“Horrific”, “ nightmare” and “fed-up” are just some of the words used by holidaymakers stuck at Dover to describe their journey. It comes as the country experiences travel disruptions on the busiest summer getaway day in years.
Party leader Ed Davey says October’s energy bill price cap increase should be cancelled through expanding the windfall tax.
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Foreign secretary’s supporters say comments she made appearing to reject emergency financial help were ‘misinterpreted’
Dame Olivia Newton-John has died at the age of 73, her widower has confirmed. The British-born singer died “peacefully” at her ranch in Southern California on Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Dame Olivia is best known for her starring role in the 1978 film Grease, in which she starred opposite John Travolta as Sandy.
Anatoly Chubais, the former privatisation tsar of post-Soviet Russia who quit his post as a Kremlin special envoy due to the war in Ukraine, has been discharged from a hospital in Italy after treatment, an Italian daily reported. Two sources close to Chubais, 67, told Reuters on Aug. 1 that he was in intensive care in Europe with a rare immune disorder. According to the sources, Chubais believed he was suffering from Guillain–Barre syndrome, a disease caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system.
Ronaldo named among the substitutes despite lack of options up front
“I feel like I was never supposed to have hair anyway,” the rapper said before shaving eyebrows off on Instagram Live
The preselection of religious conservative Moira Deeming shows the Victorian Liberals are out of touch with Melbourne’s west
The Yeti Fire in northern California had spread to 7,721 acres and was 10 percent contained as of August 6, according to fire officials.Didi France-Poe recorded footage from her home on August 4, showing enormous plumes of smoke billowing over Seiad Valley.The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office announced that some residents subject to a mandatory evacuation were allowed to return home, but warned against complacency as the Yeti and McKinney fires were still burning. Credit: Didi France-Poe via Storyful
Ex-Emmerdale actor Sam Gannon has died suddenly while travelling in the US, his family have said. Gannon, 31, who played Kev in the long-running ITV soap in 2019, had been staying with family in Willows, California. Gannon's character in Emmerdale was a horse-drawn carriage coachman, sharing scenes with the character Charity Dingle, played by Emma Atkins.
Using hosepipes to water gardens and wash cars are banned under rules
A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility is raging uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing.
The heatwave is expected to roll over into next week amid an unusually dry August
Information obtained by the Children’s Commissioner showed black boys were disproportionately targeted
Three people have been rescued after a house collapsed in Thornton Heath, Croydon. Residents reported hearing a loud explosion before leaving their properties and seeing one house destroyed and other neighbouring homes damaged. Emergency services say three people were taken to hospital with injuries, while another was treated at the scene. .
Princess of pop Britney Spears will join forces with music maestro Elton John on a new single, the record company releasing the track said Monday.
Nigel Huddleston said the goal of football lessons for girls in 90% of English schools was ‘admirable’ and ‘a golden opportunity’.
A suspect in the shooting deaths of four people in Ohio has been arrested in Kansas
Diana Theodore, 72, is believed to have been murdered after police responded to an initial report of a burglary at her home
Mo Ostin, who has died aged 95, was an American record executive who as president and chairman of Warner records transformed what had been a, conservative, middle-of-the-road record label into the most significant in rock music’s golden age, and one of the biggest music businesses in America.
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