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In South Africa, approximately 4,000 illegal gold miners are hiding underground in Stilfontein as the government move to cut off their access to food and water, in an attempt to force them out.

The city is blanketed in thick smog, with pollution levels far exceeding what is considered safe by the World Health Organization (WHO). On Thursday, fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in the air was reported at over 50 times the safe limit, posing severe health risks.  

Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy The Bank of England governor has urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with the EU, warning that Brexit has undermined the UK’s economy. Speaking at the Mansion House dinner in the City of London on Thursday evening, Andrew Bailey said he took no position on Brexit “per se”, but added: “I do have to point out consequences.” Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/14/bank-of-england-governor-urges-ministers-to-rebuild-relations-with-eu

Burglars steal £500,000 worth of luxury goods from London store | UK News This is the moment £500,000 worth of designer goods were stolen from a West London store by three men. The video shows them dressed in black smashing through the front window and stealing the luxury items inside the Sellier store in Belgravia. Two of the men can be seen breaking into the store and taking as much as they could. This included clothes and other luxury items that were all stuffed into duffel bags before they left the shop. The third man was waiting outside on a…

Reservoir disasters warning in Wales as climate breakdown 'flashes red' MS argues more funding is needed to ensure ageing reservoirs don’t breach and devastate communities https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reservoir-disasters-warning-wales-climate-30374008

Dog dirt on prams and scooters sees fines surge as 'peak season' arrives A North Wales county has almost the trebled fines for not picking up https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/dog-dirt-prams-scooters-sees-30374921

'Welcome to Wales – please have your debit card ready' reader jokes over tourist tax plan The Government has announced that it will introduce a tourism tax proposal to the Senedd https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welcome-wales-please-your-debit-30371158

The story of the spotlight has been told many times with slight variations, but one of the oldest comes from the Islamic Sufi tradition with Mullah Nasruddin. It goes like this. Nasruddin was on the walk one night when he came across his friend on his hands and knees, looking for something. What are you doing? Nasruddin said, Oh, I’ve lost my key. His friend said, I’m looking for it. Nasradin was kind, so he offered to help. But after over an hour of searching and groping, there was no luck. Can you remember where you last saw it? Nasradin…

EU fines Meta €797 million over antitrust breaches, that amounts to £663 million in sterling. Which adds to the compounding problem American tech companies are having in Europe. The EU Commission on Thursday fined US tech giant Meta €797.7 million ($840.2 million) for breaches of EU competition law as the EU crackdowns on American social media and tech giants falling foul of EU business practices. Apple facing near-£3bn UK lawsuit over cloud storage ‘monopoly’ The body said that Meta had engaged in practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace. EU fines Meta €797 million over antitrust breaches The Commission said that Facebook Marketplace enjoyed a “substantial distribution advantage which…

America Weekly US Politics Weekly The United States political scene has been busy since the presidential election early in the month. Since Donald Trump’s landslide win, the president-elect has been appointing his cabinet ahead of taking office in January. Trump has already appointed some high-profile names and has even carved out a role for tech billionaire Elon Musk. Everything has gone a little quiet on the Democratic side. The party are still trying to understand how it went so horribly wrong for them. It’s been a week of finger-pointing with everyone from Joe Biden to George Clooney being blamed for…