6 h. ago UK adults hopeful about future despite global challenges, survey shows

A survey of 2,000 UK adults found that seven in 10 feel hopeful about their future - despite growing and more complex global challenges

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7 h. ago UK adults feel hopeful about the future despite global challenges

SEVEN in 10 UK adults feel hopeful about their future – despite growing and more complex global challenges, a new poll shows. The survey of 2,000 UK adults revealed acts of kindness, scientific advances, and seeing people help each other within a community are boosting optimism. Additionally, 95 per cent have felt feel a greater...

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7 h. ago Most UK adults remain optimistic about future, Red Cross study shows

A new study has found that 70% of UK adults feel hopeful about their future

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7 h. ago Acts of kindness and community support boost British optimism amid global concerns

A survey of 2,000 UK adults found that seven in 10 feel hopeful about their future - despite growing and more complex global challenges

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12 h. ago WTM London Technology Summit Set to Explore How Technology Can Support Travel Suppliers and Sellers Amid Ongoing Global Disruptions and Industry Challenges

WTM London Technology Summit Set to Explore How Technology Can Support Travel Suppliers and Sellers Amid Ongoing Global Disruptions and Industry Challenges  Travel And Tour World

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35 h. ago ‘Real hope’ for future of wildcats after another 18 released in Highlands

Experts said some of the animals previously released into the wild have produced kittens.

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52 h. ago Jess Phillips on getting teary at Pride of Britain and hope for the future of politics

Speaking exclusively with the Mirror at tonight's star-studded Pride of Britain Awards, Jess Phillips MP about why the very special ceremony always leaves her in floods

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4 d. ago Shows such as Stranger Things and Yellowjackets have become bloated. I’m all for the one

Fans who moan when a show is axed after its first season should be careful what they wish for. If only my TV obsession had ended a long time agoIt’s an all-too-familiar feeling. The second series of your favourite TV show has just begun streaming and your mind is full of hopeful expectation. Season one ended sooo perfectly: future plotlines were teased tantalisingly and a main character had – cliffhanger! – been offed (or had they?) In the months since the finale, you were perusing Reddit threads with other hardcores to find some Easter egg clues illuminating what would happen next.And then season two’s premiere is a damp squib. It feels like the entire writers’ room has been fired and replaced by artificial intelligence. Cut to the second episode, and your favourite cast member has done something that you and Reddit user Fishy2345 agree is totally out of character. By episode five, it’s clear that the showrunners have had collective amnesia around the storylines aggressively signpo...

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6 d. ago Mohammed Ben Sulayem set to remain FIA president after Mayer denied by arcane rule

Challenger expected to announce withdrawal on FridayBen Sulayem has been accused of concentrating powerMohammed Ben Sulayem will stand unopposed for another term as the FIA president after it emerged the last remaining candidate who was preparing to run against motor sport’s divisive global leader will not be mounting a challenge due an arcane election rule.Tim Mayer, a former FIA senior steward with 15 years in the role until he was sacked last November, was one of three candidates who had announced they would oppose Ben Sulayem, alongside the former racing driver Laura Villars and the Belgian journalist Virginie Philpott. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup

All That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu; When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift; The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell; Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt; Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M Night ShyamalanAll That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu (Head of Zeus, £20)In this thriller from award-winning author Liu, Julia Z wants to leave behind the notoriety she gained as a teenage hacker. But she’s drawn into danger when she agrees to help a man whose wife, an artist skilled in the new art of “vivid dreaming” – using AI and virtual reality to allow her live audience into her stories – has disappeared. He has seen a video from someone claiming to have kidnapped her and hopes Julia can tell him who sent it. The near-future setting is convincing, and the story is rich in interesting ideas about potential developments in the use of AI and social media. Julia is a strong, complex character, and there’s a suggestion there could be a series of novels about her. Action-packed as well as thought-provo...

