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• Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs - BBC

  10-04-2025 23:00 via news.google.com
  Police raid barbers and vape shops suspected of being fronts for crime gangs  BBC
  
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• Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Live UK: Latest News, Where to Buy, Restock Updates - IGN

  10-04-2025 22:55 via news.google.com
  Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Live UK: Latest News, Where to Buy, Restock Updates  IGNNintendo Switch 2 pre-orders live: latest UK stock updates, and potential US delay news after tariff reversal  TechRadarHow To Buy Nintendo Switch 2  NintendoNintendo Gains Time to Prep Switch 2 Debut With Tariff Pause  Bloomberg.comCan Nintendo’s Switch 2 revive a stagnant gaming industry?  Financial Times
  
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• Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea LIVE: Conference League result, match stream and latest updates today - London Evening Standard

  10-04-2025 22:32 via news.google.com
  Legia Warsaw vs Chelsea LIVE: Conference League result, match stream and latest updates today  London Evening StandardEuropa League: Lyon snatch last-gasp draw against Man Utd, Spurs held by Frankfurt - reaction  BBCTyrique George’s first Chelsea goal sets up second-half cruise at Legia Warsaw  The GuardianLegia Warsaw vs Chelsea LIVE! Conference League quarter-final first leg match updates, news and score  Sky SportsWhy Chelsea can make European his
  
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• Dominican Republic ends search for survivors after nightclub roof collapse - The Guardian

  10-04-2025 22:20 via news.google.com
  Dominican Republic ends search for survivors after nightclub roof collapse  The GuardianGirl, 17, whose dad is lost in nightclub rubble spends birthday at scene  BBCMourners pay tribute to merengue icon Rubby Pérez, who died in the Dominican roof collapse  The IndependentMore than 200 dead after Dominican Republic nightclub disaster, as search for survivors ends  CNNChilling new video shows security guard try to warn singer's band of impending night
  
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• One in four women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds - The Guardian

  10-04-2025 22:18 via news.google.com
  One in four women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds  The Guardian
  
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• Wall Street sell-off resumes as Donald Trump’s China tariffs spook investors - Financial Times

  10-04-2025 22:02 via news.google.com
  Wall Street sell-off resumes as Donald Trump’s China tariffs spook investors  Financial TimesMarkets live: US collection of customs duties rises sharply in March  Financial TimesMarkets Plummet as Tariff-War Woes Fuel Exodus from US Assets  Bloomberg.comDow tumbles 1,000 points, wiping out a chunk of Wednesday’s historic rally: Live updates  CNBCStock Market Today: Dow Falls Over 1000 Points; China Tariffs Are 145%, White House Says — Liv
  
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• Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York - Sky News

  10-04-2025 21:52 via news.google.com
  Helicopter crashes in Hudson River near Manhattan in New York  Sky NewsLive updates: Helicopter crashes in Hudson River, NYPD says  BBCHudson River crash: six people reportedly killed after helicopter plummets into water – latest  The GuardianNew York helicopter crash: 'Multiple deaths' after helicopter crashes into Hudson River in Manhattan  Sky NewsAt least one dead in Hudson River helicopter crash  BBC
  
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• Prince Harry visits war victims in Ukraine, spokesperson says - Sky News

  10-04-2025 21:41 via news.google.com
  Prince Harry visits war victims in Ukraine, spokesperson says  Sky NewsPrince Harry visits Ukraine to meet war victims  BBCPrince Harry pictured with wounded soldiers in surprise visit to Ukraine  The IndependentPrince Harry makes secret trip to Ukraine after leaving the UK  GB NewsPrince Harry makes secret visit to Ukraine  The Telegraph
  
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• Starmer faces grassroots rebellion over grooming gangs - The Telegraph

  10-04-2025 21:15 via news.google.com
  Starmer faces grassroots rebellion over grooming gangs  The TelegraphGrooming gangs inquiry has got very political - but maybe it needs to for action to take place  Sky NewsLocal grooming gang reviews will go ahead, says Cooper  BBCCooper hits back at ‘misinformation’ over grooming gang inquiries  The GuardianThe moment in the ‘grooming gangs’ debate that shamed Jess Phillips  The Spectator
  
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• Northumbria Police A1 crash update on officers injured after BMW pursuit - Chronicle Live

  10-04-2025 20:50 via news.google.com
  Northumbria Police A1 crash update on officers injured after BMW pursuit  Chronicle LiveNewcastle A1 police crash: Arrested pair released from custody  BBCNewcastle A1 police car crash sees two people arrested  BBCSeven officers injured after police chase ends in crash  The TelegraphCrash involving five police cars injures seven officers and shuts A1  Sky News
  
