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UK winter nowhere near a record breaker despite floods and storms

If you have been hit by relentless rain and flooding this winter you might well be expecting the weather to have broken some records. Provisional statistics from the Met Office show that is not the case, with rainfall so far this season, for the UK as a whole, just 9% …

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Jack Dorsey's Block cuts thousands of jobs as it embraces AI

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey says his technology firm Block is laying off almost half its workforce because artificial intelligence (AI) "fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. " "Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar …

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Taking collagen keeps skin more elastic but won't stop wrinkles, say scientists

Taking daily collagen supplements can rejuvenate the skin by boosting elasticity and hydration or moisture - but it won't stop wrinkles, says a new scientific review. Experts looked at the available evidence and say they are highly confident that collagen pills or powder provide "some legitimate" skin gains if taken …

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How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit

8 hours ago Kayla EpsteinNew York There is a photo that shows Bill Clinton taking a night-time swim alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite now convicted of sex trafficking. Another captures him smiling backstage at a Rolling Stones concert in Hong Kong with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and now …

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Hillary Clinton tells House panel she 'had no idea' of Epstein's crimes

5 hours ago James FitzGeraldand Nada Tawfik ,North America correspondent, in Chappaqua, New York Hillary Clinton told a congressional panel she "had no idea" about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, as she called for lawmakers to question President Donald Trump under oath about his past association with the late sex offender. "I …

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Watch: 'Working hard used to get you something', says Green Party's Hannah Spencer

The Green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with 14,980 votes. She beat Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin with 10,578 votes, and Labour’s Angeliki Stogia with 9,364 votes. The constituency had long been considered a safe Labour seat, with the vote triggered by the resignation of former …

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'One-off' Led Zeppelin album photo sells for £16k

A "real one-off" photograph which inspired the album cover of Led Zeppelin's fourth album has sold for £16,000 after a transatlantic bidding war. A Victorian image of thatcher Lot Long, from Wiltshire, is believed to be the original frame behind the cover art of Led Zeppelin IV, which included the …

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Australian PM apologises after calling child sex abuse survivor and advocate 'difficult'

Australia's prime minister has apologised for calling a former Australian of the Year and sexual abuse survivor "difficult", saying it was only in reference to the hardships she has faced. During a one-word response game, Anthony Albanese used the adjective to describe Grace Tame, who was named the 2021 Australian …

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Aldi shop staff to receive two pay rises this year

Aldi has announced its second wage increase for floor staff since the new year, as it vies to increase its market share in the UK. The budget supermarket will pay its store assistants £13. 50 per hour from April — just a month after an increase is due to take …

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Trump keeps world waiting on his plans for Iran after State of the Union

15 hours ago Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent In a world on edge waiting to see what US President Donald Trump does next in the Middle East, he provided no clear signal when he presented the longest ever State of the Union address. The world's most powerful commander-in-chief decided not to …

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