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LGR aims to end the two-tier council system in the county and replace it with a single-tier unitary authority.

When will your bins be collected over the late may bank holiday in north and mid Essex

Diehard Knicks fans Ben Stiller and Timothee Chalamet were front and center once again as they cheered on their team during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Meryl Streep and Martin Short, both 76, stunned the world when they were first seen canoodling back in 2024, and yet the two acting greats have never officially confirmed their relationship.

Speaking at the Chelsea Flower Show on Tuesday, Kate said her blossoming relationship with Liam has been a 'lovely' distraction from caring for her ill parents.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation's first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state, and in response, the Trump administration has sued, teeing up a legal battle over the most far-reaching crackdown on popular services like Kalshi and Polymarket. It comes as states confront a growing standoff with the Trump administration over how to regulate the industry, which allows people to bet on virtually anything. The new state law makes it a crime to host or advertise a prediction market, which it defines as a system that lets consumers place a wager on a future outcome, like sports, elections, live entertainment, someone's word choice and world affairs. The prohibition extends to services supporting prediction markets, like virtual private networks, that could allow consumers to disguise their location and get around the ban. It would force prediction market sites like Kalshi and Polymarket to leave the state, or face possible felony charges. The law takes effect in August. The law has a carve-out for event contracts that serve as an insurance policy in the event of "harm, or loss sustained" and for the purchase of securities and other commodities. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's lawsuit seeks to block the law before it starts, arguing the prediction market industry should be exclusively regulated by federal officials. "This Minnesota law turns lawful operators and participants in prediction markets into felons overnight," said CFTC Chairman Michael Selig. "Minnesota farmers have relied on critical hedging products on weather and crop-related events for decades to mitigate their risks. Governor Walz chose to put special interests first and American farmers and innovators last." An updated version of the prediction market bill allows trading on weather, an exception that followed pushback from the agricultural industry, which has historically used futures trading on weather as a hedge against storms and other inclement weather that can affect a harvest. Walz is expected to sign it soon. "We as a state should decide how best and what regulations we think should attach to gambling, to protect public safety, to protect our kids," said Minnesota Rep. Emma Greenman, the Democrat who introduced the measure. Kalshi spokeswoman Elisabeth Diana called the ban a "blatant violation" of the law. "Minnesota banning prediction markets is like trying to ban the New York Stock Exchange," said Diana, adding that "this actively harms users because it reduces competition and drives activity offshore."

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The price of eggs, bread and milk would be voluntarily capped under the proposals in return for easing packaging policies and delaying rule changes around healthy food.

Rita-Marie Collin, 60, was last seen on Tuesday, May 5, leaving her home in Kariong on the Central Coast in NSW , dressed in jeans and carrying a white bag.

Channel 4 has accused the Press of 'regurgitating' news that a MAFS UK groom was allowed to appear on television despite having been arrested on suspicion of battering his ex-girlfriend.

The buried treasure was found but holes were left behind in parks across the city by the bay. Organizers urged hunters to photograph and report any wrongdoers.

Jonathan Andic, 45, was arrested on suspicion of homicide on Tuesday and faces formal questioning 18 months after his father Isak Andic, 71, died, when plunged down a cliff.

Emma Barnett , 36, told a paediatrician her 14-month-old son Oakley's death from a 'lethal cocktail' of prescription drugs had been a mistake, jurors were told.

After a sea of speculation, it was finally confirmed on Tuesday that the trio will be replacing Tess and Claudia Winkleman as the new faces of the show.

Apples can be weapons. My mother found this out one night, when my stepfather started lobbing them at her as she stood outside the house on the patio, begging to be let back inside.

The calf's nickname was inspired by the fictional Wombles from the children's books and television series, with keepers saying it bore a resemblance to the characters.

The chef, 27, is no longer on speaking terms with his parents after cutting ties with them in a six-page statement in January.

The clip posted on Tuesday across the department's social channels was captured after Collins met Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson to discuss education reforms.

Minister demands AI becomes ‘basic expectation for all public entities’

Hayden Panettiere is delving further into a 'shocking' incident in which she was put into bed with an 'undressed' man who was 'very famous' when she was just 18.

Even now, months later, England's lack of preparation for the Ashes induces a grimace. The bad news is that Australia are unlikely to make the same mistake ahead of their return trip in 2027.