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Q3 2024 LSI Industries Inc Earnings Call
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PA Media: UK NewsCampaigners hail ‘victory for seas’ as ministers lose appeal over dredging
The Court of Session in Edinburgh has upheld an earlier ruling that the Scottish Government’s approach to licensing scallop dredging is unlawful.
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Co-op Live: Manchester venue boss resigns after shows postponed
Gary Roden quits days after he was criticised for telling BBC some grassroots music venues are "poorly run".
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London travel news LIVE: Two Tube lines suspended due to 'casualty on tracks' amid new London Underground strike
The Hammersmith and City line has been suspended on Friday morning as emergency workers respond to a casualty on the track. The incident has also closed the District line between Tower Hill and Upminster with severe delays on the rest of the line. Meanwhile customer service managers on the London Underground are staging a fresh 24-hour strike in a dispute over terms and conditions.
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Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney
Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country's minority Muslim community. The Australian National Imams Council said an attack at a Bondi Junction shopping center was “quickly deemed a mental health issue” while the stabbing of a Christian bishop at a Sydney church two days later was “classified as a terrorist act almost immediately.”
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Princess Royal meets apprentices building a future
One of the trainee builders says "I have finally found a path where I can see myself progressing".
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Emmanuel Macron Launches Bitter Attack On Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Plan
The French president said deporting migrants to Africa was "a betrayal of European values".
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Death in Paradise's Ralf Little issues 'explanation' amid fan concern over missed radio interview
Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has shared an explanation for why he missed an interview on the radio on Thursday after sparking concern from fans. It comes just a month after his departure from the BBC crime drama…
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East Yorkshire charity pays £45,000 to dispose of unsellable items
Dove House Hospice says it welcomes all donations, but needs items in a "good sellable condition".
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FTSE 100 Live 25 April: Index closes at record high again despite US GDP disappointment, £31bn takeover move
A £31 billion takeover pursuit and some robust blue-chip updates helped to boost the FTSE 100 index today. Anglo American, whose interests include De Beers and the giant Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, is the target of Australia’s BHP. Meanwhile, shares in Barclays, AstraZeneca and Unilever performed strongly after their first quarter updates.
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Denise Welch, Matty Healy's Mum, Has Finally Spoken Out About Taylor Swift's New Album
The Tortured Poets Department review we've all been waiting for is here.
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What's behind a dramatic fall in Indian families' savings?
Indians, traditionally known as avid savers, are now stashing away less money and borrowing more.
- BBC
Block of flats approved next to Derby pub and GP surgery
Fears were raised the four-storey building would be "overbearing" for neighbouring properties.
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Surgery for Indian woman who inhaled nose pin
A doctor who removed the pin from Varsha Sahu's lung last month described it as an "extremely rare" case.
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QUOTES-BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates around zero on Friday and highlighted a growing conviction that inflation was on track to durably hit 2% in coming years, signalling its readiness to hike borrowing costs later this year.
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FTSE 100 Live 26 April: Anglo American rejects BHP offer, blue-chips set for new record
Van rental and services firm Redde Northgate is to change its name to Zigup, in order to to “shift the narrative” about its “strategic direction of travel”. It said an increasing focus on packaged services meant that it wanted a name that was not just associated with van rental. While the parent company will become Zigup, its brands will keep their existing names.
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Excruciating Question Time moment as minister Chris Philp asks if Congo is different country to Rwanda
Extraordinary question during discussion of Rwanda deportation plan was met with visible bewilderment from the audience
- The Independent
London horses – live: Runaway horse Quaker’s condition ‘not looking good’ as Vida returns to stables
Cavalry horses Vida and Quaker ran loose in the road near Aldwych, central London
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UPDATE 1-Safran posts higher Q1 revenue, keeps financial targets
French jet engine maker Safran posted an 18.1% jump in first-quarter revenue and reaffirmed financial targets for the year while joining U.S. partner GE Aerospace in lowering a target for engine deliveries. The Paris-based company posted quarterly revenues of 6.22 billion euros ($6.67 billion), up 19.1% on an underlying basis. Safran co-produces engines for Boeing and Airbus narrow-body jets with GE Aerospace through their CFM joint venture, which is the sole supplier to Boeing's 737 MAX family of jets and competes with Pratt & Whitney on the Airbus A320neo series.
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Ukraine court orders agriculture minister into custody for suspected corruption
A Ukrainian court ordered on Friday for Agriculture Minister Mykola Solsky to be taken into custody over allegations of his involvement in an illegal acquisition of state-owned land worth about $7 million. Solsky denies the allegations, which relate to events in 2017-2021, before he started as agriculture minister in March 2022. The judge set bail at 75.7 million hryvnias ($1.9 million).Solsky tendered his resignation letter on Thursday but technically remains in his post until parliament consid