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Whether you want to avoid mishaps, enjoy the day more or improve your time, these nuggets of wisdom can help

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34 m. ago Celine Dion pays tribute to Roberta Flack whose music ‘shaped generations’

The US singer was known for songs including Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.

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42 m. ago German parliament in race against time to sign off on new defence fund

Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor, has spoken of urgent need for ramped-up defence, but ‘blocking minority’ could form in future BundestagGermany’s outgoing parliament could be asked to sign off on a new defence fund in its final weeks as the conservative winners of Sunday’s election seek to balance geopolitical demands with the looming pressures of a new Bundestag hostile to military spending.Since the victory of his CDU/CSU alliance, Friedrich Merz has spoken of the urgent need for Europe to ramp up its own defence capabilities, saying it needs “independence from the USA” amid an unpredictable Trump administration and a looming threat from Russia. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Trump pits immigrants against other working people. But we have a common enemy | Alejandra Gomez and Greisa Martínez Rosas

Billionaires have sown a myth that citizens are losing at the expense of undocumented people. The real solution is to empower all workersOver the last few years, we have witnessed some leaders of the Democratic party retreat from delivering bold policies that would address people’s struggles and aspirations, from a pathway to citizenship for all to a higher federal minimum wage, in favor of Republican-light talking points about the border and those seeking asylum – which only eroded trust with the American people.Right now, 60% of the country is living paycheck to paycheck. Families are drowning in debt, whether it be from trying to pay for unaffordable childcare, exorbitant student loans, costly medical bills, or months of missed rent payments. Homelessness has skyrocketed. Millions are struggling to survive another day and are penny-pinching to be able to afford rent and groceries, while billions of our taxpayer dollars are being spent on turbocharging mass abductions of our neigh...

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56 m. ago 'We want to provide more energy bill help for most vulnerable next winter'

Energy Minster Ed Miliband says energy bills are 'too high' - under new proposals, one in five families in Britain will get help through the Warm Home Discount scheme next winter

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65 m. ago Lewis Hamilton targets 'fast as an arrow' F1 rival as Max Verstappen makes race 'skip' decision

The seven-time champion is in Bahrain for Formula One Testing this week

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67 m. ago Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending

PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than plannedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a major increase in defence spending, amid fears over Donald Trump’s commitment to European security.The prime minister said the UK government would increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned – as he prepared for what is likely to be a diplomatically fraught visit to Washington DC this week. Continue reading...

Economics

72 m. ago Thomas Tuchel shares England plans with Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle

William succeeded Queen Elizabeth II as patron of the Football Association last summer following his time as FA president.

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80 m. ago This £194.98 set of garden furniture is now just £57.58 thanks to a Debenhams sale

We've spotted some bargain patio sets in the Debenhams sale - just in time for the spring

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80 m. ago 'I refuse to pay my TV licence – there's a very good reason and I'm not the only one'

The TV license has been a hot topic of conversation recently, with many people taking to social media to share their thoughts on the fee we all pay to watch television that funds the BBC

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84 m. ago Man who stabbed twin sister to death gave sick 'sleepwalking' excuse in court

A man in Texas has been convicted of murdering his twin sister by stabbing her repeatedly - a jury was not convinced by his defence that he was sleepwalking at the time

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88 m. ago Ruby Franke’s husband explains why he asked her to stop contacting him from prison: ‘I’m very angry’

Ruby and her business partner were sentenced to up to 30 years in prison last February

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94 m. ago Woman disguised herself with wigs to take UK citizenship test for others

A British woman has admitted she wore wigs and other disguises to take a U.K. citizenship test for more than a dozen foreigners

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94 m. ago How taking breaks from your smartphone improves your mental health

Using smartphones, such as an iPhone, has previously been linked to depression and anxiety

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95 m. ago PM’s defence plan will not lead to end of working from home – Whitehall chief

Sir Chris Wormald confirmed the current policy on office attendance will remain following Sir Keir Starmer’s warning of major challenges.

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95 m. ago The plan to pay 200 people in Greater Manchester £38k with 'no strings attached'

Andy Burnham has been urged to back the plans and make good on a manifesto pledge he made at the elections last year

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97 m. ago What is Keir Starmer’s plan to increase UK defence spending and is it affordable?

Keir Starmer has outlined plans to slash foreign aid in order to hike Britain’s defence spending, The Independent looks at what has been said about the move

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98 m. ago UK weather mapped: Where snow and torrential downpours will hit Britain

Snow, hail and heavy rain will batter parts of the UK on Wednesday morning

Society

1 hour ago AI Set to Transform Production Industry, Mip London Panel Says: ‘This Is the Most Exciting Time in TV History’

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1 hour ago Brit, 70, dies after climbing to the top of 13,500ft Malaysian mountain

An elderly British climber has tragically died after successfully climbing to the top of Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu. 

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