3 h. ago Michigan woman conned out of $9,500 after scammer claimed she had a federal arrest warrant

The scammer pretended to be a local sheriff’s deputy and even sent the woman a fake arrest warrant, police say

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7 h. ago Pregnant woman shot dead at Michigan gas station remembered as a ‘beautiful life’ while authorities continue manhunt for gunman

Kendall Berrington was due to give birth on January 14 but was shot and killed on Wednesday

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62 h. ago Fresh proposals for panel of judges to reconsider cases of every IPP prisoner

Lords have tabled fresh proposals in a bid to convince Labour to help almost 2,500 prisoners trapped on cruel indefinite jail terms

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3 d. ago Global ‘energised’ by Scotland’s renewable opportunities as £500 million goal confirmed

“We have exciting new plans to grow the group significantly both organically and through acquisitions as we explore new markets” – Roy MacGregor

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1 week ago Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years

PostNord’s decision to end service on 30 December comes after fear over ‘increasing digitalisation’ of Danish societyThe Danish postal service will deliver its last letter on 30 December, ending a more than 400-year-old tradition.Announcing the decision earlier this year to stop delivering letters, PostNord, formed in 2009 in a merger of the Swedish and Danish postal services, said it would cut 1,500 jobs in Denmark and remove 1,500 red postboxes amid the “increasing digitalisation” of Danish society. Continue reading...

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1 week ago You're barred! Furious landlord bans Rachel Reeves from her local pub over Chancellor's tax hikes crippling the hospitality industry

Landlord Martin Knowles has told the Chancellor not to try to enjoy a festive pint in the Marsh Inn in her Leeds constituency after he was hit with a £2,500 hike in business rates.

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2 w. ago ‘It’s rather rude’: Tory club accuses Truss of trying to poach its members

Former prime minister allegedly wandering 5 Hertford Street to find members for her Mayfair club a street awayFor Tory grandees licking their wounds and plotting their return after their disastrous 2024 general election performance, the opulent, fire-lit rooms of the exclusive club 5 Hertford Street are a sanctuary.But in recent weeks, their long lunches have been rudely interrupted by Liz Truss, who has been accused of wandering the premises in search of members to poach for her own rival operation, just one street away, which asks “founding members” for an eye-watering £500,000. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s rather rude’: Truss accused of trying to poach members of rival Tory club

Former prime minister allegedly wandering 5 Hertford Street to find members for her Mayfair club a street awayFor Tory grandees licking their wounds and plotting their return after their disastrous 2024 general election performance, the opulent, fire-lit rooms of the exclusive club 5 Hertford Street are a sanctuary.But in recent weeks, their long lunches have been rudely interrupted by Liz Truss, who has been accused of wandering the premises in search of members to poach for her own rival operation, just one street away, which asks “founding members” for an eye-watering £500,000. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force

Russian leader says aims of its ‘special military operation’ will be met ‘unconditionally’The last available Erasmus+ country report for the UK based on 2020 data shows that University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh were the three top UK universities sending students abroad, with most people coming into the UK from Spain, France and Germany.Just over 16,000 European students came into the UK as part of from the scheme in 2019/2020, with almost 6,000 trainees on top of that figure. 9,800 UK students and 6,500 trainees went in the other direction, data show. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU politicians and universities welcome UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’

Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on ThursdayThe last available Erasmus+ country report for the UK based on 2020 data shows that University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh were the three top UK universities sending students abroad, with most people coming into the UK from Spain, France and Germany.Just over 16,000 European students came into the UK as part of from the scheme in 2019/2020, with almost 6,000 trainees on top of that figure. 9,800 UK students and 6,500 trainees went in the other direction, data show. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EU welcomes UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’

Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on ThursdayThe last available Erasmus+ country report for the UK based on 2020 data shows that University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh were the three top UK universities sending students abroad, with most people coming into the UK from Spain, France and Germany.Just over 16,000 European students came into the UK as part of from the scheme in 2019/2020, with almost 6,000 trainees on top of that figure. 9,800 UK students and 6,500 trainees went in the other direction, data show. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: 'Catastrophe' as salmon stocks dry up on King's childhood fishing river

Few places are more intimately connected with the Royal Family than Broadlands, the 4,500-acre Hampshire estate where Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent their wedding night.

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3 w. ago Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum announces southern outpost in Eindhoven

Museum, which includes rich collection of Vermeers and Rembrandts, currently shows only fraction of its 1m objectsAmsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, which holds the world’s largest trove of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age, has announced plans to open an outpost in Eindhoven.The museum, which showcases only a fraction of its more than 1m objects, said on Thursday it would construct the 3,500 sq metre centre over the next six to eight years. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Budget airlines rarely offer their lowest advertised cabin bag prices, finds Which?

Ryanair, Wizz Air and easyJet have all been called out by consumer group Which? who conducted a study into their cheapest cabin bag prices across 1,500 flights.

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3 w. ago 'Kira Cousins faked pregnancy with a doll but what she did to my REAL baby makes me sick'

The woman who went viral for duping her family and friends with a toy baby is back in the spotlight as her ex-pal has made fresh claims about the scammer

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3 w. ago Meera Sodha’s recipe for Friede’s grandma’s zimtsterne | Meera Sodha recipes

When you try these festive, chewy German almond biscuits, you’ll see why people have kept making and gifting them at Christmas for more than 500 yearsThe thing I love most about these chewy, crisp, star-shaped, cinnamon-and-almond Christmas biscuits from Germany is that they date back to the 1500s. Which, much like spotting Mars in the night sky or visiting the pyramids of Egypt, makes me feel hugely insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but simultaneously awe-inspired by the power of a simple biscuit to provide joy and underpin celebrations across centuries. This particular recipe belongs to my friend Friede’s grandma, Hadmuth, and is worth continuing, I think, for at least another 500 years. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Grant funding helps elite Lanarkshire swimmer make a splash in the pool

A Connect2 Renewables further education grant of £500 helped fund travel and start-up costs to make sure he could take up his studies.

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