59 m. ago UMass Lowell campus placed on lockdown over terrifying 'gunman' video

The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus has been placed on lockdown for a possible active shooter.

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74 m. ago Judge sides with Harvard and orders Trump to reverse billions in funding cuts – US politics live

Federal judge in Boston orders reversal of administration’s cuts to more than $2.6bn in funding research grantsAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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74 m. ago UMass Lowell campus placed on lockdown as gunman remains at large

The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus has been placed on lockdown for a possible active shooter.

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89 m. ago School and nursery on alert after reports of 'threat' as police issue update

Rumours online suggested the 'security threat' had been made from the Manchester area

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1 hour ago A $1.4B Powerball jackpot is up for grabs after 40 drawings without a winner

An estimated $1.4 billion lottery jackpot will be up for grabs after dozens of drawings without a big winner

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2 h. ago UMass Lowell on lockdown for possible active shooter on campus

The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus has been placed on lockdown for a possible active shooter.

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2 h. ago Met Office says people in 31 areas should think about putting together 'emergency kit' right now

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain covering 31 areas in the South West and parts of Wales, with the alert running from midnight until 2pm on Wednesday

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2 h. ago Sweeteners can harm cognitive health equivalent to 1.6 years of ageing, study finds

Researchers say low- and no-calorie sweeteners appear to affect thinking and memory in middle ageSweeteners found in yoghurts and fizzy drinks can damage people’s ability to think and remember, and appear to cause “long-term harm” to health, research has found.People who consumed the largest amount of sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin saw a 62% faster decline in their cognitive powers – the equivalent to their having aged 1.6 years, researchers say. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Railings installed to protect pedestrians near 'killer kerb' are already 'mangled'... as motorists hit them as well

Railings to protect pedestrians close to a 'killer kerb' in Salisbury, Wiltshire, that has caused damage to numerous cars are already 'mangled' just weeks after being installed.

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3 h. ago Apocalypse now? Why tech billionaires are suddenly hoarding doomsday mega

The world’s elite are convinced ‘The Event’ is coming. Holly Baxter meets the builders to whom they entrust their greatest fears ... and desires

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4 h. ago Angela Rayner’s hypocrisy has left her future hanging by a thread

Editorial: Whatever her excuse for failing to pay the right amount of stamp duty on her second home, the deputy prime minister’s conduct has been disappointing and damaging to the government

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4 h. ago Three dead and 20 injured after tourist tram 'falls from height'

One of the two cars permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track, is said to have fallen 'from a great height.'

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5 h. ago Three men reported to Procurator Fiscal after 'damage' to geological Highland site

Officers were made aware of damage to the site in November 2023.

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5 h. ago Thunderstorms and flash flooding to hit Scotland as yellow weather warning issued

Flood alerts have been set in place for areas in Scotland as the Met Office issues a yellow weather alert.

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5 h. ago First look: Inside Vogue’s 2025 Festive Calendar, worth over £1,600

Spoiler alert! This year’s lineup includes a thoughtful selection of wellness and beauty essentials, as well as a few must-have accessories

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7 h. ago Watch out Spud Bros! Subway adds baked potatoes permanently to UK menu

Subway declared Britain to be a nation of 'jacket fanatics' as it announced the popular spuds with several options for toppings will now be available in all UK restaurants.

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7 h. ago Notorious online soccer piracy network Streameast shut down, antipiracy group says

Notorious online soccer piracy network Streameast has been shut down after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year

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7 h. ago Impatience in Madrid as Pedro Sánchez puts Europe’s inaction on Gaza in the spotlight

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Spain’s prime minister admitted that the EU’s refusal to hold Israel to account amounts to failure. Plus, Russia’s ‘undeniable interference’Against the scale of civilian slaughter, famine and mounting evidence of war crimes in Gaza, Europe’s political leaders have been passive to the point of complicity, argue many human rights advocates and even former high-ranking EU officials.Now the Spanish prime minister has come close to acknowledging as much. In an interview with the Guardian, Pedro Sánchez characterised Europe’s refusal to act against the Israeli government as a moral and political failure that would damage its global credibility for years to come. Sánchez warned that Europe’s response to “one of the darkest episodes of the 21st century” has been “a failure, absolutely”. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago 'Armageddon alarm' backlash: Government alert that will blare out your phone this weekend

At around 3pm on Sunday, 7 September, all 4G and 5G mobile phones in the UK will blare a 10-second siren blast and display a test alert from the Government.

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7 h. ago Cheap, healthy, sustainable and delicious – why mussels are a no

Fans say they’re the perfect food. No wonder they’re having a moment on restaurant menus. But how hard is this shellfish to prepare at home?It might be that they’re cheap. It might be that they’re healthy. But, in all likelihood, it’s “because they are just delicious”, says seafood chef Mitch Tonks. Whatever the reason, mussels are having a moment. Where once moules meant marinière (the classic French dish with white wine and parsley), now you can find them skewered, popcorned, pickled, barbecued, and even breaded and served in a burger bun.Mussels are making waves not just along the coast of Britain but in restaurants and recipes across the land. And they are being greeted with growing excitement, too, because, unlike the majority of food that becomes a fad, creating spikes in demand that cannot help but damage a group of people or their environment, there are no downsides to going mad for mussels. Continue reading...

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