53 m. ago Rayner's workers' rights revolution unravels  as ministers U

Industry sources told the Mail that the government has performed a dramatic U-turn over the issue which has dogged relations with business for months.

Politics

55 m. ago Devastated dad of National Guard soldier, 20, shot in DC 'terror attack' says she will not survive

Sarah Beckstrom's dad Gary Beckstrom provided the heartbreaking update on Thursday, just one day after his daughter was shot in Washington D.C.

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67 m. ago Mark Carney reaches deal with Alberta for oil pipeline opposed by First Nations

Prime minister says deal ‘sets the state for an industrial transformation’, but project is likely to face wide oppositionMark Carney has agreed an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province’s oil sands to the Pacific coast – a politically volatile project that is expected to face stiff opposition.“It’s a great day for Alberta and a great day for Canada,” the prime minister said on Thursday as he met the beaming Alberta premier, Danielle Smith. He said the agreement “sets the state for an industrial transformation” and involved not just a pipeline, but also nuclear power and datacentres. “This is Canada working,” he said. Continue reading...

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83 m. ago Woman 'disgusted' after being unable to use 'filthy' ScotRail toilet

Francesca Cozzari, 35, described the "diabolical" scene she was met with when trying to use the ScotRail toilet on the train home from a day out in Edinburgh.

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1 hour ago Crowds pack out Manhattan for the traditional Thanksgiving Macy's Day Parade

The 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off in New York City today, with new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man set to take to the skies and floats featuring Labubu and Lego gracing the streets.

Politics

1 hour ago BREAKING: Government waters down landmark workers' rights bill in U

After negotiations with unions and firms the Employment Rights Bill will no longer include protections for all workers against unfair dismissal from the first day in their job

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1 hour ago Macy’s Thanksgiving parade updates: Country icon Lainey Wilson performs fan favorite before Santa closes celebrations

The parade featured dozens of performers, including Jonathan Groff, Conan Gray and Cynthia Erivo

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2 h. ago London's best Christmas markets taking place all over town plus the top festive shopping day trips

The best Christmas shopping is a truly one-off experience at a market, fair or pop-up sale

Economics

2 h. ago 'Underwhelming' BBC Christmas TV schedule confirmed as viewers ask for 1 change

Some BBC viewers are not impressed with this year's line-up and one show in particular they'd love to return

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2 h. ago Photos show new balloons joining the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The holiday season kicked off Thursday with massive helium balloons floating through New York on Thanksgiving Day. Parade-goers who braved chilly temperatures were treated to new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear, Nintendo’s Mario and Pac-Man.

Culture

2 h. ago Macy’s Thanksgiving parade updates: Viewers go wild as Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon top bill in windy New York City

The parade features dozens of performers, including Jonathan Groff, Conan Gray and Cynthia Erivo

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2 h. ago Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned

Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogetherThe Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Pair guilty of £1.38 million jewellery shop robbery linked to manager’s suicide

Oliver White, who was tied up and put in a headlock during the raid, took his own life the next day as a direct result of the incident, a court heard

Economics

3 h. ago People are only just realising where Black Friday got its name from

UK shoppers are predicted to spend £6.4billion this Black Friday - £5billion during work hours - but where does that term come from? Let's take a look at the history of the day

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3 h. ago How Black Friday became the most dangerous day on the internet

Fraudulent deals, phishing attacks and AI-generated websites are plaguing online shoppers on what has become known as ‘Black Fraud day’

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3 h. ago What we know about the ‘exciting’ blood test that could detect 50 cancers

Researchers say the Galleri blood test could one day make routine screening far more effective

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4 h. ago Strictly fans make same complaint after boyband star revealed in Christmas line

The festive edition of the BBC One dance show is set to return on Christmas Day and the line-up was confirmed

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4 h. ago A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective

Andy Serkis revels in his narration of the first murder mystery from the author of This Is Going to Hurt, which showcases Kay’s signature pitch-black humourDr Eitan Rose is stark naked in a gay sauna when he is called upon to perform CPR on an elderly man and fellow patron who is having a heart attack. When arriving paramedics ask Eitan for his details, he declines to give his real name, instead giving them the name of his work supervisor and nemesis, Douglas Moran. Eitan is a hard-partying consultant rheumatologist who has just returned to work after several months off following a mental health crisis, and who uses liquid cocaine secreted into a nasal inhaler to get through the working day.When Moran dies in unexpected circumstances, Eitan suspects foul play and sets about finding the culprit. Soon he is performing illicit postmortems and impersonating a police detective so he can cross-examine a suspect. But when he tries to blow the whistle, his colleagues and the police decline ...

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4 h. ago Macy’s Thanksgiving parade updates: Broadway stars and iconic singers perform at NYC holiday event

The annual parade will include dozens of iconic floats, balloons and performers

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5 h. ago ‘There were eight of us, only two are alive’: the growing crisis of arsenic in Argentina’s water

In some of the country’s poorest, driest areas, people rely on water contaminated with arsenic 60 times over safe limits, causing crippling illnesses in familiesIt’s a cloudy winter’s day in El Chañaral, an old Indigenous Wichi community now inhabited only by the Bustamante family. It lies nine miles from San José del Boquerón and near Piruaj Bajo, in Argentina’s northern Copo department.As Batista Bustamante and Lidia Cuellar drink mate tea, their seven-year-old daughter, Marcela, climbs on to her purple bicycle and heads into the scrubland. She reaches a reservoir – a puddle of greenish-brown water – and pulls a pink pair of scissors from her pocket, which she drives into the earth to extract chunks of mud. Continue reading...

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