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  • Storm Eowyn live updates: 'Stay at home' warning and 1,000 flights axed as 100mph winds hit UK

    Schools have been shut across the UK after the Met Office said there is a risk to life and issued four days of weather warnings.

  • Nicola Peltz Beckham's low-slung jeans are 2025's most controversial trend

    The Lola actress looked low-key during an LA outing - see more

  • Is Accenture’s (ACN) Partnership with Workera the Key to Mastering AI and Cloud Skills?

    We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Investors are Watching Closely. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) stands against other AI stocks investors are watching closely. President Donald Trump has only recently announced the Stargate initiative, claiming it to be “the largest AI infrastructure […]

  • Retrieving Rudakubana’s internet history could take years, detective says

    Axel Rudakubana cleared his internet history before he left to travel to The Hart Space just after 11am.

  • Electric vehicle stakeholders in Michigan remain optimistic following Trump policy changes

    Michigan electric vehicle stakeholders say they remain optimistic following President Donald Trump's move to slash EV-related policies. (AP video: Mike Householder)

  • Bah kut teh (pork rib soup)

    This soup is a mainstay of all Asian households. My mum would make it when someone was not feeling well. Key to its restorative qualities are goji berries which are rich in antioxidants and thought to boost the immune system. Rice is often added to make it a more substantial meal.

  • How Will IBM’s (IBM) Partnership with e& Shape the Future of AI Governance?

    We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Investors are Watching Closely. In this article, we are going to take a look at where International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) stands against other AI stocks investors are watching closely. President Donald Trump has only recently announced the Stargate initiative, claiming it to be “the largest […]

  • Djokovic quits mid-match and walks off to boos, putting Zverev in Australian Open final vs. Sinner

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Spectators booed an injured Novak Djokovic as he left the court in Rod Laver Arena after quitting one set into his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev on Friday.

  • Scores of Ethiopians die in long-running Amhara conflict, rights body says

    Ethiopian forces and Amhara militiamen have both in recent months killed dozens of civilians, caught in a conflict plaguing the country's second-largest region since mid-2023, a state-appointed rights body said on Friday. Fighting between the military and local Fano militiamen, which erupted after the end of civil war in neighbouring Tigray region, has been Ethiopia's biggest security crisis since. Verifiable information is limited due to restrictions on communication networks in Amhara.

  • Miliband to ‘throw away a gold mine’ by burying nuclear waste

    Ed Miliband has been warned he is throwing away “a valuable national resource” after ministers confirmed plans to bury Britain’s massive stockpile of plutonium.

  • Israel says its troop withdrawal from Lebanon will extend beyond ceasefire deadline

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office on Friday announced that the withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon would continue beyond the 60-day period stipulated in a November ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. Under the deal brokered by France and the US, the withdrawal deadline expires Monday, January 27. The Israeli army will not complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by a Monday deadline, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday, saying Lebanon has no

  • Here’s Why Curreen Capital Sold Jackson Financial (JXN)

    Investment management company Curreen Capital released its fourth quarter 2024 Investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the fourth quarter, the fund returned 5.71% compared to 2.41% for the S&P 500 Index and -0.09% return for the MSCI World (US Gross). In 2024, the fund returned 7.72% underperforming 25.05% and […]

  • ‘Cosy boys’ club’: anger over low proportion of women in Irish cabinet

    Social Democrat MP criticises gender imbalance as number of women falls to three under new PM Micheál Martin

  • Major storm lashes Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights

    LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in Ireland and northern parts of the U.K. were urged to stay at home Friday as hurricane-force winds disabled power networks and brought widespread travel disruptions.

  • Russia says it sees no signs that Ukraine and the West are ready for peace talks despite all statements

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published on Friday that he saw no objective signs that Ukraine or the West were ready for peace talks despite all their increasingly loud statements about the need for such talks. "Despite the increasingly loud talk about the need for peace talks, there are objectively no practical actions indicating that Kyiv and the West are really ready for them," Lavrov said, according to a transcript of questions and answers he had received from reporters posted on his ministry's website. "On the contrary, Western military supplies to the Ukrainian armed forces are continuing, ultimatums to Russia are being worked out, there is a (Ukrainian) legal ban on negotiations, and the issue of the legitimacy of the Ukrainian authorities is not being resolved," he said.

  • Wall St set for lower open with focus on economic data; Boeing declines

    (Reuters) -Wall Street's main stock indexes were set to open lower on Friday, with investors staying cautious ahead of economic data, while planemaker Boeing dropped after issuing a quarterly profit warning. At 8:42 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 105 points, or 0.23%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 10.75 points, or 0.17%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 37 points, or 0.17%. In premarket trading, Boeing lost 1.6% after warning that it expects a fourth-quarter loss of about $4 billion.

  • Why Is Palantir’s (PLTR) AI Strategy Set to Dominate the Market by 2025?

    We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Investors are Watching Closely. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) stands against other AI stocks investors are watching closely. President Donald Trump has only recently announced the Stargate initiative, claiming it to be “the largest AI […]

  • Trump's rapid changes in U.S. government stun federal workers

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or sidelining hundreds of government workers, while he has also sought to give himself the power to fire hundreds of thousands more. The Republican president has been in office less than a week but the wrecking ball he has already taken to parts of the U.S. government has sent shock waves through much of America's federal bureaucracy. At the National Security Council 160 staffers have been sent home.

  • Dow Jones Futures Fall Ahead Of Inflation Data; 5 Tech Giants To Buy And Watch

    Dow Jones futures fell Friday ahead of inflation data. Amazon, Broadcom, Meta and Netflix are among the best stocks to buy and watch.

  • Marlborough racing tips and best bets for today’s races

    Following today’s racing tips? In need of some guidance? Or just fancy a flutter?