2 h. ago Ladbrokes owner Entain strengthens earnings as it bets on online growth

The business, which is one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups, has been steering a turnaround of its financial performance.

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19 h. ago World's largest iceberg, twice the size of London, grounds near South Georgia Island

World's largest iceberg, twice the size of London, grounds near South Georgia Island  The Express Tribune

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22 h. ago World's largest iceberg runs aground – narrowly avoiding smashing into British territory

Megaberg A23A has crash landed near the British overseas territory of South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean home to just 1,000 people and unique animals

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32 h. ago World’s biggest iceberg runs aground after long journey from Antarctica

Scientists are studying whether the grounded A23a iceberg might help stir nutrients and make food more available for penguins and sealsThe world’s biggest iceberg appears to have run aground roughly 70km (43 miles) from a remote Antarctic island, potentially sparing the crucial wildlife haven from being hit, a research organisation said Tuesday.The colossal iceberg A23a – which measures roughly 3,300 sq km and weighs nearly 1tn tonnes – has been drifting north from Antarctica towards South Georgia island since 2020. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Anger as Commons Speaker bills taxpayers more than £500 to take 'an extra suitcase' on one of his lavish jaunts

A list of Sir Lindsay Hoyle's expenses reveals he lodged the claim of £504 during a nine-day trip to South Africa and St Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.

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39 h. ago World's largest iceberg which is twice the size of Greater London runs aground off remote British island

The 'megaberg' has run aground near the island of South Georgia.

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40 h. ago World's largest iceberg which is twice the size of Greater London runs aground on remote British island

The 'megaberg' has run aground near the island of South Georgia.

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48 h. ago Iceberg twice the size of Greater London runs aground near South Georgia

The British Antarctic Survey says nutrients from the grounding and melting of the megaberg known as ‘A23a’ may boost food for penguins and seals.

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66 h. ago Lobster fishermen can sue environmental group for defamation, judge says

A federal court has ruled that a group of fishermen can sue one of the world’s largest seafood watchdog groups for defamation for publishing a report that described Maine lobster as an unwise choice for consumers

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69 h. ago Historic ship completes first leg of journey to become world's largest artificial reef

The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage

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2 d. ago Horror moment footballer 'cheats death' and hits head against concrete wall

A Brazilian footballer was lucky to avoid a serious injury after smashing his head on a pitch-side wall in a scary moment that saw him rushed to hospital

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3 d. ago Mysterious and vulnerable: the secret lives of Australia’s giant worms

Australia has a huge of diversity of worms on land, sand and sea such as the giant Gippsland earthworm which can stretch up to 3 metresOne of the world’s largest worms might escape notice, if not for the loud gurgling noises that can be heard coming from underground as the species burrows and squelches through its moist clay.The giant Gippsland earthworm, a purple and pink colossus that lives in a small, wet patch about 100km east of Melbourne in south-east Australia, reportedly stretches as long as 2 to 3 metres. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago The military spouses building businesses in the desert: ‘learning to stand on your own two feet’

In Twentynine Palms, California, these business owners have gained more than a job – they’ve built a sense of identityThe California desert, for 28-year-old Madie Chapman, was a shock to the system.Chapman became a desert resident last summer, when her husband, a field radio operator, was stationed at the Twentynine Palms combat center, the largest US Marine Corps training base in the world. Within just a few months of receiving orders, the couple moved with their three young children to the secluded outpost near Joshua Tree national park, joining the thousands of other active-duty service members and their families who live there. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Social Security Administration could lay off up to 50% of its workforce, source says – live

Social Security Administration expected to lay off at least 7,000 people, but a source tells Associated Press reduction could be as high as 50%As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have arisen with the American side, strengthening confidence-building measures. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Democrat slams tariffs announcement: ‘Trump is driving the US economy straight into a wall’ – live

Ron Wyden, ranking member of Senate finance committee, says tariffs on neighboring countries will be felt by Americans and called it a betrayal to Trump’s votersTrump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade warAs Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have a...

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6 d. ago Trump says tariffs for Mexico, Canada, and China to go into effect next week – live

US president blames illegal drugs from Mexico and Canada as reason for tariffs going into effect on 4 March; China to be charged an additional 10% As Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk work zealously to slash tens of billions in federal spending by axing thousands of jobs and gutting some government agencies, Musk faces mounting claims he has conflicts of interest and no oversight, legal and ethics experts say.Trump’s largest campaign donor and the world’s wealthiest man, Musk was tapped by the president to lead the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) in a radical and opaque cost-cutting drive that allows him to keep control of SpaceX, Tesla and other huge companies with billions of dollars in federal contracts.We expect that today’s meeting will be the first in a series of such expert consultations that will bring us closer to overcoming the disagreements that have arisen with the American side, strengthening confidence-building measures. Continue readin...

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7 d. ago David Lammy admits Labour's deal to hand Chagos Islands and £9bn to Mauritius will NOT happen if Donald Trump opposes it

The Foreign Secretary said defended the much-criticised agreement to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory, saying it was the 'best deal' which could be struck.

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7 d. ago Chagos deal will not go ahead if Trump rejects it, Lammy says

The Foreign Secretary said he still believed the agreement to cede the British Indian Ocean Territory to Mauritius was the ‘best deal’.

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8 d. ago Imperial War Museum pulls world's largest collection of Victoria Crosses from public view

Billionaire businessman Lord Ashcroft who loaned the medals said he was saddened Imperial War Museum was pulling them from public view

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8 d. ago Gorgeous UK overseas territory has just 200 residents but takes 6 days to reach

Tristan da Cunha is a remote British overseas territory and is often described as the most isolated inhabited island in the world - it has no airport and takes six days to reach by boat

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