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• Pulp announce More, their first album since 2001 - The Guardian

  10-04-2025 20:18 via news.google.com
  Pulp announce More, their first album since 2001  The GuardianPulp reveal their first new album in 24 years, and a single called Spike Island  BBCPulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming  The GuardianPulp: Spike Island review — Jarvis and the band reinvent their past  The TimesPulp Return With First Album in 24 Years, Share New Song “Spike Island”: Watch the Video  Pitchfork
  
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• One in four women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds

  10-04-2025 20:15 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Racial disparities highlighted as researchers estimate 10 million women have conditions such as fibroids or endometriosis More than a quarter of women in England are living with a serious reproductive health issue, according to the largest survey of its kind, and experts say “systemic, operational, structural and cultural issues” prevent women from accessing care.The survey of 60,000 women across England in 2023, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and analy
  
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• US tariffs on China now 145%, as Trump’s policy branded ‘worst self-inflicted wound’ by any successful economy – business live - The Guardian

  10-04-2025 20:02 via news.google.com
  US tariffs on China now 145%, as Trump’s policy branded ‘worst self-inflicted wound’ by any successful economy – business live  The GuardianTrump tariffs live updates: Trump recognises tariff 'transition difficulty' as US stock market falls again  BBCChina tariffs in US now up to 145%, aged care commission jobs at risk, bum-breathing turtle in danger  The GuardianTariffs live: Trump warns higher tariffs could return in 90 days if no deals str
  
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• Barclays cuts rates on some mortgages to below 4% amid US tariffs turmoil - The Guardian

  10-04-2025 19:55 via news.google.com
  Barclays cuts rates on some mortgages to below 4% amid US tariffs turmoil  The GuardianBarclays cuts rates on some mortgages to below 4%  BBCBarclays joins other lenders to cut mortgage rate below 4%  Financial TimesHow market turmoil has affected mortgages, savings, holidays and fuel  Sky NewsMortgage rates set to drop after tariff turmoil  BBC
  
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• Confirmed line-ups | Spurs vs Eintracht Frankfurt - Tottenham Hotspur

  10-04-2025 19:48 via news.google.com
  Confirmed line-ups | Spurs vs Eintracht Frankfurt  Tottenham HotspurTottenham 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt: Europa League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction  The GuardianTottenham 1-1 Frankfurt: Honors even after Europa League first leg  Cartilage Free CaptainTeam news | Ange Postecoglou: "Everyone is good from the weekend"  Tottenham HotspurTottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt LIVE! Europa League quarter-final first leg match updates, news and score&nb
  
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• Sony is now selling both Last of Us games in one package - The Verge

  10-04-2025 19:32 via news.google.com
  Sony is now selling both Last of Us games in one package  The VergeThe Last of Us Complete hits PS5 today, physical Collector’s Edition coming July  PlayStation.BlogThe Last of Us Complete - Official Launch Trailer  IGNThe Last of Us is being released again, but this time as a Complete edition  EurogamerThe Last Of Us Complete: Collector's Edition Announced, Preorders Available Now  GameSpot
  
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• 'It's madness': Town fights to save steel industry

  10-04-2025 18:50 via bbc.com
  BBC News finds Scunthorpe residents digging in to protect its steelmaking industry.
  
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• The Masters 2025 leaderboard and updates with Justin Rose leading...yet again - The Telegraph

  10-04-2025 18:49 via news.google.com
  The Masters 2025 leaderboard and updates with Justin Rose leading...yet again  The TelegraphThe Masters 2025: day one at Augusta – live  The GuardianMasters live leaderboard updates: Tee times, first-round scores, highlights  USA TodayMcIlroy vs. Scheffler: Contrasting styles, but both the clear favorites in Augusta  ESPNThe Masters tee times: Round 1 schedule and start time including Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler  The Independent
  
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• Tributes flow for three teenagers killed in crash between car and bus - The Independent

  10-04-2025 18:23 via news.google.com
  Tributes flow for three teenagers killed in crash between car and bus  The IndependentTeenage friends killed in horror bus and car crash near Heathrow Airport named  London Evening StandardFamily of teenager killed in car and bus crash ‘completely devastated’  Kent OnlineThree teenagers killed in west London car crash pictured for first time  Metro.co.ukPictured: Three teens, 17 and 18, who were tragically killed after horror crash near Heathro
  
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• Unite union bosses held up Birmingham bin strike deal, BBC told - BBC

