2 h. ago Energy operators say alerts will have to be sent this winter

The UK has closed its largest gas storage facility and there will be 'tight days'

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13 h. ago World’s largest pumpkin grown by English brothers smashes record

The heaviest and largest pumpkin in the world was grown by twin brothers, who broke two world records last weekend.

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16 h. ago Earth's largest ocean current is grinding to a halt: Crucial system is now flowing three times slower than it was 130,000 years ago

Five times stronger than the Gulf Stream, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is by far the world's largest ocean current. But this key system is grinding to a halt, a new study warns.

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19 h. ago Bank of England warns of risk of AI market correction; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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20 h. ago Bank of England warns growing risk AI bubble could burst; gold hits new $4,000 an ounce record – business live

Soaring tech valuations could drop amid potentially ‘disappointing’ progress on AI, central bank says; gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this yearPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and...

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21 h. ago Spot gold rises above $4,000 for the first time; car dealer Vertu Motors warns of £5.5m profit hit from JLR disruption – business live

Gold has doubled in two years and extends 50% rally so far this year amid central bank buying and political turmoilPeter Hargreaves, the billionaire co-founder of Hargreaves Lansdown, is retiring from the UK’s largest personal investment site, seven months after its £5.4bn acquisition by private equity firms. Hargreaves, 79, who set up the business in 1981 in the back bedroom of his house in Clifton with Stephen Lansdown, is handing his board position to his son Robert and said this “marks a proud new chapter in the family legacy”. His firm pioneered “DIY” investments, allowing people to invest directly in shares via its website without costly financial advisers.The Bristol-based company said he had rejoined the board earlier this year to “provide continuity and support through a period of change” following its takeover by a private equity consortium of Jersey-based buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, Sweden’s Nordic Capital and the Abu Dhabi wealth fund, which completed in March.Har...

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49 h. ago Met dismantles suspected smuggling gang in UK’s largest phone theft crackdown

Met dismantles suspected smuggling gang in UK’s largest phone theft crackdown  Metropolitan Police

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50 h. ago Connecticut mom charged after police say she tried to poison husband with spiked bottle of wine in bitter custody battle

Woman admitted to the attempted poisoning and a sample of the wine confirmed chemical levels, police say

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55 h. ago Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring in UK’s ‘largest’ phone theft crackdown

The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 monthsPolice have disrupted an international network suspected of smuggling tens of thousands of stolen phones from the UK in its largest operation to tackle phone theft in London, the Metropolitan police said.The criminal organisation is believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen phones from the UK to China over the past 12 months – up to 40% of all phones stolen in the capital, the Met said on Monday. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Pair admit horror sex attack on random woman in underground car park

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Luis Dos Martins Mariano, 19, and co-accused 20-year-old Alcino Soares, were jointly charged with rape following the horror attack

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58 h. ago Pair admit horror sex attack on woman they'd never met in underground car park

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Luis Dos Martins Mariano, 19, and co-accused 20-year-old Alcino Soares, were jointly charged with rape following the horror attack

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61 h. ago Pair admit horror sex attack on woman as they took turns to keep watch

Luis Dos Martins Mariano and Alcino Soares walked their victim to an empty underground carpark and "watched and laughed" as they took it turns to rape the woman

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2 d. ago UK becomes BYD’s largest international market after sales surge

Chinese carmaker takes market share despite being shut out of subsidy scheme

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5 d. ago Woman visits Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa but is left 'p****d off' by one thing

A woman recently visited Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa, but she admitted she was left "p****d off". After embarking on the highest mountain in Wales, she had a lot to say

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6 d. ago Construction of major housing development near Welsh beauty spot moves closer

The Welsh Government is calling the planned housing development near Penarth and Cosmeston Lakes the largest net-zero housing development in the UK

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7 d. ago 'Obsessed' man 'breastfed' from woman, 60, to 'get back at his mum'

Michael Jones, 32, said he developed an 'odd fascination with the woman's breasts' and admitted he went after women her age 'as a way of getting back at his mother'

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8 d. ago UK seeks to keep £5bn bitcoin haul after money laundering convictions

Complex legal battle over seized assets could run for years

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8 d. ago Social care CEO is nominated for a major award just months after firm's neglect cases were exposed

An investigation in March exposed abusive practices at several supported-living facilities run by Lifeways, one of the UK's largest private care companies.

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8 d. ago 'Butler' who helped Chinese 'Bitcoin queen' evade capture by booking Airbnbs and organise helpers admits role in £5.5bn crypto scam

Hok Seng Ling, 47, pleaded guilty at London 's Southwark Crown Court to entering into a money laundering arrangement with mastermind Yadi Zhang on or before April 24, 2024.

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8 d. ago Lee Miller at Tate Britain review: These images will be seared onto your retina

The largest retrospective of the artist’s work staged in the UK charts her journey from Vogue cover girl to war correspondent

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