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Chancellor Rachel Reeves said increases in life expectancy have to be taken into account after ministers launched a review.

The Duchess of Sussex has 'had everything going for her' but the viewing figures for With Love, Meghan have still been 'dismal', an insider at the streamer reportedly said.

The Deputy Prime Minister is said to be at odds with the Chancellor by arguing that local authorities should be given the power to tax visitors' hotel stays.

A dispersal order has been put in place covering an Essex country park

The Durham University student was found dead at home in Wiltshire by her family at the age of just 20.

This is the moment a mid-air brawl broke out among passengers after a group of women refused to stop making noise while the lights were dimmed.

The supermarket has begun giving customers who order their groceries online or via its app the option to pay upfront for their chosen subscription period.

Stephanie is currently on holiday in Fuerteventura in Las Palmas and in true British fashion, she woke up at the crack of dawn to ensure she secured deck chairs for the day.

A health alert has been issued for British tourists travelling to a popular European destination this summer as two potentially fatal diseases have been detected.

On this day 12 year ago, a wood-and-gold easel announced the birth that was celebrated all over the world as Prince William and Princess Catherine welcomed the birth of their son and heir to the throne.

Concerns were also raised that the planned nursery would have a 'detrimental' effect on the local area

A DISPERSAL order has been authorised for areas of Great Notley.

Gym fan Georgia Toomey went to meet her boyfriend at The Tollemache Inn in Grantham after finishing a workout. She says she was outraged at being told to 'cover up' by staff.

Howard Phillips intended to help two apparent Russian agents called Sasha and Dima

Howard Phillips intended to help two apparent Russian agents called Sasha and Dima

The rapper, 36, has flown to the Spanish island to make a musical appearance on Love Island.

For many families, a trip to a waterpark is an essential part of summer - whether holidaying abroad or in the UK.

Pregnant with a longed-for child, Kerry Clifford expected to feel a sense of elation.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) intend to reevaluate how H-1B visas are issued, according to a regulatory filing. From a report: The notice, filed on Thursday with the US Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), seeks the statutory review of a proposed rule titled "Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions." Once the review is complete, which could be a matter of days or weeks, the text of the rule is expected to be published in the US Federal Register. Based on the rule title, it appears the government intends to change the system for allocating H-1B visas the current lottery to some system that will favor applicants who meet specified criteria, possibly related to skills. The H-1B visa program, which reached its Fiscal 2026 cap on Friday, allows skilled guest workers to come work in the US. As of 2019, there were about 600,000 H-1B workers in the US, according to USCIS. The foreign worker program is beloved by technology companies, ostensibly to hire talent not readily available from American workers. But H-1B -- along with the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program -- has long been criticized for making it easier to undercut US worker wages, limiting labor rights for immigrants, and for persistent abuse of the rules by outsourcing companies.

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Jade Yhnell, 37, was set to move house with her husband in 2012 but was devastated when their beloved pet Minx went missing.