内容摘要：It took a while to get out. There were thousands of cars trying to leave, all desperate to flee the flames. The frustration and fear was palpable.

It took a while to get out. There were thousands of cars trying to leave, all desperate to flee the flames. The frustration and fear was palpable.

Their second quarter-final against Christ's College Cambridge - the team they will face again in the final - proved tougher and at one stage they trailed by 150 points.However, a late push narrowed the final score to 155–205.

They clinched a rematch by going on to defeat University College London and Darwin College, Cambridge, in their last quarter-final and the ensuing semi-final.This is the second series of the hit quiz show hosted by journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan, following Jeremy Paxman's retirement in 2023."We've been looking forward to this fight since the morning after the election," said a senior government source, almost with glee, about the government's changes to planning.

Ministers are prepared to take on political rivals who don't want to accept the governments new housing targets; to prove to the country that Labour really does want more people to own a home, for more voters to have access to a safe, warm, permanent house within this parliament.A blizzard of statistics show just how tough it is to buy a home if you can theoretically afford it, or how hard it can be to find decent accommodation if you struggle to make ends meet.

, according to the Halifax, one of the biggest mortgage lenders. Twenty years ago a family might have expected to buy a house worth roughly four times their annual income – now it might be eight times what they earn, which means the proportion of the population that rents rather than owns has nearly doubled in two decades.

The numbers of families struggling to find a stable home has gone up massively too. More than 159,000 children in England alone are homeless without a permanent address - a record high. The housing benefit bill to support those who can't completely pay their own way is about £20bn and rising, a massive price tag for the taxpayer."Crews donned breathing apparatus forced entry into the property, located the dogs using a thermal imaging camera and rescued them to a place of safety," it said.

The service urged people to check fire alarms were working and added: "Our animal friends can be responsible for accidents involving fire, prevent them from getting into areas or close proximity where fire can become a risk to your home."A medal given to Luke Skywalker after he destroyed the Death Star in Star Wars could sell for up to £476,000.

Propstore, based in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, is selling the Medal of Yavin, worn by future Jedi master Luke during the first film in the franchise.The medal is also believed to have been worn by Harrison Ford - who played Han Solo - during rehearsals for the 1977 film, later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.