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans 'hope not' as they rumble Christina Boyd's horror future

Those who follow the ITV soap know that actress Amy Robins has recently reprised the role as Daisy Midgeley's mother

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2 w. ago Kia Joorabchian’s £3.78m ‘early strike’ for colt shows big bloodstock ambition

Amo Racing founder beats Coolmore to Lot 15 by FrankelFootball agent aims to compete with richest operationsThe first seven-figure buy arrived within an hour on the opening day of the elite Book 1 sale at Tattersalls auction, and so too an early contender for the most tongue-in-cheek remark of the week. “An early strike,” said Kia Joorabchian, football super-agent and founder of the Amo Racing operation, after splashing 3.6m gns (£3.78m) on Lot 15, a bay colt by Frankel. “Hopefully, no more.”Joorabchian left last year’s Book 1 around £25m lighter in his wallet, but with 25 new yearling recruits as additional ammo for Amo. He has made no secret of his ambition to buy in at the top table of global Flat racing, and challenge the old money of John Magnier’s Coolmore Stud operation and the sovereign wealth of Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin, so he was never likely to stop at a single purchase this time around. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Irish Government increases spending and scales back planned tax measures

Ministers pledged to ‘secure jobs and stability at a time of global challenge’.

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2 w. ago There are plenty of ways to humanely control British borders. So why isn’t Keir Starmer using them? | Enver Solomon

Labour’s incoherent asylum policies are vilifying refugees. A better and more compassionate route is possibleJust 24 hours after he described providing asylum as the “mark of a decent, compassionate country”, Keir Starmer said the UK had been too “generous” towards refugees, and announced a plan to end what he described as the asylum “golden ticket,” which allows people to resettle their families in Britain. For a refugee who has pulled the body of their child from the rubble of their bombed-out home, or made a perilous journey alone as a young adult having lost their family, it certainly doesn’t feel this way.The government believes that to deter refugees from crossing the Channel in small boats, it must restrict their ability to reunite in Britain with their immediate family. It must also make it impossible for them to achieve settled status if they have ever claimed benefits or received a criminal record.Enver Solomon is chief executive of the Refugee Council Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man Utd vs Sunderland 'decisive' for Ruben Amorim's future as 'nervy' verdict given

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim will hope to quieten talk over his future at the club with a victory over Sunderland on Saturday in the Premier League

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2 w. ago What has the United Nations ever done for us? Why we'd be lost without it

Amid rising nationalism and geopolitical tension, critics argue the UN is slow, bureaucratic and sometimes toothless, but it remains our best hope for shaping a brighter future

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2 w. ago ‘A remarkable ability to inspire’: global tributes pour in for Jane Goodall

Barack Obama, Prince William and Tanzanian president among many to mark death of primatologist at age of 91World leaders, friends and former colleagues have been paying tribute to the primatologist Jane Goodall, who died in California on Wednesday, aged 91.Goodall devoted her life to studying chimpanzees and other great apes, and became a global champion for primates and for conservation, helping to challenge the idea that the primates were vegetarian and that only humans could use tools. She died in her sleep from natural causes while on a speaking tour in Los Angeles, according to her institute, leading to an outpouring of dedications from around the world. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago EastEnders' Heather Peace shares importance of 'soulmates' Eve and Suki staying together

EastEnders favourite Heather Peace, who plays Eve Panesar-Unwin, shared her hopes for the character's future with wife Suki after a recent 'split', sharing the importance of the storyline

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3 w. ago Ozzy Osbourne says 'I feel like I'm finally home' as he shares hopes for the future in poignant new trailer for BBC documentary Sharon and Ozzy: Coming Home ahead of its release

BBC cameras had followed Ozzy and his wife Sharon as they prepared to leave America and return to the UK permanently before his passing.

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3 w. ago Summer holidays have given workers 'tech neck' but you can remedy it at your desk

One-third of UK adults say they feel more physically uncomfortable and restless at night since returning to desk-based work after their summer break - and it's all down to bad posture

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