31 minutes ago UK's least safest places to live if nuclear strike launched on 'seat of power' – see full list

EXCLUSIVE: A new list details which areas in the UK might be in most danger if a nuclear bomb were to drop as tensions across the world grow further amid World War 3 rumours

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32 minutes ago UK politics live: Badenoch and Cleverly claim Tory credit as net migration falls sharply

Net migration to the UK dropped 20 per cent in the year to June 2024

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32 minutes ago Macquarie agrees £700m deal to buy UK waste firm Renewi; Direct Line shares jump after rejecting Aviva’s £3.3bn offer – live

Australian investment bank returns after being rebuffed last yearIn other takeover news, the Australian investment bank Macquarie has just agreed to buy the UK-listed waste management company Renewi for £700m.It is paying 870p a share in cash.We are always cautious about the bidder’s curse, but we believe Aviva’s approach to Direct Line is strategically coherent, could offer considerable synergies, and is currently highly financially attractive.The main risk for Aviva is that it seems to be stretching an already below-average solvency ratio, so any further generosity would need to come from shares. We can see an offer rising from the current 250p to around 300p. Continue reading...

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32 minutes ago FTSE 100 Live 28 November: Direct Line shares surge on Aviva approach, Loungers backs £338m takeover

Direct Line Insurance shares are back in the takeover spotlight after the Green Flag owner rejected a £3.3 billion approach by Aviva.

Economics

33 minutes ago Net migration to the UK falls by 20%, official figures show, but remains high at 728,000 – UK politics live

Fall driven by decline in numbers of dependants arriving on study visasHere is a chart from the ONS report illustrating the latest figures.Here is the PA Media story on the figures.Net migration to the UK hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023, revised official estimates show.The measure for the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country then dropped by 20% in the latest period, the 12 months to June 2024, and now stands at 728,000. Continue reading...

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34 minutes ago Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused at least 111 women and girls, say police

Scale of criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offendersPolice believe Mohamed Al Fayed may have raped and abused at least 111 women and girls over nearly four decades, with his youngest victim said to have been just 13 years old.The scale of the criminality would make Fayed, who died last year at the age of 94, one of Britain’s most notorious sex offenders, and raises urgent questions about how he got away with his crimes. Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago Inside Laura Hamilton's huge renovation project: Star reveals she's knocked down most of her new Mallorcan holiday home as she shares a glimpse at exciting property plans

A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton has given a glimpse at the huge renovations she is making to her new Mallorcan holiday home. 

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43 minutes ago French bond yields surpass Greece’s for first time as budget worries swirl

Investors fear dispute over planned tax rises and spending cuts could topple government

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49 minutes ago Amazon's Black Friday 2024 sale is live! Here are the best deals on robot vacuums, Ninja, Champagne and more

Prices have begun falling on everything from Amazon Fire devices to air fryers

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58 minutes ago ‘An underlying stillness’: the Yinka Shonibare retreat where artists have space to grow and thrive

The earth-brick barn house nestled among cassava and yam fields in southern Nigeria is one of two artists’ residences established by the British-Nigerian artistPerched on a hilltop and surrounded by a lush 22-hectare (54-acre) farm, the G.A.S. Farm House outside the village of Ikiṣẹ in southern Nigeria is not your average place for an artist residency. For Kosisochukwu Nnebe, who works at the intersection of food and art, it’s the ultimate retreat.The 31-year-old Nigerian-Canadian is one of the first artists to be hosted at the Guest Artists Space Foundation’s barn house near the town of Ijebu Ode in Ogun state. Although she is a late riser, each morning before she has a chance to prepare eggs on agege bread, Nnebe is out of the door, heading to a banana grove five minutes’ walk away to...

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