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Sussex community music group celebrates record £5,500 donation to St Peter & St James Hospice after Crawley gig

A community music group is celebrating after making its largest single charity donation to date.

DWP confirms exact date for pensioners to opt out of £300 Winter Fuel Payment

There is a strict September deadline for anyone wishing to opt out of the payments

'Beautiful young soul' named after East Lancs Road fatal motorbike crash

Harry Douglas died of his injuries days after the crash on the St Helens section of the road

Greater Manchester weekend weather forecast as 'heavy rain' and 'blustery winds' hit

It could be a wet start to the weekend for many

Mum's emotional tribute to 'loud and bubbly' daughter who died in Grangetown house fire

On Monday, Natalie's loved ones will return to Eston Events Centre where they celebrated her wedding just nine months ago as they commemorate her life

Man dies in Dundee car crash after two people rushed to hospital

A 69-year-old man died from his injuries.

Floral tribute left after man died in alleged Brunswick assault

Douglas Moffat, 56, died after sustaining life-threatening injuries in the street brawl in Newcastle on Wednesday evening

Furious driver sped towards police officer in near miss before vehicle swap

Harrison Douglas Long has now been jailed for 14 months

'I've turned the page' - Camara on Chelsea deal collapse

Monaco and Senegal midfielder Lamine Camara says he is moving on from his failed £47.1m move to Chelsea.

Full DAZN TV boxing schedule as Benn, Alvarez, Garcia and Jordan McCann set to fight

There are a number of fights set to take place over the next weeks, with big names from Greater Manchester and afar

I tax my seven year old girl's pocket money - my kids need to learn

Phoebe Lee is also getting ready to implement the tax for her younger children

Donald Trump says he would ‘love to see’ a united Ireland and ‘it may as well happen now’

DUP leader Gavin Robinson says NI’s future ‘will be decided by the people of Northern Ireland’

Donald Trump says he would like to see a united Ireland

Coventry fraudster jailed after stealing thousands of pounds targeting the elderly and vulnerable

His actions were described as 'calculated and sustained fraud'

Demolition work starts on 'eyesore' North Staffordshire pub shut since 2008

It will be replaced with a farm shop and restaurant

Sauchiehall Street could face biggest transformation in a century under Art School plans

An FOI submitted by Glasgow Live shows that the Board of Governors no longer see the Mackintosh as "essential" but believe that the "creative district vision" similar to projects in Barcelona and Montreal could be the w…

Households urged to clean musty washing machines with 2 kitchen staples

A cleaning expert shared a two-ingredient method that can tackle musty washing machine smells — and both items are already in your kitchen

London Underground workers exposed to asbestos without protective masks, documents reveal

Hundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 years Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under…

Steve Jones on the pros and cons of AI datacentres – cartoon

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‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims

Stressed UK homeowners tell of cracks opening up in the walls around them after two record-hot summers “We’ve got one wall with an absolutely huge diagonal crack, through which we can see through to the other room; you…

Home Bargains 'stylish' £7 storage basket adds 'distinctive touch' to rooms

It is a functional and decorative piece

Coventry campaign over 'unfair' council tax postcode lottery triggers boundary review

The council has agreed to look at the issue after concerns over unfairly high council tax bills and the impact of new housing developments

Coventry Tories demand 'full scrutiny' and answers over commissioner appointment

The Council Leader has been asked to ensure transparency over Kerrie Carmichael becoming the Mayor’s Commissioner for Communities and Public Services

Stafford Borough Council 2027 elections back on as super council plan 'paused'

Stafford Borough Council was facing the axe in 2028