  10-04-2025 17:35 via news.google.com
  Unite union bosses held up Birmingham bin strike deal, BBC told  BBCUnion bosses held up Birmingham bin deal, BBC told  BBCDysfunction worthy of the House of Windsor: the real reasons rubbish is piling up in Birmingham | Kate Knowles  The GuardianEnd 'misery and disruption' and accept pay deal, Angela Rayner tells striking bin workers in Birmingham  Sky NewsLabour has laid waste to Birmingham – and the rest of Britain is at risk  The Telegr
  
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• New bladder cancer treatment rolled out by NHS - The Independent

  10-04-2025 17:20 via news.google.com
  New bladder cancer treatment rolled out by NHS  The IndependentNHS give green light for daily pill for 'devastating and debilitating' cancer  Manchester Evening NewsOnce-a-day tablet for bladder cancer to be rolled out on NHS  Radio News HubDaily pill for ‘devastating and debilitating’ cancer to be rolled out on NHS  The SunFirst treatment for common bladder cancer recommended by NICE  PharmaTimes
  
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• Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool players look set to sign new deals - BBC

  10-04-2025 17:14 via news.google.com
  Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool players look set to sign new deals  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• British Firm to Launch Satellite Network That Could Uncover the Mysteries of the Early Universe - The Daily Galaxy

  10-04-2025 17:10 via news.google.com
  British Firm to Launch Satellite Network That Could Uncover the Mysteries of the Early Universe  The Daily GalaxyBritish space company to design fleet of satellites that may help map early universe  The GuardianLunar Cubesat Constellation to Search for Ancient Cosmic Signal  payloadspace.comRadioLuna satellite fleet aims to uncover cosmic dark ages  The Engineer - HomeCosmic radio station could probe early universe from far side of the Moon  The
  
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• Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows

  10-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oilLess than 10% of the plastic produced around the world is made from recycled material, according to the first detailed global analysis of its life cycle.The research reveals that most plastic is made from fossil fuels, predominantly coal and oil, despite rhetoric by producers, supermarkets and drinks companies about plastic being recycled. Continue reading...
  
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• Tell us: what have you never quite understood about weight loss drugs?

  10-04-2025 16:54 via theguardian.com
  Perhaps you’ve tried them, are thinking about it, or feel overwhelmed by the hype. Whatever your question, we’d love to hear from youWeight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have burst into public awareness over the last few years, promising dramatic results and stirring up big questions.Originally developed for diabetes, these medications are now being prescribed for weight management. But the science, ethics, and long-term effects of these drugs are still being explored.
  
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• ‘Do you want to show strength here?’: Russia’s ads recruiting Chinese mercenaries

  10-04-2025 16:07 via theguardian.com
  More than 150 Chinese nationals are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, recruited via videos on social mediaThe videos are across Chinese social media. Some are slickly produced Russian propaganda about being “tough” men; some sound more like influencer advertisements for a working holiday. Others are cobbled-together screenshots by regular citizens about to leave China. But they all have one thing in common: selling the benefits of becoming a Chinese mercen
  
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• Astronomers are shocked to find our galaxy's nearest neighbor is being torn to shreds - Live Science

  10-04-2025 16:00 via news.google.com
  Astronomers are shocked to find our galaxy's nearest neighbor is being torn to shreds  Live ScienceView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Share your tips for a beautiful UK garden on a budget

  10-04-2025 15:08 via theguardian.com
  We’d like to hear suggestions from people in the UK about creating a lovely but successful garden as inexpensively as possibleAs spring is in the air, we’d like to hear tips from Guardian readers about creating a lovely garden.Creating a beautiful garden can be expensive but there are ways to make it less so. What have you done with your garden that made a real difference but wasn’t too costly? What is an absolutely necessity to ensure your garden is successful? Continue readin
  
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• The Pixel 9a is missing Google's latest Android 15 Feature Drop - Android Police

  10-04-2025 15:00 via news.google.com
  The Pixel 9a is missing Google's latest Android 15 Feature Drop  Android PoliceOnce Again, Google’s Pixel 9a Is Unbeatable Value  WIREDGoogle Pixel 9a review: All the phone you need  Ars TechnicaI tested the Google Pixel 9a, and it would be the perfect bargain phone if it wasn’t so dang ugly  TechRadarThere are several ways to save on a Google Pixel 9A  The Verge
  
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• Monash IVF: Woman gives birth to stranger's baby in Australia embryo mix-up - BBC

  10-04-2025 14:36 via news.google.com
  Monash IVF: Woman gives birth to stranger's baby in Australia embryo mix-up  BBCWoman gives birth to stranger’s baby after IVF bungle in Brisbane  The GuardianWoman gives birth to stranger's baby after receiving wrong embryo at Monash IVF  Australian Broadcasting CorporationMonash IVF Investigates Embryo Transfer Incident at Brisbane Clinic  TipRanksVideo: Woman gives birth to a stranger's child after IVF bungle  Brisbane Times
  
