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‘I’m always working’: Italy’s centenarian barista on her longevity
Anna Possi answers the phone in the cafe but immediately asks to call her back. “I have a customer,” she says.
It’s mid-afternoon and Possi, who owns Bar Centrale in Nebbiuno, a small town overlooking Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, has been serving coffee since 7am. She usually finishes at …
C of E must ‘kneel in penitence’ after difficult year, says archbishop of York
The archbishop of York is expected to highlight the need for actions more than words in a Christmas sermon, as the Church of England faces criticism over failures in its handling of recent abuse scandals.
Stephen Cottrell, who will become temporary leader of the Church in England in early January …
Last-minute Christmas shoppers provide boost for UK retailers
Retailers received a boost from a last-minute spree by shoppers on Christmas Eve, with an increase in footfall after a lacklustre festive season.
Footfall was up by 31.1% across all UK retail destinations up until noon on Tuesday compared with Christmas Eve last year, although the date fell on a …
Teenager dies after car crashes during Sheffield police chase
An 18-year-old has died after a car crashed into a wall during a police pursuit in Sheffield city centre.
The teenager was killed in a crash in the Hyde Park Walk area of the city on the afternoon of 23 December, South Yorkshire police confirmed.
The force said officers were …
UK must be less dependent on China for critical minerals, says thinktank
The UK must become less dependent on China for critical minerals, an influential thinktank has concluded before a government strategy decision in the spring.
on rare earth minerals, which are essential components for hi-tech products from mobile phones to missiles, Labour Together said ministers …Paris was the Dude: 2024 Olympics were right Games at perfect time
Police hunt driver after Carmarthenshire dog walker killed in apparent hit and run
Police are seeking a male driver after a dog walker was killed in an apparent hit-and-run collision in Carmarthenshire.
Dyfed-Powys police said the man was in a collision with a car while walking on a small country lane near Caer Salem Baptist chapel between 6.45pm and 7.45pm on Monday. The …
How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man
Hello, and welcome to Techscape. I’ve been pondering screen-time and isolation after I suffered through a recent bout of Covid. Even a few days of seclusion coupled with lengthy, uninterrupted spates of staring at screens were enough to return me to the state of mind in which I spent most …
Southport rioter hit in groin by brick in viral video is jailed
A total of 500 people will be spending Christmas in prison for their part in the summer riots, after a rioter who went viral in an “instant karma” video when he was hit in the groin with a brick became the latest to be sentenced.
Brian Spencer was seen on …
Christmas Day could be one of warmest on record in UK, predicts Met Office
Britain is on track for one of its warmest Christmases on record with the Met Office predicting temperatures that could peak at more than 6C above the seasonal average in some parts of the country.
The band of “remarkably mild” weather arrived in time for Christmas Eve, with forecasters expecting …