1 hour ago UK manufacturers increase pressure on government over industrial strategy

Despite gloomy outlook on business costs, executives report ‘heightened optimism’ about investment

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12 hours ago Rise in vigilante attacks in US highlight growing online DIY terrorism resources

Availability of manuals and instructions on less moderated apps and forums is making extremist content accessibleA spate of recent vigilante and extremist attacks in the US have highlighted how the booming availability of internet resources is a growing national security concern.Experts and world governments have been sounding the alarm on digital radicalization as accessibility to materials such as assassination manuals, files for 3D printed guns, or something as simple as ChatGPT grows. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago HMPV latest: Chinese health officials give update on virus infection rate

The update comes amid international concern over a potential pandemic

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3 hours ago Londoners strip down for the infamous No Trousers Tube Ride with dozens braving the cold with bare legs... and cheeks

Despite biting temperatures in the capital, attendees donned their tighty-whiteys, budgie smugglers and whatever else needed to protect their modesty - while showing off a lot of leg.

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13 hours ago Star wars threat to the West: How doomsday EMP space nukes could cripple US and allies by 'frying' critical infrastructure and killing vital satellites

A space-based nuclear warhead would destroy or disable thousands of vital satellites - but if detonated at the right altitude and yield, it could deliver a punishing EMP strike on infrastructure below

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5 hours ago NFL makes final punishment decision on Drake London after Atlanta Falcons receiver was cited for ‘taunting’ penalty

NFL makes final punishment decision on Drake London after Atlanta Falcons receiver was cited for ‘taunting’ penalty  NewsBreak

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13 hours ago Patrick Stewart's Rangers address ripped apart as Hotline warns history will condemn lack of drastic Philippe Clement action

New chief executive finds himself in the line of fire just 27 days into the job as Fraser Wilson. takes your calls.

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5 hours ago NFL makes final punishment decision on Drake London after Atlanta Falcons receiver was cited for...

NFL makes final punishment decision on Drake London after Atlanta Falcons receiver was cited for...  The US Sun

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13 hours ago US supreme court curbed public scrutiny as it boosted security before Roe ruling

Memo obtained by the Guardian mandates that court would maintain ‘exclusive’ control of all security-related recordsA newly uncovered document reveals that the US supreme court sought to beef up judicial protection, while also reducing public scrutiny of the court’s doings, before the court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v Wade.The heavily redacted memorandum of agreement (MOA) on security is dated March 2022, and was obtained by the Guardian after being recently surfaced by governmentattic.com. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago California fires live: 16 deaths confirmed as flames threaten UCLA campus and worsening winds predicted

Los Angeles county sheriff says death toll expected to rise, with firefighters racing to contain Palisades fireFull report: international crews arrive to battle raging wildfiresPoliticians quibbling as LA burns: Gavin Newsom’s latest beef with TrumpDetails emerge about the LA fire victimsCalifornia attorney general Rob Bonta has warned that it is illegal to engage in price gouging, looting or scamming of any kind and those who do in response to the fires will be held accountable by the law.“We’ve seen businesses and landlords jack up the price,” he told journalists at a press conference yesterday. “It’s called price gouging. It is illegal. You cannot do it. It is a crime punishable by up to a year in jail and fines.” Continue reading...

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7 hours ago The Guardian view on Argentina’s austerity year: painful cuts, rising poverty and a geopolitical gamble | Editorial

In his first 12 months Javier Milei has imposed drastic economic measures – sparking protests while banking on an IMF bailoutThe first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump after his victory last November was Argentina’s president, Javier Milei. The affinity is obvious: both are political outsiders united by extreme-right rhetoric and a penchant for anarchic capitalism. Mr Milei promised a war on bureaucrats, brutal public spending cuts and sweeping deregulation of Latin America’s second-largest economy. Predictably, the outcome has been devastating: a recession plunged more than half the country into poverty within the first six months of 2024.Mr Milei did not so much win the last election as the previous government lost it. When voters went to the polls in October 2023, monthly inflation stood at around 8%, fuelling frustration with the established parties and anxiety about the future – sentiments Mr Milei skilfully exploited. After his victory, monthly inflation soared to...

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24 hours ago I don't want my teenage daughters to see my latest sex scenes, says Nicole Kidman following release of steamy drama Babygirl

The Australian actress plays a married middle-aged executive who has a highly erotic affair with a much younger intern in her latest film Babygirl.

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9 hours ago Dancing On Ice star James Jordan rules out some pairings and shares Fearne McCann concern

Former Dancing On Ice champion James Jordan has shared his bold predictions for this year’s competition, hinting that certain contestants may face bigger challenges than others. The outspoken star didn’t hold back as he explained what he believes could make or break a skater’s chances of winning.

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9 hours ago Can you guess these 'wrapped up' Greater Manchester buildings in our quiz?

We've used a bit of wizardry to hide some famous landmarks from view - see if you can tell which is which

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11 hours ago UK's 10 most congested cities revealed including the time and money drivers are wasting

Drivers in these cities lose up to £942 each while sitting in traffic, according to a new study that has found that the capital is where drivers suffer the most

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14 hours ago Dream journey: a nostalgic trip aboard the sleeper train from Amsterdam to Berlin

Taking the overnight train between the capital cities and on to Dresden is all about slow travel and the romance of life on the trackOn the evening of our overnight train journey from Amsterdam to Berlin and on to Dresden aboard the European Sleeper, we enjoy a restorative plate of oysters and steak tartare on the decks of Amsterdam’s BrasserieMarie overlooking the Amstel. Then, after a nightcap in the adjoining Freddy’s Bar, a legendary spot in the Hotel De L’Europe, we make the short stroll to Amsterdam Centraal Station for the so-called Good Night Train.At 22.20 we board the train to Berlin, the bunks are swiftly made up and the blinds part pulled down for sleep. You can open the window for fresh air, brush your teeth in your own basin and there is crisp, clean linen. This slow journey is all about the romance of life on the track – and, for me, a lingering nostalgia. Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Regional radio shows on Heart, Smooth and Capital to be scrapped as broadcasting set to move to London

Regional shows on Capital, Heart, and Smooth are understood to be axed from late February

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16 hours ago The week in TV: Patience; 7/7: The London Bombings; Playing Nice; American Primeval – review

The week in TV: Patience; 7/7: The London Bombings; Playing Nice; American Primeval – review  The Guardian

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17 hours ago Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends fast | Will Hutton

Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economicallyIt’s certainly not 2008, nor even Truss 2022, but the men and women who move the financial markets are suddenly darkly pessimistic. Some of the private emails and WhatsApp messages circulating last week matched any efforts by Cassandra. The mood has turned against Britain.It is not one single thing, but a toxic mix. There is the prospect of a long period of stagflation, the consequence, as even the markets recognise, of 14 years of epic misgovernment. The problem now is partly that Labour does not have a plausible growth story, partly that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, is painted as having an economic tin ear that douses capitalist animal spirits, and partly because Trump’s arrival has exposed just how dependent an indebted, economically wounded Britain is on the kindness of strangers. It’s not yet a crisis – the stock market has held up – but without some skilful e...

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