53 m. ago Hurricane Melissa flattens homes as 58,000 Brits on Jamaica face 'storm of century'

Hurricane Melissa – the most powerful storm in the nation’s history – could be even more destructive as it heads towards Cuba and the Bahamas this week

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91 m. ago Pregnant 'drugs mule' Bella Culley will seek a presidential pardon in a desperate last bid to avoid jail after family paid £140,000 to reduce sentence to two years

Teesside teenager, Bella Culley, reached a plea bargain this morning which will see her handed a two-year sentence on Monday after her family paid an eye-watering £140,000 fine.

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1 hour ago Over 127,000 pounds of popular BBQ pulled pork sandwiches recalled over choking hazard

There have currently been no reported illnesses as a result of the choking hazard, the FDA reports

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3 h. ago The US companies cutting jobs as Amazon slashes 14,000 positions and UPS announces more layoffs

It's a tough time for the job market

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4 h. ago Prince Andrew drops personalised Duke of York reg plates on luxury cars

Prince Andrew's registration plates AY02 DOY and AY03 DOY have not been transferred to his new £115,000 Range Rover - DVLA records show they are no longer registered with a vehicle

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4 h. ago Prince Andrew drops Duke of York reg plates on his luxury cars after scandals

Prince Andrew's registration plates AY02 DOY and AY03 DOY have not been transferred to his new £115,000 Range Rover - DVLA records show they are no longer registered with a vehicle

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5 h. ago The Guardian view on state failure: Britain’s crisis is not just one of investment, but also of upkeep | Editorial

Fixing prisons, hospitals and local councils means rejecting austerity’s logic and recognising that state spending builds competence, not wasteThe fiasco over the accidental release of Hadush Kebatu, who was serving a sentence for sexual assault and due to be deported from HMP Chelmsford, is a symptom of a wider problem. What ails the British state is that it has built, and is building, what it cannot seem to maintain.A decade of attrition has hollowed out public services to the extent that they struggle to function coherently or plan beyond the next crisis. Under the Tories, state spending grew by just over 1% a year – well below the long-run trend of 2.6% per year. This hides the fact that Britain’s fiscal story since 2010 has been an emphasis on capital spending that sends ministers reaching for hard hats, but doesn’t keep the lights on. However, investment without maintenance is just decay.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you wo...

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5 h. ago Midwife fraudulently received £2,000 after forging GP sick notes

Midwife fraudulently received £2,000 after forging GP sick notes  Ham & High

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5 h. ago Brazil: at least 60 reported killed in Rio’s worst day of violence amid police favela raids

Governor says city ‘at war’ after gunfights between troops and Red Command drug traffickers who reportedly used weaponised dronesAt least 60 people have reportedly been killed in Rio’s worst-ever day of violence as more than 2,500 officers and special forces stormed an area of favelas near Rio’s international airport that is considered the headquarters of one of Brazil’s most powerful organised crime groups.The predawn raid sparked intense gunfights in and around Alemão and Penha favelas, which are home to an estimated 300,000 people. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Camilla's tribute to the fallen: Queen visits war memorial near her Wiltshire estate and pays tribute to WI for creating 10,000 flowers to display for Remembrance events

Queen Camilla wrapped up warm as she visited a moving poppy display honouring the heroes of World War II in the Wiltshire town of Corsham today.

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5 h. ago British tourists locked down in hotels as 185mph Hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica

As many as 8,000 British citizens are in Jamaica, with people ordered to stay inside to avoid the world’s strongest storm of the year so far.

Society

6 h. ago What happens to your flight now air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 8,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

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6 h. ago Reform will cut Civil Service by up to 140,000: Farage plans to make it easier to sack officials

A Nigel Farage government would change the civil service code to ban Left-wing activism that has led to a ' woke agenda that has infected so much of Whitehall', Reform vowed today.

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7 h. ago What happens to your flight now that air traffic controllers are not getting paid

Over 3,000 flights were delayed on Sunday due to massive staff shortages caused by the government shutdown

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7 h. ago ExxonMobil fined £176,000 over flaring at petrochemical plant

The flaring at a facility in Fife happened in 2019.

Economics

8 h. ago Record 9.4 million fines slapped on London motorists as councils and TfL accused of 'money

The total number of penalties handed out by the capital's 32 boroughs, the City of London and TfL has increased by about 13.5 per cent since last year and 70 per cent since 2010

Economics

8 h. ago Football's first SKYSCRAPER stadium? Design for Saudi Arabia's 46,000

The dubious footage shows the Gulf state's Neom Sky Stadium, expected to sit more than 1,000 feet above ground level in a city which is yet to be built called The Line.

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8 h. ago Hurricane Melissa: British nationals in Jamaica told to register presence as ‘storm of century’ closes in

While the government does not keep a record of the number of British nationals overseas, around 5,000 British nationals are thought to be on the island

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8 h. ago KT Tunstall backtracks on lewd comments about Shakira’s She Wolf video: ‘Maybe I was jealous’

Scottish musician accused Shakira of ‘stripping off’ for attention in her 2010 music video

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8 h. ago Annie Kilner, 32, hires Mr Loophole after WAG was 'caught speeding in her £100K Range Rover'

Annie Kilner , 33, was allegedly caught travelling at 64mph in a 50mph zone in her £100,000 Range Rover while on the A556 on the Manchester Airport ring road in May.

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