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The 37 best Christmas gifts in the UK for tweens – chosen by 10- to 12-year-olds

We asked 20 tweenagers what they already own, love and think would make great gifts. Turns out it’s Lego, dance mats and plenty of lotions and potions • The best Christmas gifts for teenagers Buying for someone in the tweenage years can be a balancing act: while some kids are still crafting, enjoying board games and deep into Lego, others have moved on to skincare and guitars. So, in an effort to cover the whole range, I spoke to 20 tweens (from 10 to 12 years old) from across the country. But instead of asking what they want, I quizzed them on the things they already have, truly love and use

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The 37 best Christmas gifts in the UK for tweens – chosen by 10- to 12-year-olds

We asked 20 tweenagers what they already own, love and think would make great gifts. Turns out it’s Lego, dance mats and plenty of lotions and potions • The best Christmas gifts for teenagers Buying for someone in the tweenage years can be a balancing act: while some kids are still crafting, enjoying board games and deep into Lego, others have moved on to skincare and guitars. So, in an effort to cover the whole range, I spoke to 20 tweens (from 10 to 12 years old) from across the country. But instead of asking what they want, I quizzed them on the things they already have, truly love and use

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Prima Facie review – Cynthia Erivo’s brilliant barrister blazes in sexual assault drama

Adaptation of the international stage hit stars a commanding Erivo as Tessa, whose career defending rape suspects is undermined by experience A blazingly fierce, effortlessly commanding central performance from Cynthia Erivo, like something from classical drama, powers this movie adaptation of Suzie Miller’s international stage hit (which starred Sheridan Harbridge in the original Australian production, and then Jodie Comer in London’s West End). Miller has written the screenplay, with Susanna White directing. In the theatre, it is a bravura solo spectacle, a stream-of-consciousness torrent wh

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Prima Facie review – Cynthia Erivo’s brilliant barrister blazes in sexual assault drama

Adaptation of the international stage hit stars a commanding Erivo as Tessa, whose career defending rape suspects is undermined by experience A blazingly fierce, effortlessly commanding central performance from Cynthia Erivo, like something from classical drama, powers this movie adaptation of Suzie Miller’s international stage hit (which starred Sheridan Harbridge in the original Australian production, and then Jodie Comer in London’s West End). Miller has written the screenplay, with Susanna White directing. In the theatre, it is a bravura solo spectacle, a stream-of-consciousness torrent wh

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AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals

181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals. Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times the total peak electricity demand of Great Britain. Continue reading

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AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals

181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a huge scale to meet their energy demands, research reveals. Datacentres planned across the US, the UK and mainland Europe have proposals to build fossil fuel plants on-site to create 181GW of gas-fired capacity because of delays to connect to national grids, according to the findings. This is almost four times the total peak electricity demand of Great Britain. Continue reading

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Economies are improving, but rule of law is slipping. The buck now stops with Africa’s leaders | Kenneth Mohammed

The west has spent decades judging Africa’s governance and colonialism is much to blame. But Mo Ibrahim’s latest index offers a different perspective – and some uncomfortable truths The west has never been short of advice on how Africa should govern itself. It has produced rankings, attached conditions to aid and delivered lectures on corruption, often while its own banks and corporations have profited handsomely from the continent’s governance weaknesses. So, there was something refreshing about sitting in Cairo, listening to a Sudanese-born, self-made telecommunications entrepreneur and bill

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Economies are improving, but rule of law is slipping. The buck now stops with Africa’s leaders | Kenneth Mohammed

The west has spent decades judging Africa’s governance and colonialism is much to blame. But Mo Ibrahim’s latest index offers a different perspective – and some uncomfortable truths The west has never been short of advice on how Africa should govern itself. It has produced rankings, attached conditions to aid and delivered lectures on corruption, often while its own banks and corporations have profited handsomely from the continent’s governance weaknesses. So, there was something refreshing about sitting in Cairo, listening to a Sudanese-born, self-made telecommunications entrepreneur and bill

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Aldi cuts hundreds of UK head office roles as part of global cost trimming

Supermarket’s move labelled ‘shortsighted’ by worker who calls upper management ‘woefully out of touch with reality’ Aldi’s UK business is cutting hundreds of head office roles as part of a global effort to trim costs at the budget grocer. The retailer is consulting with its technology team on the loss of up to 150 roles after 103 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and almost 20 more redundancies among buying directors. Continue reading...

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Aldi cuts hundreds of UK head office roles as part of global cost trimming

Supermarket’s move labelled ‘shortsighted’ by worker who calls upper management ‘woefully out of touch with reality’ Aldi’s UK business is cutting hundreds of head office roles as part of a global effort to trim costs at the budget grocer. The retailer is consulting with its technology team on the loss of up to 150 roles after 103 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and almost 20 more redundancies among buying directors. Continue reading...

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Victoria election: the upper-house vote explained

Voting for Victoria's upper house will have some key changes this year

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Beau Lamarre-Condon denies making fake Grindr account for Jesse Baird, double murder trial hears

Former police officer accused of murdering Baird and Luke Davies cross-examined in NSW supreme court

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Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life in murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee

Tech consultant convicted of second-degree murder in 2023 stabbing death of Cash App founder

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Nvidia CEO affair revives push for tougher US line on China

The scandal engulfing Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang could have its biggest consequences in Washington, where China hawks are seizing on the affair to push a hard line that had been put on the back…

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US midterms put pro-Israel powerhouse AIPAC on defensive

For years, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC was a US political juggernaut, but deepening voter disillusion over US-Israeli ties and wins by openly Israel-skeptic candidates in last week's midterm…

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