5 h. ago 'Power hungry' data centres making London housing crisis worse by delaying new homes

Electrical grid capacity in west London stretched to limit as AI ‘factories’ compete with housing developments for energy

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6 h. ago 'Black hole lies' leave Reeves fighting for her job in worst crisis so far for Starmer Government

The Prime Minister was rallying to support his Chancellor after she had to deny on live TV that she had misled the public over the nation’s finances

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9 h. ago Georgia May Foote shares health update months after revealing lifelong condition

Georgia May Foote, 34, started suffering with vitiligo in 2020, but the autoimmune skin condition has only got worse over time, and it has even reached her face

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10 h. ago 'They're taking everything from us and giving it to these people': Budget anger on the streets of Britain's Universal Credit capital

The Budget has divided public opinion but there is nowhere the split is more evident than in the Universal Credit capital of the UK.

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11 h. ago The quaint Greater Manchester town with one big problem that's 'about to get worse'

Hundreds of new homes will be built in a town already on the brink of capacity

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11 h. ago 'I've been refereeing Manchester football matches for 66 years

'You have to treat them a bit different now. But the dissent is just as bad, if not worse, than it used to be'

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12 h. ago I've spent 10 years battling a skin condition that affects thousands. These are the everyday triggers I ignored that were making my skin worse... and how I finally treated it

It was when I felt a knot of dread in my stomach while planning a weekend away with friends that I knew I needed to do something about my skin.

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16 h. ago 'It's only going to get worse': Life in Britain's Universal Credit capital where hard

The Budget has divided public opinion but there is nowhere the split is more evident than in the Universal Credit capital of the UK.

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19 h. ago Sri Lanka’s capital hit by floods as cyclone death toll nears 200

Hundreds of people still missing after heavy rain and mudslides in country’s deadliest natural disaster for yearsEntire areas of Sri Lanka’s capital are flooded after a powerful cyclone triggered heavy rains and mudslides across the island, with authorities reporting nearly 200 dead and dozens more missing.Officials said the extent of the damage in the country’s worst-affected central region was slowly becoming clear on Sunday as relief workers cleared roads blocked by fallen trees and mudslides. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago ‘In the presence of evil’: Manchester synagogue attack survivor on the day that shook British Jews

Exclusive: Shot as he barricaded the synagogue, Yoni Finlay describes the assault – and the climate that allowed it to happenIt was just after 6am and Yoni Finlay woke early with nerves. It was Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and the 39-year-old Mancunian was due to sing the dawn prayer, Shacharis, before hundreds of worshippers later that morning.After practising his verse, Finlay buttoned up his white robes and headed to Heaton Park shul in north Manchester. He greeted familiar faces – exchanging a cheery hello with Bernard Agyemang, the security guard – then took a seat on the stage, the bimah, and said prayers. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Martin O'Neill has become Wilfried Nancy's worst Celtic nightmare and the Desmonds owe him an apology – Hugh Keevins

O'Neill will leave the building after Celtic have played Hibs and a lot of fans will wonder if the right man for the job is going out

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27 h. ago Manchester synagogue hero who was shot by police as he barricaded doors may 'move children to Israel' as he no longer feels safe in the UK

Yoni Finlay, 39, was among several worshippers who barricaded the doors of a synagogue, in Manchester, when Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, went on the rampage with a knife in October.

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33 h. ago Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed

President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’The Venezuelan government has responded defiantly to the heightened pressure by the US government, including Donald Trump’s recent statements on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.In a statement, the Venezuelan government said Trump’s comments are a “colonialist threat” against their sovereignty and violate international law. The government also said it demanded respect for its airspace and would not accept foreign orders or threats. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago All you need to know on Trump's imposition on Venezuela's airspace and war fears

Donald Trump has declared Venezuela's airspace 'closed in its entirety' as the FAA warns airlines of heightened military activity and worsening security in the region

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33 h. ago Strictly viewers fear the worst after hosts make announcement moments into show

Strictly Come Dancing viewers predicted 'carnage' after Tess Daly announced a new challenge.

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33 h. ago Sickening moment South Africa rugby star GOUGES Wales rival’s eye in worst ever Welsh defeat on home soil

SOUTH AFRICA rugby star Eben Etzebeth was shown a straight red in the closing minutes of his team's 73-0 win over Wales for eye-gouging Alex Mann. The Springboks were cruising to a rampant win over sorry Wales before the sickening incident in the 78th minute. After a fracas towards the end of the game, Etzebeth...

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33 h. ago Qatar Grand Prix starting order as Lewis Hamilton crisis worsens and grid penalty applied

Saturday's qualifying in Qatar was crucial to the outcome of the Formula 1 drivers' title race with Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen desperate to keep their challenges to Lando Norris alive

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34 h. ago Rainforests, rivers and sacred sites ‘ripped to shreds’ by feral pigs, Queensland traditional owners warn

Destruction wrought by pig-borne disease is thining the canopy of bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh up in an ancient conifer rainforest, at what was once the largest Indigenous gathering place in eastern Australia, there is sunlight where there shouldn’t be.Among the eponymous pine trees of the Bunya Mountains, in south-east Queensland, a deadly disease has taken root. Walking through the forest, Adrian Bauwens, a Wakka Wakka man, says pockets of sunlight have replaced what is “usually quite a dense canopy where’s it’s quite heavily shaded”. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Rainforests, rivers and sacred sites are being ‘ripped to shreds’ by feral pigs, Queensland traditional owners warn

Destruction wrought by swine-borne disease is thinning the canopy of bunya pine forests and the problem is getting worse, experts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHigh up in an ancient conifer rainforest, at what was once the largest Indigenous gathering place in eastern Australia, there is sunlight where there shouldn’t be.Among the eponymous pine trees of the Bunya Mountains, in south-east Queensland, a deadly disease has taken root. Walking through the forest, Adrian Bauwens, a Wakka Wakka man, says pockets of sunlight have replaced what is “usually quite a dense canopy where’s it’s quite heavily shaded”. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Strictly fans fear 'carnage' as Tess Daly makes announcement minutes into show

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left fearing the worst after a new format was announced.

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