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State pensioners in North Lincolnshire are being offered free energy‑efficient cooking appliances to help cut household energy bills during the colder months.The support is being delivered through the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) Household Support Fund, which is designed to help vulnerable households manage rising living costs.North Lincolnshire Council is providing free air fryers, slow cookers and one‑cup kettles to eligible residents who have reached state pension age and live within the council area.Deliveries began in September and applications remain open as the current funding round continues.The Household Support Fund is scheduled to run until 31 March 2026, with…

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Becky MortonPolitical reporterEPANigel Farage has insisted Reform UK will not become the Conservative Party 2.0 following the defection of former senior Tory Robert Jenrick.The party’s leader wrote in the Telegraph that Reform was “not a rescue charity for every panicky Tory MP” and any potential defectors would have to be prepared to admit publicly that the previous Conservative government “broke the country”.Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice told the that Jenrick was “a great new asset” who brought ministerial experience.However, with around 20 former Conservative MPs joining the party in recent months, critics have argued Reform is becoming a home for…

Reigning champions Wolfhounds produced a rampant display in the Celtic Challenge to ease to a 69-0 victory over Brython Thunder at the Affidea Stadium.The hosts scored six first-half tries to race into a comfortable lead in Belfast and wrap up the bonus point.Neil Alcorn’s side added five more tries in the second half to breeze past the half-century mark.The win marked a fourth successive victory for the Wolfhounds in the competition and moved them top of the standings.Niamh Marley got the Wolfhounds’ first try on seven minutes, holding off two defenders to touch down.A penalty try was then awarded before…

Ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein has said that the chief constable of the West Midlands Police should have been sacked after Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster allowed him to retire instead of firing the disgraced officer.Craig Guildford will continue to receive his full pension. Mr Berstein told the Camilla Tominey Show on GB News: “It’s a complete failure in every way and it is dishonest. I mean, incompetence is bad enough. Dishonesty within the police is incredibly dangerous.”So you wouldn’t take much to persuade me that maybe he should have been sacked…but I do think one needs to look…

Donald Trump is charging countries $1billion (£747million) for a spot on his new Gaza “Board of Peace”, according to a new report.A draft charter for the proposed group established by the US President as the inaugural chairman will oversee the rebuilding of the strip.According to the document, states would be restricted to a three-year membership unless they fork out “more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force”.The White House claimed the report is “misleading”, adding that no minimum membership fee would be required to join the…

“Iconic and legendary” stars of animations which dominated children’s television from the 1970s onwards have gone on show.Props from shows such as Danger Mouse and Postman Pat, made by the production firm Cosgrove Hall, can be viewed for free at Sale Library in Greater Manchester.Former children’s TV presenter Pat Sharp said: “It becomes iconic, legendary, because it’s from a time when people who are now adults didn’t have a relationship or rent or mortgage or job worries.”They just had a school bag which they could chuck down and then be glued to the only entertainment that was available for them…

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James Delaney ScotlandPA MediaJohn Swinney said called on Donald Trump to back down from his tariff threatThe first minister has criticised President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on its allies unless they support his proposed takeover of Greenland.John Swinney said additional duties should not be used as a “bargaining chip” in discussions between trade partners.The UK and seven other European countries have condemned the US president’s warning of a 10% levy on imports into the US, rising to 25% from the summer, if no deal is done for the autonomous Danish territory.UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer described the tariff…

Raducanu made encouraging progress in 2025, climbing back into the world’s top 30 and playing more matches than in any previous season of her career.However, the off-season technical work she planned to put in with coach Francisco Roig – who helped Rafael Nadal win 16 of his 22 major titles – was hampered by a foot injury.She arrived in Melbourne with just one win under her belt and, in her last game before the first major of the year, she fell to a chastening defeat by world number 204 Taylah Preston in Hobart.It briefly looked like another upset could be…