7 h. ago London Drugs shuts Downtown Eastside store, citing safety and operational conditions

London Drugs shuts Downtown Eastside store, citing safety and operational conditions  Toronto Star

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15 h. ago Archaeology breakthrough as 'largest known' discovery made at 1,900

It represents the largest known whetstone discovery of the period in north west Europe

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19 h. ago Villagers say their 'rural paradise' will be ruined by enormous solar farm the size of 1,645 football pitches that has been signed off by Ed Milliband

The project near Selby, North Yorkshire, would cover 1,175 hectares of agricultural land making it one of the largest of its kind in the UK.

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39 h. ago ‘Stock up’: Ontario premier promises to banish Crown Royal whisky from province

Doug Ford’s move comes after Diageo announced plan to shutter Ontario whisky plant and move operations to the USOntario’s premier, Doug Ford, has warned rye drinkers they will need to “stock up” if they want to keep consuming Crown Royal, as he promised to make good on plans to banish the iconic Canadian whisky brand from his province.Ford has since September been locked in a simmering feud over tariffs and economic nationalism with the multinational spirits maker Diageo plc. This week, he renewed his threats to wield the power of the province’s liquor control board – one of the largest buyers of alcohol in the world – to banish Crown Royal. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago UK's largest mobile network operator shuts down service after 20 years

The provider has urged customers to upgrade now

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4 d. ago ‘This is business as usual’: boss of bombed Ukrainian vodka maker seeks to expand exports

Nemiroff says products still reaching UK chains such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco despite production difficultiesBusinesses in Ukraine are “not sitting and waiting for the war to end” and are working to expand despite bombs hitting shipments out of the country, according to a leading vodka exporter to the UK.Yuriy Sorochynskyi, the chief executive of Ukraine’s largest spirits export brand, Nemiroff vodka, has said its products have continued to flow to big chains including Tesco and Sainsbury’s as it copes with the harsh realities of almost four years of war. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ed Miliband faces High Court battle over one of UK's largest solar farms as residents warn it will 'destroy their countryside'

Ed Miliband faces a High Court battle over plans to build a vast solar farm that residents have warned will destroy the countryside.

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5 d. ago UK's biggest mobile network to 'shut down' as customers handed urgent warning

Thousands of customers will lose their ability to use the internet, after one of the biggest mobile networks in the country announced it would be shutting down its operations

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7 d. ago World's largest building is so big Disneyland fits inside and had its own microclimate

The Boeing factory is the world's largest building by volume, covering more than 472 million cubic feet

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9 d. ago The 'hidden' spot in Scotland where you can see UK's largest projection show for free

Tickets for the annual Castle of Light, with this year's theme centered on Fire and Ice, can cost up to £24 for tickets - but an alternative option exists for those looking to avoid the high prices and crowds.

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1 week ago Largest earthquake in UK recorded in Scotland as 300 reported throughout 2025

The two largest quakes happened hours apart in the Perth and Kinross area earlier this year.

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2 w. ago The largest wildlife bridge opens over busy, remote road following £11million project

The largest wildlife overpass in the world will allow elk, mule deer, black bears, mountain lions and other animals to safely cross over six lanes of traffic.

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2 w. ago Wales could soon get huge ski resort with UK's longest slope and cosy lodges

A new ski resort could soon be coming to Wales and become the UK's largest indoor snow centre complete with slopes, chalets and even an indoor waterpark

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2 w. ago Trump announces plan to build the 'largest battleship in the history of the world' as tensions build

The US President is launching 'Trump Class' an extremely powerful type of battleship

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2 w. ago Win a luxury Tate Britain experience and explore the largest Lee Miller retrospective

Win a full Tate Britain experience – including a London hotel stay, lunch for two, a year-long membership, and the Lee Miller catalogue – just in time to see the largest retrospective of her work ever in the UK

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2 w. ago Scotland records largest increase in domestic abuse convictions since laws came into force

Over the festive period alone last year – December 2024 and January 2025 – the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service received 5,172 crime reports related to domestic abuse.

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2 w. ago One of Scotland's largest ever drug hauls recovered as £10million worth found in house

Officers executed a warrant at an address on Sunday. They recovered a significant quantity of cocaine, as well as a quantity of heroin

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2 w. ago Warwick Ward Machinery Ltd enters administration as 'most staff made redundant'

Warwick Ward (Machinery) Ltd has been described as one of the UK's largest stockists and suppliers of earthmoving and waste recycling equipment with depots across the country

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2 w. ago UK’s largest proposed datacentre ‘understating planned water use’

Analysis suggests consumption at Northumberland site could be 50 times higher than US operator QTS estimatesThe UK’s largest proposed datacentre is understating the scale of its planned water use, according to an analysis.The first phase of construction for the hyperscale campus in Cambois in Northumberland has been given the go-ahead by the local council. The US operator QTS, which is developing the site, has promoted its “water-free” cooling system as proof of its sustainability. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chernobyl nuclear radiation fears as $2bn protective shield cracks after attack

Russian drone strikes damaged a structure containing remains from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine - one of the largest nuclear disasters in human history

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