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Properties in UK national parks command 24% premium, study finds
Nationwide research also shows average 14% premium for housing in national landscapes of England and Wales Housebuyers are paying a premium of almost a quarter to own a property located within a UK national park, with the New Forest the most expensive national park to live in, according to Britain’s biggest building society. Nationwide found that a property located within a national park cost 24% more on average than a similar property elsewhere, while buyers were also stumping up a 6% premium for homes within three miles of a national park. Continue reading...
Rejoining the EU, Burnham’s donors and the bedroom tax: Politics Weekly answers your questions – podcast
Will the UK ever rejoin the EU? Who is funding Andy Burnham? And will the bedroom tax be scrapped? In a special episode, Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker answer some of your questions Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Continue reading...
H.R. 10196: Lake America Act
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H.R. 10190: Pennington County Land Conveyance Act
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H.Res. 1502: Expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as “Peace Month” and calling on Congress to take action to promote peace.
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H.Res. 1501: Recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program.
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H.R. 10186: Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act
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H.R. 6048: NDO Fairness Act of 2025
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H.Res. 1503: Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.
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H.R. 10184: Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026
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H.R. 10185: Part D Premium Protection Act of 2026
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Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan
Inmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Victorian prisoners will be put to work on road maintenance as part of Labor’s plan to fix the state’s potholes if re-elected. The state’s premier, Ben Carroll, outlined the plan on Monday off the back of an announcement on Sunday that the government would be increasing the road maintenance budget by $352m to fix 500,000 potholes by the end of January. Continue reading...
At least 15 people may be missing after flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon
Dozens evacuated after flash-flood event near Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch, officials say At least 15 people may be missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon national park in Arizona on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Park Service. The flash-flood event occurred in the area of Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch, where park staff and the Arizona department of public safety have evacuated more than 60 people as of Sunday morning. Continue reading...
USDA reportedly shelves cyclospora research amid relocations and fund cuts
Trump officials shuttering three projects on foodborne parasite, two defunded by Congress, Politico reports The Trump administration is shuttering two of the three US Department of Agriculture research projects studying cyclospora after the foodborne parasite has sickened tens of thousands of Americans during the summer, Politico reported on Sunday. The two projects were defunded by Congress earlier in the year, while the third is due to be moved in coming months from Maryland to Iowa as part of a broader USDA reorganization, according to the report. Continue reading...
News live: number of Australians missing in Nepal floods rises; Penny Wong announces $3m additional aid for disaster
Nepali and Chinese authorities confirmed an updated death toll of at least 810 on Sunday. Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian personnel still unable to access Nepal flood zone Australian personnel has not been able to get access to the Nepal flood zone yet, the assistant minister for immigration, Matt Thistlethwaite , confirmed. There has been about eight power stations that have been affected as well, so it’s very difficult to get into the area. They’ve said at this stage they don’t require that support. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will transport the first of these supplies from Queensland in the coming days. Continue reading...
US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak island amid strait of Hormuz tensions
US says attack was response to Revolutionary Guards preparing rockets to launch sea mines into strait US forces have struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak island on Sunday, a US official said, marking the first known American strikes since late July. “I can confirm that earlier today US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak island. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps forces were observed preparing to launch rockets with sea mines into the strait of Hormuz,” the official said. Continue reading...
All-time great Aaron Donald comes out of retirement to rejoin stacked LA Rams
Los Angeles were already Super Bowl favorites Defensive tackle was 10-time Pro Bowler with Rams 35-year-old aiming to win second Super Bowl in LA Aaron Donald, one of the greatest defensive players in NFL history , is coming out of retirement to rejoin his only professional team, the Los Angeles Rams. During a 10-season career with the Rams, who drafted him with the 13th overall pick in 2014, Donald was a three-time defensive player of the year and an eight-time first team All-Pro. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams at the end of the 2021 season before announcing his retirement in March 2024 at the age of 32. Continue reading...
Australian boxing great Tony Mundine dies aged 75
Father of former boxer and NRL star Anthony Mundine succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have died Indigenous Australian boxing great Tony Mundine has died, aged 75. The father of former boxer and NRL star Anthony Mundine succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday. Continue reading...
‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest
Dawn is champion after public voting of eight yellow-bellied marmots as they fattened up for long winter ahead A marmot contest started by researchers who turned to OnlyFans to help save a decades-long research project has chosen its champion in its inaugural Fat Marmot Week. Dawn was crowned the winner of Fat Marmot Week 2026 after securing back-to-back victories in both the mass-gain and popular-vote competitions, according to the organizers of the marmot project at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Continue reading...
Trump ‘border czar’ denies that Milo Yiannopoulos was deported after arrest
Tom Homan says rightwing influencer overstayed visitor visa after receiving final order of removal The White House “border czar,” Tom Homan, denied on Sunday that the British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported just a day after being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for political reasons. Homan said it was his understanding that Yiannopoulos, 41, had overstayed what he believed to be a visitor visa, had not appeared at an immigration hearing and was issued a final order of removal on 22 July. Continue reading...
Prisons ‘one major event from disaster’ after U-turn on early release scheme
Critics say the move, which will keep PC Harper’s killers in jail, leaves number of prison spaces ‘too close to the bone’ PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain behind bars after a critical intervention by Andy Burnham , but the move has led to warnings that overcrowded prisons will be left “one major event away from disaster”. Announcing a U-turn on the early release scheme after weeks of intense pressure, Burnham said he understood “how strongly people feel about this issue”. Continue reading...
Man killed by falling sign at Christian festival named as church pays tribute
Robert Guanco, 41, a pastor at Jesus Living Water church in Eastbourne, described as having ‘touched many lives’ A 41-year-old man who died after a large wooden sign fell at a Christian festival on Friday has been named as Robert Guanco, a pastor at a church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. A tribute from his church on Sunday described him as a respected pastor who was a “loving husband” and “a devoted and caring father”. Continue reading...
Lionel Messi’s ‘footballing beauty’ hailed as Miami crush Montreal; MLS roundup
Messi nets four goals, adds assist in 7-1 Miami win Dejan Joveljić scores twice on Sounders debut Minnesota United score three times in four minutes Inter Miami interim coach Guillermo Hoyos ran out of superlatives for Lionel Messi after the Argentine playmaker scored four goals in a Major League Soccer match for the first time in his career to inspire a 7-1 thrashing of CF Montreal on Saturday. Messi’s four-goal haul and an assist came at a crucial time for Miami, helping them snap a five-game winless run across all competitions. Continue reading...
‘Wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole’: Milo Yiannopoulos faces struggle to fit in with UK right wing
The ‘alt-right’ agitator and former Trump backer deported from US is said to be too extreme for GB News and Reform As he arrives back in the UK after being deported from the US by the Trump administration, the far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos may be wondering what lies ahead for him in his native country. The “alt-right” agitator, 41, made his name in the US by promoting Donald Trump and associating with his allies before the 2016 election. Continue reading...