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What the new Consumer Duty rules mean for your finances

New regulations coming into force at the end of July should signal good news for customers of banks and other financial services firms.

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Manchester alleyway transformed into a plant-filled haven

A Royal Mail driver has transformed the once litter-strewn alleyway that runs behind his house in Manchester into a plant-filled haven. When Patrick Smikle, 63, moved to the area four decades ago, the “ginnel” was used for fly-tipping. Sixteen years ago, however, he began turning it into a garden, helped…

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Bull gores the ‘Messi of matadors’

The “Messi of matadors” has been gored by a bull, reported The Telegraph. Andres Roca Rey, a “darling of the Spanish media” was hospitalised with severe bruising after the incident with the half-ton bull. The animal, which had already been stabbed several times in the back with banderillas, tossed Roca…

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Mick Jagger: five things you might not know about the octogenarian rockstar

“What a drag it is, getting old,” sang a fresh-faced Mick Jagger in 1966. Today, the icon, rebel, knight and ultimate rock and roll reprobate turns 80, with celebrations that will reportedly feature 300 of his closest friends, including bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, at a lavish party in…

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The UK’s looming rental crisis

In the latest crisis to hit UK renters, private rents have risen at their fastest since 2016, according to new data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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White House to doghouse: Biden’s German shepherd bites Secret Service agents

President Biden’s dog has bitten his Secret Service agents at least 10 times, according to a report from a conservative watchdog group.

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Rosewood Mayakoba review: a stunning setting to rave about

It feels too nonchalant to describe Rosewood Mayakoba as a hotel. Yes, all the components of a hotel exist – rooms, restaurants, staff and so on – but when did you last get a keycard for a floating villa in the south Mexican jungle?

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Facekinis: the latest beachwear trend in China

As temperatures in Beijing continue to rise this summer, a hot new fashion trend has emerged: the facekini.

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Can the Ukraine-Russia Black Sea grain deal be rescued?

Concerns over a global food crisis are mounting as the West continues to look for safe ways to export Ukrainian grain following the ending of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

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The ‘say maaate’ anti-sexism campaign: a case of right target, wrong action?

The Mayor of London’s new campaign to tackle misogyny has been widely derided as a PR stunt that will do nothing to address the serious dangers faced by women in the capital.

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Roman-era Brits kept lap dogs

The remains of a miniature dachshund-like dog have been found at what was once the villa of a wealthy family, suggesting that people kept pets during the Roman era. The 1,800-year-old remains, among artefacts recovered from a nature reserve near Oxford, suggest that it was 20cm tall at the shoulder,…

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Barbie: from problematic toy to feminist icon?

Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster film “Barbie” has brought the legacy of the popular yet controversial doll back into the limelight.

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Twitter to X and five other controversial rebrands from history

Twitter’s blue bird is soon to be no more as owner Elon Musk this week announced the company’s logo is to be a black X.

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Nigel Farage debanking row: NatWest chairman under pressure after BBC apology

Pressure is mounting on NatWest to reveal whether its chief executive played a role in leaking private information about Nigel Farage.

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What do Netanyahu’s judicial reforms mean for the future of Israel?

Israel has seen some of the largest protests in its history after the country’s parliament, the Knesset, passed the first of a series of bills aimed at overhauling the judiciary.

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Your rights if your summer holiday is cancelled

From wildfires in Rhodes and Corfu to airport staff strikes, families are facing plenty of disruption to their summer holidays this year.

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How worried we should be about space debris

A large piece of unidentified space debris has been discovered washed up on a remote beach in Western Australia.

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‘Disturbing satire’ says we’ll be sold human meat

A Channel 4 satire last night pretended that human meat will be sold to address the cost of living crisis. During the show, “Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat”, Wallace said that he was visiting a company that sold “engineered human meat” as a way to combat the cost of…

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‘Islas Malvinas’ and the new battle over the Falklands

Rishi Sunak has criticised the European Union for a “regrettable choice of words” after it appeared to endorse the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands, “Islas Malvinas”.

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Spain’s uncertain political future after election deadlock

Spain is facing months of political gridlock after parliamentary elections saw the conservative bloc fail to win enough votes to form a government.

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Travel firms criticised as repatriation of British holidaymakers begins from Rhodes

Some UK airlines are continuing to sell flights to Rhodes, even as travel companies struggle to repatriate thousands of evacuated tourists while flames ravage the Greek island.

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The sinister side to India's fantasy gaming craze

Millions of sports fans around the world seek to strike it lucky by creating virtual teams from popular athletes and tracking their real-life performances in the hope of winning a cash prize. But in India, this form of entertainment appears to be turning into something much more harmful.

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Will Sunak and Starmer drop green policies to win voters?

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak could water down or even drop much of their green agenda, as both look to prioritise the economy in a bid to win voters ahead of the next general election.

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Green man will stay on longer for fat Brits

The green man will be displayed longer at crossings because Brits are getting “fatter and older”, said the Daily Star. Guidelines are being tweaked to allow the green man 20% longer at crossings so a slower, fatter, older population can cross the road. Under government guidelines, pedestrians have 6.1 seconds…

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How to make homes cooler without cranking up the air conditioning

Jesus Lizana, Marie-Curie research fellow in the Department of Engineering Science, Nicole Miranda, senior researcher and college lecturer in Engineering, and Radhika Khosla associate professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the University of Oxford explain the easy ways to keep cool as the mercury rises.

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