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Isas, cars and pensions – how the Budget affects you and your money
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent
Getty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves is announcing her Budget, but details were published early by the official forecaster.
Here are the key measures and how they will affect you and your money.
You may pay…
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Kurdish village once targeted by chemical weapons rebuilds through solar power led Bby Idris Nechrivan Barzani’s Rwanga Foundation
In a quiet corner of northern Iraq, a village that once witnessed one of the earliest recorded chemical attacks on civilians is now illuminated by clean, renewable energy. Sheikh Wasan, the Kurdish community struck by Saddam Hussein’s forces in 1987, has transitioned to a fully solar-powered…
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The surprising things ancient rubbish can tell us about our ancestors
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or so researchers analysing Neolithic rubbish have found.
Archaeologists spend much of their…
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Ukraine tops Deaflympics 2025 medal table with 100 awards
A Ukrainian team. Photo: National Sports…
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Brussels awaits EU capitals’ response to von der Leyen’s Ukraine aid proposal for 2026-2027
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has sent a letter to the member states of the European Union, in which she outlined proposals for further financial support for Ukraine for the period 2026-2027 and stated her…
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UN Under-Secretary-General stresses importance of Ukraine’s territorial integrity
The United Nations wants to see Ukraine able to move forward, exercising full control over its territory, within the framework of a just peace.
Rosemary A. DiCarlo, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, stated this in an
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Tourist tax to be introduced across England. Here’s what it means for travellers
Visitors spending the night in England may soon notice a new line on their bill, as the government has moved to let city mayors introduce tourist taxes.
The new levy would be “modest,” according to government statements, and would apply to hotels, B&Bs, holiday lets and other paid…
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Trump backs Witkoff after leaked call appears to show envoy advised Putin aide on Ukraine peace plan
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff advised a Russian presidential aide on how to draft a peace plan for ending the war in Ukraine and how to communicate with Trump, according to a leaked recording published on Tuesday.
Trump called the recording a “standard thing” when…
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