MiG-21 stürzte 1975 in einen ostdeutschen Wohnblock
MiG-21 stürzte 1975 auf dem Plattenbau in Cottbus, Ostdeutschland ab. Am 14. Januar 1975 befand sich der 33-jährige Major Peter Makowicka mit seiner MiG 21 vom Typ Mikojan-Gurewitsch auf einem Übungsflug. Beim Landeanflug auf den Militärflughafen Cottbus in der DDR…
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Rachel Reeves pushed to unleash tax UK has never faced before – it may cost us billions
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‘We were Britain’s first heat pump owners – now we face a £17k dilemma’
The government is aiming to install 600,000 heat pumps every year (Image: Getty) Britain’s first air-source heat pump owners are facing a £17,000 problem 17 years after having it installed. Peter and Anne Watts became one of four UK households to have a…
Labour MP ridiculed as she claims taxpayer cash on expenses to live with dog
Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi claimed £900 to live with her dog Bella. (Image: X) Senior Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi has been slammed for claiming taxpayer money so that her pet dog can live with her. A new document has revealed that…
Keir Starmer under fire as he’s accused of ‘abandoning North’ in growth scramble
Boris Johnson made raising prosperity beyond London a central goal (Image: Getty) Labour is accused of backing major investments in the South of England while neglecting the North and abandoning Boris Johnson’s goal of “levelling up” the country. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s spring…
Rachel Reeves’ capital gains tax raid branded ‘ridiculous’ after £23bn hole forecast
Rachel Reeves’ changes to CGT are set to come into force next week (Image: Getty) The budget watchdog has warned the Chancellor’s move to raise capital gains tax will leave a £23 billion hole in the public purse. Analysis of official…
Rachel Reeves nightmare as UK families told to brace for £1,000 tax hammer blow
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Rachel Reeves’s benefit cuts will hit UK armed forces veterans who served their country
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Angela Rayner dealt huge blow as she faces ‘watering down’ major plan
Angela Rayner could be forced to water down an ambitious workers’ rights plan (Image: Getty) The Deputy Prime Minister’s “landmark” workers’ rights bill could be watered down over concerns that it will hinder growth – despite Angela Rayner insisting it was “pro business”….