• Chain ‘snatched from neck’ of man during argument in Northampton pub

    Northamptonshire Police are investigating after a piece of jewellery was stolen during an argument in a pub on the Welly Road. Officers would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed an argument inside the Crown & Cushion in Wellingborough Road, Northampton, between 10.30pm and 10.45pm on Friday, March 29. During the row one man snatched a chain from the neck of another man before walking off, according to police. The offender is described as a dual heritage man and was wearing...

  • Sunderland is one of UK's cheapest cities to get on the property ladder

    Sunderland is one of the cheapest places in the UK to get on the property ladder, according to new figures. And the city is also in the list of the ten cheapest places to rent in the country. Rightmove found that the average asking price for a first-time buyer-type property with two bedrooms or fewer in the city is £111,263 - the equivalent of £413 a month, assuming a 35-year mortgage and 25% deposit. Aberdeen is the country’s cheapest place to buy a first home, with an average price of ...

  • Currys has one of the biggest vacuum deals we’ve seen in ages

    If your current vacuum cleaner is starting to show its age then now’s your chance to bag a new one on the cheap. Head on over to Currys right now and you can pick up the Shark Lift-Away NV602UKT vacuum cleaner for just £139.99, marking a massive reduction on its original asking price of £229.99. I don’t ever recall seeing an upright Shark vacuum cleaner dropping to such a low price, so if you want a genuine bargain on your next hoover then this is the one to buy, unless you’re set on...

  • One of the best vegan restaurants in the UK is right on Coventry's doorstep

    It features in a new Michelin Guide

  • One on one with Rome Odunze

    Wide receiver Rome Odunze chats with Lauren Screeden moments after he was

  • Big retail chains are generating a lot of pollution despite pushback

    Did you receive a mail-order package this week? Carriers in the U.S. shipped 64 packages for every American in 2022, so it’s quite possible. That commerce reflects the expansion of large-scale retail in recent decades, especially big-box chains like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Home Depot that sell goods both in stores and online. This has led to the growth of distribution centers that fulfill these orders. While mail-order commerce is convenient, these centers also have harmful impacts,...

  • Meanwood: Leeds neighbourhood ranked one of the coolest in the UK by The Telegraph

    When The Telegraph this week released their list of Britain’s coolest neighbourhoods, Meanwood landed in the top 10. Beating Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to claim the ninth spot, the North Leeds neighbourhood was described as “one of the city’s most creative neighbourhoods and also one of its leafiest”. As well as an abundance of bars, bakeries and restaurants, it’s also the home of the Meanwood Valley Trial, a seven-mile “green artery that connects to a hopping little high street splashed...

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    This ChatGPT update fixed one of my biggest productivity issues with the AI chatbot

    Generative AI models such as ChatGPT leverage user inputs to improve their models further and get smarter. Starting April 2023, if you wanted to opt out of ChatGPT using your data to train its models, you'd have to sacrifice access to your chat history -- until now. Also: You can make big money from AI - but only if people trust your dataOn Tuesday, OpenAI announced it's updating its data controls for ChatGPT free and Plus users, allowing them to view their chat history even if they have opted...

  • Tesla is Testing Semi Truck With One of Biggest Food Distributors in the US

    PepsiCo was the first customer to test the Tesla Semi truck, but a new clip on X showed that there's another customer driving the electric semi truck.

  • Edinburgh one of most me-time deprived UK cities, new research reveals

    With everyday lives seemingly getting busier and busier, research shows Brits are craving some much-needed me-time – even prioritising it over catching up on sleep. However, new research has revealed that Edinburgh has ranked in the cities that receive the least me-time, with nearly a quarter (24%) saying they get less than 5 minutes a day, while 18% never get any! The research has been conducted by mallow confectioner, Mallow & Marsh, as part of its Pauseworthy Pleasure campaign, which...

  • One-off payouts drive UK dividends to £15.6bn in the first quarter

    Dividend payments grew 4.9% in Q1, boosted by one-off payouts. Underlying growth was slower at just 2% to £14.7bn. Growth is expected to slow for the rest of the year reflecting sluggish economy

  • Shoe chain Sacha to close most locations, but Dutch retailers opened more shops overall

    Shoe store Sacha is closing most of its 32 branches in the Netherlands and will focus more on online sales, the company confirmed to NOS. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported on Tuesday that there were more physical stores in the Netherlands last year than the year before, breaking the downward trend that started in 2010. Though real estate adviser Colliers reported that retail vacancy is on the rise.