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Scottish government scraps green heating plans for new homes
Getty Images Heat pump installation formed part of legislation drafted by the Scottish Greens The Scottish government is to scrap flagship plans to make homeowners switch to greener heating soon after buying a new home. The acting net-zero secretary Gillian Martin told MSPs that the draft Heat in Buildings Bill would no longer be put […]
‘Worrying’ number of teens lose payments at age 16
Joanna Morris BBC Shared Data Unit Getty Images Personal Independence Payment, which is not means-tested, is intended to help disabled people fund extra costs associated with their disabilities Teenagers with incurable conditions are among hundreds a week being stripped of disability benefits after their 16th birthdays. Nearly a third of those who received Disability Living […]
Welsh-only names for all Welsh Parliament seats
Elliw Gwawr & Cemlyn Davies Political correspondent, BBC Wales News Getty Images All Senedd constituencies will have Welsh-language only names from next year, under final decisions by the Democracy and Boundary Commission. The move has been welcomed by Welsh language campaigners but criticised by ex-Conservative Senedd group leader Andrew RT Davies. The Cardiff constituencies will […]
Government backs paid miscarriage bereavement leave
The government has said it supports paid bereavement leave for couples who experience a miscarriage. Business Minister Justin Madders told MPs he “fully accepts” the principle of bereavement leave for pregnancy loss and promised to look at adding the right to the Employment Rights Bill. Currently employees are eligible for parental bereavement leave if they […]
HMRC to use voice recognition to speed up calls
Callers to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be able to use their voice as a password in a bid to speed up calls, a government minister has announced. The UK tax authority has been heavily criticised for its failure to answer tens of thousands of calls, and for long delays on phonelines. James Murray, […]
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Tash Sultana reveals wife Jaimie Sultana’s cancer diagnosis with new song Hold On
Tash Sultana has revealed their “whole world stopped” after their long-term partner was diagnosed with cancer. The 29-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist shared the devastating news through an Instagram video promoting her new song Hold On. “I wrote this song for my partner who was diagnosed with cancer at the end of last year,” Sultana said. […]
Indian Americans worried over US ties under new administration, survey shows
AFP Donald Trump (right) and Narendra Modi met at the White House for talks in February Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India’s future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds. The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and YouGov […]
St Kilda Saints hand coach Ross Lyon one-year contract extension, Collingwood Magpies coach Craig McRae apologises for comments aimed at Toby Bedford, Adam Kingsley
Loading The Saints made finals in Lyon’s first year in 2023, but finished 12th last year, despite winning eight of their final 12 games. Lyon, who led the Saints in three grand finals in his previous tenure, and also a lost a grand final with Fremantle, said he remained as committed as ever to his […]
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
President Trump hosted an exclusive car show at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The only company represented: Tesla. The only purpose: helping Elon Musk. With Tesla facing a backlash over Mr. Musk’s role in the Trump administration, the president said he wanted to buy one of the company’s electric vehicles. But Mr. Trump, always […]
Is the US headed into a recession under Trump?
Getty Images During his election campaign last year, Donald Trump promised Americans he would usher in a new era of prosperity. Now two months into his presidency, he’s painting a slightly different picture. He has warned that it will be hard to bring down prices and the public should be prepared for a “little disturbance” […]
Scottish government scraps green heating plans for new homes
Getty Images Heat pump installation formed part of legislation drafted by the Scottish Greens The Scottish government is to scrap flagship plans to make homeowners switch to greener heating soon after buying a new home. The acting net-zero secretary Gillian Martin told MSPs that the draft Heat in Buildings Bill would no longer be put […]
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Tash Sultana reveals wife Jaimie Sultana’s cancer diagnosis with new song Hold On
Tash Sultana has revealed their “whole world stopped” after their long-term partner was diagnosed with cancer. The 29-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist shared the devastating news through an Instagram video promoting her new song Hold On. “I wrote this song for my partner who was diagnosed with cancer at the end of last year,” Sultana said. […]
Indian Americans worried over US ties under new administration, survey shows
AFP Donald Trump (right) and Narendra Modi met at the White House for talks in February Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India’s future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds. The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and YouGov […]
St Kilda Saints hand coach Ross Lyon one-year contract extension, Collingwood Magpies coach Craig McRae apologises for comments aimed at Toby Bedford, Adam Kingsley
Loading The Saints made finals in Lyon’s first year in 2023, but finished 12th last year, despite winning eight of their final 12 games. Lyon, who led the Saints in three grand finals in his previous tenure, and also a lost a grand final with Fremantle, said he remained as committed as ever to his […]
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
President Trump hosted an exclusive car show at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The only company represented: Tesla. The only purpose: helping Elon Musk. With Tesla facing a backlash over Mr. Musk’s role in the Trump administration, the president said he wanted to buy one of the company’s electric vehicles. But Mr. Trump, always […]
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Tash Sultana reveals wife Jaimie Sultana’s cancer diagnosis with new song Hold On
Tash Sultana has revealed their “whole world stopped” after their long-term partner was diagnosed with cancer. The 29-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist shared the devastating news through an Instagram video promoting her new song Hold On. “I wrote this song for my partner who was diagnosed with cancer at the end of last year,” Sultana said. […]
Indian Americans worried over US ties under new administration, survey shows
AFP Donald Trump (right) and Narendra Modi met at the White House for talks in February Indian Americans are increasingly optimistic about India’s future, but hold deep concerns about US-India relations under a second Donald Trump administration, a new survey finds. The 2024 Indian-American Survey, conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and YouGov […]
St Kilda Saints hand coach Ross Lyon one-year contract extension, Collingwood Magpies coach Craig McRae apologises for comments aimed at Toby Bedford, Adam Kingsley
Loading The Saints made finals in Lyon’s first year in 2023, but finished 12th last year, despite winning eight of their final 12 games. Lyon, who led the Saints in three grand finals in his previous tenure, and also a lost a grand final with Fremantle, said he remained as committed as ever to his […]
Trump Poses With a Tesla, a Move Aimed Solely at Helping Musk
President Trump hosted an exclusive car show at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The only company represented: Tesla. The only purpose: helping Elon Musk. With Tesla facing a backlash over Mr. Musk’s role in the Trump administration, the president said he wanted to buy one of the company’s electric vehicles. But Mr. Trump, always […]
Is the US headed into a recession under Trump?
Getty Images During his election campaign last year, Donald Trump promised Americans he would usher in a new era of prosperity. Now two months into his presidency, he’s painting a slightly different picture. He has warned that it will be hard to bring down prices and the public should be prepared for a “little disturbance” […]
Scottish government scraps green heating plans for new homes
Getty Images Heat pump installation formed part of legislation drafted by the Scottish Greens The Scottish government is to scrap flagship plans to make homeowners switch to greener heating soon after buying a new home. The acting net-zero secretary Gillian Martin told MSPs that the draft Heat in Buildings Bill would no longer be put […]
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