58 m. ago Dragons' Den icon Theo Paphitis warns 'high streets will not survive if shops are hit in next Budget'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already increased business rates - with speculation growing she may pile on the pain in the autumn.

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1 hour ago China’s crackdown on lavish civil servant perks will ‘harm’ the economy, experts warn

Updated regulations ban the country’s 40 million civil servants from lavish banquets, and restrict them from overseas travel for ‘personal leisure’Adjacent to a municipal government building in Beijing, a normally bustling restaurant is now eerily quiet, at lunchtime most of its seats are empty.The recent crackdown on civil servants frequenting restaurants – part of a government austerity drive intended to crack down on corruption – has likely affected business and caused liquor sales to plummet, admits one waitress who works in the opulent establishment. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago More than HALF of women say they do not feel safe in their local area

Some 60 per cent of women fear for their safety when out shopping or going for a walk and 51 per cent are worried about being harassed or sexually assaulted.

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2 h. ago RSPCA issue warning to cat owners after ‘horrific’ 30% surge in attacks

The incidents have seen cats ‘screaming in pain’ and left unable to use limbs

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2 h. ago Government urges households to check if they can save £150 on energy bills

There are less than two weeks to ensure you will receive the discount, the government has warned

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3 h. ago Experts warn that progress in cancer survival rates is ‘slowing’

The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and funded by Cancer Research UK, analysed long-term trends in the cancer survival index (CSI)

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3 h. ago Amber heat alert as fourth summer heatwave pushes temperatures towards 34C

Parts of England are set for another day of sweltering sunshine after highs of 33.4C on Tuesday.

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3 h. ago £13m scheme boosts rare wildlife but experts warn ‘time running out’ for nature

Rare species from water voles to adders across England have been helped with cash from the Species Recovery Programme’s capital grants scheme.

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4 h. ago Winter is going to be brutal: Farmer’s Almanac warns of long and snowy season for most of US

Americans can expect a cold and wet ‘old-fashioned’ winter

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4 h. ago Great white shark is seen near popular beaches in Maine, sparking a warning from police

Reports of a large great white shark near popular beaches in Maine have prompted a warning to beachgoers

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4 h. ago ANDREW GRIFFITH: Almost four million people are signed off with no requirement to find a job. That's not fair on all the hard

If you ever wanted to know what the warning lights flashing red on the economy look like: this is it. Unemployment up for the tenth month in a row.

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4 h. ago Mapped: Areas most at risk during deadly heatwaves as charity urges government to protect vulnerable

New analysis shows thousands of young children, hospital patients and elderly people at risk as UK hit by fourth heatwave of summer

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5 h. ago Israel rejects UN allegations that its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians

The U.N. chief has warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians

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5 h. ago Russian bus passengers ordered to rush to bomb shelters over 'imminent nuclear strike'

A video going viral on Russian social media shows a woman passenger as she heard the warning today on the intercom of bus 191 to Grachevskaya station in the Russian capital

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6 h. ago Moscow bus passengers told to rush to bomb shelters as nuclear warning played

Terrified Russian bus passengers were played a message warning of an imminent nuclear strike by pranksters. The incident in Moscow saw people on a bus ordered to run to a bomb shelter

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6 h. ago Spirit Airlines warns it could soon go out of business as Americans shy away from trips

Spirit Airlines may not make it past 2026, the company said in its quarterly report on Monday

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6 h. ago Grieving mother discovers body of daughter, 7, found with missing tongue and throat after autopsy

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The horrific story has emerged out of Taiwan, leaving many in the East Asian country looking for answers as to why the girl's body was not returned to its original state

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6 h. ago Met Office says another heatwave will hit Wales this weekend

The heat is returning this weekend and it will not be the last of it

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7 h. ago Parents who advised daughter against chemotherapy warned over inquest behaviour

Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed last July and was taken to hospital where she died five days later having earlier declined cancer treatment.

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7 h. ago Calvin Harris heartbroken as Scot DJ's pet 'murdered by idiot neighbour's dog'

Calvin Harris has shared his devastation following the death of his beloved pet Smokey as he fumed his neighbours' dog had 'murdered' him.

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