4 d. ago Insurance prices jump for ships travelling through Strait of Hormuz

Vessels face dangers from electronic interference to Houthi attacks and threat of further escalation in Israel-Iran war

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4 d. ago Stunning UK islands where locals begged to be evacuated faces new threat

A remote archipelago situated some 110 miles off the UK mainland was once home to a skilful community that lived off the land. However, 94 years ago - all residents asked to be evacuated, except one

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5 d. ago Falkirk gymnastics club want to save specialist centre facing threat of closure

Stenhousemuir Gymnastics Club are making a late bid to take over the fully equipped gymnastics centre

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5 d. ago Scottish businesses face growing threat from fake online reviews as enforcement intensifies

Investigation reveals Edinburgh and Glasgow firms among those affected by misleading digital feedback crisis.

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5 d. ago The critical undersea cables at the mercy of Chinese and Russian saboteurs: Fears UK is 'woefully' unprepared for threat of coordinated attacks by 'shadow fleets' on vulnerable Western infrastructure

A new report has warned Britain remains 'woefully' underprepared for the threat of strikes on its maritime infrastructure in the face of growing aggression.

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9 d. ago Meet ITV Love Island's new bombshells Malisha, Yasmin and Emily as villa faces triple threat

Love Island is set to be rocked by the arrival of three new bombshells

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1 week ago Calls for UK drivers to face new ban over 'threat to children's safety'

Campaigners want lawmakers to introduce a cap on bonnet height

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1 week ago The Eternaut speaks to our uneasy times – that’s why this cult comic has become a global Netflix hit – Jordana Timerman

There are no happy endings in this Argentinian sci-fi thriller – but it has already inspired real-world protestsThis article contains spoilers for the Netflix series The EternautAliens almost always invade New York, with a secondary preference for rural America. They’re typically vanquished by a collaboration of cowboy sacrifice and eloquent leaders who restore order under the stars and stripes. The Eternaut, Netflix’s new sci-fi series that became a global hit this month, breaks this mould: giant alien bugs controlled by an unseen extraterrestrial overlord take over Buenos Aires. Victory always seems far away – it’s not clear that humanity will triumph.Like the 1950s comic it’s based on, the series does not merely transpose alien invasion tropes on a new geography: it rewrites them. The Eternaut isn’t about a lone hero who saves the day – it’s a story about how ordinary Argentinians face existential threat. There is no single saviour in the story, according to the author, Héctor Ge...

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1 week ago Why Thomas Frank could be a perfect fit for Tottenham as Spurs face threat of angry player revolt

Charisma, communication skills and good record of developing players could be key to Brentford boss being a hit in north London

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2 w. ago Club Med discount codes for June 2025 – save 20% on luxury resorts

From The Bahamas to Val Thorens, Club Med’s exclusive collection of resorts has you covered

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2 w. ago Alexsandro sold litter to provide for his family. Now he’s in the Brazil team

Alexsandro’s road to the top was tough – picking through rubbish, jobs on building sites and being rejected by almost every club in Brazil – but he would not let his family downIn 2021, Alexsandro wrote down five dreams in his notebook: to marry and have children with his wife, to live in a big house, to take his family out of the favela, to play for a big club and to save some money for his holidays. This year, he has been called up to the Brazil squad for the first time, and now hopes to play at the 2026 World Cup. “Now that I’ve turned those human dreams into reality, it is time to work on my professional dreams even more,” says the Lille defender.Alexsandro, who grew up the eldest son of a single mother in a poor family, knew the meaning of the word work. They lived in the Dique II community, a favela to the north of Rio de Janeiro, where they had to find items in the “Rampa”, a rubbish tip, to make ends meet. His whole family worked by recycling things. They picked up plastic, ...

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2 w. ago Labour's facing a crunch that will make the Truss market meltdown look like a tea party: ALEX BRUMMER

Britain's urgent need to bolster its defences in the face of Russian aggression poses the biggest threat to public finances since the 1976 sterling crisis.

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2 w. ago Strategic defence review live: Starmer reveals largest increase in spending since Cold War as UK faces ‘new era of threat’

John Healey warns ‘new era’ for UK defence needed as ‘threats we face now more serious and less predictable than at any time since end of Cold War’

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2 w. ago 'Chunky tax rises' needed to pay for defence plan to make UK 'war ready' in face of Putin threat, warns IFS

Sir Keir Starmer launched the Strategic Defence Review amid lingering questions about the amount of money committed to military spending

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2 w. ago Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to enable AI ad creation by end of next year

Move sends shock waves through traditional media industry by posing threat to advertising agenciesBusiness live – latest updatesThe owner of Facebook and Instagram is to help advertisers to fully create and target campaigns using artificial intelligence tools by the end of next year, in a move that sent shock waves through the traditional marketing industry.Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, which also owns WhatsApp, aims to directly target brands’ marketing budgets, posing a threat to the advertising and media agencies that handle client campaigns and budgets. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Max Verstappen faces F1 race ban threat after George Russell drama at Spanish GP

Max Verstappen has enough penalty points to be teetering on the edge of a Formula 1 race band after his furious clash with George Russell towards the end of the Spanish Grand Prix

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3 w. ago UK Defence Secretary accuses SNP of 'student union politics' over defence funding

A row has broken out over a £2.5m grant for a specialist welding centre in Glasgow

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3 w. ago British Soap Awards bomb scare leaves stars in panic as they evacuate the scene

The biggest night in soapland descended into chaos after the British Soap Awards faced a bomb threat and the biggest stars in the UK were forced to flee the venue

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3 w. ago Drones, AI and new technology will dramatically change nature of war, UK defence review to warn

MoD document expected to highlight dangers posed by Russia and China, and shortfall in UK troop numbersBritain is facing “a new era of threat” with drones, artificial intelligence and other technologies changing the nature of warfare more fundamentally than at any other point in history, the government’s strategic defence review is expected to conclude on Monday.The 130-page document written by three advisers to the prime minister, Keir Starmer, will warn of the “immediate and pressing” danger posed by Russia and is expected to try to draw heavily on lessons learned from the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Pete Hegseth calls on Asia to boost military spending in face of ‘imminent’ threat from China

Speaking at the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore, the US defence secretary outlined a range of new joint projects in the regionThe US secretary of defence has called on Asian countries to boost their military spending to increase regional deterrence against China, which was “rehearsing for the real deal” when it comes to taking over Taiwan.Pete Hegseth, addressing the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, reiterated pledges to increase the US presence in the Indo-Pacific and outlined a range of new joint projects, including expanding access to military ship and plane repair, including in Australia. Continue reading...

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