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Ethnic minority families are spending a larger slice of their income on housing costs compared to white British families, despite living in more overcrowded substandard homes, a new report has found. New research from thinktank Resolution Foundation suggested this could be down to fewer ethnic minority households owning their own home, or certain nationalities paying more to stay within their local communities. It found discrimination could also be a factor. Ethnic minority adults are more likely than their white British peers to live in London and the South East, which are areas with higher housing costs, the report added. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/housing-arab-british-black-cost-renting-b2692597.html

Migrants who are unemployed or in low-paid jobs will face being forced to leave the UK under plans being drawn up by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. As she seeks both to win back votes from Reform UK and to revitalise the party after last year’s election defeat, Ms Badenoch has pledged to crack down on legal and illegal migration. “The right to citizenship and permanent residency should only go to those who have demonstrated a real commitment to the UK. That’s why we should double the length of time before people can qualify for indefinite leave to remain from five…

Is Ethiopia’s Tigray on the brink of a fresh conflict, is it ready to explode. Insecurity in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has noticeably increased in the last few days.  Many Tigrayans told WTX they are afraid that recent political tensions within the once-dominant Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) could lead to renewed violence — more than two years after one of Ethiopia’s deadliest conflicts claimed nearly 600,000 lives. Amid soaring prices, some Tigray locals have stormed banks to withdraw money to buy and hoard food and other essential goods. Something that is happening throughout Africa. Many gas stations have run…

2025 is set to be a bumper year for Netflix, with some potentially huge new shows nestling alongside a few returning favourites. These include some of the streaming platform’s biggest series of all time. But all good things must come to an end, and we’re going to be bidding farewell to some Netflix staples before the year is out. No doubt, we’ll be shedding a tear or two at their demise in the process. Read on to find out which of the streamer’s shows will be bowing out in 2025 – and what we can expect from those final series.…

Gisele Bundchen has given birth to her third child, according to reports. The 44-year-old model – who already has Benjamin, 15, and Vivian, 12, with ex-husband Tom Brady – has welcomed her first child with 37-year-old boyfriend Joaquim Valente, it’s been claimed. Further details about Gisele’s baby, including its sex and name, remain unknown for the time being, and she has yet to make a public comment. The runway star – who was married to Tom between 2009 and 2022 – is said to be ‘super happy’ after welcoming her baby into the world. A source told TMZ that Gisele…

One of the UK’s brightest comedic talents, Lucy Punch has finally been given her own show in the BBC’s Motherland spin-off. In Amandaland, the 47-year-old returns as elitist mum Amanda as she navigates a new era post-divorce in a less well-heeled area of London. As well as TV roles, Lucy is also a Hollywood star, having appeared in films like Hot Fuzz and Bad Teacher alongside Cameron Diaz. But outside of her showbusiness career, the actor prefers to keep her family life with her husband in LA private. Here is everything you need to know about Lucy Punch – including…

Sir Elton John has given a truthful insight into what it took to make his upcoming album, Who Believes In Angels? For the first time in his career, the 77-year-old singer allowed cameras into the studio to capture the recording process. The footage for short film Who Believes In Angels? Stories On The Edge Of Creation was gathered from hidden cameras dotted around the space. The recording devices captured hundreds of hours of raw footage. The upcoming LP is a collaboration with country artist Brandi Carlile, and the pair recorded every song in just 20 days at the iconic Sunset Sound…

Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy has opened up about their final days together in her first interview since his death. The former One Direction star died aged 31 on October 16 after he fell from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Kate, 25, posted a devastating statement after the news of his death, saying ‘[her] heart is shattered in ways [she] can’t put into words’, and revealing that they had ‘planned to marry’ in the next year. She has since begun to return to social media, and has now given her first interview, explaining why she left Buenos Aires to go back to…

Amandaland had a lot to live up to as the spin-off of one of BBC’s most beloved comedies – Sharon Horgan’s Motherland – and happily, it’s risen to the challenge. After months of anticipation, the first episode finally aired and within it, Amanda, played by 47-year-old Lucy Punch, gets straight to navigating a new era post-divorce in a downsized north-west London home. The series begins with Amanda giving her now much older children Manus and Georgie a pep talk as she dropped them at their new school. We then watch her grapple to get in with the ‘cool parents’, while another familiar…

Una Healy is being put through her paces in a brutal new reality series, as she becomes ‘prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators’. The Saturdays star, 43, has joined the likes of Lottie Moss, Boris Becker, Mel B and Shirley Ballas in Netflix show Celebrity Bear Hunt. Hosted by Holly Willoughby, it sees 12 celebrities dropped into the Costa Rican jungle, working through terrifying I’m A Celebrity-style challenges to escape Bear Grylls. As well as facing their fears and risking injuries, the celebs open up and show their vulnerabilities, with Lottie breaking down revealing she almost went to rehab instead…