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She was due to appear on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored in an exclusive video interview on Friday Stormy Daniels has postponed her interview with Piers Morgan, the broadcaster has said. The adult film actress, who alleges she had an extramarital sexual encounter with former US president Donald Trump, was due to appear on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored in an exclusive video interview on Friday. He later Tweeted that she had

The Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce the plans next week Water companies could face unlimited fines and penalties under new Government plans to tackle pollution. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans that ministers believe will “make polluters pay”, with tougher fines levied on water companies put into a “water restoration fund”. It comes as the latest Environment Agency figures showed there were

Ministers are urging them to do things like putting light and heating on timers, and turning down flow temperatures on boilers The Government has launched a bid to help businesses use less energy on the same day as it pulls away most of its energy bill support for companies. Small and medium-sized companies will be told that they can save money on their bills by putting light and heating on

Homes and shopping centres have been destroyed in Arkansas, while the roof came off a theatre in Illinois A monster storm system tore through the US south and midwest on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centres in Arkansas and collapsed a theatre roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois. At least one person was killed and more than two dozen were hurt, some critically, in

It's going up to £10.42 per hour for those aged 23 and over from today The Government has hailed an increase in the National Minimum Wage from Saturday, saying the rates are rising to record levels. Millions of the lowest paid workers across the UK will receive a pay increase as the statutory hourly rate rises by 9.7% from £9.50 to £10.42 for adults. Business and trade minister Kevin Hollinrake said: “This Government

66 year old Stephen Alderton is due before magistrates in Huntingdon A man will appear in court charged with the murders of a father and son who were shot dead in two villages six miles apart in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Constabulary said Stephen Alderton, 66, of no fixed abode, will appear at Huntingdon Magistrates’ Court on Saturday charged with two counts of murder and one count of possession of a firearm. The bodies

The Port of Dover has declared a critical incident as high levels of traffic caused coach passengers to experience lengthy delays. It comes as operators P&O Ferries and DFDS Seaways also reported delays to ferry and coach services, citing bad weather and hold-ups at French border controls as partly responsible for waits and queues. P&O Ferries announced on Twitter just before 9pm that it was providing refreshments to coach passengers

The former head of the Royal Marines died by suicide after experiencing “substantial stress”, an inquest into his death has concluded. Major General Matthew Holmes, 54, was found in a bedroom at his home in Winchester, Hampshire, on October 2 2021, the inquest heard. The inquest heard that in the months before his death Maj Gen Holmes had lost his position as leader of the Royal Marines in a management

Southampton manager Ruben Selles will not waste time trying to work out how many points will keep his side in the Premier League as they prepare to tackle relegation rivals West Ham. The Saints head to the London Stadium on Sunday bottom of the table but only two points from safety. With nine clubs all looking set to battle it out for their top-flight status, the fight for survival appears