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Braintree's two busiest roundabouts, Galleys Corner and Marks Farm, will see overnight closure this week for essential survey work, highways bosses confirm.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 hit south-western Japan on Monday, triggering public warnings to stay away from coastal areas because of a tsunami advisory

The bargain retailer, which sells a large proportion of its products for £1 or less, said it had been a particular target of theft and abuse.

Spanish scientists who tracked dozens of young kids, discovered that consuming a diet primarily made up of liquids and semi-solid foods impacted development.

U.S. companies are increasingly using AI to curb hiring plans, citing "cost avoidance" as a key metric to justify AI investments amid pressure to show returns. At software firm TS Imagine, AI-powered email sorting saves 4,000 work hours annually at 3% of employee costs, while Palantir reported AI reduced future headcount needs by 10-15%, according to company executives. The trend is most pronounced in software development and customer service sectors, where companies are deferring or scaling back hiring plans, said Gartner analyst Arun Chandrasekaran. This shift comes as long-term unemployment in the U.S. has risen more than 50% since late 2022, though tech sector unemployment dropped to 2% in December.

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Photographer Anouk Krantz reveals some of her favourite pictures from her new book, Frontier: Cowboys of the Americas, documenting the lives of modern-day ranchers in North and South America.

'Sweden has changed,' PM warns as trio of warships join defense efforts

Sweden has committed to sending naval forces into the Baltic Sea following yet another suspected Russian attack on underwater cables in the region.…

The woman who won a civil rape claim against Conor McGregor is taking legal action to prevent him from publishing CCTV footage evidence that was shown in court. 

Developer Samuel Walsh, 45, attacked the woman in an Isle of White pub as a 'message to her boyfriend', just moments after being introduced to her, a court heard.

Mike Stratton, from Wigan near Manchester, says people's demands are 'wilder than ever' and love it when he strips fully naked - and will boo him if he doesn't.

Shannon Wilsey, best known by her stage name Savannah, took the industry by storm in the early '90s. She was the biggest star in adult entertainment before ending her own life at 23.

Dr Daniel McClellan, an honorary fellow at the University of Birmingham has finally revealed the back story of Jesus' supposed 'middle name'.

As the nation eases into the new year, McDonald's is helping customers feeling the pinch by launching three new sensational savings in this week's Deal Drop, which runs until 26 January.

Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend took to Instagram at the weekend to share a clip of her dog, Budgie, in her first social media post since revealing the news that she is pregnant.

Nichole Andrews, a registered dietitian and nutritionist specialising in oncology in the US, said she avoided following this supposed healthy trend to reduce her risk of cancer.

Keir Starmer defended allowing anonymised details to be used as he vowed to make the UK a 'superpower' in the technology.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is set to become visible for the first time in 160,000 years - and you don't want to miss it.

David Beckham looked as though he was having an awkward chat with Clarkson's Farm's Gerald Cooper at The Chequers pub in Chipping Norton on Saturday.

Meghan Markle was filmed by a TV crew hugging victims and first responders at an evacuation centre in Pasadena last Friday as Prince Harry appeared moved as he watched on.

The pinup explained that in the past few years she has had to move from rental to rental as she hit hard times economically after a divorce and broken engagement.