3 h. ago Thousands at risk of losing their homes in the Amazon rainforest as terrifying sinkholes threaten to swallow their homes

The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth.

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4 h. ago The area of Wales that has rejected getting rid of 20mph on 143 roads, and people are not happy

The default 20mph speed limit was piloted in the county and now the council has rejected every application to change routes back to 30mph

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4 h. ago The brutally frank comment from an Amazon insider that sums up the fate of James Bond... and who 'villain' Bezos could choose as the next 007, revealed by CAROLINE GRAHAM

The announcement that creative control of 007 would be ceded to Amazon came following reports that the Broccoli-controlled film franchise had been in 'crisis' since Daniel Craig's No Time To Die.

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4 h. ago British iPhone designer admits 'not so positive consequences' of device still 'weigh' on him

Sir Jony Ive admitted that he and his family face the challenge of over-reliance on the phone, which the 57-year-old helped to design when he worked with Apple between 1992 and 2019.

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5 h. ago iPhone designer still asks: ‘I wonder what Steve Jobs would do?’ – despite being told not to

Jony Ive, the man behind the look of Apple’s iconic brands says the firm’s co-founder specifically asked him not to consider ‘what Steve would do’Sir Jony Ive, the innovative designer of Apple’s iMac, iPhone and Apple Watch, and a close friend and ­collaborator of the late Steve Jobs, says he still often asks himself: “I wonder what Steve would do?”Ive told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Sunday that he does so despite the fact that Jobs had specifically told him not to before his death in 2011, aged 56. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago iPhone designer Ive: I feel responsible for device’s ‘not so positive’ impact

Sir Jony Ive was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

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10 h. ago Next shoppers rush to buy 'go with any outfit' boots reduced to £23 in clearance sale

"I didn't want a boot with a high heel so these are just right. They were very reasonably priced and they fit me perfectly. I like the colour so they go with any outfit"

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11 h. ago Rachel Reeves wants ‘right balance’ in changes to cash Isa deposit limits

The Chancellor is reportedly mulling over a reduction

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13 h. ago Amazon slashes 37% off 'perfect' Vans trainers that usually cost £60

The classic sneakers are comfortable as well as stylish and come in an array of colours

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13 h. ago Amazon slashes price of 'outstanding' 65 inch Toshiba 4K TV to under £400

Feel like you have an at-home cinema with this 65" TV.

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14 h. ago Blaze breaks out at Scots home as emergency services rush to scene

Three fire appliances raced to the scene just after 1pm this afternoon.

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14 h. ago Shoppers get 'compliments' on 'noticeably whiter' teeth thanks to 95p whitening strips

Dr Dent's Professional Teeth Whitening Strips are currently reduced from £25.99 and have received rave reviews on Amazon

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15 h. ago Boden's floral midi dress that 'makes you look slim' slashed from £155 to £37 in limited time offer

Boden's floral midi dress has been reduced to £37 from £155 in a limited time sale, with shoppers saying it 'makes you look slim' and is easy to style for all occasions

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15 h. ago The iconic Bond girls then and now: As 007 fans are left furious as Amazon gain 'creative control' of the franchise we take a look back at the film's glamorous female stars

No James Bond film is complete without a Bond Girl and over the decades there have been an abundance of actresses who have taken on the roles. 

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15 h. ago Claudia Winkleman breaks down in tears after 'extraordinary' moment on One Question

Claudia Winkleman was reduced to tears on Channel 4's One Question after a father and daughter duo managed to win £100,000

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15 h. ago Reacher star Alan Ritchson says one supplement all men should take

The actor has explained how he achieved, and keeps, the Reacher body as season three hits Amazon

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15 h. ago Amazon knocks 30% off 'amazing' mattress topper that shoppers say is like 'sleeping on a cloud'

"Changed my nights sleep for the better."

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16 h. ago What is Apple's data protection tool? The controversial encryption feature being axed

Advanced Data Protection (ADP) protects data stored in iCloud with end-to-end encryption, which means the data can only be seen by the user who owns it, and only on their trusted devices

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16 h. ago UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture

Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farmingA biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Norfolk – opens the door to the creation of crops requiring reduced amounts of nitrate and phosphate fertilisers, they say.“We can now think of developing a new type of environmentally friendly farming with crops that require less artificial fertiliser,” said Dr Myriam Charpentier, whose group carried out the research. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Missouri lawmaker proposes registry of pregnant women ‘at risk’ for abortions

Dubbed ‘eHarmony for babies’, bill would create connected databases for pregnant women and those looking to adoptA Republican lawmaker in Missouri has introduced legislation to create a registry of pregnant women who are “at risk” of having an abortion – a proposal the bill’s author characterized as an “eHarmony for babies” that could also help match adoptive parents with babies.If passed, the bill would create two registries: one for people “at risk” of abortions and one for people looking to adopt. Members of each registry could access the other, while Missouri government officials would be tasked with helping members meet each other and facilitating adoptions. The bill’s goal is to “reduce the number of preventable abortions in Missouri”. Continue reading...

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