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Labour and Reform UK will go head-to-head in two by elections in England. While most of this week’s attention will be focused on the Clacton parliamentary by-election, where Nigel Farage is hoping to regain his seat, two separate battles are taking place in Devon and Yorkshire. Andy Burnham’s party is looking to hold onto a seat in East Devon while Reform is hoping to defend a Kirklees seat.GB News has dived into the stats and what they could mean for the major political parties on opposite ends of England. Hointon St Michael’s (East Devon) First down to Devon where there…

King Charles and Queen Camilla have issued a statement saying they have been left “dreadfully saddened” by the earthquake in Colombia.A 7.4 magnitude tremor hit the South American country at 7.34am local time (12.34pm GMT) on Monday, with an epicentre in San José del Palmar, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.At least 224 people have died, while approximately 3,000 individuals remain missing, making it the country’s deadliest quake this century.Following the widespread devastation, His Majesty The King released an official statement on social media, addressing “the people of Colombia”.”My wife and I were so dreadfully saddened to learn of the…

Thousands of homes near new electricity pylons will get money off their bills from next year. The Government has unveiled more than 40 locations across the country that are expected to fall under its “bills discount scheme”. This will see those living within 500 metres of new or upgraded overhead power lines start to receive money off their bills in the first half of next year. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said they could ultimately get £2,500 off their electricity bills over 10 years through the discounts. But Reform, which opposes the UK’s Net Zero targets, branded…

Approximately 80p a year will be added to all energy bills to fund the discount scheme.Most households that qualify will receive the discount automatically on their electricity bill every six months although some, such as those on commercial meters, may need to apply.The first payments will start early next year, when eligible customers will receive more information from their supplier or the energy regulator Ofgem. An assessment earlier this year estimated that between 120,000 and 160,000 households could eventually receive the discounts as more projects are rolled out. Rural campaign groups argue it is impossible to put a price on…

Jeremy Doku says he is “not against” the journalist who criticised his plan to leave the Belgium camp during the World Cup to attend the birth of his first child.Doku’s wife Shireen was due to give birth during the second week of July and he told Reuters, external before the start of the tournament he intended to leave the camp to be at the birth even if his side were still in contention. But it brought fierce criticism from L’Equipe channel presenter France Pierron, who labelled a father “completely useless” at the time of their child’s birth.L’Equipe later apologised and…

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One-Day Cup, TauntonLancashire 443-6 (50 overs): Jennings 156 (127), Flintoff 123 (76)Somerset 269 all out (39.2 overs): Lammonby 68 (58); Aspinwall 4-42Lancashire won by 174 runsScorecard; TableRocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of legendary former England all-rounder Andrew, hit his first senior professional century in Lancashire’s One-Day Cup match against Somerset at Taunton.The right-hander dominated the bowling in crashing 10 fours and seven sixes in a superb 123 from 76 balls in Lancashire’s 443-6.Somerset were then bowled out for 269 in response after George Balderson and Tom Aspinwall claimed four wickets apiece despite a battling 68 from Tom Lammonby.Lancashire finished second…

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