49 h. ago The world is missing out on the real Yemen: we are not just war, headlines or suffering | Nada Al

After a decade of conflict, loss is constant, as is fear for our children’s future. But we are more than thisA decade of war in Yemen has left us in a place we never could have imagined. Our biggest worries were once exams, work and weddings. Today, we live with the weight of constant fear. You wake to the sound of explosions or the silence of grief, leave your home uncertain if you will return, look at your child and wonder what kind of future awaits.Yet life goes on. We carry our losses, our broken hearts, our grief, and we continue. Ten years of war, ten years of mourning, of learning to survive with a lump in our hearts. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘The physics community has never split like this’: row erupts over plans for new Large Hadron Collider

Ambitious project could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades, say opponentsScientists are refining plans to build the world’s biggest machine at a site beneath the Swiss-French border. More than $30bn (£23bn) would be spent drilling a 91km circular tunnel in which subatomic particles would be accelerated to near light speeds and smashed into each other. From the resulting nuclear debris, scientists hope they will then find clues that would help them understand the detailed makeup of the universe.It is an extraordinarily ambitious project. However, it is also a controversial one – for many scientists fear the machine, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades and leave promising new research avenues starved of resources. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Stephen Hendry makes feelings clear as he reveals 'only fear' for snooker's future

The Crucible's contract as the host venue for the Snooker World Championship expires in 2027 and Barry Hearn has already confirmed that the competition could move to Saudi Arabia

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2 w. ago GB Energy investing £200m in solar panels on schools and hospitals to cut bills

Hundreds of schools and NHS sites will get funding for renewables in the first major investment by the publicly owned clean energy company.

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2 w. ago Shoplifters threaten future of Gateshead store more than 100 years old as staff fear violence

Owner Paul Banning has identified two of the main culprits, and has had a nearby school contact him to help identify alleged shoplifters, but has struggled to get justice

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2 w. ago Major energy firm on verge of going bust as customers fear for future over administrators notice

Award-winning energy UK-based company Ripple Energy appears to be on the verge of total collapse after issuing a notice to appoint an administrators earlier this week

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2 w. ago A Peruvian farmer takes German energy giant RWE to court in a fight to hold polluters accountable

A German court has started hearing a Peruvian farmer’s case against major energy company RWE

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2 w. ago How Pete Hegseth is pushing his beliefs on US agency: ‘nothing to prepare forces’

As defense secretary shifts focus to culture war, some fear he is neglecting ‘future of warfare’ for US militaryNever miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time.More than 50 days into Donald Trump’s second administration and his Department of Defense is already rapidly transforming into the image of its secretary, Pete Hegseth.Now, many of the rants and opinions common during Hegseth’s Fox News career are coming to policy fruition in his new Pentagon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Actor Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts; Marina Hyde on ‘grotesque’ JD Vance; and ‘how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice’ – podcast

Marina Hyde on 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – they’re all more likable than the real thing. The actor Michael Sheen grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. When John Harris first started noticing that his baby had some unusual quirks, he wasn’t too worried. Then came an autism diagnosis – and a fear of the future. Could a shared passion for music give James a way to shine? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Call of the Riled: East Bay Residents Fear for Jack London Square’s Future

The Call of the Riled: East Bay Residents Fear for Jack London Square’s Future  The Pioneer

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3 w. ago Coleen Nolan's bittersweet 60th as she battles with her desperate grief and fear of a grim future

Loose Women star and Daily Mirror Columnist Coleen Nolan reveals her one big fear as she enters a brand new decade - just two months after big sister Linda passed away

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3 w. ago US taxpayers have shelled out tens of millions of dollars for Trump’s golf trips

The president, who derided Barack Obama for golfing while in office, even makes money off his Mar-a-Lago weekendsIt has become a familiar routine for the Palm Beach county sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, and his deputies. Almost every Tuesday in recent weeks, the Federal Aviation Administration has posted to its website a formal “notice to airmen” advising of upcoming flight restrictions over south Florida, signaling once again to those who must protect him that Donald Trump is on his way to Mar-a-Lago for another weekend of golf.The president is at his waterfront mansion again this weekend, his sixth visit to Florida and the beloved golf courses he owns since his 20 January inauguration. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ukraine war refugees fear for the future as UK visas near expiry dates

Many Ukrainians who have lived and worked in the UK for nearly three years face uncertainty over a complex visa extension process which leaves them struggling to prove their right to work and secure housing

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3 w. ago 20 states sue Trump over mass firings saying Musk’s DOGE skipped required notices

The administration failed to provide notice before the mass firings, the states argue

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4 w. ago Taiwan hails ‘historic’ TSMC deal with US, but will it lose the ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from China?

The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future securityTSMC’s chief executive, CC Wei, smiled broadly as he stood next to Donald Trump in the White House on Monday, announcing what he said was the biggest foreign direct investment on US soil in history. His company – the producer of most of the world’s most advanced semiconductors – would boost its existing $65bn US presence by a whopping $100bn.For TSMC the deal meant they would avoid massive tariffs Trump had flagged for the global chip industry. For the US it mean tens of thousands of construction jobs, and the eventual development of crucial technology on US soil, far away from the threat of China taking control of it if it one day annexed Taiwan. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Scots furniture tycoons' hit with ban after going bust owing customers goods worth £100K

George and Williamina Hay, from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, took orders for adjustable beds and chairs - most of which were from 'elderly and vulnerable' people and were not placed with suppliers.

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