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How return-to-office hits workers’ wallets
Step outside your front door on any given day, and say goodbye to money without even trying. Just commuting into the office now sets…
Susan Darwin
I focus on highlighting the latest in news and politics. With a passion for bringing fresh perspectives to the forefront, I aim to share stories that inspire progress, critical thinking, and informed discussions on today's most pressing issues.
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Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate
Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria Sir David Attenborough has championed a bid by conservationists to raise £30m to buy the entirety of a…
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Advice from businesses that have been successful for generations
Below, Eric Becker shares five key insights from his new book, The Long Game: A Playbook of the World’s Most Enduring Companies. Eric is…
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Reece Walsh: The 'Justin Bieber of rugby league' tormenting England
Walsh was a one-man indicator of the gap in quality between the two sides in London last Saturday, particularly in the opening minutes of…
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England in New Zealand: Batting woes hamper Brendon McCullum's Ashes preparations as top-order fail again
England were presented with an awkward green top at the Bay Oval in the first ODI and their rusty top order - Brook's majestic hundred…
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Migrant sex offender deported from UK, government says
A migrant sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison has been deported from the UK, the government has announced. Hadush Kebatu…
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AI wrote the code. You got hacked. Now what?
When AI systems started spitting out working code, many teams welcomed them as productivity boosters. Developers turned to AI to speed up…
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Stop hiding behind your slides: Lead the room, don’t read to it
I once attended a slide presentation given by an executive in a telcom company. The presentation was highly technical, but that was not…
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Watch: Floods hit Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction
Floods have hit Jamaica's capital Kingston as Hurricane Melissa moves across the Caribbean, with 30 inches (76cm) of rain expected in some…
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
The co-founder of ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's says that its parent company Unilever blocked it from launching an ice cream flavour that…
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Israeli strikes kill 33 in Gaza, Hamas-run civil defense says
David Gritten,Jerusalem and Rushdi Abualouf,Gaza correspondent, in Istanbul Watch: Explosions seen in Gaza after Netanyahu orders strikes…
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Facing Hurricane Melissa, State Department turns to Elon Musk’s Starlink in Jamaica
The State Department has enlisted Starlink, the satellite internet service run by the Elon Musk company SpaceX, to support its staff in…
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Hurricane Melissa: 'We are all terrified,' witnesses say in Jamaica
Jessica Rawnsley and Gabriela Pomeroy Residents and holidaymakers have described their terror as Hurricane Melissa pummelled Jamaica, the…
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Windows blown in, trees uprooted and croc warnings - Hurricane Melissa batters Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa is causing havoc in Jamaica as the Caribbean nation faces the strongest storm in its modern history. The hurricane, now…
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Hotel lockdowns and honeymoon hit as Britons caught up in Hurricane Melissa
Kathryn Armstrong, Kerena Cobbina and NJ Convery For Rob Cuff and his wife Leah, their Jamaican honeymoon is coming to an uncertain end as…
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Home Office has struggled to deal with crises, says Shabana Mahmood
The Home Office has failed to meet the challenge of "crises" it has faced over several years and is "not yet fit for purpose", the home…
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Will the race to the moon run through Texas or Washington?
NASA wants to reopen competition on its moon lander, a multi-billion-dollar contract for a new space vehicle that will help support one of…
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Paris Masters 2025: Cameron Norrie upsets Carlos Alcaraz to reach last 16
Britain's Cameron Norrie stunned world number one Carlos Alcaraz with a gritty comeback in the second round of the Paris Masters. Norrie,…
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Newscast - (Another) Plan to Close Migrant Hotels
Available for over a year Today, hundreds of asylum seekers could be housed in two military sites in Inverness and East Sussex as the…
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Renewable energy and EVs have grown so much faster than experts predicted 10 years ago
Most climate reports are bleak. Temperatures are soaring. Sea levels are rising. Companies are missing—or abandoning—their emissions…
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Political campaigns love copying brand logos. Here’s why
After Zohran Mamdani’s campaign aired a commercial that used a Knicks-style campaign logo that wrote out “Zohran” over an image of a…
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Daughter says Brigitte Macron's life 'deteriorated' after alleged cyber-bullying
Brigitte Macron's daughter has told a court in Paris that sexist cyber-bullying negatively affected her mother's health and living…
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UPS reports 48,000 jobs cut in the year to date
United Parcel Service posted third-quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s expectations and gave details about its turnaround…