41 minutes ago 'Panic' in Majorca as travel agencies warn of ban and 'threaten boycott'

The Business Association of Travel Agencies of the Balearic Islands (Aviba) has slammed a new rule in Majorca, and threatened to stop bringing tourists to the city of Palma

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65 minutes ago Scott McTominay breaks his own Serie A record as Napoli star's incredible lung

The midfielder is a firm fans' favourite in Naples and newly published stats show just how hard he's working for Antonio Conte's side

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2 hours ago China unleashes terrifying heavily armed robocop that can chase down suspects

The spherical robot, made by technological firm Rotunbot, is capable of travelling on land and water and thanks to its centre of gravity is incapable of toppling over

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2 hours ago The 19 Northern routes where train services are cancelled or disrupted on Sunday

It follows one of the busiest days for rail travel all year

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3 hours ago With Assad’s fall, Putin’s dream of world domination is turning into a nightmare | Peter Pomerantsev

Complaints about the president are growing among Russian military and business leaders. Now is the time for the west to turn up the heat As Bashar al-Assad fell, Russian nationalist military bloggers turned on the Kremlin. “Ten years of our presence,” fumed the “Two Majors” Telegram channel to its more than one million subscribers, “dead Russian soldiers, billions of spent roubles and thousands of tonnes of ammunition, they must be compensated somehow.” Some didn’t shy away from lambasting Vladimir Putin. “The adventure in Syria, initiated by Putin personally, seems to be coming to an end. And it ends ignominiously, like all other ‘geopolitical’ endeavours of the Kremlin strategist.” These weren’t isolated incidents. Filter Labs, a data analytics company I collaborate with, saw social media sentiment on Syria dip steeply as Assad fell.It was in stark contrast to Putin’s silly claim at his annual news conference last week that Russia had suffered no defeat in Syria. Unlike social med...

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3 hours ago Love Actually initially had a supernatural twist and fans are only just realising

Love Actually is a firm festive favourite, but not many fans will know that the film was originally supposed to have a supernatural twist involving one of its characters

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3 hours ago Gareth Southgate reveals he decided to resign as England boss BEFORE the end of Euro 2024 and opens up on which song he had on repeat after realising it was 'time for change'

Southgate resigned just two days after the agonising 2-1 defeat by Spain and remains out of work after being linked with several clubs including Manchester United.

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4 hours ago Urgent appeal for missing woman last seen in beach bar on busiest night of year

South Wales Police are urging the public for information to help find missing woman Cursty Cahill who has not been heard from since being in a beach bar in Swansea

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4 hours ago Travel news LIVE: Over 100 Heathrow flights cancelled as stormy weather disrupts Christmas getaway

Friday is expected to be the UK’s busiest day on the roads for festive travel with an estimated 23.7 million journeys planned for the day

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5 hours ago Rudolph’s never going to get a very shiny new role in Santa’s family firm | Torsten Bell

Workers in family-run businesses earn less on average and have fewer opportunities to progress into senior jobsSanta has a great reputation. Generous, jolly, snazzily dressed. But he’s obviously a terrible employer. The elves are entirely unpaid for their gruelling manual labour. Their fixed smiles and constant singing are evidence of a culture of fear. Does anyone believe he’s keeping the Lapland workplace temperature above the Health and Safety Executive’s 16C minimum? And the reindeer’s 24-hour shift this week will be a clear breach of the working time directive.The complete lack of progression (not to mention a highly segregated workforce) is another warning sign. Everyone has been doing the same job for centuries – which works for Santa at the top, but means few opportunities for others to move on up. Continue reading...

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