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UK households which open up their homes to Ukrainian refugees will receive a “thank you” payment of £350 per month, the Government is expected to announce.

A major conference is being held today to debate the political future of the North of England under the Government’s levelling up plans.

The Government will ask the British public to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the fighting in their country amid continuing criticism of its response to the refugee crisis.

The government will ask the British public to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russian in their country.

Salford's mayor has called on the government to sanction Gazprom and to make it easier for councils to exclude the Russian gas firm from the usual contract tendering process.

Jeremy Clarkson wants people to email Housing Secretary Michael Gove with his ‘clever’ solution to the issue of insuring buildings with cladding, stating he ‘knows just how to fix it’. Writing in the Times, the former Top Gear presenter explained that he owns a flat that has ‘safe’ cladding, and that he has a novel answer to the problem. The 61-year-old revealed that the annual cost of insuring cladding has jumped ‘from £6,000 a year to a staggering £80,000.’He then explained how it would seem sensible to remove the cladding from the building – but there is no financial help from the government or developers because ‘everyone agrees the cladding we have isn’t dangerous.’ ‘We can’t afford to leave the cladding in place and we can’t afford to remove it,’ he wrote.

Lisa Nandy has slammed the government's levelling up strategy, likening it to a feudal system in which the north has to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster 'who determine what happens in our own lives and our community'.

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has cast aside traditional ‘trickle down’ economics in a keynote speech to northern leaders in Liverpool, arguing only state intervention can close the north-south divide.

It was among the Victorian heritage of Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry, two and a half years ago, that Boris Johnson first made the pitch.

Adil Ray revealed he was almost killed as a toddler in a racist attack with a brick.The Citizen Khan star, 47, was having his nappy changed by his mother when the missile was thrown through a window and just missed his head.He said: “My mum was changing my nappy I mean as a toddler and a brick comes through the window and misses my head by half an inch or something – and then she goes, ‘That’s it then, we’re moving’.“Then we moved into a slightly nicer part of the area, semi-detached and it was lovely. But we heard that half the street had tried to get together to try and buy the house when they heard a load of Asians were moving in.“That was sort of a real wow ­moment.

Tenants in Britain are set to witness some big changes under new government plans.

The government has finally unveiled its plans to 'Level Up' the nation and narrow the north-south divide, but what will the strategy mean to people in the North of England?

Good Morning Britain was forced into a major format change when senior MP Michael Gove failed to turn up to his interview.The ITV's flagship news show usually speaks to a government minister every morning - giving viewers the chance to hear about the latest changes in politics from the ministers themselves.However, host Susanna Reid and her co-stars Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins were left disappointed on Wednesday (February 2). That's because Michael Gove, who is the Secretary of State for Housing, didn't appear on the show to speak to the anchors.The tory MP's absence certainly didn't go unnoticed though, because Susanna called out the politician live on air, with a sly snub that he wasn't 'brave enough' to face them.Making a passionate on-air plea for any ministers to come onto her show, she said she wanted "someone who is brave enough to face the music every morning".Co-star Adil Ray was baffled at the absence too, claiming that Michael Gove was a "robust" individual, hinting he thought he could handle himself in front of the cameras.Speaking on Gove, Adil said: "I just find it very strange, I mean Michael Gove of all people [is] quite known for being robust..."This is an opportunity to explain to the public, move the debate if you like, let's talk about what they're really elected to do, yet [he] doesn't want to come on national television on ITV, on Good Morning Britain."The show that is known to have a large amount of viewers in the midlands and the north, where they are trying to level up...

Greater Manchester is set to be awarded millions of pounds to transform derelict brownfield sites into housing, the Government has announced.

Andy Burnham has said he is ‘open to any solution’ that might cut pollution to legal levels without jeopardising jobs - as the region is poised for further meetings with ministers on the controversial Clean Air Zone.

BBC newsreader Victoria Derbyshire has breathed a sigh of relief after her colleague was rescued from a lift at the broadcasting house today.

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, is known more recently for his work on Diddly Squat farm in his series Clarkson's Farm.

“It was LOVELY.”The snap featured Dan making a scared-looking pose to the camera.This wasn't the only time Dan shared updates on Instagram today.  Another photo Dan posted on his story showed him sitting at the BBC Breakfast table, showing off his new brown boots.He said: “I’ve gone for a boot today.”He also shared a story posted by Strictly 2021 dance partner Nadiya Bychkova.It showed her having a coffee with breakfast as she watched her former Strictly partner presenting BBC Breakfast on Monday morning.The final story post was a photo of an earlier question posed by Dan, in which he asked fans, “What do you want to know?”One fan responded, saying: “Not a question but wanted you to know you’ve inspired me to start ballroom classes at City Limits.”Dan then responded, saying: “That’s great to hear… the guys at @City_Limits_dancentre are brilliant.”Another fan, @peake_of_the_week, said: “Just had my first ballroom and Latin class at @City_Limits_dancentre and it was fantastic.”Dan Walker also spoke out today after Michael Gove, who he was supposed to interview, got stuck in a BBC lift for 30 minutes this morning.The Cabinet Minister was supposed to appear on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme at 8.10 in the morning to talk about his plans to overcome the cladding crisis.The news was revealed by presenter Nick Robinson who said to listeners: “You might have been hoping to hear from Michael Gove at this time.  “He had very kindly come into the building so we didn’t have to deal with one of those awkward line failures.“Mr Gove is stuck in the Broadcasting House lift."I wish I could say this is a joke, it is not a joke, and it is not very funny for Mr Gove and the security man, who have been stuck there for some time.”

BBC Radio 5 Live today, Naga Munchetty revealed that she had once been rescued by the fire brigade after she got trapped in a school.The presenter, 46, was discussing stories of people “getting stuck” in the wake of the news that cabinet minister Michael Gove missed an television interview this morning after getting stuck in a BBC lift.Cheerfully recalling her own experience of “getting stuck”, Naga detailed her “exciting” experience of being rescued by the fire brigade.“I once was rescued by the fire brigade, “ she began. “It was a rather fantastic experience.“I was very young; I was about 19.

As cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus surge across the UK, some governments have effectively banned UK citizens from entering.

Michael Gove will today hold a four-nation Cobra meeting over concerns around the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.