3 d. ago We tried the Tesco range soaring in sales and found a new £2 treat

Shoppers are said to be ditching dining out in favour of the popular range

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3 d. ago Women buck trend, look to grow rodeo sport of ranch bronc riding

Women are making strides in ranch bronc riding, a challenging rodeo event traditionally dominated by men

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5 d. ago Defending Wimbledon champion aiming for rare feat last achieved by Serena Williams

Barbora Krejcikova began the defence of her Wimbledon title with a comeback win over Alexandra Eala as she bids to buck the poor recent trend of defending champions

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6 d. ago We tried the Tesco range that's bucking the trend with an 18% sales boost

It's been described as the supermarket's 'secret weapon'

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1 week ago Antarctic ice has grown again – but this does not buck overall melt trend

Study shows ice sheet gained mass from 2021 to 2023, due to extreme snowfall that was also an effect of climate crisisA new study shows that after decades of rapid decline, the Antarctic ice sheet actually gained mass from 2021 to 2023. This is a reminder that climate change does not follow a smooth path but a jagged one, with many small ups and downs within a larger trend.The research, published in the journal Science China Earth Sciences, showed that while the ice sheet lost an average of 142bn tonnes each year in the 2010s, in the 2021 to 2023 period it gained about 108bn tonnes of ice each year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Have YOU been priced out of your childhood hometown? We reveal the areas with the biggest jump in house prices in the last 20 years... and the spots that are bucking the trend

Homeowners often dream of returning to their childhood neighbourhood later in life and many young adults aspire to buy in the area where they grew up.

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2 w. ago Welsh universities buck UK trend to rise up global rankings as Swansea takes its highest ever place

It has been a tough year for Welsh universities, but it didn't impact the prestigious QS rankings

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2 w. ago Scottish Premiership fixtures: Spicy opener, controversial new rule, Rangers bid to buck trend, Oasis impact

SPFL fixtures day always provides talking points - and this year is no different

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2 w. ago One man, thousands of trees and heaps of determination: how regreening Guatemala transformed a village

Since 1999, Armando López Pocol and his team of volunteers have bucked the trend for deforestation, regenerating the landscape of the highlands with their Chico Mendes projectArmando López Pocol is showing off some of the thousands of trees he has planted in Pachaj, his village in the highlands of western Guatemala, when he suddenly halts his white pickup truck. Alongside an American volunteer, Lyndon Hauge, he gazes out over a charred field. Clouds of smoke are still billowing from the ground.As he walks through the ash-covered field, his optimistic speech turns to sadness and he pauses in silence to take in the barren landscape. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London property boom: Capital bucks trend with price rises as UK house values fall by 3%

UK average property values suffered a month-on-month fall of nearly 3 per cent in today's House Price Index (HPI), but the average London property went up by 2.6 per cent.

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2 w. ago House prices have slowed sharply but one area is bucking the trend

Official research has revealed a sharp slowdown in house prices - but it's a mixed picture, with the data also showing the massive gulf between the cheapest and most expensive areas

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3 w. ago As Harry Potter star Tom Felton doubles down on backing JK Rowling, how other stars have been rather less grateful to the woman who made their careers

Most of the criticism for Rowling has come from actors born into the millenial generation, with older actors proving quicker to back the series' creator. But Felton has now bucked this trend.

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3 w. ago Use car industry fines to boost EV sales, says Polestar boss

Polestar’s Matt Galvin says ZEV Mandate fines should be used to boost take up of electric cars

Economics

3 w. ago Consumer spending slows to lowest growth of the year amid falling confidence

Gaming bucked the faltering sales trend due to popular new releases, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.

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