Archive: 2025 / 09
Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 6 2025
Ministers have admitted that more than 30,000 UK homes received substandard insulation through ECO4 and the Great British Insulation Scheme after a TrustMark audit found half of 60,000 installations failed. Damp, mould, and health risks are widespread, hitting areas like Luton and County Durham hard. The failures centre on solid wall insulation, raising urgent questions over oversight, contractor quality, and redress.
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Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 4 2025
Warner Bros. dropped the first trailer for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. The Gothic drama leans into obsession, class, and revenge on the Yorkshire moors, with a February 13, 2026 release. Shazad Latif, Hong Chau, and Alison Oliver co-star. Produced by LuckyChap, Lie Still, and MRC Film, the film signals a bold, adult-skewing studio bet.
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Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 3 2025
The House Oversight Committee published 33,295 pages tied to Jeffrey Epstein that DOJ turned over — most of it already public, including court filings, flight logs, and prison emails from the night of his death. Democrats called the move misleading, while DOJ and FBI have said there’s no evidence of a so‑called client list. The cache is only a fraction of the records the government still holds.
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Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 3 2025
Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow after flying in from Arizona, over posts he made on X in April about transgender women and women-only spaces. Police cited an allegation of stirring up hatred on grounds of sexual orientation. He was taken to hospital during questioning and later bailed with a condition not to post on X. The case has reignited debate over free speech, policing, and online harms in the UK.
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Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 2 2025
A 6.0 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad around midnight, killing more than 1,100 people and injuring over 3,250. Entire villages collapsed in mountainous areas that are hard to reach. Helicopters ferried the wounded as the Afghan Red Crescent and local residents led rescue work. The country’s fragile infrastructure and multiple crises are hampering relief and recovery.
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Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 2 2025
Conservative MP David Warburton has been suspended by the party while an independent investigation examines allegations of sexual harassment and class A drug use. The Somerton and Frome MP, in Parliament since 2015, will sit as an independent during the process. The probe is being handled by Westminster’s Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.
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Kieran Lockhart, Sep, 1 2025
Crystal Palace dismantled Aston Villa 3-0 at Villa Park with goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta, Marc Guehi and Ismaila Sarr. Palace snapped Villa’s year-long unbeaten home run and extended their strong head-to-head record. Villa remain goalless after three league games, with Emi Martinez absent amid transfer talk. Both clubs head into deadline day preparing moves.
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