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Cladding divide as residents face £40,000 bill to replace flammable material while others won’t pay

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Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat.  Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is.  ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more

Cladding divide as residents face £40,000 bill to replace flammable material while others won’t pay

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Phillip Symes The retired sailor is facing a bill of £40,000 to replace cladding on his block at The Decks – half what he paid for his two-bed flat.  Mr Symes, 71, said: ‘Fire is fire, however high the block is.  ‘Leaseholders on the fifth floor of blocks like mine are not getting any support, … Read more

LEE ELLIOT MAJOR: I know how vital it is to help bridge Britain’s digital divide

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There’s a huge debt I owe to a municipal refuse van. It was while working as a binman for a London borough as a teenager in the 1980s that I was forced to re-evaluate my life. I’ll never forget trudging home, often cold and soaking wet having worked in all kinds of weather, exhausted from … Read more

Harry and Meghan divide opinion with their new Archewell podcast

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first Spotify podcast today generated a mixed reaction on social media – with fans hailing it as ‘inspiring’ while others wrote ‘pass me the sick bucket’. The podcast features famous friends including Sir Elton John, Brené Brown, Deepak Chopra, Stacey Abrams and James Corden and ends with their son Archie … Read more

How England’s North-South divide reversed

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England’s North-South divide of coronavirus cases has reversed in the past month, with outbreaks in the North brought under control by Tier Three rules and lockdown while cases spiralled out of control in the South. London is expected to go into Tier Three today amid surging infections a week before Christmas, while a fortnightly review … Read more

Couple who are STEP-SIBLINGS divide TikTok with their bizarre videos

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Couple who are STEP-SIBLINGS divide TikTok with their bizarre videos including one recreating their first kiss when their parents left the room at a family movie night Diana Camila Avila and Jordie Vena claim they’re step-siblings who are dating  The couple say they met six years ago and have been dating for three Their TikTok … Read more

JOHN NAISH: Is THIS what explains the coronavirus North South divide? 

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Of all the conundrums thrown up during this pandemic, the disparity in cases between the North and South of England remains the most perplexing.  According to the latest data, more than two-thirds of this country’s coronavirus hospitalisations are in the North West, North East and Yorkshire.  But why is the North experiencing more of a … Read more

Hospital and deaths data shows north-south divide in England’s second wave of coronavirus

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The numbers of people being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 have levelled off in huge areas of England as data suggests the country is being dragged into panic by an out-of-control outbreak in the north. In London, the South East and the South West – home to around half of the country’s population of 55million … Read more

Former Pentagon Chief James Mattis rips Donald Trump as someone who ‘tries to divide us’

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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has broken months of silence and penned an op-ed where he denounces Donald Trump’s leadership and endorses the aims of the protesters. Mattis condemned the flexing of military might against protests he calls a legitimate response to demands for equal justice. He writes that his former commander in chief is … Read more