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Budget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping of gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year
John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksGood morning. When Andy Burnham became PM, he signalled that he wanted to end 40 years of neoliberalism. Judg
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Meta's Waddle World is a Tamagotchi-like AI pet app
Meta describes Waddle World as a 'daily journal disguised as a pet.'
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AI Emergency Alerts Are Coming. Humans Might Not Be Ready
Human beings struggle with emergency communication. Chatbots can help—if people take them seriously.
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‘Ferritin face’: are social media claims about iron deficiency fact – or fiction?
Experts say symptoms such as dark circles under the eyes, grey skin, cracked lips and hair loss can be a warning sign – but there are other factors tooTikTok is rife with influencers warning of “ferritin face”, a term they use to describe the pallor, dark circles, dry skin, and hair loss claimed to
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A U.S. cruise ship ends voyage due to fuel costs and passengers lose their homes
The Odyssey set sail two years ago on a three-year voyage to the seven continents marketed as combining long-term living at sea with global travel.
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Luxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs
The Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".
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John Healey to end standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes
As budget looms, chancellor says he will ask Ofgem to remove ‘unfair and outdated’ fixed daily fee in 2027 or soon afterBusiness live – latest updatesJohn Healey is abolishing standing charges on gas bills for 23m homes in a move he says will end an “unfair and outdated” practice and save two-thirds
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Arab parties could hold key as Netanyahu and Eisenkot set to fall short of victory
The two main blocs appear to have too few seats to form the next government without reliance on Arab parties.
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Wednesday briefing: We asked you - what do you want from the Burnham government’s first budget?
In today’s newsletter: First Edition readers and people struggling with the cost of living tell us what the government could do to improve their livesGood morning. Don’t expect anything radical. This, the Treasury has been at pains to tell us, will be a very “low-key” budget. After weeks of speculat
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Australia must ‘re-win the argument for democratic politics’ in wake of Haines incident, Alastair Campbell says
Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the UK political system
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Trump says he's ending restrictions on climate-warming methane from oil drilling
President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling.
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Rays stun Brewers with 2-run rally in 12th inning and force World Series Game 5
Tampa Bay became the fourth team in World Series history to avoid elimination with an extra-inning comeback. Game 5 in the best-of-seven matchup is Wednesday night at Tropicana Field.
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What to expect from John Healey’s first budget: who wins, who pays?
Struggling households, new homebuyers and small shops stand to gain, while banks and online marketplaces could face higher levies John Healey will present his first budget on Wednesday, which will set the tone for Andy Burnham’s premiership.Despite the chancellor’s promises in the summer that the ta
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Volunteer, 78, says Reform official likened her to Nazi collaborator for teaching asylum seekers English
Mair Godley claims Essex councillor Carl Johnson told her she was ‘facilitating the invasion’ by giving language lessonsA 78-year-old volunteer has claimed a Reform UK councillor accused her of “facilitating the invasion” and being akin to a Nazi collaborator during the second world war because she
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Should AI Decide Your Court Case? This Judge Says Yes
One of England’s top judges, Geoffrey Vos, believes that AI could adjudicate plenty of civil cases. The question, he says, is where the line should be drawn.
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Jim Chalmers is blaming Australia’s accelerating inflation on Trump – but voters aren’t buying it
As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enoughGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsening Middle East conf
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‘Emotional intimacy’ from AI chatbots would be banned under Australia’s digital duty of care laws
Labor government under pressure to create social media watchdog as new online safety standards bill passes lower houseThe federal government wants to ban AI chatbots which seek to create “emotional intimacy” after prime minister Anthony Albanese raised the alarm in a heartfelt speech about children
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Two key unions turn on Labor, running attack ads and pulling campaign funds a month out from Victorian election
Exclusive: ASU launches ‘Ben Lied. Labor lies’ ads while ETU diverts money to defending members at royal commissionFollow our Australia politics live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo major unions in Victoria have turned their back on the Labor gov
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Gulf states working on multipart peace deal to avert renewal of US-Iran war
Talks are aimed at reopening strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions on Iran, and for Houthis to withdraw in YemenA multipronged peace deal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within four days of sanctions being lifted and for the Houthis to withdraw substantial forces inside Yemen are at the heart of Gul
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Gulliver fans celebrate three centuries of Jonathan Swift’s classic satire
Events in Ireland explore origins of Gulliver’s Travels, the Dublin clergyman’s book that became an instant hit in 1726In March 1726, an Irish clergyman visited London and arranged for a courier to deliver a manuscript to a publisher under cover of night. The dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin
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LG Promo Codes and Coupons for October 2026
Save 20% with an LG promo code today, plus up to $1,000 off appliances, 40% off bestselling TVs and monitors.
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Google Workspace Promo Codes: 14% Off for October 2026
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Nike Promo Codes and Discounts: 30% for October 2026
Check out our deals for Nike this October 2026, including 15% off select purchases.
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Peacock Promo Codes: 40% Off October 2026
Stream your favorite shows for up to $80 off this month, and save on subscription plans with the latest Peacock TV coupons from WIRED.
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