Authorities in Indonesia closed an airport and told thousands of people to leave their homes near an erupting volcano on Thursday 18 April. The evacuation was due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility ...

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Barbara Hainsworth and Ronnie Madar said they feel socially isolated at the sheltered accommodation

Residents living near the Olympia Exhibition Centre site had raised concerns about impact of the Hyatt and CitizenM hotels

Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel

Michael Donovan claimed Shannon Matthews’ mother forced him to kidnap the nine-year-old in a police interview which has resurfaced following reports of his death. The Sun reported the 54-year-old, who has since changed his name to Aiden Johnson, ...

The WASPI campaign group say that 'action is needed now'

The Tory MP who contacted police about Angela Rayner continued to refuse to say what he thinks she has done wrong. James Daly, the Conservative Party deputy chairman, contacted police about allegations surrounding the deputy Labour leader’s living ...

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Rishi Sunak took a jibe at Angela Rayner’s tax affairs during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday 17 April. Sir Keir Starmer opened the session by joking that he was “privileged to be the proud owner” of Liz Truss’s new b ...

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Physical documents will be gradually phased out and nearly all visa holders living in the UK will have access to an eVisa by 2025.

Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories

Growth per head will remain flat this year as the effects of high inflation take time to abate

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Curators protesting against Gaza conflict say ‘art can wait but women, children and people living though hell cannot’

Figures show sales rose 3.5% in March, the first increase above inflation since early in the crisis

The number of charities seeing young people asking for food support has doubled in the last year

Exclusive: Richard Black, 70, was locked out of Britain in 1983 over a passport error, despite living in England since he was a six-year-old boy

UK hospitality industry hit by crisis as thousands of young Italians are forced out by latest round of rules and cost-of-living crisis