintain the triple lock. Source link
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US announces visa restrictions for officials blocking international child abduction cases | World News
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio The United States has announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign officials accused...
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Angela Rayner announces crackdown on ‘cowboy’ leasehold property agents
Leaseholders will be given extra protections from “cowboy” property agents and hidden fees, Angela Rayner has announced. The housing secretary...
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‘Indian Americans are as American as anyone’: US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi terms debate on immigration racist, xenophobic | World News
US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has pushed back against a debate over Indian immigration in the US,...
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What is the triple lock and why are people talking about it?
Under the triple lock system, the state pension increases each April in line with whichever of three measures is the...
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An Illinois waterfall and canyon photographed as a tourist attraction in 1903 remained largely closed to the public for generations; its corporate owner has now donated more than 50 acres so it can become a public park
Historic photographs and postcards show the waterfall as a local scenic attraction as early as the beginning of the 20th...
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Chris Mason: Burnham opens debate on huge issue of social care reform
Conference speech day is always a big day for a prime minister, and perhaps no bigger than when it is...
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A Maryland factory built in 1920 once employed thousands making furniture, food and WWII rations; after sitting vacant, it has been restored as a business hub with a new $1 million oyster center
The Packing House’s history is closely connected to the industries that shaped the Eastern Shore. A historic factory in Cambridge,...
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Scrapping pensions triple lock ‘morally wrong’, says union boss
Unite the Union general secretary Sharon Graham has warned the prime minister that scrapping the pensions triple lock would be...
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Camp Mystic owners seek to sell the century-old Texas girls’ camp after the 2025 flood; the bankruptcy plan puts its entire 749-acre riverfront property up for auction while families of victims fight over its future
Camp Mystic has been in the news since 2025. The camp was the site of a catastrophic flash flooding along...