18 h. ago I spent over £250,000 creating my dream home but now it's time to leave

Rebecca Porter transformed a period mansion into a comfortable family home in a village in Bridgend

Economics

31 h. ago Over 40,000 new jobs to be created for Scots under clean energy plans

Scotland is set to benefit from up to 60,000 clean energy jobs by 2030, a 40,000 increase from 2023.

Politics

35 h. ago Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan

Scheme will offer training for plumbers, welders and carpenters as well as promoting trade union recognitionPlumbers, electricians and welders will be in huge demand as part of a national plan to train people for an extra 400,000 green jobs in the next five years, Ed Miliband has said.The energy secretary revealed a new scheme to double those working in green industries by 2030, with a particular focus on training those coming from fossil fuel jobs, school leavers, the unemployed, veterans and ex-offenders. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wood burning and gas cooking hugely costly to healthcare systems, New Zealand study finds

Experts suggest replacing gas hobs with electric ones, saying it is a win–win for health and the climateAir pollution from wood burning and gas cooking is massively costly to our healthcare systems and the economy. These are the conclusions of a peer-reviewed study from New Zealand that calculated the cost of hospital treatment, days off ill and early deaths from the air pollution produced by fireplaces, stoves, gas cooking and un-flued room heaters.Indoor air pollution from New Zealand’s 523,000 wood burners was estimated to account for 446 hospital admissions for heart and lung problems, and 101 early deaths annually, in a country with a population of just over 5 million people. Breathing fumes from gas cooking indoors created more than 1,000 hospital admissions, 208 early deaths and more than 3,000 new cases of childhood asthma each year. Continue reading...

Society

4 d. ago Canadian jobs ‘sacrificed on Trump’s altar’ as Stellantis announces US investment

Mark Carney says automaker’s move to inject $13bn into US is ‘direct consequence’ of Donald Trump’s tariffsCanadian jobs are being “sacrificed on the Trump altar”, union leaders have warned, after the automaker Stellantis announced plans to transfer production of one Jeep model to the United States.Stellantis announced what it described as its largest US investment push in its 100-year history, saying the $13bn cash injection would create 5,000 jobs across the midwestern United States. Continue reading...

Politics

9 d. ago TCS To Create 5,000 Jobs In UK, Launches AI Experience Zone In London

TCS To Create 5,000 Jobs In UK, Launches AI Experience Zone In London  News18

Politics

1 week ago TCS launches AI hub, design studio in London; to create 5,000 UK jobs in 3 years

TCS launches AI hub, design studio in London; to create 5,000 UK jobs in 3 years  Deccan Herald

Politics

1 week ago Ferguson is Scotland’s hero as they fight back to steal vital victory over Greece

Maybe, just maybe, Scotland will end their painful wait. If the nature of this win over Greece counts, someone is smiling favourably on Steve Clarke’s bid to lead his country to a first World Cup since 1998. Greece were superior to the Scots in so many departments here yet still lost. Lewis Ferguson’s first strike for his country and Lyndon Dykes, who scored in stoppage time, have Clarke daring to dream. It was victory that mattered here, not how it was achieved, which is just as well.Assessment of this Scotland team is not particularly easy. Euphoria swept the country as Clarke led his men to the last European Championship. Epic disappointment was not only the theme in Germany but again as the Scots returned for Nations League action. Scotland rallied impressively in that group before a comprehensive defeat by Greece in a playoff. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago You could win a Lotus Emira worth £85K and £100,000 cash in the Omaze Early Bird Draw

OMAZE is back with another Early Bird Draw, where one lucky winner will drive away with a breathtaking Lotus Emira Turbo SE sports car. Along with the car, one lucky person will also win £100,000 in cash, creating an Early Bird Prize package worth an impressive £185,000. Omaze Early Bird Prize Draw To be in...

Economics

1 week ago Gen Z workers 'upgrade' business trips by expensing fancy dinners and taxis

A poll of 2,000 business travellers found 26% often seek cool entertainment and content creation opportunities while away for work.

Economics

1 week ago Jennifer Aniston begins gutting $7.25M mansion as she extends her Bel Air estate... but is it a new home for hypnotherapist boyfriend?

Jennifer Aniston is wasting no time building her dream private retreat in Bel Air, the Daily Mail can reveal. 

Society

1 week ago Heinz launches three new Beanz flavours in UK supermarkets after letting the public decide but would you eat them?

HEINZ has revealed three new flavours of its iconic beans after letting tens of thousands of Brits have their say. The saucy creations were selected after the beloved firm received more than 26,000 entries from eager fans. The latest trio of tinned goods are anything but traditional, featuring inspiration from across the globe. With more...

Politics

2 w. ago Grand Designs viewers rage 'this is painful watching' as project manager 'throws a hissy fit' during car crash build

The latest instalment of the Channel 4 show saw an artist called Sarah who wanted to create her very own 'creative hub' that she could call home for £330,000.

Events

2 w. ago Celtic star snubbed again as Luis Palma escapes serious punishment for brutal leg breaker challenge

Reo Hatate has been left out of the Japan squad for the third time in succession with his World Cup dream at risk

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Will my baby be born in a tent? Will it have food?’: what it’s like to be pregnant in Gaza

The World Health Organization has warned that more than 40% of pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are malnourished. Here, Nour Ziad al-Batsh, who is expecting her third child in March, describes her daily struggle to find food and healthcareThis pregnancy is not like my others. I have not been allowed to feel the joy I felt last time, to plan for the future and dream about where my child will go to school and how to decorate his room. In Gaza these days, I can only wonder whether I can find food to keep my baby healthy and how it will be to give birth in a tent.The natural joys I felt for the births of my daughter and son have been overwhelmed by depression, fear and anxiety because of this continuing genocide. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mega new town is coming to UK with 25,000 homes being built under new plans

A HUGE new town, with up to 25,000 homes is set to be built in in the UK, as part of a government scheme. The ambitious plans are set to ease Britain's housing crisis, and the project is expected to create 30,000 jobs. The Brabazon development, in South Gloucestershire is set to become a "thriving new...

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2 w. ago Arc runner trained 6,000 miles away ridden by Oisin Murphy is bookie’s ‘worst result’

The Japanese raider Byzantine Dream, who will be the mount of the four-time champion jockey, is the biggest loser in William Hill’s ante-post market on the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

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3 w. ago A friend’s advice to cut my tortured prose unlocked my career as a novelist | Andrew Martin

What he said was simple, but it achieved a kind of sorcery. For the first time, my dream of becoming a writer seemed possibleIn 1984, towards the end of my time at university, I drafted a letter applying for a job as an advertising copywriter. I was a history student, so I showed it to a languid friend who was reading English. He read it while lying on a sofa one sunny morning. “Well,” he said, wafting it back to me, “there’s too many words in it.”I picked it up off the floor and read the opening: “Dear sir or madam, I wonder whether, by any chance, I might prevail on you ”Andrew Martin is a writer. His latest novel, The Night in Venice, is published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Jeffrey Epstein depicted as king among young women in creepy custom chess set

A custom chess set commissioned by Jeffrey Epstein features him as king and nine young women as pieces, created from photos taken in 2016 for $5,000

Politics

3 w. ago 'My mum and dad loved donkeys': Keir Starmer denies buying land for his parents' animal sanctuary using trust that excluded it from inheritance tax

The Prime Minister bought the land behind his parents' Surrey home for £20,000 in 1996 so his parents could create a donkey sanctuary.

Economics