ALMOST two in three households will turn down their thermostat this winter to save cash, our reader survey shows. However financial assistance is available from energy suppliers, charities and the government. Here, Harriet Cooke reveals how to get help – and officer worker Leanne Ramsdale shares how Octopus Energy came to her rescue. Emergency cash…
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OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 The upside of Jupiter in your chart today is your freedom to ignore niggles…
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NICOLAS JACKSON will stay at Bayern Munich on loan until the end of the season. That’s according to German newspaper BILD, who also report that Bayern have “little reason to believe” they will pay the £54million fee to sign him on a permanent basis. The news came in response to reports that he could make…
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FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at Exeter City FC stadium. Shocking footage shows crew tackling the flames, which erupted at around 11pm on Wednesday. Plumes of thick black smoke are seen filling the air as the fire rages below. Firefighters, meanwhile, can be seen using hose reels to try and extinguish the flames and prevent…
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WILLIAM Rataczak, the co-pilot caught at the centre of one of America’s most famous unsolved crimes, has died at 86. Rataczak, the Northwest Orient Airlines first officer on the 1971 flight hijacked by the man known as DB Cooper, died at an assisted living facility in North Oaks, Minnesota. His son Michael said he died…
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A DRUG prescribed to thousands of Brits a could reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study. Researchers found colchicine – an inexpensive drug used to treat gout – could cut heart attacks and strokes in people with cardiovascular disease, researchers said. If you thought gout – a type…
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ISLA Fisher is starting afresh with a stunning new London home after her divorce from ex-husband Sacha Baran Cohen. The Hollywood couple quietly separated in 2023 after 13 years of marriage, before announcing their divorce in April 2024. Isla, 49, Sacha, 54 and their three children Olive, Elula and Montgomery had previously split their time…
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OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes. Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. ♈ ARIES March 21 to April 20 Little niggles at work can grow unless you nip them in the bud. You…
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BEACH hut owners in a UK coastal town have fumed a seaside bar is turning their home into an “Ibiza rave scene”. The hut-dwellers seethed The Beach House at Mudeford, Dorset, has transformed from an upmarket restaurant to an open-air “festival” and “drinker’s paradise.” Many have complained of “loutish drunken behaviour” including foul language and…
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IRAN is facing one of the worst droughts in its history, with officials warning that Tehran may have to be evacuated if rain does not fall soon. President Masoud Pezeshkian said the capital’s reservoirs hold only nine days of drinking water, calling the situation a “serious and unimaginable crisis.” He warned parliament on Tuesday: “If…
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