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Students at Kent University have expressed fears of the “spread of disease” after a meningitis outbreak. Speaking to GB News National Reporter Will Godley, students told the People’s Channel they fear the campus becoming a “quarantine zone” as pupils queue to receive precautionary antibiotics.The students told GB News: “I’m quite concerned to be honest, because I’m presuming everyone in this queue has been near people who’ve been infected. Which means, for all I’m aware, this could be a quarantine zone itself, they could be spreading the disease across everyone. “I’d rather get through this queue as quickly as possible to…

Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party faces an early test of its popularity in Wales tomorrow.A by-election will take place in the Milford Haven Hakin ward on Pembrokeshire County Council. It comes as Nigel Farage’s Reform UK looks set to make serious gains in the Welsh parliamentary elections this May, alongside Plaid Cymru. GB News has taken a look at who is standing in Milford Haven Hakin and what the result could mean for the upcoming Senedd contests. Milford Hakin (Pembrokeshire) Councillor Mike Stoddart died in January | PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCILThe Milford Haven Hakin by-election was called after the death of…

British consumers will see a significant shift in how they pay at the checkout later this week when the nationwide £100 contactless payment ceiling is abolished.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new regulations giving banks and payment providers greater flexibility over transaction limits, which will come into effect on Thursday (March 19).Under the revised rules, financial institutions may also offer customers the option to select their preferred spending limits or disable tap-to-pay functionality altogether.Individual banks will determine their own timelines for implementing changes, meaning adjustments will not occur uniformly across all providers from day one.Contactless payment rules are changing…

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The Prime Minister should stop “preaching about net zero” and start protecting motorists from soaring costs, campaigners say. Sir Keir Starmer pledged this morning that he will help UK households with the cost of living amid the energy price spike caused by the war in the Middle East. The Government will be providing £53million to help households hit by rocketing heating oil bills, which aren’t covered by the Ofgem price cap. The PM vowed to pursue any company found to have been profiteering. But the TaxPayers Alliance accused him of “tinkering around the edges” and argued that scrapping a planned…

Manchester United have no plans to reverse their decision to release veteran midfielder Casemiro at the end of the season.The Brazilian, 34, announced in January that he would leave the club when his £350,000-a-week contract expires.Despite his strong performances this season, United concluded they would not offer a new deal to the former Real Madrid midfielder, who will be available on a free transfer.Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe previously voiced incredulity about Casemiro’s £18.2m annual salary, and the 73-year-old has vowed to drive down costs.That was thought to be behind the decision not to trigger the option on Casemiro’s contract, with…

England wing Tommy Freeman and Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong both said similar after being involved in last summer’s Lions tour of Australia.”Without realising it, I think I was tired,” Freeman said of his return to club side Northampton.”My body felt like I was OK to go and I was saying to coaches ‘Yeah I’m fine, I’m fine’. I just think mentally it was a bit more of a struggle.”Three-time Lion Furlong said: “Everything maybe seems insignificant the year after.”France’s players may not have that much sympathy. A campaign in their domestic top flight – the Top 14 – can stretch…

A teenage pupil who died after in Meningitis outbreak in Kent has been named.The headteacher at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School in Faversham has paid tribute to Year 13 pupil Juliette.Headteacher Amelia McIlroy said Juliette was “a lovely girl” as she offered her condolences to her family. She said the focus now was on the safety and wellbeing of the rest of the school community.In a statement, she said: “It is with great sadness that we are confirming the loss of Juliette, a much loved and treasured member of our school community.”Juliette was a student at our school for seven years.…

Britain will not participate in a joint military campaign alongside the United States and Israel against Iran, Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has declared.Speaking to GB News, Mr McFadden stated: “We’ve not sought to be protagonists in this war. The Prime Minister has made that clear from the beginning.”The cabinet minister drew a clear distinction between different forms of military involvement, noting that safeguarding British citizens and military assets differs fundamentally from joining an offensive war.”There’s a difference between defensive action to protect your citizens and your assets and being part of a joint war with the United States…

Catherine shared a subtle Mother’s Day message after changing tradition from her usual post on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s social media.Previous years have seen Catherine, 44, share family photos with Prince William and the couple’s children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.In 2025, she broke with tradition by showcasing an edited clip that highlighted the strength of Mother Nature.This year, it appeared that the Princess of Wales went without posting at all for Mother’s Day.Catherine shared a subtle Mother’s Day message | PABut Catherine did share a Mothering Sunday message with her Royal Foundation Centre for Early…