43 h. ago The indoor houseplant plant that can help you breathe more easily

It's ideal for the rooms you spend the most time in like your bedroom or home office

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58 h. ago Active shooter opens fire at Florida State University campus sending students fleeing

Chilling footage showed the suspected gunman being handcuffed on the ground by a police officer some time after students were sent fleeing from a student union at around midday.

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62 h. ago Giorgia Meloni to try to act as bridge between EU and US with Trump meeting

Italian PM’s summit with US president provokes trepidation among some European allies• Europe live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni will attempt to burnish her credentials as a possible bridge between the EU and the US during a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to meet the US president since he announced and then paused some of his planned trade tariff hikes.Italy’s far-right prime minister, who has nurtured friendly relations with Trump, arrived in Washington on Wednesday night. The pair will have lunch at 12pm local time before the meeting in the Oval office, which will be attended by a pool of White House reporters and Italian journalists. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Giorgia Meloni aiming to act as bridge between EU and US in Trump meeting

Italian PM’s summit with US president has provoked trepidation among some European allies• Europe live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni will attempt to burnish her credentials as a possible bridge between the EU and the US during a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to meet the US president since he announced and then paused some of his planned trade tariff hikes.Italy’s far-right prime minister, who has nurtured friendly relations with Trump, arrived in Washington on Wednesday night. The pair will have lunch at 12pm local time before the meeting in the Oval Office, which will be attended by a pool of White House reporters and Italian journalists. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Sam Thompson puts on a brave face as he is seen for the first time since ex Zara McDermott went official with One Direction star Louis Tomlinson

Sam Thompson appeared to be putting on a brave face as he was seen for the first time since his ex Zara McDermott went official with Louis Tomlinson. 

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3 d. ago London’s Bond Street is now officially Europe’s most expensive shopping destination

London’s Bond Street is now officially Europe’s most expensive shopping destination  Time Out

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3 d. ago Leaders’ debate live: PM says he has ‘no reason’ not to trust Trump as Dutton says ‘I don’t know the president’

Prime minister and Coalition leader face off in showdown hosted by ABC. Follow live updatesPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor didn’t commission modelling on negative gearingAnthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s suggestion that the housing crisis is something that developed in the last two years is “nonsense”.Everyone watching this program knows that this has been developing for a long period of time. We have not had enough homes been built. The former government did not bother to have a housing minister for half the time they were in office. What we’ve done since we came to office, is look towards the big issue which is supply.The experts say that what that potentially [would] do is is diminish supply, not increase it. That’s why the key to fixing the housing issues is supply.It certainly wasn’t commissioned by us to do so.W...

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3 d. ago Leaders’ debate live: Albanese ‘optimistic’ about nation’s future as Dutton says households facing ‘existential’ cost

Prime minister and Coalition leader face off in showdown hosted by ABC. Follow live updatesPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says Labor didn’t commission modelling on negative gearingAnthony Albanese said Peter Dutton’s suggestion that the housing crisis is something that developed in the last two years is “nonsense.”Everyone watching this program knows that this has been developing for a long period of time. We have not had enough homes been built. The former government did not bother to have a housing minister for half the time they were in office. What we’ve done since we came to office, is look towards the big issue which is supply.The experts say that what that potentially [would] do is is diminish supply, not increase it. That’s why the key to fixing the housing issues is supply.It certainly wasn’t commissioned by us to do so.W...

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6 d. ago UK races to secure coal needed to keep British Steel furnaces burning

Officials work to ensure shipments arrive in time after emergency government rescue

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6 d. ago New books chart Biden’s downfall – and the picture is damning for Democrats

Books detail president increasingly unfit to take on Trump, and party infighting that doomed Kamala Harris’s chancesJoe Biden plans to write a book about his presidency which ended in his historic withdrawal from the 2024 election, pushed out by senior Democrats convinced he was too old and infirm and replaced by his vice-president, Kamala Harris.Sources close to Biden told news outlets the book could be published next year, by which time Biden will be 83 and doubtless – like other US presidents’ autobiographies – it will be a self-serving narrative lauding his time in office. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lego drops diversity terms from its annual sustainability report

The move by the Danish toymaker reflects US pressure on inclusivity initiatives worldwideLego has cut diversity terminology from its annual sustainability report despite trumpeting the recent addition of “diverse” characters to make its toys more “inclusive”.Most recently the world’s biggest toymaker introduced sets featuring characters with sunflower lanyards, which are worn to indicate a hidden disability. At the time its chief diversity and inclusion officer, Lauren von Stackelberg, said that the company was “embedding diversity and inclusion in everything we do”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Langholm to get permanent Post Office for first time in more than five years

Residents of the Muckle Toon have had to rely on a part-time outreach facility in the town hall since late 2019.

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1 week ago Scotland’s businesses want more office time despite hybrid working productivity boost

New research from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK finds that businesses in Scotland who have adopted a hybrid working approach believe it has boosted their people's productivity and wellbeing, yet many are still keen for their people to spend more time in the office than they do currently.

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1 week ago This is officially the best Mexican restaurant in London right now, according to Time Out

This is officially the best Mexican restaurant in London right now, according to Time Out  Time Out

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1 week ago Hay fever sufferers warned 'never dry clothes here' as pollen levels surge

As the spring time rolls in, peak hay fever season is officially upon us with pollen counts forecast to be high across much of Scotland this week - but there are some ways you can reduce your symptoms

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1 week ago Matildas in ‘limbo’ as Football Australia’s coach search drags on

Steph Catley admits ‘it’s hard’ to play amid uncertainty over coachLyon coach Joe Montemurro is front runner for permanent roleMatildas star Steph Catley says she hopes Football Australia finds a permanent coach “sooner rather than later”, admitting players are “in limbo”. The Matildas have been without a full-time coach for eight months since Tony Gustavsson’s official departure on August 1 after the Paris Olympics.In their 11th game under caretaker Tom Sermanni, Australia defeated South Korea 2-0 at Newcastle’s McDonald Jones Stadium to claim their first back-to-back wins of the year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Netanyahu discusses Gaza and tariffs with Trump at White House meeting

President says the pair had a ‘great discussion’ while prime minister says Israel will eliminate trade deficit with USThe Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, met with Donald Trump on Monday for the second time since the US president’s return to office, marking the first effort by a foreign leader to negotiate a deal after Trump announced sweeping tariffs last week.Speaking alongside Trump in the Oval Office, Netanyahu said Israel would eliminate the trade deficit with the US. “We intend to do it very quickly,” he told reporters, adding that he believed Israel could “serve as a model for many countries who ought to do the same”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago South of Midnight release time – here’s when you can play Xbox’s latest charming exclusive

The official South of Midnight release time arrives later this week, with players on PC and Xbox both able to jump in.

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2 w. ago Rachel Zegler puts on a brave face at opening of George Clooney's Broadway play as she's seen for the FIRST time since release of 'woke' box office bomb Snow White

The actress, 23, who has taken the brunt of the blame for the film underperforming amid controversies, beamed as she attended the opening of George Clooney 's Broadway play.

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2 w. ago Exact time Northern Lights could be visible in UK tonight as Met Office forecasts 'potential aurora sightings'

The aurora borealis could light up UK skies again this weekend

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