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1 week ago | 
leicestermercury.co.uk | Dylan Hayward |Eric Williams
A piece of jewellery bought for £15 in a Leicester charity shop could now sell for thousands after being identified as a rare royal mourning ring. The piece was commissioned by prince regent George IV to honour his sister Princess Amelia following her death in 1810. Its significance was discovered when the buyer took it to auctioneer Charles Hanson. Princess Amelia died of tuberculosis - a loss which, historians say, led to her father George III's loss of sanity.
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2 weeks ago | 
aol.co.uk | Helen Corbett |Eric Williams |Katie Dickinson
Donald Trump has urged the UK to get rid of “unsightly windmills” and incentivise drilling for oil in the North Sea. The US president said the deal hammered out with Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is “working out well”. The agreement gives the UK relief from tariffs on cars and steel in exchange for allowing America’s agricultural industry greater access to British markets.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Helen Corbett |Mathilde Grandjean |Helen William |Eric Williams
Starmer’s former minister Haigh urges him to rip up tax rules to counter ReformSir Keir Starmer’s former transport secretary has urged him to stage an “economic reset” and rip up tax rules to get voters onside after Reform UK’s success in the local elections. MP Louise Haigh, who resigned as a Cabinet minister in November, said welfare reforms and the loss of winter fuel payments were “totemic” for many voters.
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1 month ago | 
malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Helen Corbett |Mathilde Grandjean |Helen William |Eric Williams
Helen Corbett, Mathilde Grandjean, Helen William and Eric Williams, PA4 May 2025 at 6:54 am·4-min readReform UK is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force” after the party’s successes in local elections, Wes Streeting has said. Labour and the Conservatives are under pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats in Thursday’s polls.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Helen Corbett |Mathilde Grandjean |Helen William |Eric Williams
Reform UK is “a real threat” to Labour and is being treated as a “serious opposition force” after the party’s successes in local elections, Wes Streeting has said. Labour and the Conservatives are under pressure to reverse their parties’ fortunes after Reform picked up 10 councils and more than 600 seats in Thursday’s polls. Nigel Farage, whose party also gained an MP in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, hailed the results as the end of two-party politics.
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1 month ago | 
irishnews.com | Eric Williams |Joe Hadden
The UK has seen the warmest start to May on record as temperatures continue to soar, with firefighters battling wildfires and warnings over the “hidden dangers” of open water swimming. Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registered 29.3C on Thursday afternoon, the Met Office said, taking it past the previous May 1 record high temperature of 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Moray in 1990.
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1 month ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Eric Williams |Joe Hadden
Kew Gardens, in south-west London, registered 29.3C on Thursday afternoon, the Met Office said, taking it past the previous May 1 record high temperature of 27.4C at Lossiemouth in Moray in 1990. Thursday was also the warmest day of the year so far beating the previous high of 26.7C reached in Wisley, Surrey, on Wednesday, the agency said. Firefighters are battling a 2km moorland blaze which broke out near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, on Thursday.
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1 month ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Jacob Phillips |Eric Williams
London is facing a heightening risk of wildfires as the capital prepares for what could be the hottest day of the year so far. The Met Office said temperatures would peak on Friday in London and south-east England with the mercury set to hit 23C, 10C above average for the time of year. There could be uninterrupted sunshine until Sunday morning followed by a further week of sunny spells and dry conditions, the forecaster said.
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2 months ago | 
irishnews.com | Eric Williams |Mark Robinson
A warning of an “extreme” wildfire risk has been issued for Northern Ireland and parts of the UK following a number of fires in recent weeks. The Met Office issued amber warnings for fire severity in the north in addition to parts of Scotland and England. It follows a series of gorse fires which have affected areas in the Mournes, including two large blazes in Slieve Binnian last week.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
thejefffoxshow.com | Jeff Fox |Eric Williams
This post was originally published on this sitePete Carroll didn’t come back for a rebuilding project. On Friday night, the Las Vegas Raiders executed a trade with the Seattle Seahawks to bring Geno Smith to the desert for a third-round pick. After their failed effort to lure Matthew Stafford away from the Rams, the Raiders didn’t take long to set their sights on another veteran quarterback who can help their 73-year-old head coach win now.
