42 m. ago New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report findsNew Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed.The ministry of the environment and Stats NZ’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s marine environment. Continue reading...

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87 m. ago QUENTIN LETTS: As Bobby J held the wig, one almost expected it to bite him back, like Rod Hull's Emu

After stern words about the 'anti-British' attorney general Lord Hermer, Mr Jenrick turned to the audience and said, 'now you might be wondering what I have in this box'.

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1 hour ago Brit faces 20 years in Spanish jail for 'Netflix thriller' murder: Pilot goes to man's home for sex

Aaron Rainbow, 50, flew into Barcelona and hooked up with Oscar Tornero Rovira, 38, who took him back to his place for a six-hour drug-fuelled marathon sex session.

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4 h. ago Fox to air 7 games from 2026 World Baseball Classic, including title game

Fox and its related networks will televise next year’s World Baseball Classic, obtaining U.S. English and Spanish rights to the tournament

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5 h. ago A guide to peculiar British road etiquette for Americans (including the art of the ‘thank you’ wave)

TV personality and car enthusiast Freddie Browne has produced a video outlining how to ‘drive British’. And Brits were asked in a survey which road rules Americans should learn...

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7 h. ago UK pledges to defend steel industry after EU says it will raise tariffs to 50%

Brussels also plans to cut amount that can be imported tax free which would be ‘terminal’ for British companies

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8 h. ago British steel facing ‘existential threat’ after EU hikes tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer said he is in talks with both the US and EU about the tariffs, which industry figures say is ‘the biggest crisis the UK steel industry has ever faced’

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8 h. ago ‘Every time I left my house after October 7 I feared I would be stabbed’ says Jewish author leaving ‘unsafe’ UK

Polling shows more British Jews think anti-Semitism is a problem in Britain today than “we’ve ever seen before”, James C. Reynolds reports

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9 h. ago Why Brits are ignoring overtourism protests and still holidaying more than ever

Protests against mass tourism have ramped up across Europe in recent years. But in the face of chaotic scenes, Brits are ignoring the protesters begging visitors to stay away.

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9 h. ago British steel industry faces 'existential threat' as EU hikes tariffs to 50%

Move could be even more damaging than Donald Trump's tariffs as Europe accounts for more than three quarters of the UK's steel exports.

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9 h. ago Millions of car buyers could share £8billion payout after finance scandal

City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority has published details of an industry wide compensation scheme

Economics

10 h. ago EU plan to match Trump steel tariffs spurs ‘existential threat’ to UK steel industry

Alarm sounds over plan in Brussels to double import tariff to 50% with four-fifths of UK exports heading to EuropeThe EU has announced it will match Donald Trump’s steel tariffs, doubling levies on imports to 50% in a move condemned as “an existential threat” to the industry in the UK.With 80% of British exports going to the EU, the change poses the UK steel industry’s biggest ever crisis, according to the lobby group representing the sector. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Ken Jacobs, mainstay of New York’s underground film culture, dies aged 92

Experimental film-maker’s works included Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra, and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s SonRenowned experimental film-maker Ken Jacobs, whose works such as Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son made him a key member of the underground film circuit of the 1960s, has died aged 92. His son Azazel Jacobs, also a film-maker, told the New York Times that he died of kidney failure in hospital on Sunday.Described by the New York Times as “the éminence grise of the American avant garde”, Jacobs and his wife Flo, with whom he collaborated on much of his work, straddled the worlds of experimental art and American new wave film-making, along with the likes of Jack Smith, Andy Warhol and Jonas Mekas. He was a founding member of New York’s Film-Makers’ Co-Operative and the first director of the Millennium Film Workshop in 1966, both of which offered a space for film-makers working outside the mainstream and which are still operating today. Conti...

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10 h. ago Ken Jacobs, luminary of New York underground film culture, dies aged 92

Experimental film-maker’s works included Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra, and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s SonRenowned experimental film-maker Ken Jacobs, whose works such as Little Stabs at Happiness, Blonde Cobra and Tom, Tom, the Piper’s Son made him a key member of the underground film circuit of the 1960s, has died aged 92. His son Azazel Jacobs, also a film-maker, told the New York Times that he died of kidney failure in hospital on Sunday.Described by the New York Times as “the éminence grise of the American avant garde”, Jacobs and his wife Flo, with whom he collaborated on much of his work, straddled the worlds of experimental art and American new wave film-making, along with the likes of Jack Smith, Andy Warhol and Jonas Mekas. He was a founding member of New York’s Film-Makers’ Co-Operative and the first director of the Millennium Film Workshop in 1966, both of which offered a space for film-makers working outside the mainstream and which are still operating today. Conti...

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10 h. ago Spanish tourism industry slumps 'sharply' following wave of anti

The downturn - driven by weaker spending from European and U.S. visitors - is partly being blamed on the demonstrations, which many say have 'scared off' potential travellers.

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10 h. ago Alex Palou ‘rolled grenade into room’ when leaving McLaren, High Court told

The Spanish driver is being sued over a breach of contract.

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10 h. ago EU proposes steel industry protections, rattling UK manufacturers

The European Union has proposed cutting free-trade quotas on steel by 47%, adding significant tariffs on imports from countries like China, India, Turkey, and the United Kingdom

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10 h. ago The Atlantic islands harnessing rugged nature to create a unique wellness experience

Unlike other Nordic countries – like Sweden, Norway and Finland – whose spas are a cornerstone of their tourism, the Faroe Islands have only recently opening up this wellness offering. Jeanine Barone visits some of the newest

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10 h. ago Javier Milei belts out 80s anthems as Argentina’s economy unravels

Facing protests and scandal, Argentina’s ‘rock star president’ performs in Buenos Aires, saying: ‘I’m human’Argentina’s “rock star president” Javier Milei has been struggling to get much satisfaction of late, as his pledge to lead the country into a new era of prosperity foundered amid a wave of economic strife, scandal and public discontent.But on Monday night the scruffy haired South American populist – the former frontman in a Rolling Stones tribute band – took to the stage in Buenos Aires hoping to sing his way out of the funk. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Burning down the house: Milei plays rock star as Argentina economy crashes

Facing protests and scandal, Argentina’s ‘rock star president’ performs in Buenos Aires, saying: ‘I’m human’Argentina’s “rock star president” Javier Milei has been struggling to get much satisfaction of late, as his pledge to lead the country into a new era of prosperity foundered amid a wave of economic strife, scandal and public discontent.But on Monday night the scruffy-haired South American populist – the former frontman in a Rolling Stones tribute band – took to the stage in Buenos Aires hoping to sing his way out of the funk. Continue reading...

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