3 h. ago Chicago boosts transit police presence after renewed federal funding cut threat over crime

The Chicago Transit Authority has boosted police presence on the public transport system after President Donald Trump's administration renewed funding-cut threats over security

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7 h. ago London St Pancras revamp aims to cut Eurostar waiting time to 15 minutes

Planned £100mn overhaul of train station will seek to end ‘holding pen’ experience for passengers

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8 h. ago Violent thug used broken bottle to cut man's face leaving him with 40 stitches and a scar

Christopher Moore, 31, struck the victim a number of blows to his head and to his arms, as he attempted to cover himself.

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9 h. ago Everything you need to know about underwater tunnel that will cut 6

China has approved the 76-mile tunnel, cutting travel time from six hours to 40 minutes with high-speed trains over 150mph

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10 h. ago Why Rachel Reeves’ cash ISA cut is going to hit women hardest

The current limit of £20,000 will drop to £12,000 for cash ISA deposits

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10 h. ago As a child, our family Christmas photo was an annual trauma. As a parent, I understand it now | Sean Szeps

In our house, the Christmas photo still exists. But it follows a very different set of rules: Keep it quick, keep it casual, and if it’s not funny what’s the point?In my family, Christmas isn’t just a holiday It’s an obsession. And my mother? She’s the matriarch of mistletoe.Every December, our home transformed into a living snow globe. We didn’t just buy ornaments, we made them. We didn’t watch Christmas movies, we lived them. We’d cut down our own trees, hand-string popcorn garlands and spend full afternoons debating the correct angle of the angel on top of the tree. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Royal Mail, Amazon, DPD, Evri and Yodel Christmas delivery cut

Royal Mail and major courier services have announced their final posting dates for Christmas delivery - here's the full list of deadlines to avoid disappointment

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10 h. ago 'We are not at the level': Pep Guardiola makes surprise Man City claim amid Arsenal Premier League battle

Man City have cut the gap on leaders Arsenal to two points and could be top at Christmas

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11 h. ago World's longest tunnel costing over £23 billion will slash six

It will consist of two parallel tunnels for high-speed trains spanning 76 miles

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11 h. ago What interest rates and inflation will mean for your money and mortgage in 2026

Rates were cut by the Bank of England to 3.75 per cent before Christmas - the lowest level in almost three years

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12 h. ago Add to playlist: the bullish confidence and versatility of JayaHadADream and the week’s best new tracks

A breakout star of the underground rap scene shows vulnerability and wit in her genre-bending tracksFrom CambridgeshireRecommended if you like Manga Saint Hilare, Kojey Radical, Little SimzUp next Happiness from Agony out now“One of the coldest writers but man don’t say it ’cause I’ve got vagina,” JayaHadADream raps on her recent track Bug, calling out those who underestimate her talent – and laying bare her lyrical confidence. In a fertile underground rap scene, the Jamaican-Irish, Cambridge-via-Nottingham artist has cut through thanks to her command and vulnerability, as well as a sharp eye for bullshit. The track Main Characters (featuring Big Zuu), also from her recent mixtape Happiness from Agony, is a critique of the fake love and hollow posturing that saturates the music industry. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago DO NOT TRAVEL warning on London train until Christmas Eve as track underwater

DO NOT TRAVEL warning on London train until Christmas Eve as track underwater  Ilford Recorder

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13 h. ago 20 Greatest British engineering marvels: From the London Underground to Concorde

A survey of 2,000 adults shows Britain's favourite engineering achievements, from the London Underground and Channel Tunnel to the World Wide Web and Concorde

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15 h. ago Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas will make its closest approach to Earth today

It’s just the third known interstellar object to cut through our solar system

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16 h. ago Stranded review – this Italian crime show is like Agatha Christie, Lost and The White Lotus all at once

A hotel’s worth of rich guests cut off by snow, a dead body, the mafia and some supernatural antics there’s a banquet of melodrama to feast on in this soapy foreign-language seriesThe snow is crisp and even, up in the Italian Alps: how lucky the protagonists in the new Walter Presents series Stranded are to be spending Christmas at a four-star spa resort in the beautiful Vanoi Valley! The welcome is warm, the hot chocolate is decadent and the hotel building, bedecked with giant baubles, looks like a greetings card painting. But wait! Threatening music? Characters staring anxiously into space, because they clearly have a big dark secret? A guest in a witness protection programme, and another who recognises her as the witness in the forthcoming trial of his secret mafia brother? Attenzione! This Italian-made Green, Red and White Lotus might not be such a paradise. Bad stuff is about to go down.Specifically, this is several thousand tons of snow and the side of a nearby mountain. One a...

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20 h. ago Doctors say kidney damage risk can be cut if you avoid five popular drinks

The contents of our daily fluid intake can significantly affect kidney health, even if we don't immediately feel the consequences.

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25 h. ago Howard Lutnick addresses Trump’s ‘mathematically impossible’ claim he’s cutting drug prices by 600% during Fox News grilling

Trump claimed he has negotiated with drug companies to cut prices by ‘as much as 400, 500 and even 600 percent’

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26 h. ago Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.

Economics

28 h. ago Gran’s face SLASHED hours before daughter’s wedding in revenge for son’s prison blade attack

A GRAN’S face was slashed hours before her daughter’s wedding — in revenge for an alleged jail attack by her son. The victim was having a cigarette outside the bride’s home when a blade thug rushed up and cut her cheek then fled in an Audi. Detectives launched a probe and learned of claims that...

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28 h. ago DO NOT TRAVEL warning as pictures show track underwater for major London station

DO NOT TRAVEL warning as pictures show track underwater for major London station  Romford Recorder

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