70 m. ago High street crisis deepens with 400 of Britain’s largest shops at risk of closure

Industry leaders have responded to the government’s proposed higher business rates tax band

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90 m. ago Saoirse Ronan and husband are doting parents as they're spotted with baby for first time

Saoirse Ronan and her husband, Jack Lowden, enjoyed a relaxing stroll with their new baby at a park in London this week

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2 h. ago Venezuela says none of 11 killed in US boat strike were Tren de Aragua members

Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ amid rising tensions over US military strike on boat in CaribbeanNone of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, as the South American nation deployed troops amid heightened tensions with the US.The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has provided scant further information about the incident, even amid demands from members of the US Congress for a justification for the action. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The Newsreader review – if this powerful Aussie drama were a US show, it’d be a smash hit

This 80s-set Australian show about rival newscasters is the best kind of period drama. It’s soapy, highly dramatic and wonderfully campThe Newsreader is the best kind of period piece in that it makes you reflect not only on the past but on the present. The first two seasons of this Australian drama about rival newscasters managed to cram in some of the biggest events of the 80s: the Challenger disaster; the Aids crisis; rumours of the end of Charles and Diana’s marriage.As well as seeing the impact those stories had on the world, the series hinged on some perennial themes, too – women being sidelined in the workplace; homophobia; mental illness; and what drives people to stay in their jobs even when everything around them is dripping with toxicity. To watch The Newsreader in an age of boundaries and therapy-speak is to feel at once privileged not to be working in broadcast television in the 1980s, and acutely aware that many of the problems still persist today. As unsettling as it i...

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6 h. ago Woman caught with horrific material on her phone tries to blame her own dad

Jade Jones, 33, had sex abuse cartoons and was also in possession of a category B image of a child and a story about a couple sexually abusing a baby

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8 h. ago 'This place has become absurd': Fury at surge in lazy MPs using AI

Tom Tugendhat, the former security minister, hit out at 'ChatGPT-generated press releases' being read out from the Labour benches during a debate this week.

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8 h. ago Tom Pidcock moves step closer to securing Vuelta podium finish as Filippo Ganna wins stage 18

The Briton moved three seconds ahead of closest challenger Jai Hindley as Jonas Vingegaard kept the overall lead

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8 h. ago Stirlingshire artist launches first solo exhibition in city gallery

Niamh McFarlane was recognised as a top performer at Forth Valley College - and is now on a course hoping to teach art to the next generation.

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8 h. ago African countries push for radical change to tackle climate crisis as key summit wraps up

Nick Ferris reports from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, where activists back ambitious final declaration at second African Climate Summit – but pile scorn on lack of help from rich nations

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8 h. ago Inside Saoirse Ronan’s life from ‘deliciously dark’ new role to huge milestone with famous husband

Fans want to know all about four-time Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan after she recently hit an incredible milestone with her famous husband

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8 h. ago Brazil's Bolsonaro faces final votes by Supreme Court's justices in his attempted coup trial

Brazil’s Supreme Court is to deliver the final two votes by its justices on former President Jair Bolsonaro alleged coup attempt — votes that could send the far-right politician to prison within weeks and deeply impact the nation’s politics

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9 h. ago Spanish schools to teach pupils how to cope with climate crisis disasters

Children as young as three will have lessons on wildfires and flooding under 10-point emergency response planSpanish children will be taught how to respond to floods, wildfires, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in a drive to help prepare them for the growing impact of the climate emergency.The plan was unveiled on Thursday after a summer of forest fires killed four people and less than a year after catastrophic floods claimed more than 220 lives in eastern parts of the country. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Tube strike olive branch: TfL offers RMT peace talks next week in bid to avoid further walkouts

Sadiq Khan escapes grilling over Tube strikes: crisis mentioned for just three minutes in three-hour mayor’s question time session

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10 h. ago Russian drone incursion an ‘aggressive, reckless act’, says EU as Poland plans no

Poland is seeking to step up its defences with plans to restrict air traffic in the eastern part of the countryGrynkewich now gets a specific question on Poland.He speaks about how allied command operations worked in this case, with every level “doing exactly what they were supposed to do, which was to defend Alliance territory.”“But when you’re when you’re an operational commander, and you have a capability and there’s an attack or an incursion into your airspace, the cost of the weapon doesn’t matter at that moment in time; you’re going to use it to defend our population.” Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Bobby Brazier opens up about brother Freddy’s baby news and reveals how family will raise child together

The EastEnders actor, 22, said he and his father Jeff Brazier will support Freddy, 20, in raising the child following the announcement last month

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10 h. ago Fitness influencer shares 11 Aldi products that helped her drop 20lbs

A fitness coach has shared the foods she buys from Aldi that have helped her lose weight and she's given fans a 'skip in their step' with her recommendations

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10 h. ago Scotland flags hoisted in Paisley's Ferguslie area raise concerns about what they represent

They have been hung along Blackstoun Road in Paisley following on from similar acts across parts of the nation.

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10 h. ago Calamity Keir fights to survive his second crisis in a week: Westminster incredulous as PM is forced to sack Mandelson over 'disgusting' Epstein emails just 24 HOURS after backing him

Keir Starmer finally acted after another cache of messages emerged from Lord Mandelson to the notorious paedophile.

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11 h. ago Celtic fans to step up protests with late entry to Kilmarnock match

The club’s perceived lack of transfer activity during the summer has upset fans.

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11 h. ago Saoirse Ronan and Jack Lowden welcome first child together as they're spotted with pram in London

The Little Women star and her actor husband were spotted with a buggy in London after Ronan debuted pregnancy at Louise Vuitton’s Cruise collection

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