How a rogue letting agency destroyed homes and caused hundreds of pounds in damage. Sirin Kale reports
Hajaj Hajaj was 79 when he rented out his house in south London, so his daughter, Kinda Jackson, urged him to use a reputable lettings agent for peace of mind. He hired a company called Imperial after being impressed by the professionalism of the agent, Shan Miah.
But, Kinda tells Helen Pidd, her father became seriously ill with Covid and almost died, and when he came out of hospital it was to find his wife had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, meaning he suddenly needed to pay for her care. He then discovered that during this time the rent for his property had suddenly stopped.
“I wrote [the kids] all little letters…and I hid them. I told my friend [who was babysitting] where they were if something happened to us," said Hilaria Baldwin.
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo started a yearlong stint March 1 as a School of International and Public Affairs’ Institute of Global Politics fellow.
Military officials detected a civilian aircraft that breached a temporary flight restriction near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and escorted it out.
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You can imagine that former prime minister Stephen Harper might be shaking his head somewhere, watching his non-partisan appointee for Bank of Canada governor move in to take up his new role. And you can imagine that all prime ministers will do what they can to keep the same thing from ever happening again. Read More
Potential top draft pick Shedeur Sanders shot back at the presumption that his draft stock is dipping and the feeling the media is helping to push that narrative.
NFL MVP Josh Allen was rewarded Sunday with a contract extension worth $330m, with $250m of it guaranteed, which makes him among the league’s highest-paid players.
The Buffalo Bills announced the agreement, while two people with knowledge of the deal revealed the contract’s value to the Associated Press. The new deal adds two years to Allen’s contract and locks the 28-year-old in through the 2030 season.
President Trump spoke to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday night, fielding questions about tariffs, Ukraine, Russia and retirement accounts experiencing a freefall.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says ‘realistic proposals on the table’ in talks; Donald Trump hints US may be close to lifting intelligence pause. What we know on day 1,111
Top Ukrainian officials are due in Saudi Arabia to meet the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and other Trump aides who were departing for Jeddah on Sunday. Andriy Yermak, the head of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian presidential office, is expected to lead Kyiv’s delegation. Zelenskyy has also said he will be in Saudi Arabia this week. Zelenskyy said Ukraine was “fully committed” to a constructive dialogue in Saudi Arabia. “Realistic proposals are on the table. The key is to move quickly and effectively.” In February, US officials met about the war with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia without Ukrainian representatives present.
Donald Trump said on Sunday that he expected good results from the talks. He told reporters that his administration had “just about” lifted an intelligence pause on Ukraine, and was looking at a lot of things with respect to tariffs on Russia. Trump said he thought Ukraine would sign a minerals agreement with the US. “I want them to want peace,” Trump said.
Zelenskyy said Russia had carried out “hundreds of attacks” against Ukrainians last week. About 1,200 guided aerial bombs, nearly 870 attack drones and more than 80 missiles of different types had been used.
There were mixed reports about the outcome after Russian special forces sneaked through a disused gas pipeline to attack Ukrainian units holding territory in Russia’s Kursk region. Ukraine’s military general staff confirmed on Saturday evening that Russian “sabotage and assault groups” used the pipeline in a bid to gain a foothold outside Sudzha. They were attacked with rockets and artillery after being “detected in a timely manner … The enemy’s losses in Sudzha are very high”. Russian Telegram channels showed photos of what they said were special forces wearing gas masks and moving along what looked like the inside of a large pipe. Other videos showed what were said to be the Russians being observed from the air and attacked. The footage could not be verified.
Russia on Sunday announced it had captured territory in Ukraine’s Sumy region, across the border from Kursk, for the first time since 2022 in a cross-border offensive. Russia’s defence ministry also said on Sunday that its troops had taken four villages north and north-west of Sudzha, the closest 12km (7.5 miles) from its centre. The claim came a day after the reported the Russiancapture of three other villages near Sudzha.
Ukrainian drones targeted oil infrastructure in southern and central Russia overnight into early Sunday, Russian officials and Telegram channels said. A drone struck an oil depot in Cheboksary, a Russian city on the Volga River about 1,000km (620 miles) from the border, the local governor said. Footage online showed what appeared to be a fire at or near one ofRussia’s largest oil refineries, in the southern city of Ryazan. Shot, a news channel on Telegram, said residents heard explosions near the refinery. The local governor, Pavel Malkov, confirmed a Ukrainian drone attack in the area.
France said on Sunday that it would use profits from frozen Russian assets to finance an additional €195m ($212m) in arms for Ukraine, the latest in a series of military aid deliveries funded through the assets. In an interview with the La Tribune Dimanche newspaper, the French foreign minister, Sébastien Lecornu, said Paris would send more 155mm artillery shells and glide bombs for the Mirage 2000 fighter jets it gave to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy made a quip on Sunday as he gave a speech at an awards ceremony: “Sorry I’m not in a suit.” It brought smiles and applause. The president was dressed in a black outfit with Ukraine’s trident symbol similar to what he wore during his acrimonious exchange with the US president at the White House in February.
King Charles shared a message on the royal family's official Instagram page announcing his new collaboration with Apple Music, a playlist titled "The King's Music Room."
The Pittsburgh Steelers have traded for D.K. Metcalf, and signed the Seattle Seahawks star receiver to a five-year, $150 million contract to keep him long-term, per multiple reports.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney was elected leader of the Liberal party, and prime minister of Canada, at the Liberal Party's leadership convention with more than 85 per cent of the vote. Here is his victory speech in English, in full:Read More
Pope Francis is responding well to treatment and has shown a "gradual, mild improvement" in recent days as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia.
US tariff policy has dominated headlines in recent weeks. In many respects, this shouldn’t come as a surprise – President Trump has been clear in his belief in tariffs as an effective policy tool. Indeed, the new US administration views tariffs as not only a means of raising tax revenue but also as a negotiating tool and a lever to ameliorate so-called trade imbalances. So far, we have seen both the threat of tariffs and the use of tariffs to achieve all these objectives.
Despite all the headlines, Australia hasn’t really been subject to large changes in tariffs on its exports to the US. The US has, however, announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports. If Australia is not successful in obtaining an exemption, Australian steel and aluminium exports to the US will be subject to new tariffs from 12 March. At an aggregate level, this won’t make much difference to Australia’s trade balance because the value of our exports of steel and aluminium to the US is only a very small proportion of our total exports. This is not to ignore the fact that, at a firm or industry level, a 25% tariff is significant.
Students at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kan., set up a tepee as a place to gather and pray in response to the termination of teachers and staff who were federal workers.
The prominent central banker and investor was chosen in a crucial leadership race amid threats from President Trump. He is expected to quickly call a federal election.
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