9 d. ago Hurtigruten CEO warns cruise holidays could be banned if major change isn't made

Hedda Felin, boss of the Norwegian firm, has raised concerns about the rapid growth of the cruise industry and has issued a warning of what could happen if changes aren't made

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1 week ago I spent four months as a captive of the Taliban. This is what happened during my horrifying imprisonment, the confrontation that changed everything

Hostages Square in Tel Aviv seemed so remote from my own experience as the hostage of Islamic extremists that I barely made the connection when I visited earlier this year.

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on an AI bubble: capitalism still hasn’t evolved to protect itself | Editorial

Warnings about inflated tech stocks suggest investors never learn and central bankers learn too lateThe message from global regulators this week was blunt: the AI boom is driving stocks to dotcom-bubble highs – and the world is finally listening. With so much cash riding on so few firms, any loss of faith could send shares tumbling and drag down the wider economy. China’s proposed export controls on rare earths add a fresh threat: not just to sentiment, but to advanced chip supply chains themselves. It’s a long way down from such dizzying heights if gravity reasserts itself.Warnings from the past abound in Charles Kindleberger’s history of financial crises, Manias, Panics and Crashes, which begins with tulip mania in 1636. What commonly happens, he wrote, is “that some event changes the economic outlook. New opportunities for profits are seized, and overdone.” Once the mistake is realised, there’s a panicked exit with a crash in the price of “whatever has been the subject of the man...

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2 w. ago West London council tax change may see bills shoot up for some

West London council tax change may see bills shoot up for some - what's happening and who's affected  MyLondon

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2 w. ago Venezuela on edge over Trump regime change whispers: ‘If it does happen we are ready’

Allies of President Nicolás Maduro vow to resist any military intervention but experts suspect Venezuela’s leaders were rattled by Trump’s decision to bomb IranThe mayor of Caracas had come to one of her city’s busiest tube stations wearing a camouflage T-shirt declaring herself a card-carrying combatant – and with a message to match.“They think they’re the owners of the world,” Carmen Meléndez complained of the Trump administration and its pressure campaign against Venezuela’s government. “But if they dare [to invade] we’ll be waiting for them here.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man City know that Nico Gonzalez change needs to happen before too long

Nico Gonzalez continues to try to give Manchester City what they need, but his strengths should also be played to

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3 w. ago America’s most loved snacks and drinks are changing color. But it won’t happen quickly

PepsiCo is looking at purple sweet potatoes and carrots to color drinks like Mountain Dew and Cherry 7Up

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3 w. ago NHS bosses issue urgent plea as new Stratus and Nimbus Covid

Doctors are trying to 'winterproof' the NHS - with one new change to vaccinations happening for the first time ever

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3 w. ago Football Daily | In the English football zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Eagle

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!At the risk of denouncing the family name, football has become a bit of an emotional vampire. At its worst, modern football is a cesspit of bile, hype, nonsense, hot air and yellow tickers. But every time we think enough’s enough and it’s time to change our name to Tiddlywinks Biennially, something happens to remind us why we wanted to be called Football Daily in the first place. Of late, the thing keeping us away from the deed poll office is a team dressed in a red and blue Macron kit. In the English football zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Eagle. Crystal Palace won the FA Cup, the first major trophy in their history, followed that with the Community Shield and are now, after beating Liverpool thrillingly on Saturday, the only unbeaten team left in the Premier League. On Thursday they will make history when they play Dynamo Kyiv in their first match of Tin Pot’s league stage.Taking ‘favourite shirt sponsors: go’ (last Tuesday’s Foo...

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3 w. ago Steve Backshall questions Donald Trump’s intelligence after climate change "con" claim

The TV wildlife presenter described the comments as a “sucker punch” for environmentalists.

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3 w. ago 'We must not yield to populists who claim climate change isn't happening'

A senior councillor said the authority was on a 'pragmatic' path to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2030

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4 w. ago My year from hell: RICHARD HAMMOND breaks his silence on the 'devastating' collapse of his marriage

Richard Hammond looks tired. Distracted. Is he OK? 'Yeah,' he says wearily. 'I'm 55. Things change. That's what happens at this age. Big things change.'

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4 w. ago List of nine key money changes coming in October including Warm Home Discount letters

Key money changes happening in October, including the Autumn budget and energy prices rising

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