2 h. ago Power back on in Chile after blackout leaves millions in dark

Electricity restored to almost all affected regions as investigation under way into how outage occurredPower has been restored to most of Chile’s 19 million people after the country’s most disruptive blackout in 15 years, the government said, as authorities lifted a strict curfew imposed when the outage left 98% of the population without electricity.Chilean interior minister Carolina Tohá said on Wednesday that electricity had largely returned to Chile’s 14 afflicted regions, although 220,000 residents remained without power. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Musk: Anyone who doesn’t respond to productivity email either dead or fraudster

Elon Musk has declared that federal workers who have not responded to his email asking for a response about their weekly accomplishments or risk termination are presumed to be dead or “not real people.”

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2 h. ago Greater Manchester's NHS facing 'difficult decisions' over which health services to cut to stop £300m financial crisis

EXCLUSIVE: Greater Manchester health chiefs told today's board meeting that they were not forewarned of some spending cuts being asked for by the NHS for the next financial year until recent weeks

Economics

2 h. ago Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actor, dies aged 39

The actor was reportedly found at a New York apartment with the cause of death as yet unknownThe actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the age of 39.Police sources confirmed her death to both ABC News and the New York Post. There is no cause of death yet known and it has been reported that it is not being investigated as suspicious. She had recently undergone a liver transplant, according to sources. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tornado review – windswept samurai western set in apocalyptic Scotland

The second feature from John Maclean is an almost surreal tale of itinerant martial arts performers and a band of thieves in 18th-century Scotland John Maclean’s new movie is a dour, pessimistic, almost surrealistically downbeat revenge western set in Scotland in the late 18th century – but it could as well be happening in some post-apocalyptic landscape of the distant future or on another planet. This is the follow-up to his debut Slow West, and as with that film it is shot by Robbie Ryan with music by Jed Kurzel (director Justin’s brother and collaborator). I have to admit, though, that this does not quite have the energy or the fluency of that previous film, perhaps not the same production resources either – and by comparison it is more strenuously contrived. Yet the pure strangeness of the movie commands attention and there is a charismatic lead performance by Japanese actor-musician Mitsuki Kimura, or Kôki.She plays a dancer called Tornado, who travels around what looks like ut...

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3 h. ago Petty LA council orders Simpsons producer to tear down incredible treehouse inspired by show

An iconic treehouse in Sherman Oaks, California might be on its final days after the city of Los Angeles started a seven-year legal battle with the owner, Rick Polizzi over zoning permits for it.

Politics

3 h. ago California governor orders parole board to investigate if Menendez brothers would pose risk if freed

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez say California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents

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4 h. ago Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actor, dead at 39

The actor was reportedly found at a New York apartment with the cause of death as yet unknownThe actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the age of 39.Police sources confirmed her death to both ABC News and the New York Post. There is no cause of death yet known and it has been reported that it is not being investigated as suspicious. She had recently undergone a liver transplant, according to sources. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Ever hear a 'heartbeat' in your ear? Experts warn it could be a hidden sign of a deadly condition

Although some might find the auditory symptom easy to brush off - British medics have warned it could be a warning sign of a potentially deadly condition.

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4 h. ago 'Woman in nurse's outfit injects resident with substance' as cops launch probe

Police in County Durham are investigating 'following reports of a suspicious incident which occurred' in which a woman in a nurse's outfit allegedly injected a woman

Politics

4 h. ago Scientists reveal the shocking impact one night without sleep has on your immune system

Consistently failing to get enough shut eye raises the risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes , swathes of research shows. But it could also impact your immune system.

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4 h. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom says Menendez brothers will undergo ‘risk assessment’ that will help to decide if they’re fit to be released

‘There's no guarantee of outcome here’, Newsom declared on his new podcast

Politics

4 h. ago Gov. Gavin Newsom says Menendez brothers will undergo ‘risk assessment’ to see if they’re fit to be released

‘There's no guarantee of outcome here’, Newsom declared on his new podcast

Politics

5 h. ago Murders of mum and four children in arson attack 'wholly preventable', family say

The blaze claimed the lives of Demi Pearson, 15, her brother Brandon, eight, and sisters Lacie, seven, and Lia, three - mum Michelle suffered 68% burns and 'clung to life' for another 20 months

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5 h. ago Geordie Shore star Marnie Simpson reveals unborn baby's gender in emotional post

Celebrity Big Brother finalist Marnie Simpson announced earlier this month that she's having another baby with her husband Casey Johnson, with whom she's already a parent to sons Rox and Oax

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5 h. ago State pension warning to 1.6million parents who risk missing out on £33,000

Parents who took time out of work to care for young children may have "missing" National Insurance years - which can reduce a person's state pension rate entitlement

Events

6 h. ago Apple investigates after it AI tool transcribed the word 'racist' as 'Trump'

Apple said it was working to fix the ‘glitch’ which saw word ‘racist’ displayed as ‘Trump’

Politics

6 h. ago Ayrshire social worker failed to appropriately respond to child protection concerns

Her behaviour placed vulnerable users of services at “significant risk of harm.”

Events

6 h. ago Romanian presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu faces criminal investigation

Pro-Russia populist, who won first round of election that was later annulled, suspected of communicating false informationRomanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Moscow-friendly populist who surged from almost nowhere to win the first round of the country’s cancelled presidential election last year.The announcement of the investigation covering a number of separate accusations took place after Georgescu, 62, was stopped by police in Bucharest traffic on Wednesday as he was about to submit his candidacy for a rerun of the election, which is scheduled for May. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago B&M stabbing: Man suffers horror knife attack in front of customers at Preston store

Local emergency services have swarmed the scene in Preston at Carlisle Street, close to B&M Bargains, following reports of an assault, and police have launched an investigation

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