3 d. ago UN agency closes the rest of its Gaza bakeries as food supplies dwindle under Israeli blockade

The United Nations food agency is closing all of its bakeries in the Gaza Strip

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3 d. ago The new Manchester restaurants, bars and bakeries opening in April 2025

A 'new wave' pizza restaurant, a Polish bakery with massive cakes, and a lavish steak house inside a historic bank will open in Manchester this spring

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5 d. ago 'Eid of sadness': Palestinians in Gaza mark Muslim holiday with dwindling food and no end to war

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war

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5 d. ago Gaza's bakeries could shut down within a week under Israel's blockade of all food and supplies

The U.N. says Gaza’s bakeries will run out of flour for bread within a week

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6 d. ago Trump moves to officially close USAID and tells remaining employees their jobs will be eliminated

After months of attempting to remove responsibility, funding and staff from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Trump administration moved to effectively close it down on Friday

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8 d. ago Scotland's 'best bakeries' for 2025 named by Good Food Guide

Bakeries from Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the Highlands are all included on the roundup.

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8 d. ago The 9 best Scottish bakeries according to national food guide

A national guide has published what it has found to be the best bakeries in the UK, and nine are in Scotland.

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8 d. ago Why your croissant is costing upwards of £5: Once cheap breakfast pastry that costs just pence to make

A breakfast staple for centuries, the croissant has soared in price - with London bakeries charging close to £5 for the flaky, French treat.

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1 week ago Federal workers describe dire conditions as they return to office, including BYO toilet paper and bringing garbage home

Federal workers are being forced to work in the office five days per week in consolidated office space with understaffed cleaning crews and dwindling office supplies

Society

1 week ago Two Greater Manchester bakeries named amongst best in Britain for 2025

The Good Food Guide’s Best Bakeries 2025 guide is out and features two local culinary gems

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1 week ago Gaza medics issue malnutrition alert as total Israeli blockade enters fourth week

Israel continues to batter territory in renewed offensive as Palestinian officials say death toll of war has passed 50,000Malnutrition is spreading in Gaza, medics and aid workers in the devastated Palestinian territory are warning, as a total Israeli blockade of all supplies enters its fourth week.There has been no sign that Israel will open entry points to allow essential aid to flow or ease the new offensive in Gaza, which started on Tuesday with a wave of airstrikes that killed 400 people, mostly civilians, ending two months of relative calm. On Sunday, Palestinian officials said the total death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict had passed 50,000. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli government approves firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar despite huge protests

Bar had strained relations with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and whose close aides are being investigated by the intelligence agencyThe head of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, has been dismissed, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office, a week after Benjamin Netanyahu said he had lost confidence in him, and despite three days of protests against the move.“The government unanimously approved prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to end ISA [Israeli Security Agency] director Ronen Bar’s term of office,” a statement said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nasa cuts raise fears of handing more influence to SpaceX owner Musk

Fired workers warn cuts including closing of two offices will undermine agency work and increase costsThe Trump administration’s decision to shutter two offices at Nasa risks “dramatically” increasing the costs of space exploration, while handing Elon Musk more influence over the agency, fired workers have warned.Nasa’s office of technology, policy and strategy and office of the chief scientist provide independent analysis on key investments and strategies. Both are set to close, amid widespread cuts at the agency. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK rules out Israel arms embargo after condemning aid blockade

Pat McFadden said Britain would instead use ‘whatever diplomatic influence we have’ to seek to restore a ceasefire.

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2 w. ago What does Thames Water’s latest court decision mean for customers?

After a court decision moved Thames Water closer to a £3 billion rescue loan, the PA news agency explains why it needs money and what happens next.

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2 w. ago US airstrikes on Yemen kill 31 after Houthis vow to target Red Sea shipping over Israel’s blockade of Gaza

Deadly airstrikes leave over 100 people, mostly women and children, injured

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3 w. ago US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and described by the education secretary, Linda McMahon, as a “significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education system”.In a post on X, McMahon said: “Today’s [reduction in force] reflects our commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago All the Scottish bakeries and butchers that won big in the 2025 British Pie Awards

The British Pie Award winners for 2025 have been announced, and a number of Scottish businesses took home awards - including the top accolade.

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last month The Guardian view on Israel’s aid blockade: pushing Palestinians toward catastrophe | Editorial

A pan-Arab coalition resists US-Israeli policy on Gaza, while Donald Trump’s reported Hamas talks signal a potential reversal of longstanding strategyIsrael’s decision to block aid to Gaza, as ceasefire talks falter, is a devastating blow to 2 million hungry, vulnerable civilians in the shattered territory. As the occupying power, Israel is legally bound to allow relief into Gaza under the Geneva convention. Denying it isn’t just inhumane – it’s a war crime. But Benjamin Netanyahu already faces an international criminal court arrest warrant for “starvation as a method of warfare” and “crimes against humanity”.Mr Netanyahu’s ability to flout international law is thanks to Donald Trump, who remains firmly in his corner. Washington now appears to accept starvation as an Israeli bargaining chip to pressure Hamas into accepting a US-devised truce extension – one that secures hostage exchanges while ensuring Israeli forces remain in Gaza. Hamas, which sparked the war with its 2023 massacr...

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