'London style' buses promised nationwide with £1bn boost

'London-style' buses promised nationwide with £1bn boost

The Department for Transport (DfT) said funding would be allocated based on levels of deprivation and population.

The Papers: '£1bn boost for buses' and Italy-style 'migrant deals'

Headlines include a boost to bus funding and Labour planning to pay millions to countries to stop illegal migration.

Aware Super and Delancey to invest up to £1bn in London’s office sector

Australian pension fund partners with UK property group in bet on asset class hit by higher rates and remote working

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Euronext plans US-style prospectus to boost corporate fundraisings

European exchanges operator aims to harmonise listing information across seven countries

World - Financial Times - November 8

Anthropic’s new AI tools promise to simplify prompt writing and boost accuracy by 30%

Anthropic introduces new AI tools, including a prompt improver and example management, designed to automate prompt engineering, boost accuracy by 30%, and enhance enterprise AI development.

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Trains and buses cancelled amid further disruption

Translink also issued warnings to commuters on Thursday evening as a result of heavy traffic.

Next profits poised to top £1bn for first time

UK retail bellwether raises outlook for third time in three months on the arrival of colder weather

World - Financial Times - October 30

British Museum given £1bn of Chinese ceramics

The donation includes 1,700 items which date back to the third century.

'The 12:40 bus left at 12:33': Passengers struggle as fare cap rises

The frequency of rural bus services in England has reached a historic low but fares are now rising.

"Kindness 101" brings lessons of kindness to classrooms nationwide

Since its debut in 2020, "Kindness 101" has captured millions of hearts. Now, with a new curriculum created in partnership with Drake University, Steve Hartman and his kids are visiting classrooms ...

German regulators approve construction of nationwide hydrogen network

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Walmart to deliver prescriptions nationwide in as little as 30 minutes

Walmart is launching a new service to deliver prescription drugs in 49 U.S. states by the end of January.

Nationwide manhunt underway for man wanted for Tennessee murder

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee has asked for the public's help in finding 45-year-old Nicholas Wayne Hamlett, who they said it wanted for first-degree murder.

Feds investigate racist text messages sent nationwide

Federal authorities are investigating racist text messages that were sent this week to residents in at least 19 states, from California to Connecticut. The texts were also sent to students at ...

Lunchables removed from school lunches nationwide

Kraft Heinz’s Lunchables will no longer be a part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) due to weak demand. The company announced Tuesday it would reconsider bringing back Lunchables in the ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

A promising new treatment for PTSD

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy has long been used to combat compression sickness in divers. But at a hospital in Israel they're using it to address a very different malady - post-traumatic stress ...

Harris raises nearly $1bn to surge past Trump in election money race

Democratic candidate pulled in more cash in three months than Republican challenger has managed since January 2023

World - Financial Times - October 21

FirstFT: HSBC overhaul to divide businesses along east-west lines

Also in today’s newsletter, EY fires staff for ‘cheating’ and Mubadala Capital’s private equity push

World - Financial Times - October 22

UK tax raid on private equity could raise £1bn, say researchers

Analysis of HMRC data by Centre for the Analysis of Taxation comes as industry braces for Budget changes

Business - Financial Times - October 25

The $1bn World Series champion Dodgers have everything except complacency

Los Angeles have resources beyond the wildest dreams of most other MLB franchises. But they still had to scrap for their second title in five seasons. Hours after the last out of the 2024 Major ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Hurricane Oscar hits Cuba as it struggles with power outage

Millions of people are still without power, with food rotting in fridges and no water supply in many homes.

Cuba's Government Struggles to Restore Power After Nationwide Blackout

Electricity outages have paralyzed an already-crippled economy, leading to shortages of everything from cash to running water.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 21

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain

World - ABC News - October 22

Thousands of women rally nationwide for abortion rights and feminist causes

Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’. Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall

Island’s national power company says strong winds from category 3 hurricane caused disconnection. Cuba’s national power grid has suffered a country-wide blackout as Hurricane Rafael made landfall ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Hurricane Rafael knocks out power in Cuba, weeks after nationwide blackout

Cuba was without power nationwide for the second time in just weeks, as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.

Weather Tracker: Hurricane Rafael triggers nationwide blackout in Cuba

Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua also reeling after fifth major hurricane of season causes landslides and flooding. Hurricane Rafael became the 17th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic ...

World - The Guardian - November 8

States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Dodgers championship parade: Shohei Ohtani and dog Decoy show out; buses stuck in traffic among highlights

The Dodgers celebrated their World Series title in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon

Sports - CBS Sports - November 1

Judge rules New York cannot block Texas from sending migrant buses

A state court judge ruled that New York City cannot block Texas from sending buses with migrants, who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, to the Big Apple. Judge Mary Rosado said in a ruling on ...

Politics - The Hill - November 9

This Is the Dark, Unspoken Promise of Trump’s Return

Liberal democracy offers moral constraints without problem-solving. Populism offers problem-solving without moral constraints.

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The Promise I Sunday on 60 Minutes

Twenty-three years later, over a thousand families are still waiting for news of loved ones lost on 9/11. Scott Pelley looks at how efforts to search for and identify their remains have never ...

Drug dealer murdered man with 'Rambo-style' knife

A jury unanimously found David Sisman guilty of murdering Lee Crewe in Newport.

Best Mattresses of 2024: Tested for Every Sleep Style

We’ve spent years testing dozens of bed-in-a-box hybrid, foam, innerspring, and certified organic mattresses.

Tech - Wired - November 3

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