79 m. ago Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wain – what does that mean?

Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” screamed Elon Musk, wielding the power tool before a cheering crowd at a rightwing political conference. The tech titan promised to slice and dice the US federal government and save taxpayers a trillion dollars. Oozing confidence, the world’s richest person seemed unstoppable.That was February. Last week Musk announced that he is hanging up his chainsaw and stepping back from his role overseeing the unofficial “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, to focus on Tesla, his beleaguered electric vehicle company. The news led some to hope the chaos unleashed by Doge is finally waning. Continue reading...

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79 m. ago Meet the lost jewellery hunters: ‘I will be for ever grateful. It wasn’t just a ring’

Metal detecting isn’t just about searching for ancient treasure – the missing belongings of living people are just as precious. Meet the volunteers reuniting the twoI’ve been standing in a soggy field in Bristol for two hours and I’m starting to lose hope. I try to smile optimistically at the woman beside me, but she’s staring ahead at the metal detectorists slowly sweeping the ground like crime scene inspectors. Suddenly there’s a screech. A man drops to his knees and digs into the mud. Is this the moment we’ve all been waiting for?In 2013, Morley Howard launched one of Britain’s biggest metal detecting communities, with a twist. Its members don’t focus on ancient treasure; instead they look for the lost belongings of living people. There’s a chance they’re in your neighbourhood, wading through weeds and plunging into ponds for missing jewellery. They’re an altruistic service just waiting for your call, formed as a result of one chance purchase 15 years ago.Morley Howard: ‘We’ve be...

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1 hour ago Vancouver festival crash latest: Nine killed after car ploughs into crowd at Lapu Lapu street festival

Canadian police say pedestrians at annual Lapu Lapu festival were struck down at around 8pm

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2 h. ago Vancouver crash latest: Several dead after car ploughs into Lapu Lapu street festival, as police rule out terrorism

Canadian police say pedestrians at annual Lapu Lapu festival were struck down at around 8pm

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4 h. ago Vancouver crash latest: Suspect held after car ploughs into festival crowd in ‘mass casualty incident’

Canadian police say pedestrians at annual Lapu Lapu festival were struck down at around 8pm

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5 h. ago Vancouver crash latest: Multiple dead after car ploughs into crowd at Filipino street festival

Canadian police say pedestrians at annual Lapu Lapu festival were struck down at around 8pm

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5 h. ago Time to ditch your Fire TV Stick? 'Powerful' new rival is coming to the UK soon

A new way to stream TV is coming to the UK soon that will take aim at Amazon's FIre TV Stick

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6 h. ago 'I drank the UK's darkest coffee – it tasted like the destruction of my hopes and dreams'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star's resident 'oooo, this looks tasty and dangerous in equal measures' expert Adam Cailler tried one of the UK's darkest roasted coffees available... for fun

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7 h. ago Toilet access should follow biological sex but trans people still need facilities, UK watchdog says

EHRC releases guidance in response to supreme court ruling, saying trans men and women need ‘suitable alternatives’The UK’s equalities watchdog has said trans women and men “should not be put in a position where there are no facilities for them to use” as it issued interim guidance after the supreme court ruling on biological sex.Trans women “should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities” in workplaces or public-facing services like shops and hospitals, the EHRC said, and the same applies to trans men, who are biologically female, using men’s toilets. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘It makes me sick’: the Amsterdam shops closing because of soaring rents

As Dutch capital prepares to celebrate 750th anniversary, small business owners fear for independent retailThe floral perfume of tea and coffee fills the air in ‘t Zonnetje (The Sun), as – behind the counter – Marie-Louise Velder weighs out loose leaf tea, parcelling black leaves into paper packets. Mahogany-coloured shelves are stacked with pots containing beans from Ethiopia, Java, India, alongside bric-a-brac, such as vintage tea tins and old master-style pictures.But in less than two months, the sun will set for good on this cosy shop in Amsterdam, which was founded in 1642. For the owner, the rent is just too high. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Harrods coffee backed by Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies that 'helps with brain fog'

You can start your day with this rich, balanced blend infused with the power of mushrooms:

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13 h. ago Major NHS update as doctors urged to use AI in hospital and GP appointments

Guidance published today will encourage medics to use AI transcription tools to record appointments, saving time spent writing up notes and drafting patients letters to focus on care

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14 h. ago ABBA legend downs 20 cups of coffee every day and refuses to heed warning

The now 80-year-old Dancing Queen hitmaker even has a coffee just before turning in for the night, but he's not the only celeb consuming lots of caffeine throughout the day

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18 h. ago Trump devotee seizes on Virginia Giuffre car crash as she questions claim Epstein victim died by suicide

MAGA devotees of all levels are unified in their belief that Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein accuser, did not die by suicide. And they have placed the blame squarely on Pam Bondi and Kash Patel.

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20 h. ago Gardeners urged to ditch vinegar to banish weeds and use natural item instead

You may have heard that vinegar is a great way to get rid of weeds but one gardening expert has recommended an equally easy and more effective way to banish them for good

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22 h. ago Brechin crash: Two dead after crash coach and car on Scottish road

The next of kin of the two passengers have been informed.

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22 h. ago 'Karen' in Starbucks makes 'outrageous 'demand to customer in queue

A woman has taken to social media to share a 'wild' interaction she had with a fellow Starbucks customer who made an 'audacious' demand while queuing for a coffee

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23 h. ago Nurse who knocked down and killed mother, 28, while speeding at 60mph and using Snapchat on her phone is jailed for nine years

Romeesa Ahmed, 27, hit Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari with her car in February 2023 as she rushed home from a night shift, before ploughing into a bus shelter and injuring a man.

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24 h. ago Man, 20, and woman, 19, killed in tragic crash between car and bus

Emergency crews raced out to the B1934 near Brechin on Friday night. The horror collision involved a blue Vauxhall Corsa and a Mercedes coach.

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25 h. ago 'Unbelievable' £2m striker who caught Pep Guardiola's eye sends Man City alternative message

Manchester City scraped past Liverpool in their first Premier League 2 play-off fixture thanks to a brace from summer signing Divin Mubama.

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