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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsSouthern Water has ended its three month hosepipe ban that covered most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.The water company, which told its customers that the River Test and River Itchen were at “critically low levels” in July, said it was able to lift the ban after wet weather in September and October.We’re incredibly grateful to our customers for their support and understanding during this challenging time.By working together, we’ve not only saved millions of litres of water each day, but also helped protect our precious chalk streams. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Amazon shares surge as AI boom fuels cloud growth; Nvidia boss says selling chips in China is Trump’s call – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsSouthern Water has ended its three month hosepipe ban that covered most of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.The water company, which told its customers that the River Test and River Itchen were at “critically low levels” in July, said it was able to lift the ban after wet weather in September and October.We’re incredibly grateful to our customers for their support and understanding during this challenging time.By working together, we’ve not only saved millions of litres of water each day, but also helped protect our precious chalk streams. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago France needs its own No Kings day to protect its most valuable treasure | Patrick Boucheron and Pierre Singaravélou

We have no crown jewels: the Louvre panic is a distraction from the real threat the far right poses to our democracyAccording to some international commentators – and France’s perpetually doomsaying conservatives – the break-in at the Louvre was much more than a burglary; it was the latest chapter in a grand narrative of national collapse. Never mind that it was probably carried out by a couple of chancers with a crowbar: for some of the pessimists, it’s civilisation itself that’s being prised open.Funny how the same people who decry France’s alleged dysfunctionalism probably marvelled at the Paris Olympics of summer 2024 – that brief, dazzling interlude when the city actually worked, the trains ran on time, and millions around the world fell a little bit in love with France again.Patrick Boucheron is a French historian and author, and professor of history at the Collège de France; Pierre Singaravélou is professor of history at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne. Continue r...

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6 d. ago It: Welcome to Derry fans rejoice as episode 2 gets special early release for Halloween

Prequel to Stephen King’s popular ‘It’ franchise debuted Sunday and is already being hailed by fans for its gore and fright

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This prequel to the first movie in the Stephen King IT franchise masterfully recreates the film’s atmosphere of fetid, rising dread – and there’s no shortage of gore

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The New York Jets are heading to London in pursuit of a first win of the season, and the AFC East franchise will need the support in the United Kingdom as they face the Denver Broncos

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The Buddies defender is on national service with Steve McClaren's outfit with next summer's extravaganza in his sights.

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