46 m. ago Bank of England expected to leave interest rates as Middle East conflict drives up oil price – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsEurope’s main stock markets have dropped at the start of trading.In London, the FTSE 100 index has lost 33 points, or 0.37%, to 8810 points. Mining stocks are among the fallers. Continue reading...

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66 m. ago Eerie UK railway station frozen in time with just two trains a week

Despite once being a thriving network link, this tiny railway station has almost been completely abandoned - except for the two trains that stop here once a week, both heading in the same direction

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76 m. ago MP Michael Shanks holding ‘Uddingston Community Conversation’ event for locals

The event is an opportunity for local people to share their experiences, concerns and hopes for the future of the town.

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81 m. ago Today's rugby news as Andy Farrell abandons Lions Test team exercise and Wales star gets new start

The latest rugby news stories from Wales, the Lions and beyond

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4 h. ago Long Island's last duck farm is quacking again after losing its entire flock to the bird flu

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January

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4 h. ago Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s futureIf Agneta Bruno closes her eyes, the soapy smell takes her back to childhood. Cycling home to the barracks where she lived with her father, an air force major, she would whiz through patches of snowy-white foam near the entrance of the base. The foam resembled the bubbles you get in the bathtub, just thicker. “I had to lift my feet up to avoid getting wet,” Bruno told me.Aqueous film-forming foam (Afff) is a miracle of firefighting: it’s highly effective in putting out flammable liquid fires, such as those caused by jet fuel spills. Chemicals in the foam create a stable blanket over liquid fuel, trapping the flammable vapours and extinguishing the fire. At the air force base in Bruno’s home town of Kallinge in Sweden, firefighters were trained to douse flames using the foam. New recruits came every few week...

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4 h. ago The Waterfront review – this Dawson’s Creek for grownups is perfect summer nonsense

Twists come thick and fast, there’s tons of plot and action is set in a water-based community. The creator of the 90s megahit’s new show is an opportunity to wallow in nostalgia – albeit with added drug runningDo you miss Dawson’s Creek now that you’re all grown up? Kevin Williamson sees you. And he has reinvented his late-90s/early-00s tale of a close knit community round a watery area for an adult market. Not adult-adult, you understand – we’re talking drug-running and crumbling family empire rather than sauce – but the main ingredients of his first TV hit are all here. Namely, masses of plot and some lightly sketched characters to keep it moving swiftly enough that nobody has time to stop and say “Hang on, fellas – I simply don’t believe a word of this!” Those of us who sat through several young women choosing Dawson over Pacey are only here for the second part of the phrase “credible drama”.The Buckleys and their fleet have long dominated the small fishing town of Havenport, Nor...

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5 h. ago Spanish island set to make huge change to beaches in 2026 affecting Brits

In a desperate effort to tackle over-tourism and fight against rising sea levels, one Spanish island is planning to remove a whopping 1,700 of its sun loungers from popular beaches

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6 h. ago Beautiful European seaside city named 'Dubai dupe' but with cheap £87 flights

This small seaside hospot is perfect for those who want to jet away but keep the costs down - and it's based right on the picturesque coast, perfect for catching some sunrays

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6 h. ago Three 'old coins' at home could be worth over £100,000 one is still in circulation

An expert has shared the three rare coins that you could have in your home that are worth a small fortune

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7 h. ago Spain's smallest holiday island locals love is 'crumbling' with propped

Nueva Tabarca is the smallest inhabited island in Spain and sits off the coast of Alicante. It has become increasingly popular with locals, who descend on the tiny strip of land in huge numbers

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7 h. ago Abandoned UK island untouched for nearly 100 years just yards from seaside town

An impressive fortress built upon a tiny island just 800 yards from a popular UK seaside town has transformed itself into a haven for wildlife, after it disarmed and abandoned back in 1929

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7 h. ago The overlooked Spanish island that's just as beautiful as Ibiza

There's a beautiful Balearic island with stunning beaches that's much quieter than the White Isle.

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7 h. ago French authorities finally promise to intercept small boats in the Channel as shocking figures reveal one migrant reaches Britain every four

A new 'maritime doctrine' set to come into operation next month allows French police officers to block dinghy departures within 300 yards of the shoreline.

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8 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews: Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace: Davina's DNA search show's been left behind by the march of science

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace is now in its seventh series, helping people abandoned at birth to find out who their real parents were.

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8 h. ago New Zealand halts millions of dollars in aid to Cook Islands over deals struck with China

Wellington says it has paused payment of some funding until Pacific island nation takes steps to ‘repair the relationship and restore trust’New Zealand has halted millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over the “breadth and content” of agreements the smaller Pacific nation made with China, officials from the New Zealand foreign minister’s office has said.New Zealand, which is the Cook Islands biggest funder, won’t consider any new money for the nation until the relationship improves, a spokesperson for foreign minister Winston Peters told the Associated Press on Thursday. Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Love Island fans gobsmacked as Toni reveals details of wild threesome with NFL star

The Love Island contestants have only been in a villa for a week - but they're already spilling all their deepest secrets to one another, as Toni opens up on her NFL encounter

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11 h. ago 28 Years Later review – sprinting zombies take evolutionary leap forward in badass threequel

This tonally uncertain revival mixes folk horror and little-England satire as an island lad seeks help for his sick mum on the undead-infested mainlandHere they are again, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s zombies – though unlike the usual stumbling slow-movers, of course, these things can sprint like Tom Cruise on steroids. Back in 2002, screenwriter Garland and director Boyle had a monster hit with their post-apocalyptic horror thriller 28 Days Later, about a “rage” virus that leaks from a lab and, turning people into aggressive zombies, causes a complete law-and-order breakdown in 28 days; Boyle famously made smart use of then-new lightweight digital tech which let him bring off miracles of unlicensed guerrilla shooting at dawn in the deserted London streets.That was fierce, muscular film-making, though I have never been a fan of zombies whose massed presence (then as now) requires silly, gurning, ketchup-strewn extras who can’t be clearly looked at for any length of time without la...

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11 h. ago ITV Love Island star dumped from villa after fiery love triangle feud

Love Island's latest bombshell has been sent packing following a dramatic few days in the villa

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11 h. ago Love Island fans fuming as popular Islander brutally dumped from villa in 'unfair' twist

A Love Island favourite was dumped from the villa during tonight's episode in yet another brutal twist - but fans have been left fuming the bombshell had been sent packing early

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