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Clinton slams Trump as selfish, vengeful – and old: ‘Do you want to spend four years counting the crowd size?’_l

‘The next time you hear him, don’t count the lies, count the I’s. He’s like the tenor warming up before the opera: me, me, me, me,’ Clinton said of Trump Bill Clinton tore into Donald Trump while touting Kamala Harris’s leadership on Wednesday at…

Woman, 75, uses gardening tools to fill in potholes outside home in Scottish village_l

Jenny Paterson says council are ‘not very interested in us’ so she and her neighbour tackled holes themselves Jenny Paterson said there was a ‘12ft long crater’ outside her home caused by digging work that had never been resurfaced, as…

US hospital told family their daughter had checked out when in fact she’d died_lus

Family of Jessie Peterson, 31, spent a year searching for her before learning hospital had shipped body to storage facility Jessie Peterson’s family spent a year searching for her after they were told that she had checked herself out of…

‘Messy’ pension rule change allowed Brits to move over £1billion overseas without tax bill_

A unique loophole allowed thousands to shift their pension savings overseas without the lifetime allowance tax charge. Pensioners who made use of the loophole got away without a tax bill (Image: GETTY) When the pension’s lifetime allowance was taken down in 2023, savvy…

Death tax bills set to surge with Budget raid taking thousands from the bereaved_l

The total raised from what has become known as Britain’s most hated tax in the three months rose 9 percent to £2.8 billion. Government receipts from Inheritance Tax (IHT) surged by £200 million in the three months from April to…

State pensioners are missing out on £70,000 for three reasons_l

A new analysis shows a huge disparity between state pension payment rates across the country. A new analysis shows a huge disparity between state pension payment rates across the country. (Image: Getty) Many state pensioners are facing a significant financial shortfall, with some…

Social housing rents to rise as part of UK push to build affordable homes_l

Rachel Reeves works on plan for 10-year formula to give councils and housing associations certainty Social housing rents will rise by more than inflation over the next decade as part of UK government plans to boost affordable housebuilding and shore…

Harry and Meghan’s tour of Colombia ‘squandered public money’, says local councilman_l

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embarked on an official tour of Colombia A Colombian councilman has accused the vice president of “squandering public money” on “vanity” in the wake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s quasi royal tour of the country. The Duke…

All eyes on America’s ‘blue wall’ as Harris scrambles to woo key voters_lus

Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin hold the election key – can the Democrats see off the challenge from Trump? Away from the deafening roar of the party faithful that nightly fills the Democratic national convention in Chicago an urgent question is…

Trump attacks Kamala Harris and ‘Marxist left’ in speech to police_lus

Ex-president falsely claims US is in grip of violent crime wave, and vows to shield officers from legal accountability Donald Trump has pledged to shield police officers from legal accountability if he is re-elected as president after falsely claiming the…