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Essex households have just one week left to check they are not overpaying for gas and electricity as part of the Essex Energy Switch.

Scientists observing sharks off the coast of New Caledonia were in for a surprise, after spotting the world's first shark threesome.

Locals have lots of questions about the new system

The firm behind the plans claims the work has made 'significant progress'

The group targeted at least 11 properties across Surrey and London in a thieving spree from November 3 to December 11 last year and even thieved unopened Christmas gifts.

Alexander Loxton, 36, insists that he suffered severe damage to his ankle during an 'aggressive' stop and search by officers when he visited Kennington police station in September 2016.

Princess Charlene of Monaco stunned in a beautiful off-white dress as she attended a charity golf tournament in Monte Carlo, where she proved her swing has no less substance than her style.

Major U.S. corporations are mandating more office time but seeing minimal compliance changes. Companies now require 12% more in-office days than in early 2024, according to Work Forward data tracking 9,000 employers. Yet Americans continue working from home approximately 25% of the time, unchanged from 2023, Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom's monthly survey of 10,000 Americans shows. The New York Times ordered opinion and newsroom staff to four days weekly starting November. Microsoft mandates three days beginning February for Pacific Northwest employees. Paramount and NBCUniversal gave staff ultimatums: commit to five and four days respectively or take buyouts. Amazon faced desk and parking shortages after its full-time mandate, temporarily backpedaling in Houston and New York. Nearly half of senior managers would accept pay cuts to work remotely, a BambooHR survey of 1,500 salaried employees found.

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Ratings agency points out there's a risk of relying on a small number of buyers

Ratings agency Moody's has pointed to the dangers inherent in Oracle's $300 billion agreement with OpenAI - one of the deals contributing to a staggering $455 billion pipeline of obligations for Big Red's cloud infrastructure.…

It has not yet reopened to the public

The quake struck about a mile east of Berkeley at 2.56am at a depth of 7.8 kilometres. It was felt in Walnut Creek, Martinez, Alameda and across the Bay in San Francisco.

Myleene Klass celebrated a major milestone over the weekend as her daughter Ava left for university.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has 'fond memories' of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States - if he can keep his nukes.

The Briton burst onto the scene in 2019 when she broke the Under-18 world record for the 200m distance. It was the start of a whirlwind few years, both on and off the track.

Bowie passed away at the New York apartment he shared with model wife Iman and their daughter Lexi in January 2016, just 18 months after being diagnosed with liver cancer.

Marlon, who found himself caught in a stampede as passengers scrambled to catch a last-minute train at a busy London station, left social media users in stiches after turning the infamous rush into a race. 

Shivani Raja, who gave birth to her first child, a boy, last month, hit out at Josh Fenton-Glynn after he took issue with her attack on the health service.

Inspectors from the animal charity found hundreds of animals, including dogs, horses, farm, exotic animals and small pets living in 'appalling' conditions at Lee Hayes' farm in Nottinghamshire.

The US will charge companies $100,000 for each new H-1B visa starting February 2026 under Project Firewall. According to a new analysis, the fee exceeds average H-1B salaries at firms like TCS where engineers earn $105,000 annually. Previous visa costs ranged from $2,000 to $33,000. Indians hold an estimated 70% of H-1B visas. The fee eliminates five to six years of profit per engineer. Typical engineers deployed to American client sites generate $150,000 to $200,000 in annual billings at 10% operating margins, producing $15,000 to $20,000 in yearly profit. J.P. Morgan states the move "prices out the utility of H-1B as a source of labor supply." But it might not be bad for the IT giants. Major Indian IT firms derive only 0.2% to 2.2% of their workforce from H-1B approvals after years of reducing visa dependence, according to India Dispatch. New approvals alone account for under 0.4% of headcount. Morgan Stanley estimates companies could offset 60% of the financial impact through increased offshoring and selective price increases. The net damage to operating profit would stay contained at around 50 basis points or a 3% to 4% hit to earnings spread across the renewal cycle. Companies plan to accelerate geographic arbitrage by routing more work to India, Canada, and Latin America. Firms can maintain their existing visa holder base while letting normal turnover occur over three to six years.

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The Tories, who have ruled the council since 2006, now have a minority of 26 seats against 28 other councillors