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    Serious violence falls sharply in England and Wales, study says

    Figures for 2023 show the level of violence at its lowest since the Covid

  • UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021

    Inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March after a further easing in food prices, official figures show, a development that could further pave the way for a welcome cut in interest rates soon. Consumer prices rose by 3.2 per cent in the year to March, down from 3.4 […]

  • New US Home Construction Falls to Lowest Level Since August

    New home construction in the US slowed last month as a leveling off in interest rates has given way to a lull in housing demand and caution among builders.

  • Australia records lowest seven-day Covid death rate for more than two years

    Expert says immunity from vaccines and Omicron infections have combined to reduce severe diseaseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has recorded its lowest Covid death rate for more than two years, according to federal health department data that dates back to January 2022.The latest data on the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System shows that between Thursday 29 February and Saturday...

  • Boeing’s quarterly plane deliveries fall to lowest levels in nearly three years

    Boeing’s numbers marked a steep decline from the 157 units it delivered in the fourth quarter and the 130 units it delivered in the first quarter of 2023.

  • 2 robbers jailed six months each

    TWO Kadoma men have been jailed for six months in prison each by a Kadoma magistrate for robbery. According to the National To access this post, you must purchase a subscription. Please click the button below to visit our subscriptions page to select a package. Subscriptions

  • Review: Six Months With the iPhone 15 Pro

    It's been a bit over six months since the iPhone 15 lineup came out in September, and MacRumors videographer Dan Barbera has been using an iPhone 15 Pro Max sans case since launch. Over on our YouTube channel, Dan did a long term review to demo how his phone has held up and his thoughts on the Action button, battery life, and camera features. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. The ‌iPhone 15 Pro‌ and Pro Max are Apple's first iPhones with a titanium shell instead of...

  • Mother falls to her death while hiking with husband and toddler in Arizona

    Mother-of-three Zaynab Joseph, 40, was described by friends as a ‘beacon of positivity’ for whom her children were her ‘greatest pride and joy’

  • American journalist now held in Russia six months

    Alsu Kurmasheva, an American reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, has been held in Russia for six months for her journalism. Why hasn’t the U.S. Department of State designated her as wrongfully detained? Deník N/Ludvík Hradilek, courtesy of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Six months ago today, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist and American citizen Alsu Kurmasheva was detained in Russia. Like Wall Street Journal reporter...

  • How Neopets’ nostalgic revival tripled users in six months

    An icon of millennials’ childhoods languished for nearly two decades. Now it’s attempting a comeback – banking on the fact that it hasn’t changed at allIn the early 2000s, Olivia Packenham would get home from school, listen to the familiar sound of the dial up tone as her family computer connected to the internet, and navigate her AOL browser to the virtual gaming world of Neopets.Starting at the age of eight, Packenham played for years before losing interest when she was in high school. But in...

  • CDC finds no link between COVID vaccines and cardiac deaths

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found no link between COVIDovid vaccines and cardiac deaths among young people.

  • Alcohol-related deaths soar to an all-time high in wake of Covid

    Experts are particularly alarmed by a 'concerning' uptick of booze-related fatalities among middle-aged women. Pandemic-era curbs also likely fuelled dangerous drinking habits.