31 October 2026

OxfordmailCenter4 days ago

Oxford café given zero-star hygiene rating requiring urgent improvement

An Oxford cafe has been deemed to require "urgent improvement" after being handed a zero-star food hygiene rating.

OxfordmailCenter4 days ago

Oxford Castle ghost stories: Mary Blandy and Empress Matilda among alleged hauntings

For almost 1,000 years, Oxford Castle and Prison has stood over the city, witnessing wars, executions, escapes and imprisonment.

OxfordmailCenter4 days ago

County council continues building itself new offices despite planned abolition

Oxfordshire County Council will continue its development of a new 'campus' despite government plans to abolish the authority in April 2029.

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

As AI cyber risks grow, Chinese chip expert urges shared ethics standards with US rivals

The co-founder of Chinese chip giant Cambricon Technologies urged the introduction of universal ethical requirements for leading Chinese and American artificial intelligence models on Friday to mitigate growing risks to society. Chen...

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

The long, luxurious way to Cornwall

Belmond’s sumptuous sleeper promises to turn the epic journey from London to Penzance into a holiday in itself. The result is part hotel, part adventure and part logistical miracle

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Is there a way out of Britain’s ‘rejection economy’?

In Rotherham, the town with the fewest entry-level jobs in the UK, young people are struggling to find a place in society

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

India’s female bodybuilders

Across Kerala, women from often conservative backgrounds are embracing bodybuilding, finding community and overturning gender expectations in the process

LivemintCenter4 days ago

Andhra Pradesh pensions: State Election Commission allows payments, bars new enrolments under Model Code of Conduct

Andhra Pradesh pension update: The State Election Commission (SEC) has allowed social security pension payments to existing beneficiaries during the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), but has prohibited new enrolments, pension increases, and...

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

What’s the risk of political violence? | Martin Wolf on the US midterms

As Americans prepare to vote in the November 3 midterm elections, the FT’s chief economics commentator Martin Wolf asks what the result will mean for Donald Trump, the future of US democracy and America's place in the world. In the...

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Cash Isa changes can still foster a ‘nation of investors’

The behavioural impact of a small incentive to invest in stocks-and-shares Isas could be huge

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

17 splendid ways to spend it in November

Christmas knits from the Highlands and Islands, Bloomsbury by the sea, a passage to Portofino – and more

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Bank of England explores easing key limit on riskier mortgage lending

Central bank considers lifting threshold on higher-risk mortgages in response to calls from government and industry to boost home-ownership

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Saying nothing in Northern Ireland

Beneath a carefully maintained peace, the region remains unwilling to confront its history

The GuardianLeft4 days ago

‘Apologies for any confusion!’: how to write the perfect passive-aggressive email

In a survey, ‘just to be clear’ came out as the most loathed phrase. But I think I can do better A new contender for the most passive-aggressive email phrase has emerged. “Just to be clear” was chosen by 52% of desk jockeys in a survey...

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

The bonkers business of tax breaks for entrepreneurs

Encouraging start-ups and scale-ups is a good idea but is not best served by Healey’s new Founders’ Relief

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Entrepreneurs question Budget rhetoric on relief and red tape

Small business bodies said higher taxes and reduced reliefs exposed chancellor’s pledge to back Britain’s ‘bloody-minded’ founders

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Equity loan scheme will struggle to deliver ‘the homes buyers want’

Many first-time purchasers want three-bed houses but Your First Home price caps mean mostly flats will qualify in large parts of country

The HinduLeans left4 days ago

A ferocious El Niño is brewing thanks to record Pacific heat

Since the modern era of instrumental records began, there have only been three very strong El Niño events, in 2015-16, 1997-98, and 1982-83, with the three-month averages of the temperature anomaly being 2.6°, 2.4°, and 2.1°C,...

New York PostRight4 days ago

Kobe Bryant’s high school jersey sells at auction for record-breaking $2.2 million

Everything started at Lower Merion High School for Kobe Bryant. On Friday, Sotheby’s reported that one of Bryant’s game-worn No.33 jerseys sold for a record-breaking $2.2 million, making it the most expensive high school jersey ever...

NewsCenter4 days ago

Sacred Games, Farzi motion designers call out criticism of Ramayana’s VFX, say Indians should support it ‘regardless of its flaws’ | Bollywood - Hindustan Times

Sacred Games, Farzi motion designers call out criticism of Ramayana’s VFX, say Indians should support it ‘regardless of its flaws’ | Bollywood Hindustan Times 'Ramayana' VFX criticism: 'Sacred Games' and 'Farzi' supervisors say, 'There...

