9 h. ago New DVLA rules mean drivers face 'biggest change in decades'

As safety on the UK's roads and motorways continues to remain an issue, the government is expected to introduce some significant changes to the rules for motorists

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34 h. ago Notting Hill Carnival issues major route changes ahead of bank holiday celebrations

Carnival has been ongoing for decades, but this year the organisers have made a few changes set to ensure everyone is safe and can enjoy their day, we've put together everything you need to know from updates to schedule.

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57 h. ago DVLA driving licence changes: Everything we know on 'biggest change in decades'

Justice Minister Alex Davies-Jones said the road safety proposals, set to be published in the autumn, will be the 'biggest shake-up to our driving laws for decades'

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3 d. ago AriZona has been 99 cents for decades. Trump’s tariffs might change that

Popular iced tea brand could be forced to hike prices as a result of president’s 50 percent levy on aluminum imports, essential in the manufacuring of the company’s Big Cans

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6 d. ago ‘Monuments of a disappearing past’: moody midwestern nights – in pictures

A new exhibition highlights three Illinois photographers whose work captures the after-dark life of midwest cities and towns. Robin Bailey, Jim Hill and Dave Jordano capture unusually compelling contrasts and independent businesses that have survived decades of change, from Michigan to Ohio. Midwestern Nights is on display at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, until 8 September Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned.The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Meghan Markle will 'never win over public' like Queen Camilla due to major complaint

A royal commentator has explained why the Duchess of Sussex will not be able to change the public’s opinion of her, like Queen Camilla did decades ago

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1 week ago JK Rowling likens trans rights activists to 'fakers' who 'pretend to have survived terror attacks'

The Harry Potter author, 60, has been posting on X, formerly Twitter, about gender rights campaigners she says will change their views in a decade's time.

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1 week ago Punch bags, penny pushers and Hillbilly shootouts: the 10 best classic seaside arcade machines

A trip to the seaside isn’t complete without a jangling cup of 2p coins or an overconfident uncle nursing a sore hand. Here’s a rundown of the top nostalgia-inducing gamesThe seaside day trip remains an almost essential component of the school summer holidays, and although the big beachfront arcades have changed a lot over the last decade, they are still a magnet for small kids with handfuls of change, as well as adults hoping to spy an old Space Invaders cabinet in the back. As a child of the 1980s, coin-op video games were an obsession, but what really fascinated me were the older machines, the electro-mechanical oddities that hung on into the digital age. Here are 10 of the best – please add your own in the comments. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago VANESSA FELTZ: I once looked like this in a bikini. This is how I feel about the way my body has changed in the five decades since

VANESSA FELTZ discusses her lifelong search for the holy grail of summer fashion - flattering swimwear.

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3 w. ago Billie Piper reveals major change for Doctor Who two decades after her debut

Billie Piper was 'revealed' as the next Doctor when the latest series ended in May - and is set to reprise her role as Rose Tyler in a new audio drama series

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3 w. ago How Delta amenity kits changed across the decades, from shoehorns to spa

Delta introduced its first amenity kit in 1978 and has been keeping a photographic record of its evolution

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