36 h. ago North Korean IT worker spies now targeting jobs across Europe, researchers warn

One agent operated ‘at least 12 personas’ across Europe and US, report says

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3 d. ago City where Brits are most likely to be pickpocketed on holiday is named

New research has revealed the top European country where British tourists are most likely to have their valuables pickpocketed and it's not Spain - but another popular holiday destination

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5 d. ago Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

Governor Ron DeSantis leads push to loosen child labor laws as immigration crackdown leads to workforce shortageBeneath the smugness of Ron DeSantis, at Florida leading the nation in immigration enforcement lies something of a conundrum: how to fill the essential jobs of the scores of immigrant workers targeted for deportation.The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘Love the car, not the CEO’: how Europe’s Tesla owners feel about their cars

Some voice regret over Musk’s backing of Trump, but others say CEO’s views do not detract from the car’s appealTesla showrooms across the world are expected to face anti-Elon Musk protests on Saturday, as Musk’s senior role in the Trump administration has contributed to a European consumer backlash by some Tesla owners and prospective buyers.It follows a 44% drop in Tesla sales in Europe on average last month, according to the research platform Jato Dynamics. Tesla’s European market share fell to 9.6% last month, the lowest it has registered in February for five years. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago North Korean ace wanted by Liverpool 'vanished for three years' after nuke test

Han Kwang-Song was tipped for the top after being courted by Liverpool, Manchester City and Juventus - but his career was derailed by Kim Jong-un

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6 d. ago Kim Jong Un inflames WW3 tensions as he shows off new war plane capable of 'wiping out' enemies

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been pictured inspecting the country's new Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) war plane as it soars through the sky

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8 d. ago Elon Musk 'super fan' releases 'North Korea propaganda' music video as people beg it's not real

An Elon Musk music video has gone viral with many doubting if it is real - one person wrote that the song resembles 'North Korean propaganda songs about Kim Jong Un'

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9 d. ago European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts

Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruitedLaced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based jobs advert was far from typical. The promise of academic freedom, however, hinted at who it was aimed at: researchers in the US looking to flee the funding freezes, cuts and ideological impositions ushered in by Donald Trump’s administration.“We see it as our duty to come to the aid of our American colleagues,” said Jan Danckaert, the rector of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), in explaining why his university – founded in 1834 to safeguard academia from the interference of church or state – had decided to open 12 postdoctoral positions for international researchers, with a particular focus on Americans. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Confusion at top of government over how many jobs could be cut from civil service

Chancellor said there would be 10,000 job losses but the transport secretary said there is no target

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1 week ago Kim Jong Un will send more soldiers and arms to join Putin's war in Ukraine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his unwavering support for Russia's war in Ukraine on Friday after he vowed to continue backing Russia amid its ongoing deadly invasion of Ukraine.

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1 week ago Managing Wales has allowed me to calm down, says Craig Bellamy

Target of World Cup qualification in first job in chargeWelsh players desperate to make up for failure in QatarCraig Bellamy said managing Wales had allowed him to “calm down” as he embarks on his attempt to lead his country to the 2026 World Cup.Wales host Kazakhstan in Cardiff on Saturday in their first qualifier to reach the tournament. Bellamy is unbeaten since taking charge last July and has made the best start of any Wales manager. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian official thanks North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for Ukraine war support

In late February, South Korea's spy agency said North Korea appeared to have sent additional troops to Russia. South Korean media put the number of newly sent North Korean soldiers at about 1,000 to 3,000

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1 week ago Revealed: betting companies’ huge financial influence in European football

66% of clubs in 31 divisions have at least one betting dealClubs are ‘getting around’ bans on front-of-shirt sponsorsThe prevalence of gambling money in European football has been laid bare by new research that shows two-thirds of teams across 31 top divisions have at least one sponsorship deal with a betting firm.As the Premier League counts down to a ban on front-of-shirt sponsorship by gambling companies, due to come into force next year, data also shows clubs in European countries have found ways to get around such restrictions. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump's behaviour has chilling echoes of North Korea as critics slam him for using kids as 'props'

President Donald Trump's decision to sign an executive order gutting the Department of Education has sparked outrage and drawn eerie comparisons to North Korean tactics

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2 w. ago BYD to build UK research and development base as part of European expansion

Localisation work will be carried out in the UK says BYD boss Stella Li, with factories in Hungary and Turkey

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2 w. ago Scientists hail ‘avalanche of discoveries’ from Euclid space telescope

Data from European Space Agency’s mission has allowed researchers to create detailed catalogue of 380,000 galaxiesAstronomers are predicting an “avalanche of discoveries” after the first major release of observations from a European space telescope built to study the mysterious dark matter and dark energy that comprise the bulk of the universe.The European Space Agency’s Euclid mission has captured images of 26m galaxies, covering 10bn years of cosmic history. They give researchers unprecedented insight into the forces that shape the cosmos and the galaxies it holds. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The 'big' teams that haven’t won a major trophy for at least 10 years | The Knowledge

Plus: most career goals without a trophy, free-kicks from downtown and foreign-born scorers in EuropeMail us with your questions and answers“In case you haven’t heard, it’s been quite the week for those associated with Newcastle United but who are the big* teams that haven’t won a major trophy for at least 10 years?” asks Richard Goss (*desperately requires clarification).“I’ve done the research on teams that have won a European trophy,” responds our very own Rob Smyth. “Here, that means a European Cup/Champions League, Cup Winners’ Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Uefa Cup, Europa League, or Conference League (Intertoto Cup, alas, does not qualify). Obviously that means missing out some big clubs such as Wolves – one could maybe include them on the grounds that they beat Honved in a game that helped to catalyse the creation of the European Cup. But obviously you can keep going with this – Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield, also miss out. To many people, they are all big clu...

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2 w. ago How an abandoned 1950s research facility became one of Europe's most stunning walking routes

Stark brutalist buildings from the 1950s and 60s are gradually being softened by nature

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2 w. ago As Keir targets the 'flabby' civil service... it's revealed an official was TRIPLE

A new fraud report published by the Cabinet Office detailed how the individual had twice held three roles in three Whitehall departments.

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2 w. ago Three North Koreans tied up and brutally executed in front of horrified villagers

Three North Korean men have been executed, each shot 90 times, before their bodies were burned in front of horrified spectators in Songjong-ri after they attempted to flee to South Korea

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