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The main home-swap listings platforms vet their members and invite them to review one another.But the Association of British Insurers advises hosts to check that their home and contents insurance provides the cover they need before hosting guests. It also says it is worth checking your travel insurance before staying in someone else’s home to check it covers accidental damage.Petra Novak, who uses the home swap site Kindred, says the platform’s own damage protection policy has covered her on the few occasions something was damaged in her London flat.The 34-year-old, who uses the platform as she works remotely around Europe,…

For nearly three years, Israel and its Western allies have claimed that Hamas’s rule over Gaza was one of the principal obstacles to peace between Israel and Palestine. The genocidal war on Gaza could not end, they argued, while Hamas remained in power. Gaza’s future, they said, depended on replacing Hamas with an alternative administration.Now, Hamas has announced the dissolution of its Gaza governing body and says it is ready to transfer civilian administration to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a Palestinian body proposed within the Board of Peace framework backed by the United States.Whether that…

The police are investigating at least £500,000-worth of donations made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted fraudster who paid for Nigel Farage’s social media staff and security, the Times newspaper reports.Fiona Cottrell is reportedly at the centre of the inquiry being conducted by the Metropolitan Police. The newspaper reports, external that officers have spent more than a year looking into potential offences relating to “the evasion of restrictions on donations.”This relates, the Times alleges, to concealing or disguising donations derived from an “impermissible” donor to a political party, or the use of “false” information about a donation…

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Pining for the Latvian coastSaulkrasti’s long beaches and scented pine forests are an hour from Riga on the frequent local train. The forests come right down to the long, long sandy beach and the relaxing and well-marked trail takes you the 4km from Saulkrasti station through the trees to the big dune and blue river at Balta Kapa. We enjoyed a July picnic in the forest and occasional dips in the Mediterranean-warm Baltic, before returning happy to Riga.BruceBrittany’s cool sandy beachesDinard. Photograph: Hemis/AlamyWe went on a lovely family holiday on the Côte Emeraude in Brittany last August. It was perfect…

Police are investigating a donation given to Robert Jenrick’s Conservative leadership campaign in 2024, BBC News understands.The Electoral Commission had reportedly been looking at claims £37,500 donated to Jenrick’s campaign originated overseas. That information was passed from the commission to the Metropolitan Police in January this year.The force confirmed it had now launched a formal investigation “concerning donations connected to a political party’s leadership campaign”, as first reported by the i paper, external. Foreign donations to UK politicians are banned under electoral law. Jenrick said the “allegations are entirely false”.”I have had no contact with the Met Police whatsoever in…

Six months after United States forces ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, the balance of power in Latin America and the Caribbean has shifted in Washington’s favour. In Maduro’s place stands Delcy Rodriguez, his former vice president, now acting president and a far more manageable partner for Washington. Her rise has given the administration of US President Donald Trump a de facto ally in its effort to revive US dominance over the Western Hemisphere under what has become known as the “Donroe Doctrine”.Rodriguez’s challenge is to satisfy Washington without losing control at home. To do so, her advisers are recasting a…

At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos in the southeastern province of Almería, according to the Andalusian regional government, while six have been injured. Some of the victims were found inside vehicles which had been engulfed by the flames. Witnesses say the fire was caused by a downed power line, with the blaze spreading quickly to a nearby wooded area. Authorities have not confirmed the cause of the fire.A sustained heatwave with temperatures of around 40C (104F) has caused wildfires across southern Europe. Hundreds of firefighters are battling major incidents in France, Portugal and Spain,…

Pip is the working age benefit which helps individuals deal with the extra costs of having a physical or mental health condition or disability.It was introduced in 2013, external as a replacement for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).You do not have to be out of work to claim Pip and it does not come with requirements to seek work.People currently receive, external between £1,580 and £10,120 per year depending on the severity of their condition.Official figures show total Pip claims in England and Wales now stand at 4 million, up from 3.6 million when Labour took power, an increase of around…

South Korean computer chip maker SK Hynix has raised $26.5bn (£19.8bn) in its New York share offering, marking the largest ever listing by a foreign firm in the US.The company, a key supplier to artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia, said on Thursday that it had sold 177.9 million American depositary shares for $149 each. The shares are set to begin trading on Friday on the Nasdaq.In May, SK Hynix saw its market value top $1tn in its home country, lifted by the boom in demand for AI chips.Its share price has more than tripled in South Korea this year,…