Cladding scandal as thousands trapped in Grenfell-style flats ‘scammed’ by insurers

Exclusive: Residents unable to sell homes in blocks built with cladding deemed ‘safe’ seven years after Grenfell fire disaster – as insurance companies accused of profiteering by hiking premiums by up to 1,000%

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Putin says four Moscow attack gunmen arrested as Russians mourn 133 victims

The Moscow attack reminds us of the need for cooler heads to prevail

<p>Jeremy Hunt has insisted that he wants to help with childcare costs for those earning £100,000 </p>

UK Politics

Hunt on £100,000 salaries: ‘It doesn’t go as far as you might think’

F1

Verstappen rages as Red Bull catches fire and forces shock retirement

LiveHome News

Speculation about Princess’s health ‘worst ever seen’, ex-aide says

<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales have thanked the public for their support </p>

<p>‘We’ve seen the celebration of being gay, of gay marriage, of having children and all of those wonderful things, but not so much the splitting up’ </p>

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Luke Evans on fashion, marriage and body image: ‘I wasn’t pretty or flawless – I looked like a bloke’

Welsh star of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Hobbit’ talks about the importance of depicting gay divorce, leaving small-town Aberbargoed at 16, and why he’s launched a ‘bold and sexy’ lifestyle brand

<p>Jeremy Hunt refused to commit to compensation for Waspi women when questioned on the BBC</p>

UK Politics

Labour and Conservatives refuse to commit to compensating Waspi women

<p>Tenants are struggling to rent as costs continue to soar </p>

Home News

Britain’s rental market at ‘boiling point’ as prices skyrocket

<p>Anoushka Warden: ‘I want it to feel like something helpful that isn’t a self-help book’ </p>

Features

Anoushka Warden, the debut novelist rewriting female sexual desire

Freewheeling debut novel ‘I’m F***ing Amazing’ is full of eye-poppingly frank scenes of lust, as its protagonist searches for sex that actually makes her feel good. But at first, it made writer Anoushka Warden feel such shame that it stayed in a drawer for a year

Features

Anoushka Warden, the debut novelist rewriting female sexual desire

Freewheeling debut novel ‘I’m F***ing Amazing’ is full of eye-poppingly frank scenes of lust, as its protagonist searches for sex that actually makes her feel good. But at first, it made writer Anoushka Warden feel such shame that it stayed in a drawer for a year

<p>Laurence Fox with girfriend Elizabeth 'Liz' Barker attending the 'Rally for British Culture' protest, organised by Turning Point UK, at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London</p>

Home News

Laurence Fox mocked for calling for Nike boycott while wearing Nike

Simon Harris is the new leader of Fine Gael (Nick Bradshaw/PA)

UK

Simon Harris confirmed as new leader of Fine Gael

News

Derek Draper speaks out in rare footage from new documentary trailer

<p>It’s hard to know what’s going on inside our bodies without putting them under the microscope </p>

Health and Wellbeing

What are the ‘silent cancers’ that don’t have any symptoms?

Health and Wellbeing

What are the ‘silent cancers’ that don’t have any symptoms?

<p>YouTube ‘mom-fluencer’ Ruby Franke’s handwritten journal entries, detailing the horrific abuse she inflicted on her children, have been released by authorities</p>

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Jailed ‘momfluencer’ Ruby Franke’s journal details child abuse

<p>Jude Bellingham was fouled five times before he was substituted midway through the second half </p>

Football

Bellingham’s kicking against Brazil sends England a Euro 2024 warning

<p>Recent research found that the most effective form of exercise when it came to reducing depression symptoms was dancing; surpassing walking, jogging, yoga, tai chi and strength training</p>

Lifestyle

I tried ecstatic dance to see if it’s the ultimate therapy

As new research shows that dance could be the best cure for depression, Helen Coffey attempts to sashay her troubles away through free-form expressive movement

Lifestyle

I tried ecstatic dance to see if it’s the ultimate therapy

As new research shows that dance could be the best cure for depression, Helen Coffey attempts to sashay her troubles away through free-form expressive movement

<p>Ernie Hudson: ‘We can say it’s a racial thing, but I think if Eddie Murphy had played the role I played, he would have been paid very well’ </p>

Features

Ernie Hudson on the new Ghostbusters sequel and ‘disappointing’ reboot

<p>Canal & River Trust West Midlands have advised people not to be alarmed after they dropped dye into the Tame Valley Canal</p>

Home News

Residents' confusion as Birmingham canal turns green

Tennis

Sabalenka ends tragic week with emotional exit after Miami Open defeat

<p>To-do list: a detailed log of your sexual past may prove useful if, say, you develop an STI </p>

Love & Sex

The unlikely trend of listing who you’ve slept with on your phone

Love & Sex

The unlikely trend of listing who you’ve slept with on your phone

<p>Social sleuthers: relationship justice warriors, or busy bodies with nothing better to do? </p>

Lifestyle

Is the internet about to blow up your marriage?

<p>Suddenly nobody wants to live in the capital anymore - can London ever get its mojo back? </p>

Lifestyle

London is overpriced, flat and boring: so what is it for?

Tech

Why Elon Musk thinks his brain chip can solve our deepest problems

Neuralink’s announcement that it had implanted a chip in a person’s brain is a glimpse at a future that could change what it means to be human, writes Andrew Griffin. But what would it really mean to control our phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking?

Tech

Why Elon Musk thinks his brain chip can solve our deepest problems

Neuralink’s announcement that it had implanted a chip in a person’s brain is a glimpse at a future that could change what it means to be human, writes Andrew Griffin. But what would it really mean to control our phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking?

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UK Politics

Labour and Conservatives refuse to commit to compensating Waspi women

<p>Wetherspoons boss makes English breakfast pledge amid rising food costs.</p>

Lifestyle

Wetherspoon boss makes English breakfast pledge amid rising food costs

<p>A cybersecurity firm found that around 96 per cent of all deepfake videos are non-consensual pornography, while women are targets in 96 per cent of cases</p>

Home News

Rishi Sunak urged to close legal loophole on deepfake pornography

James Stunt arrives at the Rolls Building in London for the trial in March (Victoria Jones/PA)

Crime

Bankrupt British socialite is owner of centuries-old painting, judge rules

Crime

Bankrupt British socialite is owner of centuries-old painting, judge rules

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When does the Amazon Spring Sale end and what are the best discounts?

<p>The foreign secretary said Israel had an ‘obligation to ensure significantly more humanitarian aid reached the people of Gaza’</p>

UK Politics

Cameron warns UK could withhold weapons from Israel as international pressure mounts

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<p>Bushell’s daring escape got the Hollywood treatment in 1963 with a revered screen adaptation </p>

The longer read

The story of how the Gestapo murdered the hero of the Great Escape

His escape was immortalised in one of the most famous scenes in the film version of the breakout from Stalag Luft III, but only now – 80 years later – can the full story of hero pilot and serial escaper Roger Bushell be told, writes Guy Walters, author of ‘The Real Great Escape’

The longer read

The story of how the Gestapo murdered the hero of the Great Escape

His escape was immortalised in one of the most famous scenes in the film version of the breakout from Stalag Luft III, but only now – 80 years later – can the full story of hero pilot and serial escaper Roger Bushell be told, writes Guy Walters, author of ‘The Real Great Escape’

Guy Walters