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A shutdown of government spending on certain departments is set to last until January, Donald Trump’s new acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has warned. Spending stopped flowing to many public employees in the United States on Friday after Trump and Congress failed to agree on a budget for his proposed wall. Trump refused a lower sum as a compromise and made good on his threat of a partial shutdown of government spending, changing his mind on an earlier temporary...

The UK's largest press agency, SWNS, is showcasing 100 of the Best Press Photos of 2018, as chosen by their picture editors. You can vote for your favourite.

A battle is brewing between the owners of one of London's oldest landmarks and architects planning a new 1000ft London skyscraper.

The government is preparing to warn Brits that in the event of a no deal Brexit our access to fresh fruit and vegetable from EU countries will be affected and is exploring sites to stockpile supplies. Civil servants have warned that food availability and diet will be affected in the event of a no deal Brexit – an eventuality that the government has stopped referring to as unlikely. According to government planning revealed to The Times newspaper, Brits are set...

Presenter Iain Lee saved a man's life on air after he called to say he overdosed. He has been credited with helping save a suicidal man's life by keeping him on the phone for 30 minutes until an ambulance arrived. The man, identified only as Chris, called during Lee's talkRADIO show on Wednesday and said he had taken an overdose. Listen here 

The poor cat, who has been named Lauren by staff at the RSPCA Canterbury branch, had serious injuries to her front leg which meant it was too damaged to save.

The revolutionary technique mimics the human lung - and could rival wind and solar power for creating clean energy

Shocking statistics have been released showing there has been a 24 per cent increase in homeless people dying in the last five years.  Almost 600 died in 2017 alone. There were 482 deaths among homeless people in 2013, rising to 597 in 2017. Overall, an estimated 2,627 homeless people died during the five year period. The data was collated by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) and covered England and Wales. Eighty-four per cent of homeless deaths were men, and...

A London funder has awarded three law charities funding for welfare, immigration and legal services following an increase in demand after the roll out of Universal Credit. City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, awarded £136,700 to Camden Community Law Centre, £185,800 to Islington Law Centre and £101,000 to Southwark Law Centre to help the capital’s most vulnerable in legal battles. Islington Law Centre’s money will fund a specialist Welfare Benefits Advisor to provide advice on the...