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Strain on millions of unpaid carers ‘harming their health’
Rising demand for care and the increasing costs of providing it is putting more pressure on families to look after loved ones, according to the report
Two galaxies have crashed into each other
The near collision happened between 300 to 900 million years ago when a small 'satellite' galaxy came close to the Milky Way.
“Ten years on bankers still behaving with scant regard for law“ Danske Bank money-laundering scandal
Danske Bank Chief Executive Thomas Borgen has quit after he was embroiled in a huge money-laundering scam. An investigation into the bank’s dealings discovered a potential £177bn fiddle through its Estonian operation,between 2007 and 2015. The Danish bank said many of those payments were suspicious. Mr Borgen said: "Even though the investigation conducted by the external law firm concludes that I have lived up to my legal obligations, I believe that it is best for all parties that I resign."...
Watch – Footage shows waterfall blowing UPHILL as Storm Ali hits UK
The waterfall, in the Campsie Fells, appeared to defy gravity as the water was blown against the rolling hills
Why anti-abortion charity has been banned from university freshers’ fair
Bosses at Life have accused Warwick University Students’ Union of censorship
Mother & son linked to London gangs jailed for total of 34 years for firearms offences
Claudette Dixon, 47, her 28-year-old son Meikeil Dixon-Nash and a 17-year-old boy were convicted of conspiracy to supply firearms
In Pics – The UK braced for arrival of first named storm of the season to hit land
Weather warnings for travel disruption, power cuts and flying debris as Storm Ali rolls in
Arsonists suspected of starting devastating fire which tore through historic cinema
The 1930s Art Deco Royalty Cinema in Birmingham has been destroyed by fire
Labour Group on Hounslow Council joins Richmond in backing People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal
The Labour Group on Hounslow Council has voted to support a motion calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal on the eve of the Labour Party conference. The 50-strong ruling Labour Group joins neighbouring Richmond upon Thames Council in formally supporting the People’s Vote campaign. It will write to both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn urging them to support a referendum on the final Brexit deal or no deal. The group – among of the largest of...