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New vision for Melbourne Park as Australian Open pushes precinct to its limits
More than a million fans are set to attend the Australian Open over the next two weeks to experience the sights, sounds and flavours of Melbourne Park. But they soon might not recognise the precinct as work starts on a new vision that will transform Victoria’s historic sporting hub.
Melbourne …
‘My best friend and I married each other as kids on holiday at the beach. It would be the closest she would come to a real wedding’
It had always been Harriet’s dream to get married more than mine. I’ll never forget us as little girls on summer holidays, stretched out on twin beds, poring over her magazine cutouts of white wedding dresses, multi-tiered cakes and overflowing bouquets.
We would muse what our husbands’ names would be …
US job market soars past expectations in last report before Trump retakes White House
The US labor market expanded strongly in the last jobs report of the Biden administration, according to new data released on Friday.
The number of new jobs added to the economy accelerated to 256,000 in December, up from 227,000 in November, soaring past expectations. The labor market last month was …
‘It was extraordinary’: Spanish captain recalls rescue of woman who gave birth in dinghy
one of the most poignant images of the humanitarian emergency
in the deadly waters off the Canary Islands came at 4am Monday morning.The command centre of Spain’s Salvamento Marítimo (Maritime Safety and Rescue Society) in Las Palmas told Domingo Trujillo, …
No 10 insists UK has sufficient energy supply despite ‘concerningly low’ gas storage levels
From oatzempic to mouth taping: does science back up TikTok health tips?
The deluge of improbable health hacks on TikTok can only mean it’s the start of a new year. Here we look at some of the more curious tips and the evidence, where there is any, behind them.
Putting rubber bands around your ears to reduce facial puffiness
The South Korean …
Sparkling tea sales soar as Britons seek healthy options for festive fizz
Humble hard-boiled egg becomes healthy on-the-go hit for UK shoppers
It was news to make even the most hard-boiled crisp manufacturer shudder: when Tesco released a list of the most-bought meal deal items for 2024, McCoy’s flame grilled steak grab bags had fallen off their perch as its shoppers’ favourite snack.
Instead, nestled between the chicken club sandwich as a …
Qatar Airways agrees £80m sponsorship deal for rugby union’s Nations Championship
Qatar Airways has agreed a deal worth up to £80m to become title sponsors of the new Nations Championship in a move that underlines rugby union’s determination to follow other sports in securing investment from the Middle East.
Digested week: put away the hot wax and don’t eat your Christmas tree | Lucy Mangan
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The AFSCA (Belgium’s federal agency for ensuring food supply chain safety – but of course you knew that) has been forced to issue a warning to the good people of Poirot’s homeland not to eat their Christmas trees. This is after the city of Ghent – an environmentalism hotspot …