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Stephen Cottrell is due to take on many of the soon-to-step-down Archbishop of Canterbury’s official functions temporarily from early January.

If you didn't want lavender kitchen shears, you just might after reading this.

"As an engineer, I know this is true about some bridges and structures you drive on every single day..."

The amount of Vehicle Excise Duty paid on new cars will increase from April and a new study has revealed the areas that will be worst affected by the changes

A German political expert has told FRANCE 24 that the country is undergoing a period of tremendous political change. That as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is almost certain to lose a confidence vote in parliament later this Monday. The probable defeat paves the way for the European Union's most populous member and biggest economy to hold an early election in February. We spoke to Matthias Dilling, an assistant professor in political science at Trinity College in Dublin. He is also co-convenor of the German Politics Specialist Group.

1. Millions urged to act NOW to protect against Christmas ‘quad-demic’ – as 1 in 4 sick with flu...  The Sun
2. Jab booked every four seconds as flu wave floods NHS wards  The Times
3. Isle of Man people urged to protect against winter illnesses  BBC
4. Flu hospitalisations soar as Harrow residents urged to book vaccines  Harrow Online
5. Public urged to get flu vaccine as hospitalisation rates rise steeply  YourHarlow

MILLIONS have been urged to protect themselves a “tidal wave” of flu and winter bugs in the days before Christmas.

Imports increase by 27 per cent to $69.95 billion in November; trade deficit widens to $37.84 billion.

Is Israel’s war with Lebanon going to end differently from past attempts to secure Israel’s northern border? Journalist Matti Friedman, who recounted his experience as a soldier in Lebanon in his book Pumpkinflowers, reflects on that experience in light of current events and looks to the future in this conversation with EconTalk’s Russ Roberts.

Adriano was one of the brightest talents to emerge from one of Brazil's many golden eras in the early 2000s, and had been widely touted for a career at the very height of the game.

I know there are some exceptions, but let’s be real here ― very few of us would eat turkey of our own volition. 

CHRISTMAS shoppers have been warned of higher debt costs as major banks withdraw their best credit card deals.

The Green Bay Packers handled the Seattle Seahawks on the road on "Sunday Night Football," as Geno Smith left the game with a knee injury.

EXCLUSIVE: The most tattooed man is in Ireland is proving why he is also one of the kindest men on the island by cooking and delivering Christmas dinners (and even presents) to those less fortunate

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter believes the Chiefs need to take more risks if they are to turn results around following a heavy defeat to Toulouse.

I’m a standing desk evangelist. I believe in standing desks so much that if you and I were to meet and get talking and I were to find out you work at a desk, I’d try to convince you to stand at it instead.

While laptops haven’t exactly been advancing by leaps and bounds over the last few years, the industry has finally gotten interesting again.

Harley Quinn, the animated show on Max, has been one of DC's few consistently good properties and somehow has not been canceled. Kaley Cuoco absolutely kills it as Harley, as does the rest of the cast. Ron Funches as King Shark and Alan Tudyk as the melodramatic Clayface are both sidekicks who have branched out over the show's four seasons. — Read the rest

Despite the slowdown in BEV take up in Europe right now, DS unveils its luxury flagship hoping to compete in a very niche market.

Staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they fear the new administration will cut programs that keep the US safe—and “persecution.”

It would take a 150-person team to de-louse the Opinion Pages of The New York Times—six months ago, I’d say even that’d still be futile, but with the rapidly-changing media landscape after Trump’s reelection, it’s not out of the question—although the “resignation” of onetime economist Paul Krugman, after 25 years at the paper, was welcome news for those, like me, who intensely dislike the DNC propaganda organ but, perhaps in a quaint effort to capture both sides of politics and pop culture, still subscribe. Читать дальше...

Despite growing renewable energy capacity installations, thermal power generation in China, which comes mostly from coal-fired power plants, rose by 1.9% between January and November from the same period a year earlier, Chinese statistics data showed on Monday. Thermal power generation rose to 5.74 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh) from January to November, per data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) cited by Reuters. The trend so far this year points to an increase in coal and overall... Читать дальше...

New ways of assessing people for NDIS support will add to a series of changes that are slowing growth of the $47 billion scheme but also revoking people’s plans at higher rates.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – This is the last week for the 135th General Assembly of Ohio, and state legislators are trying to usher a number of bills across the finish line and to the governor's desk, including several key education bills. Three bills are scheduled to be discussed during Tuesday's final Senate Education Committee meeting: [...]