37 h. ago ‘All of his guns will do nothing for him’: lefty preppers are taking a different approach to doomsday

Liberals in the US make up about 15% of the prepping scene and their numbers are growing. Their fears differ from their better-known rightwing counterparts – as do their methodsOne afternoon in February, hoping to survive the apocalypse or at least avoid finding myself among its earliest victims, I logged on to an online course entitled Ruggedize Your Life: The Basics.Some of my classmates had activated their cameras. I scrolled through the little windows, noting the alarmed faces, downcast in cold laptop light. There were dozens of us on the call, including a geophysicist, an actor, a retired financial adviser and a civil engineer. We all looked worried, and rightly so. The issue formerly known as climate change was now a polycrisis called climate collapse. H1N1 was busily jumping from birds to cows to people. And with each passing day, as Donald Trump went about gleefully dismantling state capacity, the promise of a competent government response to the next hurricane, wildfire, fl...

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63 h. ago Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals

Class action argues US tech firm charged more for advertising on its preinstalled apps than it could in fair marketGoogle is being sued in the UK for up to £5bn in damages over allegations it shut out rivals in the internet search market and abused this dominance to overcharge businesses for advertisements. A class action filed at the competition appeal tribunal on Tuesday argues that the US technology company has taken actions that enable it to charge higher prices for the promotions that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a fair market. It alleged that Google, which is owned by the US tech company Alphabet, contracted phone makers to preinstall the Google search app and Chrome browser on Android devices and paid Apple to make it the default search engine on iPhones, with the intention of shutting out competition. The claim is filed by the competition law expert Or Brook on behalf of thousands of businesses and alleges Google ensured its search engine had better ...

Economics

6 d. ago 5 potential replacements for Andre Onana as Ruben Amorim 'drops' calamity Man Utd keeper

Manchester United have been linked with a number of goalkeepers as Ruben Amorim considers replacing Andre Onana after the former Inter Milan star made a series of high-profile mistakes

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7 d. ago Retired civil engineer claims Kirkcudbright Bridge replacement was considered more than 50 years ago

Former principal engineer Alan Johnstone says he has been handed drawings which show the idea of a replacement crossing was first considered in the 1970s.

Politics

9 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway MP calls for Army to build temporary Kirkcudbright bridge

John Cooper has asked for Army engineers to build a temporary bridge after Dumfries and Galloway Council closed the existing crossing due to safety fears.

Politics

1 week ago Action group aims to help people affected by closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge

The move comes after around 70 people attended a meeting organised by the town's chamber of commerce to discuss the issues surrounding the closure.

Politics

1 week ago Kirkcudbright businessman offers use of land for parking during bridge closure

Jack Finlay of KBT Storage says he is happy to provide land where people can park their cars and walk across the bridge.

Politics

2 w. ago Five options on Tottenham shortlist to replace Ange Postecoglou as sack pressure mounts

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou is likely to see his future reviewed at the end of the season - if not before - with Daniel Levy having to consider potential replacements

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2 w. ago First Minister offers Dumfries and Galloway Council 'advisory support' after Kirkcudbright Bridge closure

John Swinney has ruled out offering the local authority extra cash to tackle the issue but has suggested other support may be available.

Politics

2 w. ago First Minister rules out providing extra cash to tackle Kirkcudbright Bridge closure

John Swinney told Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson it is "the responsibility of individual local authorities to manage their own budgets'.

Politics

2 w. ago Kirkcudbright Bridge closure raised with Scotland's First Minister John Swinney

Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson and South Scotland MSP Emma Harper have brought the matter to Mr Swinney's attention.

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway Council officials had 'no alternative' but to close Kirkcudbright Bridge

Locals had just one hour’s notice that the crossing was to be shut to vehicles due to safety concerns about the condition of the structure.

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3 w. ago Former civil engineer with Dumfries and Galloway Council 'raised Kirkcudbright Bridge concerns years ago'

Alan Johnstone, who was the principal engineer responsible for council owned bridges, says he had been investigating the possibility of a new bridge before his retirement.

Politics

3 w. ago Fundraising campaign for defibrillator in Kirkcudbright community 'cut off' by bridge closure

Residents at The Merse are concerned that the closure of the town's bridge will leave them stranded in the event of an emergency.

Politics

3 w. ago Lifeboat crews fear response times will be hit by closure of bridge in Kirkcudbright

The closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge will impact Coastguard and lifeboat crew members responding to a call out.

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3 w. ago Lifeboat crews fear response times will be hit by closure of bridge in Kircudbright

The closure of Kirkcudbright Bridge will impact Coastguard and lifeboat crew members responding to a call out.

Events

3 w. ago Liam Lawson's Red Bull future, 'Japan decision made', Max Verstappen warning and Yuki Tsunoda comment

Everything we know about Liam Lawson's precarious Red Bull Racing career with Yuki Tsunoda being considered as his replacement ahead of the F1 Japanese Grand Prix

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3 w. ago McCloud judgement creates a tricky pension dilemma for civil servants

Like thousands of other civil servants, retired and employed, I have received an offer from the Civil Service Pension Scheme - and my decision is permanent.

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