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The government’s promise to make private rented homes fit for habitation will not be enforced for almost a decade, a decision campaigners describe as “absurd”.The timeline means landlords will have until 2035 to implement a decent homes standard (DHS) in their properties, despite ministers promising to introduce “robust standards” to combat disrepair, damp and energy inefficiency.On Wednesday, the government reiterated its commitment to a new DHS but renters’ rights groups have responded with anger to the delay.Ben Twomey, the chief executive of Generation Rent, said: “It is absurd to let landlords drag their feet for an entire decade, denying renters…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group that organized two nationwide “No Kings” protests last year is planning its next large-scale national demonstration on March 28, with a particular focus on Minnesota, which has emerged as ground zero for anti-immigration enforcement demonstrations over the last few months.The anti-Trump protest is being organized by Indivisible, a liberal grassroots group, that said demonstrations are expected across the country that day.The group said the upcoming event — referred to as “No Kings 3” — will include coordinated protests nationwide, with a flagship march planned in the Twin Cities.ANTI-ICE AGITATORS ARRESTED…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMary Kelly Foy (Lab) asks about Send (special educational needs and disabilities) provision.Lammy says the government is investing in Send.ShareGriffith says the Tories are getting stronger and stronger.(That generates a lot of mocking laughter.)He says there are no answers from the government for small business. Won’t the deputy PM admit that what Labour MPs are worried about is not Keir Starmer going to China, but him coming back.Lammy says: “He’s not going to get this gig again.”He says Badenoch told Desert Islands Discs this week that Britons need to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller after Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., criticized the pair for labeling the U.S. citizen killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis as a “domestic terrorist.”Tillis was the first Senate Republican to call for Noem to be fired after the killing of Alex Pretti, 37, who was shot by federal agents as he was recording immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis over the weekend.”What she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying. She should be out of a…

Keir Starmer has said he will “raise the issues that need to be raised” on human rights with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, as he arrived in Beijing for the first trip to the country by a UK leader in eight years.The prime minister has come under pressure from rights groups to try to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the jailed former media tycoon and one of Hong Kong’s most significant pro-democracy voices.The British citizen faces spending the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty by a Hong Kong court of national security offences that the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Border czar Tom Homan met with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Tuesday as the Trump administration shakes up its federal immigration crackdown following two fatal shootings and subsequent protests in the Twin Cities.The meetings came after President Donald Trump on Monday replaced Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino with Homan to lead operations in Minnesota, days after 37-year-old Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.”Today I met with Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and top law enforcement officials to discuss the issues on the ground…

A cryptocurrency company advised by George Osborne has been banned from showing a set of adverts that suggested using its services could be a solution to the cost of living crisis.Coinbase, which appointed the former Conservative chancellor to chair its global advisory council last year, has been told by the UK’s advertising watchdog that its adverts were “irresponsible” and “trivialised the risks of cryptocurrency”.The adverts from the US crypto exchange include a sarcastic two-minute video showing people singing “everything is just fine, everything is grand” as their home falls into a state of disrepair and suffers a power cut, while…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A pair of Senate Republicans are demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem lose her job in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings in the midst of the agency’s immigration operations in Minnesota. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., are no strangers to being critical of the Trump administration, and have again broken from their party in calling for Noem to either step aside or be fired by President Donald Trump. They join several Senate Democrats who have demanded accountability for the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti…

The biggest shake-up of the UK veterinary sector for 60 years should push down costs for pet owners by requiring practices to make their pricing clearer, the government has said.Ministers have announced a package of measures after an investigation into reported high prices found problems in the vet sector could be costing UK households at least £1bn over five years.The proposals, which will now be consulted on, would require vet practices to publish price lists for common treatments and be transparent about the various options, making it easier for owners to make the right choice for their pets, the Department…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Democrats ramped up pressure on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday, calling for her firing and warning that impeachment proceedings would follow if she remains in office, citing deadly actions by federal agents in Minnesota.The calls came from both House Democratic leadership and Judiciary Committee Democrats, marking a coordinated escalation from public condemnation to formal impeachment threats.In a joint statement, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement to carry out…