DeccanchronicleCenter4 days ago

Gachibowli Police Raid Gambling Den in Vattinagulapally, 27 Held; Rs.10 Lakh Seized

Police suspect that transactions worth around Rs.20 lakh were taking place every day at the gambling den

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This Jewish ex-cop will represent an Islamist party in Israel’s newly elected parliament

DeccanchronicleCenter4 days ago

Aadarsha Kutumbham Collects Rs 6 Crore Share On Day 1?

Naturally, their reunion after nearly two decades had generated considerable excitement among moviegoers.

ABC News (Australia)Center4 days ago

Criticism of One Nation cartoon of ex-Victorian premier Jacinta Allan

A new One Nation cartoon has depicted former Victorian premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, earning a rebuke from deputy premier Gabrielle Williams, who described it as misogynistic.

The Sydney Morning HeraldLeans left4 days ago

Maddinson fails on Shield return

Days after returning home after failed Test return, Nic Maddinson nicked off for just 2 on his Sheffield Shield return for NSW.

CogconnectedCenter4 days ago

Steel Aces Launches on Its Own Platform With Historically Authentic Tank Warfare

Steel Aces, a free-to-play tank MMO from independent developer Armative Studios, has officially launched on its own proprietary platform.

Financial TimesCenter4 days ago

Fiscal drifting: why the Budget won’t leave you better off

Frozen thresholds and higher inflation forecasts mean thousands more could be dragged into the £100,000 tax trap than previously thought

NewsCenter4 days ago

BJP's big counter to INDIA bloc's Nov 1 rally: 5,000 to hit Delhi streets, 1984 riot victims likely to...

BJP's big counter to INDIA bloc's Nov 1 rally: 5,000 to hit Delhi streets, 1984 riot victims likely to... Moneycontrol.com BJP slams Congress over Delhi Chalo terming it an attack on democracy The Hindu 'Indira Gandhi's assassination...

WSNS-TVNot rated4 days ago

Woman admits murder of her best friend's baby; says she feels compulsion for hurting children

BBC NewsCenter4 days ago

Mahmood expected to announce changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain

The home secretary has faced opposition from within the government over plans to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK.

BollywoodhungamaNo political lean4 days ago

Gaurav Khanna and Shraddha Arya starrer show gets its title; Star Plus unveils announcement promo of Dil Ki Bewafaiyaan

Star Plus has revealed the title of its upcoming show featuring Gaurav Khanna and Shraddha Arya. Titled Dil Ki Bewafaiyaan, the romantic family drama is produced by Ektaa R Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms and will bring the two actors...

ABC News (Australia)Center4 days ago

Three arrested after allegedly stolen car driven wildly across Brisbane

Police helicopter video has captured three people driving an allegedly stolen car across Brisbane.

LivemintCenter4 days ago

New type of ₹10 and ₹20 notes from this date? Will RBI change dimensions or keep it same for polymer version?

The RBI may begin a pilot of polymer ₹10 and ₹20 notes on April 1, 2027, keeping their dimensions unchanged to avoid costly ATM adjustments. The trial will assess durability, public acceptance and operational feasibility; polymer notes...

DeccanchronicleCenter4 days ago

Jaishankar, Canadian FM Anand Discuss Modi’s December Visit to Canada

According to an official statement, "the ministers agreed that Prime Minister Modi's visit to Canada in December will be another building block in the two countries' ambitious relationship"

Hindustan TimesCenter4 days ago

Martha Stewart’s 152-acre New York farm keeps growing; 26 years after purchase, it has 19 pheasants and over 100 chickens

Martha Stewart bought her New York farm in 2000. It now has more than 100 chickens and 19 pheasants, including new silver pheasants, and the flock is growing.

New York PostRight4 days ago

‘Criminal Minds’ ending after 20 seasons as cast breaks silence over abrupt cancellation

The long-running crime drama, which began on CBS in 2005 before moving to Paramount+ in 2022, will wrap up in 2027.

Associated PressCenter4 days ago

Oleshky residents begin evacuation journey as local Ukraine-Russia truce holds

Evacuees from the town of Oleshky began the long journey out of the region in bus convoys on Friday, the fourth day of the most significant truce since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Subscribe:...

DW NewsCenter4 days ago

Embarrassing name? How we live with names we don't like

What happens when your name evokes laughter or ridicule? Research points to negative life outcomes, but some people learn to embrace unfortunate names.

DeccanchronicleCenter4 days ago

Bank Employees Federation Opposes Reforms against Public Interest

The public sector banking system has been an instrument of economic sovereignty and social transformation. Its achievements cannot be erased by presenting private-sector led banking as the inevitable destination of modernisation: Federation

South China Morning PostLeans right4 days ago

Hong Kong woman, 66, loses HK$2.7 million in money-laundering phone scam

A 66-year-old Hong Kong woman was swindled out of HK$2.7 million (US$344,158) in a phone scam after a caller alleged that her bank account had been involved in money laundering. Police said the woman, who lives in Sau Mau Ping, told the...