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Britons to face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October
Ofgem has confirmed that Great Britain’s energy price cap will rise by 4% from October, taking bills to their highest level in three years and marking the second increase in three months after a 13% jump in July. The rise, driven by soaring global market prices linked to the war on Iran, has intensified pressure…
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Fox News host delivers blunt warning to Republicans ahead of make or break midterm elections
Fox News host Laura Ingraham used her Tuesday night show to warn Republicans they risk losing key Senate races ahead of November’s midterm elections, cautioning that several seats once considered safe are now genuinely competitive. The warning matters because control of Congress hangs in the balance, and Donald Trump himself has expressed doubt that his…
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David Cameron ‘pleaded with Sunak’ not to go ahead with election that led to Tory wipeout
David Cameron privately urged Rishi Sunak to abandon his plan to call a snap general election in May 2024, warning it was the wrong decision, only to publicly back Sunak’s choice the very next day without disclosing his earlier objections. According to a new book by Sir Anthony Seldon, serialised in The Independent, Cameron argued…
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Rishi Sunak DID plot to oust Boris Johnson as prime minister, new book claims
A new book by biographer Sir Anthony Seldon claims Rishi Sunak did play a role in plotting against Boris Johnson, reviving the long-running row over claims that Sunak “stabbed him in the back” to become prime minister. Seldon writes that Sunak’s aides “worked forensically with Sunak’s tacit support to undermine Johnson,” though he stresses this…
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Massive cash reward offered for the capture of assassin who shot and killed a majestic bald eagle, the country’s national bird featured at the center of the presidential seal
Wildlife officials in Louisiana are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction over the shooting of a bald eagle, America’s national bird, in a case that has drawn national attention given the species’ protected status and symbolic importance. The eagle was found injured on 5 December 2025 near Vermilion Parish and later…
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TalkFuse morning briefing, 26 Aug 2026 04:38
Andy Burnham weighs insolvency-law changes to nationalise struggling utilities as a poll finds most Britons back barring asylum seekers from unsafe countries for women; Newsom’s mansion sale and Talarico-Paxton row stir 2028 talk; McKinsey questions AI’s returns; tributes pour in for Dolly Parton and Sir Billy Boston.
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Trump-endorsed candidate clears key hurdle in red state gubernatorial race
Mike Mazzei, a former Oklahoma state senator, won the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff on Tuesday with President Donald Trump’s endorsement, defeating state attorney general Gentner Drummond and becoming the clear favourite to succeed term-limited Governor Kevin Stitt. The result also marks a political win for Stitt, who had long clashed with Drummond over lawsuits and…
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The Best Tinted Sunscreens to Achieve Off-Duty (UV-Protected) Beauty
The Hollywood Reporter’s shopping team has rounded up five tinted sunscreens designed to protect skin from UV damage while doubling as a light, no-makeup-makeup complexion product. The piece explains that most tinted sunscreens offer sheer-to-light coverage with a dewy finish, while shoppers wanting more colour payoff or a matte look should seek out products labelled…
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Trump-backed candidate scrubs ALL mentions of the president as alarm bells ring in deep red seat
Ralph Alvarado, the Kentucky Republican who won his House primary with Donald Trump’s endorsement, has removed most references to the president from his campaign website homepage ahead of the general election. An NBC News review found that a photo of Alvarado with Trump and language branding him an “AMERICA FIRST FIGHTER” have been deleted, with…
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Trump-backed Mazzei wins in Oklahoma after nasty race devolves into drug tests and a car wreck
Republican Mike Mazzei, a former Oklahoma state senator and budget secretary backed by Donald Trump, has won the state’s gubernatorial runoff, narrowly defeating state attorney general Gentner Drummond by a single point. The contest was one of the nastiest of the election cycle, marked by personal attacks and a bitter dispute over the candidates’ health,…