80 m. ago Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov't shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he understands the frustrations and worries of air traffic controllers who have to work without a paycheck during the government shutdown, but he and the union that represents controllers are also now emphasizing that calling out sick in protest could cost them their jobs

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3 h. ago The Guardian view on AC Milan playing a ‘home’ game in Perth: the clue should be in the name | Editorial

Famous European football clubs should not be shunted around the globe in search of sports promoters with deep pocketsFootball clubs are community assets, possessing a value, history and meaning which cannot be captured on a balance sheet. They belong to the cities and towns that have sustained them over the decades. For the vast majority of supporters, the sense of identity and matchgoing rituals associated with following their team are worth as much as the occasional trophy or glorious victory.That culture becomes harder to maintain, however, if your club’s next game is taking place 5,000 miles away. European football’s governing body, Uefa, this week announced that it will allow a Spanish league fixture between Villarreal and Barcelona to take place closer to Cuba than Catalonia, in Miami’s Hard Rock stadium. This will be followed, in February, by the relocation to Australia of an Italian Serie A match between Milan and Como. Global sports promoters, rubbing their hands ...

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3 h. ago Reeves urged to rule out pension tax raid as thousands sign petition

Rachel Reeves is under growing pressure to rule out a pensions tax raid ahead of the Budget.

Economics

5 h. ago Sick thug shot films of dogs tearing badgers apart and stabbed one to death

Lloyd Davies recorded the vile attacks showing helpless badgers being savaged by the dogs including his own, Shirley, who was injured

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5 h. ago It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so muchTake a look at Sam Altman. I mean, actually do it. Go to Google images, where you can find countless photos of the OpenAI boss smiling in a kind of wan genius way, the humble lost puppy of Silicon Valley. But I urge you to simply cover the bottom half of his face in any of these pictures, and you will immediately clock that Sam has the sad-psycho eyes of the lost woman’s boyfriend who the police have asked to front the missing person’s appeal. Please come home, Sheila – we’re all worried sick and we just want you back.If that joke seems off-colour, or crass, or some kind of manipulative stretch – please, don’t worry. I’m using the OpenAI gold standard of giving-a-toss, where the unwilling subjects of any generated content have to formally, time-consumingly and bureaucratically opt out of being used/abused/exploited any way anyone likes. I haven’t hear...

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5 h. ago Fatboy Slim says he was so hooked on booze and drugs he 'forgot' a night out with Cher

Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, admitted he was glad he'd given up drugs and drink after being reminded he'd actually met Cher, but was too drunk to remember

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5 h. ago Senator's letter to Big Ten presidents: Private equity 'unlikely to align' with academic goals

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Big Ten presidents, warning that a move into private equity could have negative consequences, including impacting the schools’ tax-exempt status

Politics

6 h. ago HMRC alert to workers who fail to report four key life changes

Not reporting four key life changes to the tax authority could increase your bill by up to 100% in some instances

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6 h. ago ‘It gets a bit dirty after 2am’: overtourism debate centre stage as Abta meets in Mallorca

Home to Magaluf, a major draw for boozed-up Britain, the island has become emblematic of the most heated debate in travelThe swish seafront hotels and freshly planted palms on the gleaming promenade might tempt any unwary holidaymaker to book in for Mallorca’s Calviá beach. But step out the back door and the resort is still firmly, as it is better known, Magaluf: boozed-up Britain in Spain, with cocktails by the pint.Mallorca gets most of the Balearics’ 18 million UK visitors a year: for some residents, far too many. The island has become emblematic of the most heated debate in travel: overtourism – and how to tackle it. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Income tax or VAT? Experts reveal which increase will have ‘least damaging’ impact on economy

New economic analysis has revealed which tax rise will be the better option for the economy

Economics

7 h. ago People taking money out of private or workplace pensions could be due £3,800 tax refund

More than 13,000 tax refund forms were processed between April and June.

Economics

7 h. ago Digital ID cards could be needed to buy a pint in the pub, as ministers are accused of taking a 'Big Brother approach' to civil liberties

Officials have said that digital ID could replace the 'assortment of physical documents' currently used by people to prove their age or status when buying things like alcohol.

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8 h. ago Martin Lewis highlights crucial tax thresholds for savers with £10,000: What you need to know

The personal finance expert has explained the three types of allowances that people need to be aware of

Economics

12 h. ago Putin's lackeys' sick taunts as huge missile strike cuts off Kyiv heat and light

Residents across Ukraine were told to limit gas use after a nightmare seven-hour onslaught of Russian strikes with ballistic and cruise missiles, killer drones and aerial bombs

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13 h. ago DWP confirms over 5,000 investigators tackling tax and benefit fraud

DWP is reviewing sample claims of State Pension, PIP and four other benefits for fraud or errors before April.

Economics

13 h. ago Scientist learns of Nobel medicine prize when wife gets cellphone service during Rocky Mountains hike

A scientist was off the grid for weeks on vacation and got a tremendous surprise when he finally got a phone signal

Science

15 h. ago I saw desperation at the Tory conference – but all traditional parties may be in this position soon | Andy Beckett

The feeling of crisis in Manchester also afflicts Labour and the Lib Dems. It leaves voters facing a dangerously unstable political orderMuch of democratic politics is about getting people’s attention. That’s a particular problem for struggling, less-than-compelling leaders. The further your party falls in the polls, the larger the temptation to launch dramatic, supposedly transformational policies. It’s like speaking more and more loudly to someone who has stopped listening.Thus this week’s Conservative conference in Manchester, with the party at historic lows in the polls, featured a frenzy of policy announcements, on once-successful Tory themes such as tax cuts, law and order, welfare and immigration, that were often made to half-empty rooms. Expanses of blue carpet had been installed in the huge, barn-like convention centre – as if to reassure delegates that the party still had an identity – yet much of the time they were eerily deserted. The Conservatives, famed and feared for ...

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16 h. ago Posting on social media can be as bad for mental health as drinking and smoking, warn experts

SOCIAL media before bed might be as bad for your mood as boozing or smoking weed, say scientists. A study by Bristol University found people who posted on X, aka Twitter, after 11pm had “meaningfully worse” mental health. The researchers reckon staying up late on your phone means you sleep less and have poorer quality...

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21 h. ago Income tax or VAT? Experts reveal which increase will have ‘least damaging’ on economy

New economic analysis has revealed which tax rise will be the better option for the economy

Economics

21 h. ago Raising income tax is ‘least damaging’ option for Reeves, says think tank

An economic think tank analysed the economic impact of raising income tax, corporation tax and value added tax (VAT).

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