22 h. ago Next Rangers manager hunt accelerates amid sluggish takeover timeline as Danny Rohl whispers reach a crescendo

Fans’ fears were heightened after Dave King revealed the takeover wouldn't completed until mid-June

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7 d. ago Convicted child rapist and partner raked in millions selling dangerous black market prescription drugs across the world

The colossal criminal enterprise was masterminded by Christopher Templeman, 38, and 39-year-old Lisa Harper from a rented shipping container in Cumbria.

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9 d. ago Cocaine, corruption and bribes: the German port under siege by Europe’s criminal drug gangs

After seizure in Hamburg of 16 tonnes of high-purity powder, state attorney is accused of being on payroll of gang he was supposed to be prosecutingIn Hamburg’s spring sunshine, 200,000-tonne cargo ships almost half a mile long, piled high with the same weight in shipping containers, are docked quayside along the Elbe River. Cranes slowly offload the metal boxes packed with everything from raw materials to food and electronics, and, in some, cocaine.Between 2018 and 2023 cocaine seizures rose by 750%, marking out Germany as another major European hub in the ever-expanding global trade. But the influx is not just ramping up addiction, it is also fuelling corruption in a country perceived as being one of the least corrupt in the world. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Escape the ‘I’m bored’ moans with a luxury Norfolk lodge break from £199

Swap the chaos for countryside calm with this affordable family lodge deal near King’s Lynn – complete with private hot tub and petting farm access.

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9 d. ago Escape the half term ‘I’m bored’ moans with a luxury Norfolk lodge break from £199

Swap the chaos for countryside calm with this affordable family lodge deal near King’s Lynn – complete with private hot tub and petting farm access.

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2 w. ago Reserved and focused Slot can savour Liverpool’s success as title beckons

Premier League crown could be clinched on Sunday but the lack of jeopardy in recent weeks is the fault of othersArne Slot was denied the perfect Feyenoord ending by PSV, when his team finished seven points behind their rivals, albeit having won the Dutch Cup. Eleven months on, he is poised to mark his first season as Liverpool’s head coach by becoming a Premier League champion and could seal the trophy by defeating a PSV and Manchester United legend, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and confirming Leicester’s relegation.Thoughts of spite will not enter Slot’s mind, however. He has been reserved since arriving at Anfield, but fans would revel in completing a merited title triumph at the King Power on Sunday. The added needle is much needed because Liverpool’s superiority has made the title race tedious. Others are to blame for that. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago We live in two 40ft shipping containers complete with a king

Lexi Newkirk, from Texas, has shared how she and her husband, Diego, built their dream home out of two shipping containers costing $5,500 (£4,170) each.

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3 w. ago The Picklesman cometh: How Nick Vadasz helped Britain fall in love with ferments

From a shipping container to supermarket shelves, Nick Vadasz – aka The Picklesman – has taken kimchi, sauerkraut and more from the margins to the mainstream. Now, with his debut cookbook, he wants you to make your own, says Ella Walker

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3 w. ago Blue Origin crew including Katy Perry safely returns to Earth after space flight

All-female crew led by Jeff Bezos’s fiancee Lauren Sánchez lands in Texas after reaching the edge of outer spaceKaty Perry’s space flight – latest updatesSix women – including the pop star Katy Perry and morning TV host Gayle King – safely completed a trip to the edge of outer space and back from a private Texas ranch on Monday morning on a rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos, the Amazon co-founder and commercial space flight entrepreneur.The women, who also included Bezos’s fiancee, Lauren Sánchez, made the trip to the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space – to float about, weightlessly, in the rocket’s capsule for three minutes before returning to Earth. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Global supply chains under pressure as Trump tariff uncertainties continue

Companies face rising freight costs, disrupted logistics and congested ports as trade networks reel from Trump’s policiesThe container ship was halfway across the Atlantic when Donald Trump levied tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the US from most countries during his first term in office.At the stroke of a pen on a US presidential executive order, about £100,000 was added to the cost of one of the shipments on board, from UK advanced materials manufacturer Goodfellow, destined for a US customer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Terrible timing and huge uncertainty: how ports and shipping are handling tariff turmoil

As they reel from Trump’s policies, companies say volatile freight costs and congestion are now the norm The container ship was halfway across the Atlantic when Donald Trump levied tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the US from most countries during his first term in office.At the stroke of a pen on a US presidential executive order about £100,000 was added to the cost of one of the shipments on board, from the UK advanced materials manufacturer Goodfellow, destined for a US customer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Locals in quaint Devon seaside town furious over neighbour's 'eyesore' modern extension that 'looks like a shipping container'

Locals in Devon seaside town furious over 'eyesore' modern extension 'ruining integrity' of its landscape.

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3 w. ago ‘Completely out of touch’: golf and dinners for ‘king’ Trump as economy melts down

Casual attitude as markets fall suggests man detached from anxieties of ordinary voters – and surrounded by yes menAfter lighting a fuse under global financial markets, Donald Trump stepped back – all the way to a Florida golf course. A week later, having just caved to pressure to ease his trade tariffs, the US president defended the retreat while hosting racing car champions at the White House.Trump had spent the time in between golfing, dining with donors and making insouciant declarations such as “this is a great time to get rich”, even as the US economy melted down. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stena Immaculate towed into harbour for inspection and repairs

The US tanker was struck by a container ship while at anchor off the coast of East Yorkshire last month.

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4 w. ago North Sea crash oil tanker that exploded in flames after being hit by another boat a month ago anchored off East Yorkshire to be finally towed to port

The Stena Immaculate will be moved to the Port of Great Yarmouth later this week, a month after it was struck while at anchor in the North Sea by the container ship Solong.

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4 w. ago Rescue mission underway in North Sea after explosion triggers blaze on 500ft container ship

The Dutch coastguard was reportedly alerted this afternoon to reports of a blast on board the Victoria L as it sailed near Hoek van Holland (File photo)

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