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Buildings destroyed after huge town centre fire

More than 100 firefighters have been involved in tackling the blaze in Abergavenny.

Why it is lonely in the political centre

Genuine commitment to the middle ground is much rarer than it seems

Business - Financial Times - October 26

First migrants arrive at Italian asylum centre in Albania

World - Yahoo News - October 16

Pee-wee the tortoise found by recycling centre workers

A tortoise has been found at a recycling centre in Grantham after being sorted with tonnes of waste.

Man, 26, dies at UK migrant removal centre

Security firm Serco said a 26-year-old man died at the West Sussex detention facility on Sunday.

The environmental campaigners fighting against data centres

A growing global movement is seeing people object to data centres in their locality.

How the Democrats’ worker-centred trade policy failed

Taking dictation from the labour unions brought economic damage for little political gain

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Migrant took own life after 'multiple failings' at UK detention centre

The coroner examining the death of Frank Ospina said he had been let down by the state "in numerous ways".

Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres

Citadel’s Ken Griffin takes part in X-energy’s $500mn fundraising alongside ecommerce group

Business - Financial Times - October 16

Spain opposes proposal for asylum centres outside EU ahead of summit

World - Yahoo News - October 16

More EU leaders expected to back calls for offshore asylum centres

Migration to dominate summit as four people including two toddlers die after falling from crowded speedboat off Kos. A growing number of European leaders are expected to back calls for offshore ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

MoT tests: Hydebank centre opening faces further delays

The Hydebank centre was expected to open in 2022 but it is now unlikely to open until well into 2025.

Children’s soft play centre apologises over ‘body bag’ Halloween decorations

Indoor facility in Cirencester removes objects resembling corpses covered in plastic after parents complain. A children’s soft play centre has removed its hanging “body bag” Halloween decorations ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Tapas not tantrums: we put food at the centre of our Barcelona family holiday

On a rail trip to Spain from the UK via Paris, our writer discovers a great way of travelling happily with children …. Street lights strobed through the window, sending shadows sweeping across our ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

Gisèle Pelicot ‘determined to change society’ as she tells trial that shame of rape lies with the accused – live

Woman at centre of France’s mass rape trial says ‘will and determination to change society’ is what keeps her going in face of evidence heard. Who are the men accused over rape and assault of ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Rape centre breaks away from charity in row over gender

The centre in Glasgow said it only wanted to employ women, but this was "at odds" with Rape Crisis Scotland.

Data centres could be a source of heat for European cities, says Danfoss boss

Danish executive calls for clear regulation for green transition to avoid the continent’s companies being ‘left on the platform’

World - Financial Times - October 29

Vaccination centre and aid official’s car bombarded in Gaza, says UN

Unicef director says three children injured after polio clinic came under fire despite promised humanitarian pause. . A polio vaccination centre and the car of UN aid official involved in this ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data centre thwarted by rare bees

Environmental issue disrupts search for energy deals amid a Big Tech race over artificial intelligence

Business - Financial Times - November 4

Paris drivers warned of fines as city begins limiting traffic in parts of centre

Three-month ‘educational phase’ begins for scheme it is hoped will reduce through-traffic and improve air quality. Paris authorities have begun limiting traffic in a large zone of the city centre, ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Italy takes more migrants to controversial Albanian asylum centre

World - Yahoo News - 6 days ago

Death in UK immigration removal centre is the first believed to be linked to the drug spice

Staff at Brook House had warned it was ‘only a matter of time’ before someone died as a result of taking the drug. The death of a man in an immigration removal centre a fortnight ago is believed ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Bondi shopping centre attacker stabbed 16 in three minutes, inquiry told

In just three minutes six people were killed and 10 more injured, a probe into the Bondi stabbing has found.

Dozens killed in China after car driven into sports centre

Man detained after incident on Monday night in Zhuhai, in which 35 people were killed and 43 injured. A driver killed 35 people and severely injured another 43 when he rammed his car into people ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

New York Was a Shopping Town. Is It Again?

Small, medium and large: There seem to be signs of life for brick-and-mortar operations of every size in the city … once again.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 31

BBC reporter: 'They ransacked my home and left my town in ruins'

The BBC’s Mohanad Hashim, in Sudan for the first time since the war began, sees what has happened to his childhood neighbourhood.

Jimmy Kimmel Bashes Trump’s Bizarre Town Hall

Kimmel joked on Tuesday that Trump “just said ‘To hell with it’ and started asking his tech guys to play songs off his iPad.”

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Vance says there won't be 'civil unrest' if Trump wins

5 takeaways from Trump's Univision town hall

Former President Trump on Wednesday fielded questions from Latino voters at a Univision town hall as he seeks to court the key voting bloc in November’s election. Trump detailed his plans to crack ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

An American was reportedly kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway

Philippine police say a search is underway after four gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away by speedboat

World - ABC News - October 18

'Our town is dying from the inside out'

More than a quarter of shops are empty, but opinion is divided on how to find a long-term solution.

An American was reportedly kidnapped from a southern Philippine town

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 18

At Paris Art Basel, the Ultrarich Come to Town

The inaugural edition at the restored Grand Palais featured works at price levels never seen before at Paris’s fall art fair.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

Trump holds town hall with Latino voters in Florida

Former President Trump held a town hall with Latino voters at his Doral golf club in Florida on Tuesday. While he criticized the conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border, his rhetoric toward ...

4 takeaways from Harris's CNN town hall

Vice President Harris largely stuck to her talking points during a CNN town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, where she took questions from voters in the crucial state of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

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