6 h. ago Former cinema site in Ayrshire town to redeveloped for six new flats

Agent in the proposals was Cumnock-based JKM Consultancy and the applicant is the Cairn Partnership, based in Troon.

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10 h. ago Reeves refuses to say she will stick to manifesto pledge on tax rises and insists she must face world ‘as it is’ – UK politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people in pre-budget speech laying ground for expected tax risesBusiness live: UK borrowing costs fall and pound hits six-month lowReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Reeves says UK has suffered ‘years of economic mismanagement’ in speech preparing ground for tax rises – politics live

Chancellor says she is focused on priorities for British people and previous governments have limited UK’s potentialReeves says welfare needs to be reformed.There is nothing progressive about refusing to reform a system that is leaving one in eight young people out of education, or employment. I put our public finances back on a firm footing, provided an urgent cash injection into a faltering public services and began rebuilding our economy.But since that budget, the world has thrown even more challenges our way. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago ‘Catastrophic’ flood in A$AP Rocky’s $11 million NYC condo leaves unit below ‘uninhabitable,’ lawsuit says

Exclusive: The contractor blamed for the expensive mess told The Independent that they are ‘also affected from this situation, and we did not get pay [sic] for certain services provided.’

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32 h. ago Cumbria train derailment update as multiple injured in railway horror

North West Ambulance Service have provided an update on injuries after a train in Cumbria derailed this morning in a major incident as 87 people have now been assessed

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4 d. ago Hamilton business consultancy partners with services provider to deliver IT support for companies

The link up with the Glasgow firm comes as part of Inspirent’s expansion into the private sector with a recently-launched suite of audits designed to help owner-led private enterprises, both large and small.

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4 d. ago What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in October

Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsErik Satie Three Piece Suite by Ian Penman is a daring and endlessly inventive portrait of the iconoclastic composer. Penman’s skill lies in his total disregard for tired cliches and tropes of music criticism, while perfectly combining the highbrow and the lowbrow – a digression on Les Dawson shows why he might just be our greatest writer on music.Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite is published by Atlantic (£18.99). To support the Guardian, order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago More than 55,000 UK firms in severe distress, research shows

Experts have warned that the upcoming autumn Budget ‘must deliver urgent support to avoid a wave of failures’.

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5 d. ago Londoners face rocketing council tax bills as half of boroughs warn of bankruptcy by 2028

London’s town halls will be £4.7 billion short of covering the costs of providing services by 2029, resulting in “inevitable” cuts and council tax rises

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6 d. ago "Distressing" time for residents and staff as Ayrshire care home is to close its doors

The home was placed under the microscope in May when it was subject to an unannounced inspection on the service it provides.

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7 d. ago easyJet’s inaugural flight to Paris takes off from Scottish city starting at just £30

The twice-weekly service provides direct flights to Paris and easy connections to other European destinations.

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8 d. ago EY’s partner pay rises 9% to average £787,000 despite consulting slump

Deals advisory arm reverses decline amid ‘challenging market’ for Big Four firm

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9 d. ago M&S ends IT service desk contract with Indian provider after cyber attack

Tata Consultancy Services exonerated itself from being the source of the breach after an internal investigation

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1 week ago Gambling ad featuring Lewis Hamilton banned over potential appeal to children

An advert for Betway using the Chelsea FC logo was also banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for the same reason.

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2 w. ago Bloke arrested as cops find him giving penis 'pearling' and enlargement surgery in his car

A 51 year old man has been arrested after cops caught him providing illegal penis enlargement services out of the back of his car

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2 w. ago Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say

Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’Business live – latest updatesExperts have warned of the perils of relying on a small number of companies for operating the global internet after a glitch at Amazon’s cloud computing service brought down apps and websites around the world.The affected platforms included Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago AWS outage: Amazon Web Services crash shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say

Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’Experts have warned of the perils of relying on a small number of companies for operating the global internet after a glitch at Amazon’s cloud computing service brought down apps and websites around the world.The affected platforms included Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Amazon Web Services down as Fornite, Snapchat, Roblox and Ring affected

AWS is a cloud computing platform that provides on-demand IT services

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2 w. ago ‘It’s quite useless to us’: What autistic people actually want from the Trump administration

US government is seeking proof that acetaminophen leads to autism while not providing ‘services and support so we can be included in the community’The Trump administration is seeking to “make the proof” that acetaminophen (or paracetamol) leads to autism, Robert F Kennedy said earlier this month during a televised cabinet meeting.But autistic researchers and advocates say they are significantly less interested in the “causes” of autism – which decades of research have shown to have a strong connection to genetics – than in support services and research on issues that would improve their quality of life. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘He may be watching’: Mamdani on Fox News speaks directly to Trump

New York mayoral contender steps into lion’s den and says he is ‘ready to speak at any time’ to help lower cost of livingZohran Mamdani, the leading candidate to be the next mayor of New York, stepped into the lion’s den on Wednesday when he sat for an interview with Fox News, the rightwing news organization that has spent weeks demonizing him and his democratic socialist goals.Speaking to host Martha MacCallum, Mamdani was asked about funding for his proposals, which include freezing increases on rent-stabilized apartments, providing free buses and offering free childcare – and whether other services would be cut to achieve those goals. Continue reading...

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