39 h. ago South London train station that's one of UK's busiest set for upgrade as 3k homes planned around it

South London train station that's one of UK's busiest set for upgrade as 3k homes planned around it  MyLondon

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39 h. ago Power firm sets out plans to deliver 600 ‘earn as you learn’ roles in Scotland

First Minister John Swinney welcomed SSEN Transmission’s investment as ‘great news’ for the country’s workforce and renewables sector.

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3 d. ago ‘Green desert’: the farmers winning a battle with Brazil’s wood

Eucalyptus production is dominated by large multinationals that convert farmland and forest into monoculture plantationsRazor-straight rows of eucalyptus clones flank the Baixa Verde settlement in north-eastern Brazil. The genetically identical trees are in marked contrast to the patches of wild Atlantic forest – one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth – that remain scattered across the region.Surrounded by nearly 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of eucalyptus plantations, Baixa Verde is a rare example of a local victory over a multinational in Brazil. The rural settlement owes its existence to nearly two decades of legal battles over land rights – but the fight is not over yet. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Putin unveils major border plans with China and North Korea setting February 1 deadline

Russian President Vladimir Putin is continuing to strengthen his ties with China and North Korea with major development plans along the borders of each county as a deadline for work has been set

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5 d. ago Chile to end Pinochet henchmen’s pampered prison life of tennis and barbecues

Punta Peuco – where military human rights offenders enjoy privileged conditions – set to join public prison networkInmates at an infamous high-security military prison in Chile, which houses the perpetrators of dictatorship-era human rights crimes, are set to lose their privileged conditions under plans to incorporate the prison into the public prison network.President Gabriel Boric announced on Monday that Punta Peuco is being transformed into a regular prison to help deal with overcrowding in the penitentiary system. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Canada’s Liberal party says budget of ‘sacrifice’ needed to avoid recession

Country set to unveil PM Mark Carney’s spending plan as it battles trade war with US and protracted cost of living crisisCanada’s ruling Liberal party has said a budget of “sacrifice” is required to confront both a trade war with the US and a protracted cost of living crisis that threatens to push the country into a recession. But with opposition parties signalling they won’t support the fiscal plans of the prime minister, Mark Carney, a failed parliamentary vote on the budget could plunge the country into another federal election in the coming weeks.The country’s finance minister, François-Philippe Champagne, will on Tuesday unveil a spending plan his government has signalled will include both steep deficits and spending cuts. Few details have leaked ahead of the announcement, which will mark the first substantive look at how Carney plans to avoid a recession while locked in a trade war with the US, Canada’s biggest economic partner. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Emma Raducanu set for new partner as her future plans including big payday grow clearer

Emma Raducanu enjoyed her best season in tennis since winning the US Open in 2021, but the 22-year-old is already looking ahead to 2026

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6 d. ago UK households with no driveway set for law change as 2p per mile plan revealed

UK households with no driveway will be able to access cheaper domestic energy rates with a 2p per mile plan

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6 d. ago Inside CVC’s €9bn search for ‘untapped potential’ in sports media market

Chair of Global Sport Group sets out plans for expansion and new advisory board of top athletes

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves considers 20% tax on assets of people deciding to leave UK

Plans for ‘settling-up charge’ predicted to raise £2bn and would follow policy in place among most G7 countriesRich people quitting the UK could be required to pay a 20% tax on their business assets as part of plans reportedly being considered by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves.The Treasury has drawn up plans for a “settling-up charge” on assets; a move that would bring the UK into line with most other G7 nations and raise a predicted £2bn for the public coffers, according to the Times. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Shadow minister spoke ‘imprecisely’ about Tory settled status plans – Badenoch

Katie Lam appeared to indicate that some people already granted indefinite leave to remain in Britain could have their residency taken away.

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1 week ago Tories deny they have thrown out plans to toughen up indefinite leave to remain

Plans to retrospectively remove the settled status are no longer Tory policy, a spokesman suggested on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Nvidia set to become first $5 trillion company after unveiling plan to build seven new supercomputers for US

While Nvidia remains the clear front runner in the AI race, peers have crossed $4 trillion in market value in recent months

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1 week ago Major Bodycare update as The Body Shop steps in and 50 stores 'saved'

An investment group is set to take control of Bodycare, with its first set of shop reopenings planned for early next year. Several hundred staff members are anticipated to be brought back to the retailer

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1 week ago Man Utd's January transfer window plan emerges as Ruben Amorim set clear target

Manchester United have been linked with a move for Adam Wharton, Elliot Anderson or Carlos Baleba in the January transfer window and Ruben Amorim now has an answer from above

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1 week ago Reform UK would let ministers ignore international law, Kruger says

Party’s Doge chief says he would cut civil service and close six government offices – most of which are already closingUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK would allow ministers to ignore international law and give them the ability to fire civil servants in a Donald Trump-style overhaul of government powers, the party’s new efficiency tsar has said.Danny Kruger, who defected to Reform from the Conservatives last month, set out the party’s plans to change the way the government and civil service operate, handing more power to the cabinet. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump who has long promoted America First tells US troops to buy Japanese

Trump told U.S. soldiers to buy the Japanese cars following news that Toyota is set to invest $10 billion to build manufacturing plants in America

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1 week ago Horror weather forecast set to put a dampener on Halloween plans with washout

Trick or treaters will be hit hard on their sweet haul as downbpours, freezing temperatures and biting winds hit the UK almost all week - putting firework displays at risk next weekend

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1 week ago Kaye Adams breaks silence after being suspended from BBC Scotland radio show

KAYE Adams claims her name has been "dragged through the mud" after she was suspended from her BBC Scotland radio show. The star, 62, was removed from her role as a presenter for BBC Radio Scotland show Mornings with Kaye Adams pending an investigation over bullying complaints. Kaye, who's also on ITV’s Loose Women, has been hosting her three-hour radio...

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2 w. ago Scotland has a 'critical role' preparing the UK for all out war with Russia

Luke Pollard – who was appointed to the new role of Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry earlier this year – has told the Sunday Mail the UK now needs to rapidly rearm to prepare for direct conflict with a “peer competitor”.

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