71 m. ago Planetary parade across UK skies today won’t occur again until 2040

Weather conditions are nearly perfect to witness Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn appear together

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75 m. ago He’s one of boxing’s biggest stars. But will Tank Davis ever put it on the line?

The mercurial boxing savant returns to Brooklyn on Saturday with another big payday and signature knockout expected. But the real question is what comes nextGervonta Davis leaned back from the microphone, a slow grin creeping onto his face, brimming with the earned confidence of a man who’s seen this all before. “You know what I come to do, man,” the World Boxing Association’s lightweight champion said. “You know why I’m here. I don’t want to say too much. [His mother] is over there in the corner. Got to keep it polite, but y’all know: fireworks.”It was the same styling of laconic menace he’s dispensed at nearly every press conference before his fights, and yet it still sent a quiet ripple through the Barclays Center atrium on Thursday afternoon. Because when Davis says it, history has shown he’s standing on business. Thirty bouts, 30 wins, 28 knockouts. World titles at 130lb, 135lb and 140lb while selling out arenas from coast to coast. There’s a reason why the squat Baltimore sout...

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75 m. ago Keir Starmer to carry out largest cut to UK overseas aid in history

NGOs accuse prime minister of following US by accepting ‘false choice’ of cutting aid to fund defenceSir Keir Starmer is to take UK overseas aid to its lowest level as a percentage of national income since records began, even if he manages to halve the current £4.5bn cost of housing asylum seekers.The extraordinary finding, a complete reversal of Labour manifesto pledges and its historical commitment to helping the world’s poorest, is made by Ian Mitchell, the co-director of the respected London-based thinktank the Centre for Global Development. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Elon Musk’s DOGE homes in on new target, slashing hundreds of jobs

The cuts will ‘endanger American lives,’ lawmaker says

Society

2 h. ago An eSim saved me hundreds on my holiday phone bill... HELEN CRANE explains how to use one

Using the digital Sim seemed technical and daunting at first, but once I got used to it it was - mostly - smooth sailing. Here are my tips.

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2 h. ago Fire Stick warning as users risk £1,000 fine with one simple mistake this weekend

Fire TV Stick users could risk a huge fine this weekend 🚨

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3 h. ago Wales breaking news plus weather and traffic updates (Friday, February 28)

All of the latest news from across Wales and further afield

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3 h. ago The Victorian park that's one of Greater Manchester's oldest you need to visit this spring

Enjoy the sunny weather with a stroll through this gorgeous park

Sport

3 h. ago Snowstorm to hit UK with '1cm per hour' flurries, except one area remains untouched

Weather maps show the storm hovering over the British Isles on Thrusday, March 13 - with all but one region battling snow, torrential rain, or a combination of the two.

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3 h. ago Summer arrives early and puts India’s staple wheat crop at risk

Key wheat-growing regions could see temperatures rise 6C above average

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4 h. ago UK snow maps show date '1cm per hour' storm and torrential rain will miss just one area

Advanced weather maps from WXCharts shows the storm hovering over the United Kingdom in days - with all but one region battling snow, torrential rain, or a combination of the two

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4 h. ago Readers' letters: BP's learned its net zero lesson – now its governments' turn

A reader approves of BP’s decision to ramp up its oil and gas production while cutting its investments in renewables

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5 h. ago Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts

Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status have been fired, lawmakers and weather experts say

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6 h. ago In northeast India, a border fence could cut through villages, houses and lives

An international border fence may soon split the village of Longwa in two

Society

6 h. ago Gardeners urged to soak seeds of popular summer blooms in water immediately

While many people consider spring to be a very popular season because to its blooming flowers, warmer weather, and longer days, it's also the perfect time to complete some gardening tasks.

Politics

6 h. ago Trump administration briefing: hundreds fired from US climate agency as Americans feel economy getting worse

Democrats warn that cutting jobs at Noaa ‘will cost American lives’ – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glanceThe Trump administration has fired hundreds of workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency housed within the Department of Commerce, the Guardian learned on Thursday.“This will cost American lives,” said Democratic congresswoman and ranking member of the House science, space and technology committee, Zoe Lofgren, in a written statement. Her comments were issued alongside congressman Gabe Amo’s, the ranking member of the subcommittee on environment, after news of the firings broke. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Is this the end of the 8am doctors' appointment scramble? Massive £900million package could cut the need to get up early to get ahold of your GP

GPs in England have accepted new contract amendments which will 'bring back the family doctor' and end the '8am scramble' for appointments, the Government has said.

Economics

7 h. ago Man dead following serious assault in Dungannon, police launch major search operation

A man has died following a serious assault in Dungannon, County Tyrone, police have said, as specialist firearms officers led a large-scale search operation in the Dungannon estate

Events

8 h. ago Musk claims USAID’s Ebola prevention efforts have restarted after DOGE cuts. Officials disagree

‘There was a waiver for Ebola, but USAID funds have never been back online,’ a current official said

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8 h. ago Musk urges retired air traffic controllers to come back as he continues to slash federal workforce

Billionaire’s plea came hours before FAA announced a recruitment drive for entry-level positions

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