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Chancellor to create pension 'megafunds' to drive economic growth - here's how it would work
1 month, 1 week ago

Chancellor to create pension 'megafunds' to drive economic growth - here's how it would work

Daily Mail  

Pension reforms: Rachel Reeves wants to unlock £80bn for investment in business and infrastructure, boost people's retirement pots and drive growth A government plan to use people's pension savings to boost economic growth has broad public support, new research reveals. In her Mansion House speech tonight, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce the creation of pension 'megafunds', by forcing mergers of …

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Judd Trump knocked out of British Open despite landmark century break
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Judd Trump knocked out of British Open despite landmark century break

The Independent  

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Autumn Budget 2024: When it is and what experts predict will happen - from tax rises to pensions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Autumn Budget 2024: When it is and what experts predict will happen - from tax rises to pensions

Daily Mail  

UPDATE: Rachel Reeves has now delivered her Budget. Basic rate taxpayers with taxable income below £50,270 pay 10 per cent capital gains tax, while higher and additional rate taxpayers pay 20 per cent. Rates are different on property that isn't your own home, and profits on second homes and buy-to-lets face capital gains tax rates of 18 per cent for …

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How California’s weather — weird, wonderful, catastrophic — shapes the state and its people
5 months ago

How California’s weather — weird, wonderful, catastrophic — shapes the state and its people

LA Times  

Book Review The California Sky Watcher: Understanding Weather Patterns and What Comes Next By William A. Selby Heyday Books: 384 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. William A. Selby’s comprehensive account of California’s varied meteorological phenomena, multitudinous microclimates and seasonal extremes, “The California …

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Inquest into Corey Selby's shooting at Tenterfield hears family were at the scene when he died
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Inquest into Corey Selby's shooting at Tenterfield hears family were at the scene when he died

ABC  

In short: A police officer has told an inquest she regrets the wife and children of a man shot dead by police saw the scene. Corey Selby was shot by police officers outside Tenterfield police station in January 2023 after he threatened them with what officers thought was a rifle. Mr Selby was shot dead by police outside Tenterfield Police …

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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Todd Selby
7 months ago

How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Todd Selby

LA Times  

Skateboarders, creative directors, chefs and hip designers are all captivating subjects for photographer Todd Selby, who has traveled the world for more than 20 years, capturing creatives at home for his blog, the Selby. “It’s an interesting place for a person who likes to explore.” Selby travels less than he used to so that he can be at home with …

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The perfect heist? Inside the seamless, sophisticated, stealthy L.A. theft that netted up to $30 million
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The perfect heist? Inside the seamless, sophisticated, stealthy L.A. theft that netted up to $30 million

LA Times  

Damage to a wall can be seen at Gardaworld in Sylmar on Thursday. Federal and local law enforcement officials have descended on a nondescript warehouse in the San Fernando Valley, where one of the biggest heists in Los Angeles history occurred Easter Sunday. Gardaworld describes itself as a “global champion in security services, integrated risk management and cash solutions, employing …

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In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists ever, burglars steal as much as $30 million from vault
8 months, 3 weeks ago

In one of L.A.’s largest cash heists ever, burglars steal as much as $30 million from vault

LA Times  

An FBI spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday night that the agency and the Los Angeles Police Department are investigating the theft. In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official said. Law enforcement sources …

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Black cricketer ‘talent factory’ Haringey College may re-open 26 years after it closed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Black cricketer ‘talent factory’ Haringey College may re-open 26 years after it closed

The Telegraph  

Haringey Cricket College, the north London pathway for black cricketers to break into the professional game, is set to re-open 26 years after it shut down because of a lack of funding. The college would be open to all children, although it is anticipated it would particularly benefit the African-Caribbean population, who make-up a large number of the local community. …

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Ronnie O’Sullivan whitewashed by Mark Selby as winning run crashes to an end
10 months ago

Ronnie O’Sullivan whitewashed by Mark Selby as winning run crashes to an end

The Independent  

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Why ‘chain’ restaurant shouldn’t be a dirty word
1 year, 1 month ago

Why ‘chain’ restaurant shouldn’t be a dirty word

The Independent  

We may have referred to it as the c-word,” says Will Beckett, co-founder of Hawksmoor, the restaurant group best known and beloved for its premium steak. “In our work we are looking for those businesses that proactively use this kind of power in a positive way – to treat people well across all their interactions, to support responsible food production …

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Australia is better prepared for bushfires now than before Black Summer, but firefighters say there's still more work to do
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia is better prepared for bushfires now than before Black Summer, but firefighters say there's still more work to do

