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Andy Burnham has urged shops to stop selling disposable barbecues amid increased wildfire risk driven by this summer’s droughts.The prime minister said he was urging “all retailers big and small” to adhere to voluntary guidance to suspend sales during extreme heat.He added that in the “longer term” the government would look at potentially banning the single-use grills during summer months.It comes after a potential ban was discussed at an emergency Cobra meeting on the government’s response to record temperatures.A number of large retailers and supermarkets have voluntarily stopped selling the devices under a framework, external agreed in 2023 between fire…

Ellyse Perry hits an unbeaten 62 off 39 balls to guide Birmingham Phoenix to a comfortable five-wicket win against MI London – a victory which sees Phoenix avoid finishing bottom of the table, at the expense of their opponents. WATCH MORE: Perry fifty takes Phoenix to victory over MI LondonAvailable to UK users only.

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“This isn’t a case now of left wing, right wing or rich or poor or even in Andy Burnham’s case, which I feel he’s making it, north against south. I feel that this is what we’re being given here. “It’s just a case of right and wrong, and what he’s trying to put on our doorstep is quite simply wrong. There’s nothing else that I can say about the situation, apart from everything that we’ve been given so far is wrong. “It’s the wrong place. It’s on a main road. To listen to his interview yesterday, I was lost for…

Three hotels housing asylum seekers have recently closed as part of a government effort to move the people in them into alternative accommodation.The Metropole Hotel on Blackpool Promenade, the Britannia Ashley Hotel in Hale, Altrincham, and the Chimney House in Sandbach, Cheshire, have all been handed back to their owners, according to the Home Office.Border Security and Asylum minister Anna Turley said the move would save public money and go towards the government’s pledge of ending the use of hotels as asylum seeker accommodation by 2029. The Britannia Group said it was “reviewing its options” about the future use of…

King Charles has unveiled what the Sandringham Estate is calling a “new chapter” in its history, revealing the transformation of a Victorian water tower into an intimate overnight retreat for two.The announcement came on Tuesday evening via a video shared on the estate’s Instagram account, introducing the restored 1877 landmark to the public.”Rising majestically above the Norfolk countryside on the historic Sandringham Estate, a remarkable piece of Royal history is being unveiled for a new chapter,” the estate declared.The post added it was a “landmark transformed.”The tower, which has graced the Norfolk landscape for close to 150 years, now offers…

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refunded thousands of pounds after admitting that nearly 200 benefit fraud penalties were wrongly issued.A review found that 197 administrative penalties issued during 2023–24 and 2024–25 should not have been imposed because of procedural errors and insufficient evidence.The findings, first reported by Civil Service World, showed that around 23 per cent of penalties issued across the two years were subsequently withdrawn.Affected claimants are now receiving, or are due to receive, refunds for the penalties they were wrongly charged.However, those whose penalties have been cancelled remain liable for repaying any original benefit overpayments…

It turns out that Formula 1 legend David Coulthard once tried to hand Jeremy Clarkson a pub completely free of charge — but the former Top Gear host wasn’t having it.The 55-year-old ex-McLaren racing driver spilled the beans during a drive-along chat with Jodie Kidd on her YouTube series, explaining how his venture into the London pub scene didn’t exactly go to plan.Coulthard purchased The Brown Dog in Barnes, south-west London, but the establishment simply couldn’t turn a profit. He told Kidd: “I bought a pub in Barnes which just didn’t work. It was The Brown Dog, and we couldn’t…

A man who was shot dead in south-west London has been named by police as Auguste-Marie Bile-aka Amoa.Officers and paramedics were called to Willington Road, Clapham, just before 22:00 BST on Monday following reports of gunshots near The Landor pub.The 25-year-old, who worked as a bus driver, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said.A 22-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of murder after attending hospital with a gunshot wound on Tuesday. He remains in hospital under police guard.Det Ch Insp Claire Guiver said her thoughts were with the victim’s family as they “come to terms with…

Rangers are being “proactive” in seeking a new striker after Youssef Chermiti was ruled out long term, says manager Derek McInnes, who warned defensive injuries have left the club “playing with fire”.Chermiti, 22, sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Saturday’s defeat by Hibernian, shortly after McInnes confirmed a bid had been rejected for the Portugal Under-21 cap. Galatasaray have been linked with the former Everton player.A specialist in London will be consulted, with a possible operation next week.Chermiti is joined on the sidelines by left-back Tuur Rommens, who has been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a…