64 minutes ago Pubs 'deeply and painfully wounded' in wake of Autumn Budget as industry chief warns of further closures and job losses following £650 million hit to the sector

Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, warned venues will shut, jobs will be lost and the price of a pint will go up in a £650m hit to the sector.

Economics

2 hours ago Leighton Clarkson tells Stiliyan Petrov and Celtic pals to stop wasting their breath as he makes Aberdeen title vow

The Dons are unbeaten in the league and sit joint top of the Premiership but that has not stopped former Hoops heroes such as Stiliyan Petrov from dismissing their title credentials

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2 hours ago He repeatedly trolled Daniel Lurie. London Breed may make him an S.F. Supervisor

He repeatedly trolled Daniel Lurie. London Breed may make him an S.F. Supervisor  San Francisco Chronicle

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3 hours ago Nicaragua: Ortega and wife to assume absolute power after changes approved

Loyalist lawmakers give green light to constitutional amendment as authoritarian president, 79, tightens gripNicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife are set to assume absolute power after loyalist lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment elevating her to the position of “co-president” and boosting the pair’s joint control over the state.Under sanctions for human rights abuses, Ortega himself had proposed the change, which also increases the president’s control over the media and extends the presidential term from five to six years. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary

A animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident local police are describing as a sad mix-up

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4 hours ago The Traitors star welcomes second child as he shares adorable first pics and reveals name

The Traitors star Paul Gorton and his wife Kate Waldron have welcomed their second child, sharing the first pictures of their newborn and his lovely name

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4 hours ago BBC Traitors star Paul Gorton welcomes second child as he shares adorable first snaps

The Traitors star Paul Gorton and his wife Kate Waldron have welcomed their second child and shared his adorable name along with his first photos of him arriving home

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5 hours ago Putin says Russia will use experimental missile again after Ukraine strike

Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile as Ukraine decried the testing of the nuclear-capable weapon on its territory as an “international crime”.Speaking at a defence conference on Friday, Putin contested US claims that Russia possessed only a “handful” of the high-speed ballistic missiles, saying that the military had enough to continue to test them in “combat conditions”. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Dad's Apple Watch picked up irregularity before he tragically died after six

Jack Derbyshire was found unresponsive after playing six-a-side football with pals on Monday night, after the dad-of-one's Apple Watch picked up on an underlying heart condition

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6 hours ago Putin says he will fire MORE of Russia's new hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine and has already begun mass production of the nuclear

Putin also said that Moscow would carry out more tests of the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in 'combat conditions,' a day after firing one on Ukraine.

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