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Labor has said it wants to end the “outrageous” bonuses faced by customers of prepayment energy meters. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said Labor will end the ‘unjustifiable’ practice which can result in people with prepaid energy meters being charged more than those paying by direct debit. The call for change comes as analysts predicted …

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MPs have received nearly £70,000 in free tickets to concerts and sporting events this summer, including concerts by Ed Sheeran and Adele and the British Grand Prix. An update to the MPs’ Register of Interests published on Thursday revealed that 10 MPs received tickets worth several thousand pounds for the Silverstone Grand Prix. Among the …

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Liz Truss has hit back at claims that her plans for an emergency tax cut budget would be an “election suicide note”, accusing Rishi Sunak supporters of spreading “omens of doom”. Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab, who is backing the former chancellor in the Tory leadership race, said Ms Truss’ promise to scrap the National …

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Voting is underway for Kenya’s presidential election, where an opposition leader backed by the incumbent prime minister faces off against the vice president who presents himself as an outsider and a “scammer”. The election is believed to be close and East Africa’s economic hub could see a presidential run-off for the first time. Economic issues …

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Israeli troops killed three Palestinians and injured dozens more in a shootout during an arrest operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian health ministry said. The deaths came a day after a ceasefire ended three days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip. …

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Lamb, batting at No. 10, had to throw the last pitch of the afternoon – delivered by Harry Gadd – over the boundary ropes to give his team the win at Bexley. Which he did, Wimbledon progressing to the South East Regional play-off final by a margin of two wickets. The Dons had needed 40 …

Havant’s national dream Vitality Blast T20 is over after Wimbledon hit a six on the last ball to claim a dramatic victory Read More »

At least eight people have been killed and six others are missing after heavy rain hit the South Korean capital. The rainfall turns the streets of Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district into rivers, leaving submerged vehicles and overwhelming public transportation systems. Commuters slowly returned to work on Tuesday morning after emergency crews worked overnight to clean …

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The 1920s entrance to Wimbledon Chase station in south London could be replaced by an apartment block if the developer’s plans are approved. The station is on the Wimbledon to Sutton Railway served by Thameslink, and the station, which is built on an embankment, opened in July 1929, with an attractive, if now rather shabby …

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