All news for 2024-02-19

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UK's cheapest airport breakfasts as travellers get hit with £18.50 fry-up costs
Newcastle International Airport and London City Airport have been highlighted in Jack’s Flight Club’s Full English Airport Index, which found that the average price for a full English breakfast at a UK airport in 2024 is £13.50
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DWP explains exact dates benefits will be stopped in Universal Credit shake-up
You'll be sent a letter when you need to move to Universal Credit and this will give you a three-month deadline to make a new claim - or your current benefits will stop without any replacement
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Robert Downey Jr. plays multiple roles in trailer for new spy thriller series
The Oppenheimer and Marvel actor stars alongside Emmy-winner Sandra Oh in Sky's black comedy spy series
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Pensioner with 'severe dementia' living in care home is prosecuted by DVLA
An 83-year-old pensioner with "severe dementia" has been convicted by the DVLA for allowing his car insurance to lapse despite not driving for two years and living in a nursing home
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Stormzy jets into Love Island villa to join Maya Jama ahead of grand final
Rap star Stormzy couldn't let Maya Jama handle the Love Island: All Stars final alone and he flew out to join her in South Africa as the series concludes tonight
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Inside Prince Harry's complicated relationship with beloved 'Pa' King Charles
Prince Harry documented his relationship with his father in his explosive memoir Spare, and they could be set for a reconciliation after news of the monarch’s cancer diagnosis was announced
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Woman got £94,000 in benefits faking 17 pregnancies by stuffing pillows in top
Barbara Ioele, 50, didn't work for 24 years after lying about her 17 pregnancies - which she faked by stuffing pillows up her top to emulate a bump, local press reports
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Liverpool handed Alonso blow as Bayern Munich draw up Tuchel replacement plan
Liverpool have long been linked with a move for former midfielder Xabi Alonso as Jurgen Klopp’s replacement but Bayern Munich could have something to say about that in the near future
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Martin Lewis' £2.99 hack for drying clothes quickly - without a tumble dryer
Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has shared his simple radiator trick to help households dry clothes and slash energy bills - as 38% of Brits admit to using their tumble dryers less than last year
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Cleaner 'sacked for eating leftover sandwich left out in law firm's kitchen'
Single mum Gabriela Rodriguez was sacked from her £13 an hour job with Total Clean after eating a tuna sandwich left over from an event at Devonshires solicitors in London
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Michael Buble makes Donald Trump dig in front of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Michael Buble took the stage at the Invictus Games and referenced some dicy current events. The singer jeered at the current litigation against former President Donald Trump
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Sunderland part company with Michael Beale after just two months in charge
Sunderland have parted company with former Rangers boss, with his final match in charge seeing the Mackems lose to Birmingham City, managed by his predecessor Tony Mowbray
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Man's 'dead body' joke backfires as police raid home and make illegal discovery
Structural engineer David Miller told the officers the 211g of cannabis - with a street value of up to £1,600 - was all for his own consumption. He said he bought in bulk because he didn't like to go out regularly to buy from dealers
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Most pupils leave school without key financial skills, survey of teachers shows
A poll of more than 1,000 teachers in the UK found 76% agreed that most young people leave school or college without the money skills they need
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British Gas 'ignored' meter readings of dad who was wrongly billed £1,061
Keir Waugh, 38, says the energy giant should cancel his bill entirely after the huge error. But he's been told by British Gas that he's still owes more than £1,000
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Frankie Bridge rocks River Island coat in the perfect spring colour
The popular high-street store has released lots of new items in yellow, which is a colour Frankie Bridge states is 'the colour to add to your wardrobe this year'
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You can hire an entire island two hours from the UK from £40 a night
Lihou is a small island situated just off the west coast of Guernsey in the English Channel that can only be accessed by a rocky causeway at low tide for about two weeks every month
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Mother of missing girl, 11, pleads for her return as suspect arrested
Amidst a five day search for her daughter, the mother said that “Hard is an understatement'' in describing how it feelis, adding ''this is the stuff you see on TV''
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Pension savers could 'lose thousands' due to lack of transparency over charges
Just over seven in 10 (72%) of people who had recently transferred their pension did not know the exact fees for their old pension, or their new charges, according to a survey for People's Partnership, which provides the People's Pension
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Gary Neville and Alan Shearer disagree over Man Utd's Dan Ashworth pursuit
Manchester United are pushing to bring Dan Ashworth to Old Trafford, but Newcastle are demanding a compensation fee of £20million to allow him to leave Tyneside
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Jack Catterall grabs Josh Taylor by the throat during rematch face-off
Catterall lost a controversial decision to Taylor two years ago and the rivals had to be kept apart at a press conference ahead of their rematch in April
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Migrant in critical condition after 7 others found in lorry and man in court
Emergency services including ambulances, police and Border Force were in attendance at the scene at Newhaven ferryport and six people were taken to hospital
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MAFS UK star announces he's set to become a first-time dad with new girlfriend
Jonathan Wileman, who starred on Married At First Sight UK in 2022, has announced that he is set to become a father for the first time, as he revealed the gender of his unborn baby
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Prince William makes BAFTA gaffe after saying harrowing film 'looks like fun'
Prince William made the blunder at the BAFTAs while speaking to Rising Star winner Mia McKenna-Bruce, who has been hailed for her role in coming-of-age drama, How To Have Sex
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Esken would lose control of airport if deal goes ahead with private equity firm
Esken, formerly known as Stobart Group, said that it was mulling a deal which would settle a dispute with a US private equity giant over a loan