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Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction
Tafseer Ali felt no need to raise his voice as the pair of diggers lumbered past him, their treads weighing heavy on the rock and asphalt.
Quiet electric machines like these make it easy to work in the city centre, the construction manager said – and keep the neighbours happy. …
Raducanu turns down insect bite treatment over doping fears in Australia
Emma Raducanu says the chance of ingesting a contaminated substance is a notable concern on the minds of tennis players at a time when Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek continue to navigate the fallout of two of the most high profile anti-doping cases in the history of the sport.
Speaking …
South Africa police find 26 naked Ethiopians held by suspected traffickers
South African police have rescued 26 Ethiopians from a suspected human trafficking ring in Johannesburg after the group broke a window and burglar bar to escape from a house where they were being held naked.
Three people were arrested on suspicion of people trafficking and possessing an illegal firearm on …
Ontario leader warns of ‘pain’ for US if Trump moves forward with tariffs on Canada
Andy Burnham joins calls for ‘limited’ national inquiry into sexual abuse gangs
The Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, has joined calls for a “limited” national inquiry into grooming gangs, saying the scope of the local inquiry he had commissioned in Oldham did not have the same legal powers.
a Conservative amendment to the children’s wellbeing …Crime, comedy and The Count of Monte-Cristo: French flock to cinemas … to watch homegrown films
The most-watched films in French cinemas last year were a feelgood comedy featuring a cast of non-professional, disabled actors and a swashbuckling three-hour costume drama based on a 1,500-page novel first published in 1844.
Both were made in France, where, according to 2024’s box office figures from the national film …
Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match
Two more lynx spotted in Scottish woods after capture of another pair
Police search for two sisters reported missing in Aberdeen
Police are searching for two sisters reported missing in Aberdeen, who were last seen three days ago.
Police Scotland has asked for the public’s help to trace Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32, who were last seen early on Tuesday morning on CCTV cameras in the city centre.
Police dogs …
UK debt market sell-off threatens to push up mortgage costs
Almost 700,000 homeowners are facing an increase in mortgage costs when their fixed-rate deals end this year, as a
sell-off in the UK government debt market
threatens to push up household borrowing costs.Mortgage rates had been predicted to ease this year, as analysts projected multiple cuts …