Russia strikes Kyiv with a combined drone and missile attack
It is the first combined attack on the Ukrainian capital in months.
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Volcanic eruption grounds international flights on tourist island of Bali
Flights were suddenly cancelled after the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki.
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Post Office jobs and branches under threat amid overhaul
The Post Office is looking to offload 115 branches, putting around 1,000 workers at risk, with hundreds of head office roles also under threat.
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44% of warm-water coral species facing extinction, conservationists warn
Conservation status for warm-water reef-building corals was analysed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List.
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Marine Le Pen rejects embezzlement claims as presidential bid hangs in balance
She is facing accusations that her National Rally party embezzled European Parliament funds.
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Just Eat sells US business Grubhub for 650m dollars at steep discount
Just Eat had been trying to sell its struggling US unit since 2022, after buying it for 7.3 billion dollars during the pandemic.
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Streeting looking into concerns about role of NHS physician associates
The Health Secretary acknowledged there were issues around the associates being used as substitutes for doctors.
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Government to order review into train fare prosecutions
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is expected to announce that the Office of Rail and Road will analyse how suspected fare evasion is handled.
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Trump’s defence choice of Fox News host stuns Pentagon
Questions are being raised about Pete Hegseth’s experience after he was chosen as the US President-elect’s Defence Secretary.
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Emma Raducanu returns from injury for Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain
Raducanu is set to team up with Katie Boulter when Britain face Germany in Spain on Friday.
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Thames Water rescue deal reaches ‘important milestone’ in creditor backing
The heavily indebted utility company has agreed a deal for £3 billion in extra funding, but it needed 75% of its senior creditors to agree to it.
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Electric cars are good for Guernsey and for the planet
SO TWO garage owners aren’t selling as much petrol because of the rise in electric cars. They complain that owners of electric cars don’t pay their way. Of course it’s not free to run an electric car. They have to charge their cars either at home or at a charge point neither of which are free and the revenue raised goes to Guernsey Electricity and thus into the States coffers. Yes electric cars don’t pay road tax but that is to encourage people to buy them as they cost quite a lot more. Electric cars in the UK will be paying some road tax from April 2025 so in Guernsey a similar model could be introduced but it would need to be at a level that didn’t put off potential buyers who would be facing a higher initial cost.
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New way to deliver cuts is needed
IT WASN’T universally popular, and its effectiveness is still questioned, but at the time the Financial Transformation Plan was seen as a game-changer, a real culture-changer within government.
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Doctor convicted over criticising Russia’s war in Ukraine jailed for five years
The 68-year-old paediatrician was convicted of spreading false information about the Russian military, in a case that drew widespread condemnation.
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Man charged with murder after altercation
Lincolnshire Police said 33-year-old Viktors Zeglovs has been charged with the murder of Vadims Zmicerevskis in Spalding.
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