41 m. ago GM will dramatically increase car production in US after Trump tariffs

An American carmaker is set to increase production at its Indiana plant. The move comes one day after President Donald Trump slapped 25 percent tariffs on auto imports.

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41 m. ago Scots college teams up with top New York University to help produce world's top chefs

The City of Glasgow College and the Bronx-based Monroe University’s Culinary Institute of New York signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), which enables the staff and students of both to work together to achieve the highest standards of culinary excellence.

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72 m. ago Luke Littler 'is human' after 'shock of the season' in Premier League Darts

Luke Littler's run in Premier League Darts has come to an end of back-to-back wins with Chris Dobey sending him packing after their clash in Berlin

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1 hour ago LA wildfires death toll climbs to 30 after officials find more human remains

Discovery in Altadena months after fires brings deaths in Eaton fire up to 18, while 12 people killed in Palisades fireMonths after wildfires tore through Los Angeles communities, officials announced this week they had discovered another set of human remains, bringing the death toll in the disaster up to 30.Investigators were dispatched to Altadena on Wednesday to investigate possible human remains in the community, which was hit hard by the Eaton fire in January. The special operations response team confirmed that the remains were human, the Los Angeles county medical examiner’s office said in a statement. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Bonobos may combine words in ways previously thought unique to humans

Phrases used to smooth over tense social situations have meanings beyond the sum of their parts, study suggestsBonobos use a combination of calls to encourage peace with their partner during mating rituals, research suggests.The discovery is part of a study that suggests our close evolutionary cousins can string together vocalisations to produce phrases with meanings that go beyond the sum of their parts – something often considered unique to human language. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Using a satnav in old age helps people keep driving independence for longer, study shows

Government-funded study based on 895 drivers with an average age of 71 suggests helping elderly people use GPS apps on their smartphones keeps them able to drive independently into old age

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2 h. ago Exposure to common chemical while pregnant could damage baby's brain, study suggests

Common chemicals called phthalates are used in everything from food packaging to kids toys and shampoos. But these can leach out of products and pass into food and water.

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2 h. ago UK draws up list of thousands of US products that could be slapped with tariffs including bourbon, jeans and guitars

The US president unveiled tariffs on countries around the world on Wednesday night

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3 h. ago Snooker rival directly addresses Judd Trump loss of form claim as he utterly rubbishes it

The Hawk produced a dominant display to shock the world No.1 at the Tour Championship in Manchester as Trump's long match woes continued

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3 h. ago Donald Trump puts tariffs on uninhabited islands home only to penguins

The islands have no human inhabitants and no imports or exports

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3 h. ago Trump imposes tariffs on remote islands near Antarctica home only to penguins

The US president has imposed tariffs on a number of tiny territories, some of which do not even have human inhabitants.

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3 h. ago Jeep and Chrysler maker Stellantis to furlough 900 US workers

Component facilities in Michigan and Indiana are hit after carmaker idles production in Canada and Mexico

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3 h. ago 'Activist judges' should face action, say Tories, in wake of 'inadequate' court ruling over Pakistani man who's lived in Britain illegally for 16 YEARS

The first-tier immigration tribunal has been blasted for ruling Pakistani national Muhammad Arshad should be allowed to remain in Britain on human rights grounds.

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4 h. ago At least 9 people killed in southwestern Syria following countrywide Israeli strikes overnight

Syrian state media has reported that at least nine people in southwestern Syria have been killed in Israeli strikes

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4 h. ago Best heartburn remedies to shop online: Treat acid reflux with these products

Quell the fire with our roundup of the best over-the-counter remedies

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4 h. ago UK threatens to retaliate to Trump’s tariffs and draws up 400

The government draws up a 417-page list of products to target with import taxes in retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs on British goods

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4 h. ago Tiny landlocked country will be destroyed by Trump’s highest tariff, analyst warns

The kingdom is one of the world's poorest nations with a gross domestic product of just over $2 billion

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4 h. ago 'Weekend warrior' approach to exercise can 'reduce risk of dying from cancer and heart disease'

Even exercising for just one or two days a week can seriously improve your health, a new study suggests

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4 h. ago Willie Mullins wins first four races at Grand National Festival as Constitution Hill falls again

The champion jumps trainer landed the Aintree Hurdle with Lossiemouth, after earlier completing a hat-trick of wins, on the opening day of the Grand National Festival

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5 h. ago Crime ring convicted of trying to sell sheep's heads and lamb testicles to unsuspecting shoppers in London

Nearly two tonnes of animal by-products were uncovered by Southwark Council at a property in Walworth in September 2020

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