8 h. ago Baffled residents claim road markings that look like 'giant Wotsits' are wreaking havoc

The large orange and yellow lozenge-shaped designs (pictured) have been painted on to Grange Road West in the centre of Birkenhead, Merseyside.

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3 d. ago HSBC shares slide as banking giant doubles down on Asia focus

HSBC shares fell on Thursday after the banking giant confirmed it plans to pay nearly £11billion to buy the rest of ailing Hang Seng bank in Hong Kong.

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9 d. ago ‘Like it had been put on Earth specially for me’: readers’ favourite European city breaks

From the later summer glow of Marseille to polar nights in Tromsø, our tipsters choose their favourite cities • Tell us about a great trip you’ve had since hitting 60 – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherSibiu, the former capital of Transylvania, proved a wonderful place to visit. The city’s old town is on a hill, with every other building in the three main squares and the sidestreets seemingly a historic monument, dominated by the medieval Lutheran cathedral of Saint Mary. The characteristic design of attic windows makes it clear why Sibiu is called “the town of a thousand eyes”, and the Teutsch Haus provides a brilliant history of the region and the Transylvanian Saxons. The old town is crammed full of restaurants and cafes, and down by the river there is a local market with giant aubergines, tomatoes and peppers. For an evening glass, Wine Not has a vast selection of Romanian (and Moldovan) wines, and a black cat to talk to.Barbara Forbes Continue reading...

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1 week ago BP confirms $5bn offshore oil project as energy giant doubles down on fossil fuels

BP will move ahead with a $5billion offshore drilling project as the energy giant continues to re-embrace fossil fuels under chief executive Murray Auchincloss.

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2 w. ago M&S warn parents to stop using baby sleeping bag immediately over 'hazard'

The retail giant issued an urgent product recall about the Marks & Spencer Stripe 2.5 Tog Sleeping Bag T92/4648S after discovering it doesn't meet the requirement of British standard testing

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3 w. ago Glasgow Christmas markets to relocate as theme park giant steps in

George Square, which usually hosts the Christmas lights switch-on and a market, is closed for refurbishment until August next year.

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3 w. ago Argos now WON'T be sold to Chinese retail giant, owner Sainsbury's confirms

Sainsbury's has quit talks to sell Argos to Chinese retail giant JD.com, the supermarket group confirmed just a day after revealing the talks.

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4 w. ago AstraZeneca's £200m blow to Labour as pharma giant scraps major investment

Hours after official figures showed output from the pharmaceuticals industry in the UK fell 4.5 per cent in July, Britain's biggest firm said the project at its research site has been 'paused'.

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