4 h. ago Nerf attraction staff told they won't get paid work for FIVE MONTHS as bosses splurge £1.5m on Play

Staff have been told the attraction will be closed for five months as a huge £1.5m expansion is undertaken

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5 h. ago Union hits out as 'redundancies affecting dozens' planned at Ayrshire paper mill

UPM Paper is said to have told staff of a restructuring plan which will affect jobs at Caledonian Paper Mill in Irvine.

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17 h. ago ‘I’ll hook you up to a f***ing polygraph test,’ a furious Hegseth told acting chair of the Joint Chief of Staff in hunt for leak: report

Hegseth threatened top staff with polygraph tests following reports that the Pentagon invited Elon Musk for a briefing on China

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21 h. ago Trump was so upset by ‘small hands’ reference in 1984 GQ cover story he told staff to buy up all copies, writer says

The journalist wrote that Trump had ‘hands small and neatly groomed’ in his 1984 profile

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27 h. ago Donald Trump's arrival 'confirmed to Scots airport as staff told to prepare for visit'

Aberdeen Airport has been told to expect the US president's arrival, and to be ready at short notice.

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4 d. ago New State Pension rates due this month will not be paid to 450,000 older people

Nearly half a million people will not get new State Pension payments of up to £230.25 per week during the 2025/26 financial year.

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9 d. ago DOGE wanted to assign staff to the nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice because it got federal funds

The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s DOGE contacted them to “assign” a team to the organization and said DOGE staff told them they intended to “assign” teams to all nonprofits that receive funds appropriated by Congress

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9 d. ago Thief tells Greggs staff 'you’re going to chuck it anyway' as he brazenly steals from shop

A man casually began taking items from the fridge at a Greggs branch in Upminster, putting them into his bag in front of stunned staff as he told them it would just go to waste anyway

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1 week ago Couple miss ski holiday after British Airways staff wrongly told them wife's passport wasn't valid amid confusion over post

Richard and Kate Sugden were due to fly from Jersey to Austria via Heathrow Airport in January 2025 but were told they wouldn't be be allowed due to board their flight.

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1 week ago The Boat Races 2025: Cambridge complete another double over Oxford with crushing wins – live

Action and reaction from the 2025 racesGet in touch! Email Alex with your thoughtsFriends relish ‘bucket-list’ battle on opposing sidesThe two teams are off! I’m reliably informed the conditions are set for a fast time – but who’s time will be fastest? We’ll know in around 18 minutes.Word from the Guardian’s correspondent, Luke McLaughlin, who’s at Mortlake. Setting the scene perfectly The buildup has been contentious, to say the least, but all is calm at the Boat Race media centre, situated at Quintin Boat Club on the north side of the river (or the Middlesex station). No tense standoffs between rivals groups of fans, that I’ve seen, but then again there are no spectators on this part of the river.In a few minutes the women’s crews will come to a standstill in the water outside after a gruelling race over four miles and 374 yards. Only one of the crews will be feeling that all the months of blood, sweat and tears have paid dividends. The post-race quotes should be fascinating given...

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2 w. ago New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of familiesThere was a moment, just before the pandemic, when Lisset Sanchez thought she might have to drop out of college because the cost of keeping her three children in daycare was just too much.Even with support from the state, she and her husband were paying $800 a month – about half of what Sanchez and her husband paid for their mortgage in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pamela told airport staff she couldn't find her luggage. They allegedly found much MUCH more...

A US national was due to face Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Friday after the discovery of methamphetamine at Sydney Airport.

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2 w. ago Man tells judge 'nice one' as he's banged up over bizarre Tesco Easter egg heist

The armed Easter egg thief fled with his festive loot after warning staff “f****** move or I’ll stab you”, and told a judge “nice one” when he was sent back to prison

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2 w. ago Scots gran with dementia plunged into 'fuel poverty' after heating bills hiked by 400%

Linda Chalmers, 71, paid hugely-inflated bills for several months amid a year-long dispute over the shared heat network in her Edinburgh social housing development.

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2 w. ago State Pension uprating will not be paid to nearly half a million older people this month

The full New State Pension is now worth £921 each month following the annual uprating on April 7.

Economics

2 w. ago Major UK city B&M closes store 'indefinitely' as shoppers told to leave immediately

The closure of The Square shopping centre in Birmingham has led to the permanent closure of a B&M store, with shoppers told to leave and staff given a 'very vague' letter

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’

US president insists country is going to flourish as markets close sharply down; Republican ex-leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’US stock markets have worst day since Covid over Trump tariffsGlobal markets in turmoil amid Trump tariffsTrump’s chaos-inducing global tariffs, explained in chartsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump denies market turmoil is a problem, claiming ‘stock is going to boom’ – US politics live

US president insists country is going to flourish as former Republican leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’ US stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump denies market turmoil is a problem, claiming ‘stock is going to boom’, as McConnell says tariffs ‘bad policy’

US president insists country is going to flourish as former Republican leader joins widespread criticism of Trump tariffsUS stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump ‘is not going to back off’ from tariff policies, US commerce secretary says – live

Howard Lutnick tells CNN that US president stands by decision to impose sweeping tariffs on nations around the worldUS stock markets tumble as investors shaken by Trump tariffsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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