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'A blueprint' Scheme in Edwardian social housing aims to bust heat pump myths

Some of the earliest examples of purpose-built social housing in the UK can still be found tucked away along central London's more affluent streets.

Australian gold miner to pay Mali $160m after employees detained

An Australian gold mining company has agreed to pay US$160m (£126m) to Mali's government, after the west African country's junta detained its chief executive and two other employees.

ONS seeks to measure 'inclusive income' as an alternative to GDP

For generations the economy's progress has been measured by a single figure - gross domestic product (GDP). But the UK's official number cruncher, the Office for National Statistics (0NS), is developing an alternative way to judge what constitutes economic growth with a View to declaring whether the way we do business is more or less sustainable than the previous year.

Asos boss given £300,000 pay boost despite increasing losses

Asos has been accused of rewarding its chief executive for \"spectacular failure\" after giving him a £300,000 pay rise even as the online fast-fashion retailer cut jobs and recorded widening losses.

Tax rises may tip more firms over the edge, says insolvency practitioner

Higher employment costs as a result of the budget may push more businesses into financial difficulty, according to the UK's largest insolvency practitioner.

Blow to chancellor as surveys show budget has hit confidence

Tax rises in the budget have sapped consumer confidence and will lead to sharp reductions in private sector pay growth next year, two separate reports have warned.

Pelicot's son tells rape trial of family's 'devastation'

Gisèle Pelicot's children yesterday described their \"devastation\" to learn that their father had drugged their mother and invited dozens of men to rape her, begging him in court to tell the truth about whether he had abused other members of the family.

Cutting-edge labs and a rainforest Nigeria's hopes for new art museum

Benin City in modern-day Nigeria was once the capital of a bustling kingdom, which left a magnificent artistic legacy of plaques and sculpture in cast bronze that were looted by British colonial forces in 1897.

Schools forced to close as Delhi suffers worst air pollution of 2024

Pollution levels in India's capital have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offices to close and cloaking the city in thick brown smog.

Mystery of the stolen nursery shoes solved as footage catches thief

Police and staff were flummoxed when shoes started disappearing from a kindergarten in south-west Japan, not least because the \"thefts\" were of single shoes, not pairs.

Shipping out Cruise offers escape from next four years

As Donald Trump prepares to begin his second four-year term, a cruise company is giving Americans the choice to opt out and escape.

Iowa Pollster quits after she wrongly predicted Harris shift

J Ann Selzer, the celebrated Iowa election pollster, announced on Sunday she was moving on \"to other ventures and opportunities\", two weeks after her survey in the state wrongly predicted a strong shift to Kamala Harris in the days before the US election.

Trump confirms he will 'use military assets' to carry out mass deportations

Donald Trump appeared to confirm yesterday that his administration would declare a national emergency and use the US military to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

'No accountability' Israeli attacks on children in West Bank surge

Mohammad was 12, a football-mad teenager who spent his days dreaming of a career on the pitch and his last minutes practicing ball skills. Ghassan was 14, a quiet, generous teenager who ran errands for elderly relatives, with an adoring six-year-old brother who stuck to him like a shadow.

Gaza Gunmen loot 98 lorries in attack on aid convoy

Armed gunmen attacked and looted about a hundred lorries carrying desperately needed supplies for Palestinians in Gaza over the weekend, the biggest such attack during 13 months of war in the territory and new evidence of the growing power of Gaza's criminal gangs.

Plan to create new nursery places is unlikely to work, research finds

A flagship government policy to create 100,000 new nursery places using spare capacity in English primary schools is \"unlikely to work\", according to research.

Stop chasing lost emu, say police in Lincolnshire

Attempts to recapture an on-the-run emu are being hampered by members of the public chasing the bird in 4x4 vehicles, police have said.

Fears for water quality in Wye and Severn as chicken farming numbers hit 51m

More than 51 million chickens are being industrially farmed in the river valleys of the Severn and Wye - equal to 79 chickens for every person in the region, according to new figures.

Roblox gives parents more oversight amid child safety concerns

The fast-growing children's gaming platform Roblox is handing parents greater oversight of their children's activity and restricting the youngest users from more violent, crude and scary content after warnings about child grooming, exploitation and sharing of indecent images.

'It's older than my dad' Thames Water has left ancient IT prone to attack, say sources

Thames Water has left ancient IT prone to attack, say sources

Yorkshire town may bring UK's first legal case over 'forever chemicals'

Residents in the town with the UK's highest identified concentration of \"forever chemicals\" have instructed lawyers to investigate the possibility of a first-of-its-kind legal claim, against a firefighting foam manufacturer in the centre of Bentham.

Ed Sheeran: I wish I wasn't on Band Aid anniversary single

Ed Sheeran has said he would rather not be on the forthcoming anniversary version of the Band Aid charity single Do They Know It's Christmas?, aligning himself with criticism of the song as dehumanising and damaging to Africans.

Artist loses out on prize in Germany over Israel boycott Vow

A German architecture foundation has rescinded one of its €10,000 (£8,400) awards from a British artist over the signing of an open letter promising a boycott of Israeli cultural institutions, citing the German governments controversial antisemitism resolution as a factor.

AI cloning of celebrities' voices is outstripping the law, experts warn

It's the new badge of celebrity status that nobody wants. Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Kylie Jenner have all had their voices cloned by fraudsters.

Costly new dynamic The retailers raising prices according to demand

Paying a premium for a flight during the school holidays or a cab at peak hours might be expected, but fluctuating charges - otherwise known as dynamic pricing - could become the norm in other industries, say experts.

After years of writing about political correctness gone mad, surely this was Allison's moment

In all her interactions, there is only one victim. Herself. It's possible she has more in common with the wokerati than she imagines

Minecraft enters the real world with £85m global theme park deal

The global gaming phenomenon Minecraft is coming to the real world in a global deal to open themed rides, attractions, hotels and retail outlets, starting with the UK and the US.

Aye or no? How key ministers stand on 'very sensitive issue'

The private members' bill introduced by the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater that would legalise assisted dying for people who are terminally ill with less than six months to live has its first House of Commons vote on 29 November.

Mortgages Rate rises not down to Labour's budget, insists Starmer

Keir Starmer has conceded he was disappointed in the UK growth figures last week, but denied that Labour's budget was responsible for a recent uptick in mortgage rates.

Phillipson set to Vote against bill on assisted dying as PM warns cabinet to remain neutral

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, indicated yesterday she was likely to Vote against the bill to legalise assisted dying, as Keir Starmer issued a veiled warning to cabinet ministers such as Wes Streeting to remain neutral on the issue.