10 hours ago Expert shares essential checklist to prevent costly boiler repairs this winter

As the Met Office issued further severe weather warnings this week with more snow and ice on the way, nearly seven in 10 Brits say boiler breakdown is their 'biggest fear'

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27 hours ago Weather Channel slammed as they air 'human remains' in gross LA wildfire clip

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT – Wildfires have devastated southern California this week, with 70,000 people said to have been evacuated, over 1,000 structures destroyed and five people reported to have died

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18 hours ago Who is right about ‘Maganomics’: bearish economists or bullish investors?

Equity market optimism about president-elect’s impact contrasts with warnings over hit to GDP growth

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39 minutes ago Pair 'lying and kneeling' in road died of horror injuries after being hit by car

Kayleigh Cornwell, 32, and Jason Morgan, 32, were both heavily intoxicated when they strayed into the middle of a road in Pontypridd and were killed when they were struck by a car, an inquest heard

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10 hours ago Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim

Sarah Silverman and others file court case claiming CEO approved use of dataset despite warningsBusiness live – latest updatesMark Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of “pirated” versions of copyright-protected books to train the company’s artificial intelligence models, a group of authors has alleged in a US court filing.Citing internal Meta communications, the filing claims that the social network company’s chief executive backed the use of the LibGen dataset, a vast online archive of books, despite warnings within the company’s AI executive team that it is a dataset “we know to be pirated”. Continue reading...

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34 hours ago Manchester Airport suspends flights to clear 'significant snow' as England shivers in

Manchester Airport stopped all flights again this morning due to heavy snow with departures and arrivals thrown into chaos as teams cleared the runways with Met Office warnings still in place.

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18 hours ago Weather maps show UK towns gripped by snow as temperatures plummet to bitter

The UK is set for more ice and snow today with Met Office yellow warnings in place and temperatures may not rise above freezing throughout the day for parts of the country

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28 hours ago Met Office weather maps show when cold snap will finally come to an end

Temperatures are expected to get as low as -6C in Wales on Friday morning which coincides with another weather warning for ice

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93 minutes ago Symptoms of young onset dementia after EastEnders twist raises awareness

Many people are 'wrongly' associating dementia with age, experts warn

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36 hours ago Major airport suspends flights to clear 'significant snow' as England shivers in

Manchester Airport stopped all flights again this morning due to heavy snow with departures and arrivals thrown into chaos as teams cleared the runways with Met Office warnings still in place.

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41 hours ago 'Ban pesticides to save British bees from extinction' say 1.6 million Brits

Experts have warned that without bees we may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain wreaking havoc with ecosystems

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36 hours ago Snow and heavy winds bring travel disruption with airport runways shut

Large parts of the UK continue to face yellow weather warnings for snow and ice on Thursday, with another ‘very cold night’ expected.

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4 hours ago Man and woman killed in horror crash after seen lying and kneeling on road

The man and woman were killed in a horror collision after they were struck by a car while they were lying and kneeling in the middle of a road.

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7 hours ago Pair hit and killed by car after being seen lying and kneeling in road

Kayleigh Cornwell, 32, and Jason Morgan, 32, were both struck and killed by a Ford Focus in Pontypridd

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8 hours ago ‘If you hear the siren, go to the shelter’: the wrenching play about the bombing of a theatre in Ukraine

In March 2022, the largest theatre in Mariupol – while in use as a bomb shelter for 1,000 people – was hit by a Russian air strike. A re-enactment based on survivors’ testimonies has been moving audiences to tearsThe play opens with the usual pre-show request for audiences to switch off their mobile phones before the curtain rises, but along with this come warnings – and instructions for how the audience should evacuate the auditorium in the event of an air raid.That is because Mariupol Drama, a play based on the real experiences of a Ukrainian theatre company during the Russian invasion of the titular city, was written and staged in the midst of war. It re-enacts the horrifying moment on 16 March 2022 when their theatre was bombed by Russian forces, even though it had by then been turned into an evacuation shelter for almost 1,000 people. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Mikel Arteta sends transfer warning with clear verdict on solution to Arsenal struggles

