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Made.com fails, threatening thousands of orders.

Next will not retain any employees as it acquires a portion of a failing online furniture retailer. Made.com has entered administration, resulting in the termination of all 573 employees and the suspension of thousands of customer orders. When it was reported that the online furniture retailer's operating company had formally folded...

The earthquake in Italy was felt in various nations.

A tremor of magnitude 5.5 occurred off the coast of Rimini, Italy, and was felt throughout central Italy and parts of the Balkans. On the Adriatic shore, houses rocked for several seconds, and there were reports of minor damage but no casualties. Because of probable track damage, schools were closed in...

Zelenskyy reveals how much woodland Russia’s conflict harmed and accuses Putin of hindering climate action.

During COP27, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated, "There can be no successful climate policy without global peace" if countries are preoccupied with defending themselves. In less than six months, Russian shelling has destroyed five million acres of forest in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated in a scathing critique of Vladimir...

Danushka Gunathilaka choked and raped a woman.

Court documents indicate that a Sri Lankan cricketer accused of raping a woman in Australia during the T20 World Cup choked her so violently that she "feared for her life." Sunday, Danushka Gunathilaka, 31, was charged with four charges of rape and accused of removing a condom during sex with...

Sepp Blatter calls the Qatar World Cup a ‘mistake’

As the event nears, the guy who presided over the awarding of the tournament regrets his judgment, resulting in further negative press for the event's organizers. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter stated that awarding the World Cup to Qatar was an error and a "poor decision." He was president in 2010...

Reece James isn’t going to the World Cup, but Kalvin Phillips is.

Gareth Southgate informed the injured Chelsea right-back, Reece James, that he will not be included in England's World Cup team. Since suffering knee ligament damage against Milan last month, James has been racing to recuperate for Qatar. He was optimistic that he would be eligible for the knockout stages, but...

Control of Congress is in limbo after the midterm elections.

A day after the midterm elections, Republicans and Democrats are in a tight contest for control of the US Congress. As ballots are still being counted, the Republicans are favored to win the House of Representatives, but the Senate race is extremely close. In Pennsylvania, Democrats have won a vital Senate...

The owner of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, will lay off almost 11,000 employees.

Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges his errors contributed to Meta's difficulties as he apologizes for the need to lay off so many employees as part of broader efforts to reduce costs and concentrate the firm. The owner of Facebook and Instagram, Meta, has laid off 13 percent of its workers in response...

During Just Stop Oil rallies, a police officer was injured due to M25 congestion.

A police officer was hurt on the M25 as a result of climate protests that shut down portions of the highway in Kent, Surrey, Essex, and Hertfordshire. The police motorcycle officer was injured in an accident involving two trucks and a mobile roadblock. The Just Stop Oil group, which has been...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris confirms election delay

On October 28, the time for Northern Ireland parties to establish a new power-sharing administration expired. The government of the United Kingdom has declared its intention to prolong the timetable for conducting new elections in Northern Ireland and to reduce the salary of Stormont Assembly members. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris...

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Police threaten arrest of ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestine march

Last Saturday in London, the leader of the Campaign Against Antisemitism was prevented from crossing a road near a pro-Palestine demonstration. A supporter of antisemitism was threatened with arrest mere yards from a pro-Palestine march, with one Metropolitan Police officer characterising his presence as "antagonising."

G7 nations criticise Chinese funding for Russia’s weapons industry

The "strong concern" expressed by foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations regarding transferring weapon components and materials from Chinese enterprises to Russia in preparation for its military offensive in Ukraine has been documented. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken exhorted his counterparts on Friday at a meeting on the Italian island of Capri to increase pressure on China, which the United States accuses of assisting Russia's war effort by supplying critical components for weaponry.

Israel’s attack on Iran: Crisis demonstrates Iran-Israel miscommunication

The Israeli assault on Iran did not elicit the severe reaction that Western leaders, including US President Joe Biden, had anticipated. They have been advocating for Israel to establish a clear boundary in the perilous sequence of occurrences that commenced on April 1 with the assassination of a senior Iranian general in Damascus by Israel. The conflict in Gaza has persisted for over six months after the Hamas assaults on Israel, and it has extended to the vicinity encompassing the Lebanon-Israel border and the Gulf.

Saga boosted by ocean and river cruise demand

New results indicate that Saga's cruise and travel divisions returned to profitability in 2018 due to a significant increase in demand. According to preliminary annual results, the group's ocean cruise division generated an underlying pre-tax profit of £35.5 million in the year ending in January, compared to a loss of £700,000 in the prior year. The organisation stated, "Bookings for ocean cruises continue to be exceptionally robust, and we have already secured a 78% load factor and £3,679 per diem for 2024/25."