21 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index struggles

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

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22 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 September: Gold price at record level, index opens lower

The price of gold today set a new all-time high, fuelled by bets on US interest rate cuts.

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6 d. ago Caught Stealing review – Darren Aronosky’s violent, chaotic and highly enjoyable crime flick

After Mother! and The Whale, Aronosky’s new movie centres on a washed-up alcoholic former baseball star’s encounters with a villainous underworldBaseball fans will see the pun straight away; I had to look it up. The non-batting runner, having only made it a certain way around the field, gets tagged out by a fielder trying to “steal”, or sneak up, on a base from the one behind. As far as the non-metaphorical meaning goes, no one in this movie is actually apprehended in the act of theft. But in a world where home runs are unavailable to most, the idea of cheekily trying for covert advantage and survival through quick wits is clear.Charlie Huston’s violent crime novel of the same name from 2004 has been adapted for the screen by the author, and Darren Aronofsky directs with gleeful energy, flair and a dark humour that straddles the mischief/malice borderline. Incredible to think that his last film was the solemn and inertly sententious body-image drama The Whale. This has more of the c...

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6 d. ago Caught Stealing review – Darren Aronofsky’s violent, chaotic and highly enjoyable crime flick

After Mother! and The Whale, Aronofsky’s new movie centres on a washed-up alcoholic former baseball star’s encounters with a villainous underworldBaseball fans will see the pun straight away; I had to look it up. The non-batting runner, having only made it a certain way around the field, gets tagged out by a fielder trying to “steal”, or sneak up, on a base from the one behind. As far as the non-metaphorical meaning goes, no one in this movie is actually apprehended in the act of theft. But in a world where home runs are unavailable to most, the idea of cheekily trying for covert advantage and survival through quick wits is clear.Charlie Huston’s violent crime novel of the same name from 2004 has been adapted for the screen by the author, and Darren Aronofsky directs with gleeful energy, flair and a dark humour that straddles the mischief/malice borderline. Incredible to think that his last film was the solemn and inertly sententious body-image drama The Whale. This has more of the ...

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7 d. ago Cancer timebomb: One Briton will be diagnosed every two minutes by 2040

The analysis shows the most common cancers - breast, prostate and lung - will hit unprecedented levels, while more than 63,000 cases are predicted in children and young people.

Science

7 d. ago Trump’s threat to deploy troops to Chicago sparks fear and defiance in a city on edge

President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago sent ripples through America’s third-largest city as residents defended their home against Trump’s escalating rhetoric toward violent crime, including claims Chicago is a “killing field.”

Politics

7 d. ago Scotland needs a “credible response” to combat the rising tide of violent crime, police chief watchdog warns

Association of Scottish Police Superintendents president Rob Hay has said police must be able to mount an effective fightback to the rise in crime.

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8 d. ago Children across Scotland are waiting years to access mental health services

Freedom of information requests to NHS health boards found some young people waited more than 1000 days for support.

Society

8 d. ago Trump is wrong about crime – but right about the fear of it | Austin Sarat

The deployment of the national guard in Washington ignores the data. But Democrats must not ignore how people feelIn most of America’s largest cities, crime, especially violent crime, is down. But the fear of crime is increasing.Donald Trump has made a career out of ignoring the reality of crime rates and of stoking that fear. Well before he entered politics and throughout his political career, he has talked about city life as life in a proverbial jungle.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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1 week ago Number of cancer deaths in Dumfries and Galloway at highest level on record

New figures show nearly 600 people lost their lives to the disease over the space of 12 months.

Events

1 week ago Glasgow shopper scoops over £600 for CHAS in Aldi Supermarket Sweep

Aldi Scotland’s much-loved Supermarket Sweep challenge recently returned to Glasgow, and one lucky local winner has raised £605.79 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) while picking up the same amount in Aldi favourites for herself.

Economics

1 week ago Calls for smacking ban in England grow as 8 in 10 adults say punishment is 'unacceptable'

Parents are still allowed to use 'reasonable punishment' against their children despite the practice being outlawed in Scotland and Wales.

Politics

1 week ago Unity Trust Bank reports record level of lending in UK’s most deprived areas

Unity Trust Bank, the award-winning UK social impact bank, has continued to deliver positive impact where it matters with its half-year results showing a record level of lending going into areas of high deprivation.

Politics

2 w. ago Real Housewives of London on Disney+ review: has the franchise bitten off more than it can chew?

Far from hosting record-busting levels of drama, most of the tension so far comes from a nonsensical feud relating to the dentist. It’s not much to get your teeth into

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2 w. ago Real Housewives of London review: has the franchise bitten off more than it can chew?

Far from hosting record-busting levels of drama, most of the tension so far comes from a nonsensical feud relating to the dentist. It’s not much to get your teeth into

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2 w. ago Real Housewives of London review: criminally light on rich people feuding

Far from hosting record-busting levels of drama, most of the tension so far comes from a nonsensical feud relating to the dentist. It’s not much to get your teeth into

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2 w. ago Black mayors of cities Trump decries as 'lawless' tout significant declines in violent crimes

Members of the African American Mayors Association started noticing last year declines in violent crime in their cities

Politics

2 w. ago ‘That’s not what creates safety’: Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates say

Trump wants to combat crime with prosecution. Prevention workers share tactics that actually end violenceDonald Trump’s hyperbolic portrayal of crime in major American cities, and his deployment of the national guard in Washington DC ostensibly in an effort to combat it, have reignited a decades-old debate about crime, violence and which policies and approaches can address it.The US president has cited cities such as Oakland, Philadelphia and Chicago as examples of places overwhelmed by crime and violence. He has put forward an increased militarization of law enforcement, and more money and legal protections for police, as the most effective ways to address homicides and other violent crime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump’s DC crackdown will do little to prevent crime, advocates say: ‘That’s not what creates safety’

Trump wants to combat crime with prosecution. Prevention workers share tactics that actually end violenceDonald Trump’s hyperbolic portrayal of crime in major American cities, and his deployment of the national guard in Washington DC ostensibly in an effort to combat it, have reignited a decades-old debate about crime, violence and which policies and approaches can address it.The US president has cited cities such as Oakland, Philadelphia and Chicago as examples of places overwhelmed by crime and violence. He has put forward an increased militarization of law enforcement, and more money and legal protections for police, as the most effective ways to address homicides and other violent crime. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Hellish’: heatwave brings hottest nights on record to the Middle East

Temperatures did not drop below 36C in Sedom, Israel on Tuesday night, while several parts of Jordan stayed above 35C on MondayJordan and Israel have suffered through their hottest nights on record, with nocturnal temperatures in the Levant well above levels that scientists consider “hellish”.Temperatures on Monday night did not go below 35C (95F) in Ghor es-Safi and Aqaba in Jordan, while in the capital, Amman, they stayed above 31.8C. Continue reading...

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