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• Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg is best known for playing geeky science enthusiast Howard Wolowitz... but t - Daily Mail

  10-04-2025 14:16 via news.google.com
  Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg is best known for playing geeky science enthusiast Howard Wolowitz... but t  Daily MailView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 civil servant roles - BBC

  10-04-2025 14:15 via news.google.com
  Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 civil servant roles  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• The best power banks and battery packs for reliable charging on the go, tested

  10-04-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Forever running out of juice? Top up your battery-powered devices with our expert picks, from tiny smartphone chargers to portable power banks and even a power hat• The best iPhones in 2025: which Apple smartphone is right for youIt’s disempowering when your smartphone, laptop or other important gadget runs out of battery. With the flash of a graphic or a plaintive bleep, we lose a way to entertain ourselves, get things done, stay in touch or even get home safely. There’s a time
  
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• ‘A weakness can become your biggest strength’ – wise words from 26 brilliant disabled women

  10-04-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com
  In this second extract from Frances Ryan’s new book, actors, politicians, athletes and models offer their advice on living with physical and mental health conditions• Read the first extract hereRosie Jones, comedian
  If you have a shot of whisky, and then you have a shot of pickle juice, it tastes exactly like a cheeseburger. Honestly, it does, try it. That, and … be whoever you want to be. Having a disability is not a disadvantage; it’s a different perspective. We all hav
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother's Mickey Rourke jokes 'shall I pack now?' after eviction nomination - Yahoo News UK

  10-04-2025 13:53 via news.google.com
  Celebrity Big Brother's Mickey Rourke jokes 'shall I pack now?' after eviction nomination  Yahoo News UKRourke warned over 'homophobic' remarks to Siwa in Big Brother  BBCCelebrity Big Brother LIVE: Mickey Rourke up for eviction as nominations announced  The IndependentCBB fans demand 'vile' Mickey Rourke, 72, is removed from the house as he reduces JoJo Siwa, 21, to tears with  Daily MailFurious Mickey Rourke hits back at Big Brother after breaking house
  
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• Are PSG the favourites to win the Champions League? – Football Weekly Extra podcast

  10-04-2025 13:27 via theguardian.com
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Archie Rhind-Tutt as to talk over the Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook and email.On the podcast today: PSG get a vital goal in injury time to give them a healthy lead over Aston Villa. There were four brilliant goals in the game but the best of the bunch came from Désiré Doué, whose long-range
  
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• S&P 500 posted the third largest daily gain since World War II. What's next? - Forexlive

  10-04-2025 13:10 via news.google.com
  S&P 500 posted the third largest daily gain since World War II. What's next?  ForexliveUS stocks fall again after rally following Trump’s shock retreat on tariffs  The GuardianGlobal investors hunker down for volatility even as tariff pause is welcomed  ReutersStock markets tumble after record-setting day as Trump’s tariffs cause volatility with investors  The IndependentDow plunges more than 1,000 points after historic rally on Trump&rsquo
  
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• U.K. Streaming Tax? Netflix Responds: “Incentivize Rather Than Penalize Investment and Success” - The Hollywood Reporter

  10-04-2025 12:27 via news.google.com
  U.K. Streaming Tax? Netflix Responds: “Incentivize Rather Than Penalize Investment and Success”  The Hollywood ReporterMPs call for streaming levy to help UK TV industry  BBCWolf Hall director on streaming levies: 'The government needs the guts to stand up to the bully in the White House'  Sky NewsNetflix and co should pay levy to fund crisis-hit UK drama sector, say MPs  The GuardianMPs call for Netflix tax to protect British TV  The
  
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• How green tech is fuelling a war in Africa – video

  10-04-2025 12:25 via theguardian.com
  As demand for smartphones, laptops and electric vehicles has soared, so has demand for the minerals - such as cobalt and coltan - for the batteries that power them. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has vast reserves of these minerals, and their extraction is fuelling the country's civil war. Josh Toussaint-Strauss finds out more about how global demand for tech is causing human suffering in central Africa, and how we, and western powers and companies, are complicitContinue reading...
  
