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Calderdale a hike in Yorkshire’s Happy Valley

Calderdale: a hike in Yorkshire’s Happy Valley

Come spring, chances are there’ll be driving tours in fake panda cars along the A646 between Halifax and Todmorden, with overnight stays in dodgy-looking farmhouses. Happy Valley has done for Calderdale what Peaky Blinders did for Birmingham, and dark telly tourism is all about ticking off locations and looking the part (though I’m not sure...

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Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia

Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia

Authorities in Western Australia say they have found a tiny radioactive capsule that went missing last month. Emergency services had “literally found the needle in the haystack”, they said. A huge search was triggered when the object was lost while being transported along a 1,400km (870 miles) route across the state.  Authorities released a close-up...

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The big picture the messy and magical reality of motherhood

The big picture: the messy and magical reality of motherhood

Hungarian photographer Andi Gáldi Vinkó’s playful portrait of her child, part of series on becoming a parent, combines humour and intimacy. o say the subject of Andi Gáldi Vinkó’s book is a diary of motherhood doesn’t get anywhere near to the fleshy, playful vulnerability of her pictures. Titled Sorry I Gave Birth I Disappeared But...

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Fed announces smaller rate rise as inflation cools

Fed announces smaller rate rise as inflation cools

The US central bank has raised interest rates again as it continues its fight to stabilize prices in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve said it was raising its key rate by 0.25 percentage points. That marks the smallest increase since last March, after a series of aggressive rate hikes last year. But officials...

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Dr Phil daytime television talkshow to end after 21 seasons-min

Dr Phil: daytime television talkshow to end after 21 seasons

Dr. Phil, the US talkshow that saw Dr Phil McGraw divvy out life advice to individuals and which became a regular on daytime television around the world, is set to end later this year after 21 seasons. Hosted by McGraw since 2002, the show saw him advise guests who were troubled by problems, often to...

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How worker surveillance is backfiring on employers-min

How worker surveillance is backfiring on employers

Before the pandemic, Mark had a lot of autonomy in his job in the IT department of a US industrial firm. He and his teammates were able to get their work done, he says, “without our manager doing much, you know, managing”.  That changed abruptly when the company transitioned to working from home. “The monitoring...