ABC  

For the first time in three years, Australians face the risk of significant bushfires. "We're much better prepared than we were prior to the Black Summer," Dr Cope says. The royal commission recommended Australia invest in things called "downscaled climate models" — models that provide projections for areas down to just a few kilometres. "It was a royal commission put …

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National implications for audiology services flagged in review into 'heartbreaking' SA cochlear implant bungle
1 year, 4 months ago

National implications for audiology services flagged in review into 'heartbreaking' SA cochlear implant bungle

ABC  

The families of more than 200 children caught up in Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital cochlear implant bungle will be offered compensation after a review found long-standing systemic problems with the program dating back over nearly two decades. Key points: A review into the Women's and Children's Hospital cochlear implant program has identified systemic problems spanning back 17 years Up …

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Music Review: Hozier’s ‘Unreal Unearth’ is an eclectic mix of belting anthems and earthy acoustics
1 year, 4 months ago

Music Review: Hozier’s ‘Unreal Unearth’ is an eclectic mix of belting anthems and earthy acoustics

Associated Press  

“Unreal Unearth,” Hozier Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, the Irish musician who records under the moniker Hozier, has recently become associated with the cottagecore TikTok trend. These TikToks consist of soft acoustic music — often “Would That I,” from Hozier’s 2019 album “Wasteland, Baby!” — playing in the background of imagery that can only be described as “cozy fall vibes.” It’s usually …

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UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap
1 year, 4 months ago

UK barge to house asylum-seekers is branded a death trap

CNN  

London CNN — A barge on which the United Kingdom government plans to house hundreds of asylum-seekers has been described as a “death trap” by the country’s Fire Brigades Union. “Vessels like this are not designed for large numbers like this,” Selby said, explaining that the barge has been “retrofitted” for 222 people, not the 500 people the government plans …

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Sunak urged to drop ‘unpopular’ and ‘expensive’ green pledges ahead of election
1 year, 5 months ago

Sunak urged to drop ‘unpopular’ and ‘expensive’ green pledges ahead of election

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister is being urged by the right of the Conservative Party to drop …

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By-election results 2023: Votes, winners and turnout revealed in graphs and charts
1 year, 5 months ago

By-election results 2023: Votes, winners and turnout revealed in graphs and charts

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are some of the key facts and statistics from the results of Thursday’s by-elections: …

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‘Anyone but them’: True-blue Tory voters see red to hand Labour historic Selby by-election
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Anyone but them’: True-blue Tory voters see red to hand Labour historic Selby by-election

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I get the impression that he was in it for his own wellbeing and when …

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UK’s governing Conservatives face a reckoning with voters in 3 special elections
1 year, 5 months ago

UK’s governing Conservatives face a reckoning with voters in 3 special elections

Associated Press  

LONDON — Bad things may come in threes for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, whose Conservative Party faces a trio of unwanted verdicts from voters this week. Labour hopes to win Johnson’s old seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip in suburban London, as well as the mixed urban-rural Selby and Ainsty constituency vacated by Johnson ally Nigel Adams in northern …

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Tory minister admits ‘we could lose’ three byelections as Labour takes 24-point lead
1 year, 5 months ago

Tory minister admits ‘we could lose’ three byelections as Labour takes 24-point lead

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Of course it’s possible we could lose all three,” he told Times Radio. I’m an …

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‘Incredible growth’: The rise of Australian women’s football
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Incredible growth’: The rise of Australian women’s football

Al Jazeera  

Co-hosting the 2023 World Cup marks a significant milestone in the mixed history of women’s football in Australia. It will mark a significant milestone in the story of the women’s game in Australia, with global superstar Kerr captaining a talented team hoping to challenge the world’s best over the next four weeks. ‘They needed to break the cycle’ The roots …

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Tories face ‘challenging circumstances’ around upcoming by-elections, says Sunak
1 year, 5 months ago

Tories face ‘challenging circumstances’ around upcoming by-elections, says Sunak

The Independent  

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Could Sunak’s by-election crisis be even worse than he feared?
1 year, 5 months ago

Could Sunak’s by-election crisis be even worse than he feared?

The Independent  

Just two weeks are left until polling day in three crucial by-elections: Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Selby and Ainsty, and Somerton and Frome. Though bookies are hardly infallible, you can’t really argue with odds of 20 to 1 “on” of the Liberal Democrats’ Sarah Dyke being returned in Somerton on a swing of at least 40 per cent; it would …

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Luca Brecel sends Mark Selby and wife Vikki ‘stay strong’ message after World Snooker Championship win
1 year, 7 months ago

Luca Brecel sends Mark Selby and wife Vikki ‘stay strong’ message after World Snooker Championship win

The Independent  

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