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Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 16:00

Reticence over the seizure of Russian state assets in Europe betrays a fatal underestimation of the threat Moscow poses

Europe has plotted an elegant decline that suits the needs of its ageing population, and the Ukraine war cannot be allowed to interfere with that plan.

That is how it seems when EU countries consider circumventing the financial rulebook to offer Ukraine what it needs to overcome waves of drones and break the deadlock on its eastern front.

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La police a démantelé un réseau de faux monnayeurs qui fabriquaient des pièces de 2 euros

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · 2 days ago - 16:00

Pièces 2 Euros

La police nationale espagnole, avec le soutien d'Europol, a mis fin aux activités d'un réseau impliqué dans la fabrication et la distribution de pièces de 2 euros contrefaites. L'atelier de contrefaçon, localisé à Tolède, est un des plus importants découverts en Europe depuis dix ans.

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Neon, kilts, cricket bats: artisans gather to shine a light on Britain’s endangered crafts

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 14:00

Numbers of specialist makers are dwindling but one charity plans to save this vital part of our cultural heritage

Nick Malyon was seduced by neon lighting at the end of the 1980s while travelling in America. He left home after failing his A-levels and doing a disastrous four-year stint as a vintage car salesman in London.

“I was introduced to a sign painter and a neon signmaker, and it seemed like an alternative lifestyle to the one I’d left behind. On my return to the UK, I was probably attempting to carry on some American dream by training, but I loved the weird alchemy of illuminating a piece of bent glass tubing – the change from nothing to something.”

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Capacity crunch: why the UK doesn’t have the power to solve housing crisis

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 13:00

Our inadequate electricity network is stopping the building of thousands of new homes. And the necessary move to low-carbon heating and cars is only increasing demand

Oxford has a severe housing problem. With house prices 12 times the average salary, it has become one of the least affordable cities in the country . Its council house waiting list has grown to more than 3,000 households, with many having to live in temporary accommodation.

An obvious solution is to build more homes, but those trying to do this face a big barrier: electricity.

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Warning over asthma drug after 500 neuropsychiatric reactions reported in young children

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 12:24

UK medicines regulator says information on boxes of montelukast will alert users to risk of mood and behaviour changes

More than 500 adverse neuropsychiatric reactions have been reported in children under the age of nine involving an asthma drug which is to get new warnings over its risks.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced last week that more prominent warnings would be added to the information provided on boxes of the asthma drug montelukast, sold under the brand name Singulair.

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Should the Bank of England cut interest rates with Britain’s economy in bloom?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 10:00

The UK is expected to come out of recession, but it would be wise not to expect a reduction any time soon

It would come as a shock to most economists if the Bank of England opted to cut interest rates at its policy meeting this week.

Financial markets, which were baying for a cut last May, are these days betting that August or possibly September will be the point at which the Bank starts to lower interest rates from their current level of 5.25% .

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‘A lot of effort to get one date’: Bumble app makes women’s first move easier

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 08:00

‘Intentions’ badges also launched, as dating app sector sees drops in share prices and moves to diversify

“In the end it was the data that killed me,” says Penny* about her decision to leave the dating app Bumble. If she opened the app she might receive 100 likes, 25% of which she might be interested in. She would look at their profiles and write individualised messages; a few would respond, perhaps one would result in a date.

“That’s a lot of effort to get one date,” she says. “It’s exhausting.”

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VW owners claim ‘poor design’ left cars open to parts theft costing £1,600

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 07:00

Cruise control sensors taken by thieves, forcing drivers to pay to replace them or face higher insurance premiums

Volkswagen owners targeted by thieves who have stolen cruise control sensors from cars across London are furious after discovering the car’s “poor design” that makes them so easy to steal is set to cost them £1,600 each.

The sensors, which cost about £700 each, are fitted behind the VW badge, and appear to be a popular target for thieves.

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‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 2 days ago - 06:00

For 30 years, Brian McNeill hunted the world’s second-biggest fish from small boats off the wild west coast of Ireland. Now the species has made a recovery so rapid it has astounded scientists

The ambush was simple. A spotter on a hill would scan the sea and when he saw the big black fins approach, he would shout down to the boatmen. They would ready their nets and quickly row out to the kill zone.

When a shark got tangled in the mesh, Brian McNeill would wait a minute or two while it struggled, then steady himself and raise his harpoon. This was the crucial moment. The creature would be diving and thrashing, desperate to escape. If the blade hit the gills blood would spurt, clouding the water. The trick was to hit a small spot between the vertebrae.