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• Dieter, 59, suffers terrifying reaction to weight-loss jab: 'It was like being ripped open by a knife' - Daily Mail

  10-04-2025 11:48 via news.google.com
  Dieter, 59, suffers terrifying reaction to weight-loss jab: 'It was like being ripped open by a knife'  Daily MailWoman says first Mounjaro jab was like being 'ripped open by a knife'  Stoke on Trent LiveSingle weight-loss jab made me feel like I was being 'ripped open by a knife' - the horror side effects didn't end there  The SunOne woman's surprising side effect after taking the weight loss jab  ITVX
  
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• Exclusive: Former Bank of England policymaker calls for interest rates to be held amid high inflation - City AM

  10-04-2025 11:36 via news.google.com
  Exclusive: Former Bank of England policymaker calls for interest rates to be held amid high inflation  City AMTrump tariffs likely to drag down weak UK growth, Bank policymaker warns  The GuardianTariffs, trade war inflation impact to be 'pretty ugly' by summer, economists say  CNBC‘Chilling effect’ of trade uncertainty to hit UK growth, says senior BoE official  Financial TimesBOE’s Breeden Says Weaker Sterling Poses Inflation Risk 
  
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• Russia Frees U.S.-Russian Dual National Ksenia Karelina in Prisoner Swap With United States - The Moscow Times

  10-04-2025 10:58 via news.google.com
  Russia Frees U.S.-Russian Dual National Ksenia Karelina in Prisoner Swap With United States  The Moscow TimesWoman jailed over $51 donation to Ukraine freed in US-Russia prisoner swap  BBCMoscow frees US-Russian ballet dancer jailed over charity donation, US says  The GuardianBallerina Ksenia Karelina jailed over Ukraine charity donation released in prisoner swap  Sky NewsUS and Russia exchange two more prisoners  Financial Times
  
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• Here's how Trump gave a hint to investors before tariffs pause - Euronews.com

  10-04-2025 10:16 via news.google.com
  Here's how Trump gave a hint to investors before tariffs pause  Euronews.comTrump ignites ‘insider trading’ accusations after global tariffs U-turn  The GuardianDemocrats in Congress take aim at Trump’s ‘market manipulation’: ‘This could be an enormous scandal’  The IndependentConspiracy in Trumpworld? Market manipulation claims fly  The TelegraphHow Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why Are They Allowe
  
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• ‘A place between fiction and reality’: small town dreamscapes – in pictures

  10-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  From naked tree-dwellers to relaxing goats, Dylan Hausthor’s lyrical images delve into faith, folklore and the inherent queerness of nature Continue reading...
  
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• Trump’s best hope for a Nobel now rests with Iran - The Telegraph

  10-04-2025 07:01 via news.google.com
  Trump’s best hope for a Nobel now rests with Iran  The TelegraphDonald Trump’s oddly sensible move: seeking a deal with Iran  The EconomistIran denies 'direct talks' with US over its nuclear programme  Sky NewsAnalysis: Can Trump convince Iran to ditch its nuclear programme?  BBCIran’s president insists Tehran ‘not after nuclear bomb,’ invites US investors  The Times of Israel
  
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• Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act – podcast

  10-04-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants, a concoction of chemicals often found in bodies of water that look crystal clear. They include common medicines like antidepressants and antihistamines, but have unknown and potentially damaging consequences for human and ecosystem health.In the second of a two-part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Geneva to find out how the country has transformed its rivers from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots.
  
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• New at-home spit test for prostate cancer could be better than blood test, study suggests - Sky News

  10-04-2025 04:15 via news.google.com
  New at-home spit test for prostate cancer could be better than blood test, study suggests  Sky NewsSaliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer, claim scientists  BBCAt-home saliva test for prostate cancer better than blood test, study suggests  The GuardianProstate cancer spit test ‘brings national screening a step closer’  The TelegraphGroundbreaking new prostate cancer test found to improve detection of aggressive forms  The Indepe
  
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• UK needs annual migration plan to end incoherent policies, says thinktank

  10-04-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  With white paper imminent, Institute for Government urges ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisionsMinisters should introduce an annual migration plan to put an end to decades of “incoherent, disconnected and unpredictable” policies around work visas, according to a Whitehall thinktank.The Institute for Government (IfG) said that successive governments have put forward “reactive, kneejerk policies” formulated when politicians have been questioned by
  
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• Trump signs executive order on water pressure to ‘restore shower freedom’

  10-04-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  White House says order will ‘make America’s showers great again’ and ‘end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure’A global trade war roller coaster was not enough to distract Donald Trump from fulfilling one of his longtime priorities Wednesday: changing the federal definition of “showerhead”, a move the White House said would “end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure”.Trump has complained for years about inadequate water pressure in American
  
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• Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner

  10-04-2025 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Five new boxes in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire enable company to cash in on boom in secondhand sellingRoyal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size.In the “biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago”, the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing a jaunty beret. The black, chequered lid is in fact solar panels that power t
  
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