3 h. ago 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale achieves £106,925,400 / $142,852,334 / €122,750,359

20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale achieves £106,925,400 / $142,852,334 / €122,750,359  Christie's

Economics

4 h. ago Detached home sellers making £122,500 gross profit on average, analysis finds

Homeowners are sitting on sizeable capital gains from years of historic house price inflation, Zoopla said.

Economics

4 h. ago Photos show Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London's Royal Albert Hall

Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Culture

5 h. ago Mike Johnson shredded for saying Republicans stand up for Capitol Police – forgetting Trump pardoned January 6 rioters

President pardoned some 1,500 people prosecuted in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

Politics

5 h. ago Ticked off: MAGA fume as Trump’s watches fail to deliver on the price tag

Reviews of the presidential time-pieces sit at an average of 2.7 stars, according to TrustPilot

Politics

6 h. ago Company linked to Michelle Mone misses deadline to repay £122 million to government

The Department of Health and Social Care successfully sued PPE Medpro earlier this year

Economics

7 h. ago West London home next to North Korean embassy goes on sale for £1 million

The embassy on Gunnersbury Avenue was bought by the North Korean government in 2003

Economics

10 h. ago Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense

Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of ‘hijacked planes’, Interpol red alerts and ‘inappropriate use’ of AIA Quebec man has been ordered to pay C$5,000 (US$3,562) for submitting artificial intelligence hallucinations as part of his legal defense, a move the judge warned was “highly reprehensible” and threatened to undermine integrity in the legal system.Justice Luc Morin of Quebec superior court levied the fine on Jean Laprade in a decision released on 1 October, capping a legal saga the judge said “contains several elements worthy of a successful movie script”, including a “hijacked plane passing through several complacent airports”, Interpol red alerts and the “inappropriate use of artificial intelligence” by Laprade. Continue reading...

Events

12 h. ago Detached 1920s family home goes on sale on leafy London street for £1.7million

The four-bedroom home in leafy Ealing, west London, boasts two reception rooms and ample green space with a front and rear garden.

Economics

13 h. ago 'Hidden' menopause symptom that's hitting women in their 30s

Women have said the symptom sticks around for almost four years, on average, and some have even reported it lingering for a decade, overshadowing their lives completely.

Events

14 h. ago Inside George Russell’s new Mercedes deal – and why Brit is now poised for F1 title charge

Analysis: Russell’s extension was a mere formality, but the specifics point to a driver ready for the next step

Economics

14 h. ago Global government debt on course to hit 100% of GDP by 2029, IMF warns

Ratio would be highest since aftermath of second world war, with UK among G20 countries forecast to peak aboveBusiness live – latest updatesGovernment debt across the world is on course to hit 100% of global gross domestic product (GDP) by 2029, according to analysis by the International Monetary Fund, the highest level since the aftermath of the second world war.In its Fiscal Monitor report, the IMF said aggregate government debt had risen more rapidly than expected before the Covid pandemic, when policymakers stepped into protect citizens and bail out hard-hit businesses. Continue reading...

Events

15 h. ago More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaskan villages

At least one person was killed and two were missing after weekend storm battered two Alaska Native communitiesMore rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two tiny villages were decimated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.The weekend storm brought high winds and surf that battered the low-lying Alaska Native communities along the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the south-western part of the state, nearly 500 miles (800km) from Anchorage. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago More than 1,500 people displaced after typhoon remnants devastate Alaska villages

At least one person was killed and two were missing after weekend storm battered two Alaska Native communitiesThe Alaskan coast was bracing for more rain and wind on Wednesday after a devastating storm decimated two small native villages, killing at least one person and and displacing more than 1,500 people.Over the weekend, the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit remote communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, in the south-western part of the state, bringing fierce winds, rain and record-breaking storm surge that caused some homes to float away. Continue reading...

Politics

16 h. ago The average age people are buying their first home across UK revealed

TSB has analysed what age people are getting on the property ladder in different parts of the country

Politics

16 h. ago Do YOU earn more or less than your neighbours? It's the question we all secretly ask ourselves

Do you earn more or less than the average person who does your job, or the typical worker where you live? Use our special calculator to see how your salary stacks up

Politics

16 h. ago Money expert shares simple steps to track down lost pension pots worth around £9,500

All your pension tracing questions answered as over £31 billion sits in pension pots across the UK.

Economics

17 h. ago Nationwide Building Society: £275 cash bonus with new UK bank account switch offer

Switch your account and meet simple criteria to grab a bonus plus profit share 💷

Economics

17 h. ago Woman in charge of housing benefits falsely claimed almost £500,000

She defrauded her employer for years and paid the money into her own account

Economics

18 h. ago ‘Catholicism is reinventing itself’: Brazilians waking at 4am to stream prayers

Habit of rising early for livestreams growing rapidly, suggesting Brazil is testing ground for religious influencersPsychologist Cláudia Rodrigues de Oliveira Barbosa, 54, needs to be at work by 7.40am, but she wakes up at 3.40am – not because she has a lengthy commute, but to watch a “dawn prayer” livestream on YouTube.She is one of the millions of Brazilians who tune in to the 4am sermons of Catholic friar Gilson da Silva Pupo Azevedo, 38, known as Frei Gilson, who has recently averaged an impressive 2m daily views for each video. Continue reading...

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