15 h. ago California utility to pay $82 million settlement in lawsuit stemming from huge 2020 wildfire

A California utility has agreed to pay the federal government $82.5 million stemming from an enormous 2020 wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert

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3 d. ago Alan Titchmarsh goes to war on beetle over fears it'll destroy our potatoes

TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh is warning us about the "savage" threat posed by Colorado beetles to British potato crops, declaring our exports are in "grave danger"

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6 d. ago ‘We will pay a huge price’: Ukraine fears war could drag on for years

Kyiv officials believe Moscow is not interested in peace despite talks in Istanbul and Trump’s interventionUkrainian officials believe a largely stalemated war of attrition with Russia is likely to continue for several more years, despite international efforts pushed by Donald Trump to end the fighting.After the inconclusive breakup of the first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Istanbul on Friday, and despite the US president’s planned calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, they see no evidence that Moscow is serious about peace. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Councils cracking down on car drivers and installing hated LTNs are spending tens of thousands of pounds on taxis for their own staff

Shocking data reveals how ten local authorities praised for their environmental action are forking out huge sums of taxpayers' cash to pay for chauffeurs and minicabs.

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9 d. ago Man Utd could be forced to pay out OVER £30m if they beat Spurs in Europa League final

Manchester United are a week out from the Europa League final but victory will activate a number of Champions League contract clauses - resulting in huge pay rises

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1 week ago Why is Putin massing troops on the border of Finland? Military build

Moscow is building troop accommodation, aircraft deployment infrastructure and other facilities at key military bases, analysts have said.

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1 week ago US and China agree deal to slash tariffs for 90 days as superpowers lay down economic arms

The United States and China have agreed a deal to slash reciprocal tariffs as Washington and Beijing seek to end a trade war that has sparked fears of a global economic recession, officials announced on Monday.

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1 week ago ‘It’s an illogical job’: Why driving a train isn’t as cushy as it might seem

The rulebook is hefty, the hours are awful and the hurdles to becoming a train driver huge. But 18-year-olds can now applyFew professions’ pay have aroused such incredulous ire as train drivers: earning an average of nearly £70,000 a year, going on strike to demand more, and they don’t even have to steer. But if it really is such a cushy number, why doesn’t Britain have enough drivers – and what does it take to join their ranks?Driver shortages have become a leading cause of disruption on Britain’s railways; about seven out of eight “P-coded” cancellations, made the night before travel, are down to a missing driver. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC star musician dies as fans pay tribute to huge talent whose 'legacy will live on'

"Thank you for the music and for making a difference in so many children's lives. Your legacy will live on."

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2 w. ago Ronald Corp dead: BBC star musician dies as fans pay tribute to huge talent

Tributes have been paid to composer and conductor Ronald Corp, who, as well as founding groups like the New London Orchestra, worked with the BBC over the course of his career

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2 w. ago Rebekah Vardy jets out of the country on a budget flight after being ordered to pay Coleen Rooney £1.4M

Rebekah Vardy has left the UK after being ordered to pay Coleen Rooney a huge sum in their Wagatha Christie settlement following the years-long legal battle.

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2 w. ago Trump’s aid cuts blamed as food rations stopped for a million refugees in Uganda

UN World Food Programme says $50m is urgently needed amid fears that Uganda may now begin forced repatriationsFood rations for a million people in Uganda have been cut off completely this week amid a funding crisis at the United Nations World Food Programme, raising fears that refugees will now be pushed back into countries at war.The WFP in Uganda warned two weeks ago that $50m (£37m) was urgently needed to help refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Nuclear war' warning issued as India says it 'will respond' if Pakistan attacks back

Nuclear war with India could break out 'at any time', Pakistan's defence minister has said, as fears of a tit-for-tat bloodshed continue to grow. 

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2 w. ago Steven 'Bonzo' Daniel's mum dodges court again over safety fears amid gangland turf war

Annette Daniel, 63, was due to appear today in Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with shoplifting.

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2 w. ago Why are Pakistan and India fighting? Their history explained amid fears of an all

There have been fears raised that an all-out war could begin

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2 w. ago Pakistanis say India will ‘pay a huge price’ following cross

Pakistanis vowed to make India “pay a huge price” following cross-border strikes between the two nuclear-armed rivals on Wednesday (May 7).

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2 w. ago London statue unveiling honouring Bollywood icons Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol postponed amid India

The statue, which is to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, will now be unveiled at a later date as fears of an all-out war between India and Pakistan escalate

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2 w. ago UK 'ready to support both' India and Pakistan amid war fears after Kashmir air strikes

Leaders are fearful over rising tensions between the two countries

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2 w. ago Pakistan claims it has shot down five Indian fighter jets, condemns 'act of war' and vows to retaliate against India for airstrikes amid fears of full

India fired missiles across the border into Pakistani 'terror camps' in Kashmir just days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian side of the contested region.

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2 w. ago India Pakistan war fears: Live updates amid huge tensions between nuclear

At least 26 people - including young children - have been killed after India fired missiles at nine sites across Pakistan, notably infrastructure used by militants

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