WORLD

1. Increase North Sea drilling to boost economy, US ambassador tells UK

   Sky News » 1 hour ago

   The US ambassador to the UK has said Britain should carry out "more drilling and more production" in the North Sea....

   Category: Business  

1. Fare hikes helps Ryanair profits climb 42%

   Sky News » 1 hour ago

   Ryanair has reported a 42% rise in half-year profits on the back of a hike to fares....

   Category: Business  

1. Westpac says Labor’s expanded first home buyers scheme saw 150% jump in loan applications

   The Guardian » 2 hours ago

   Big bank also reveals it has ceased corporate lending to thermal coalmines, but it still funds oil and gas extraction businessesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome loan applications have surged in response to the gover...

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   'No idea who he is', says Trump after pardoning crypto tycoon

   BBC » 1 hour ago

   The president pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the co-founder of the world's largest crypto exchange, in October....

   Category: Technology  

1. Australia politics live: Bridget McKenzie says ditching net zero emissions is in the ‘national interest’

   The Guardian » 2 hours ago

   Follow today’s news livePush for Ley to dump net zero emissions pledge as some Liberals fear ‘tail is wagging the dog’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMortgage arrears fall at Westpac after rate cutsMortgage holders are enjoying a reprieve from relentless cost of livi...

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   Trump's Disapproval Rating Is Highest It's Been This Term

   Huffington Post » 1 hour ago

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   Category: Entertainment  

1. UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

   The Guardian » 2 hours ago

   Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project being droppe...

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   Couple move out of rental to live in shipping container - and have saved $400,000 in the process

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   Miriam, 31, and husband Eric Guiterrez, 32, previously lived in Las Vegas and were forking out around $2,000 a month on rent....

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   LIZ JONES: The shocking truth about what happened when I stole my husband's sperm...

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   How did I get here: 67, child- and partner-free? Statistics tell us that women without children and a life partner are happier, richer, more sociable and likely to live longer....

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   Housing association threatens to evict RAF veteran, 90, over his mobility scooter just days before Remembrance Day

   Daily Mail » 2 hours ago

   RAF veteran Ron Gibbs, 90, may be evicted over his mobility scooter by housing group Incommunities. Pictured is its CEO Rachael Dennis....

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1. Indonesia’s China-backed bullet train derailed by mounting debt

   Financial Times » 5 hours ago

   Jakarta is in restructuring talks with Beijing as flagship ‘Whoosh’ railway project racks up losses...

   Category: Business  Finance

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   Meghan Markle 'wants to become a billionaire', says royal expert, after Duchess was seen cosying up to brains behind Kardashian brands amid speculation she 'could launch a beauty empire'

   Daily Mail » 5 hours ago

   Royal commentator Emily Andrews has claimed that Meghan Markle wishes to up her net worth in Channel 5's new documentary, The Meghan Effect: How She Shook Up the Royal Family....

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   The black hole of Brussels: Ministers have no clue what the billions of pounds in post-Brexit payments to EU have been spent on

   Daily Mail » 5 hours ago

   Just a fraction of the billions handed to Eurocrats since Britain left the European Union has been accounted for, with the rest poured into a 'Brussels black hole'....

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   Now ANOTHER veteran, 78, faces attempted murder trial for IRA terrorist shooting 50 years on

   Daily Mail » 4 hours ago

   Soldier B has been accused of attempted murder regarding an incident in West Belfast more than half a century ago....

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   Estate agent who failed to apply for licence so Reeves could rent family home was NOT to blame for the fiasco, his former boss insists

   Daily Mail » 4 hours ago

   The property manager has found himself at the centre of a political scandal after he originally dealt with the Chancellor's case....

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