Arsenal boss has suggested it is up to current squad to deliver necessary firepower for rest of season

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10 hours ago Coroner warning after overdose deaths from 'designer drug' mixed with heroin

A coroner has warned that not enough is being done to tackle deaths from designer opioid drugs

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10 hours ago Biggest myth about 'lazy' Gen Z debunked by career expert with dire warning

A career expert has hit out at those who view Gen Z workers as 'lazy' or 'uninspired' and argues the real problem lies with universities and employers

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12 hours ago Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump moves forward with tariffs on Canada

Premier of most populous province says rhetoric clouds trade relationship worth hundreds of billions of dollarsThe United States will “feel pain” if Donald Trump doesn’t back down from his threat to impose steep tariffs on its northern neighbour, the leader of Canada’s most populous province has warned.After a tumultuous week that left Canadian leaders flailing for a coherent national response to Trump’s provocations – including the suggestion that the US would annex its closest ally – Ontario premier Doug Ford told the Guardian: “We will never be for sale.” Continue reading...

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13 hours ago UK weather maps: Long range forecasts reveal exact date huge snowbomb to hit Britain

The UK has been under a barrage of severe weather conditions, with the Met Office covering much of the country with yellow weather warnings due to ice and snow

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14 hours ago UK snow and ice warnings still in place for millions of Brits after week of Arctic misery

Temperatures have plummeted to minus double digits in some parts of the country, with Brits in five different regions being warned to look out for icy patches on roads and pavements

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15 hours ago 'She's lost the plot': Cabinet alarm over Labour's market chaos with Rachel Reeves warned she is in 'make

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is en route to Beijing despite demands to cancel the trip and deal with mounting pressure on the UK's fiscal position.

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26 hours ago Train strikes: Rail service chaos as managers plan walkouts this weekend – check full timetables

A walkout by managers at one major UK train operator and planned engineering works have sparked warnings of major disruption this weekend, with Avanti West Coast passengers urged to travel another day

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27 hours ago Weather Channel hit back as they air 'human remains' in gross LA wildfire clip

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT – Wildfires have devastated southern California this week, with 70,000 people said to have been evacuated, over 1,000 structures destroyed and five people reported to have died

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30 hours ago No10 warns teachers not to 'put children's learning at risk' with a strike as education union ballots members over above

The National Education Union (NEU) will launch an indicative ballot of its members from March 1 until April 11 over a 2.8 per cent offer for teachers in England.

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31 hours ago Warning food prices could soar by 20% as pressure mounts on Reeves over flailing economy

Exclusive: Fears of a massive rise in the cost of imports have fuelled calls for Rachel Reeves to cancel her China trip with warnings that the UK is on the cusp of a financial crisis and recession

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35 hours ago Extremism in US military is ‘sleeping danger’ says author of Pentagon report

New Year’s Day attacks by US service members highlight threat, says Bishop Garrison who led DoD investigationThe decorated combat veteran who led the Biden administration’s efforts to counter extremist activity in the US military has warned there could be further domestic attacks by individuals with current or past military ties if the Pentagon fails to take the threat seriously.Both of the deadly incidents on New Year’s Day were carried out by discharged or serving members of the armed forces. The driver of a pickup truck who killed 14 revellers in New Orleans was a veteran with 13 years service in the US army, while the man who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel, killing himself, was an active-duty Green Beret. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago Incredible country with 33C heat in February but Brit travellers issued warning

Brits have been jetting off to one Asian country in particular at the start of this year. But experts have issued a travel warning due to its popularity with tourists

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41 hours ago Martin Lewis' urgent credit card warning that Brits 'can't afford' to miss

Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning to Brits who are struggling with credit card debt as the Money Saving Expert founder has shared his top tips on how to clear the debt

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