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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3h

Eurostar’s sleek new Alstom fleet won’t hit the rails until 2031 — a milestone for green travel, or proof the UK’s modernisation is still running late?

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Eurostar’s New Trains 2031: Modern Marvel or a Decade Late to the Platform?

Eurostar’s new high-speed trains arrive in 2031, promising greener, faster journeys — but Britain’s rail upgrades still lag far behind.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 4h

Rachel Reeves promised “sound money,” but the numbers don’t add up without a raid somewhere.
Guess whose piggy bank she’s eyeing.
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Rachel Reeves’ Great Raid: Will Britain’s Savers and Pensioners Pay for the New Dawn?

Rachel Reeves faces a budget crunch and eyes pensions, property, and savings for new revenue. Are Britain’s savers about to pay the price?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 4h

Tracey Connelly, mother of Baby P, is making another bid for freedom.
Eighteen years on, Britain’s deepest wound reopens — and the justice system faces its hardest question yet.

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The Baby P Scandal Reopens: Tracey Connelly’s Latest Bid for Freedom Tests Britain’s Conscience

Tracey Connelly, mother of Baby P, seeks freedom again, reigniting Britain’s pain and testing justice’s ability to forgive.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 10h

The long-awaited grooming gang inquiry is already in trouble. Survivors are walking away, saying ministers are diluting the truth.

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Survivors Betrayed Again? The Grooming Gang Inquiry Under Fire

Grooming gang survivors accuse ministers of diluting the national inquiry, warning that justice risks being buried under political control.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 15h

After 600 hours of unpaid work, autistic volunteer Tom Boyd was dropped by Waitrose when his parents asked if he could be paid.
What does that say about Britain’s idea of inclusion?

When Inclusion Stops at the Till: The Waitrose Case That Exposed a Broken System

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When Inclusion Stops at the Till: The Waitrose Case That Exposed a Broken System

Waitrose autism case: Tom Boyd lost his role after 600 hours unpaid, revealing how Britain still fails disabled workers.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 1d

The Peppercorn Prince:
While millions battle bills, Prince Andrew lives rent-free in a 30-room Windsor mansion — until 2078.
A lease that costs him one peppercorn a year. Literally.

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Royal Perks or Public Pains: Prince Andrew’s Rent-Free Mansion Deal Exposed

Prince Andrew’s lease lets him live rent-free at Windsor’s Royal Lodge until 2078, sparking debate over privilege and public accountability.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 1d

Gold vs the Dollar: Is BRICS Buying Rewriting the Rules? (Part 1)
When the West crushes the gold price, BRICS buy the dip.
The old playbook that once secured dollar dominance might now be funding its rivals.

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Gold vs the Dollar: Is BRICS Buying Rewriting the Rules?

Gold vs the dollar: BRICS keep buying as the West crushes prices. Each rate hike hands cheap gold to rivals—has the old playbook backfired?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 1d

Rachel Reeves could scrap the 5% VAT on household energy bills, saving £80 per home — but will it fix anything, or just win applause?
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The £2.5 Billion Giveaway: Will the VAT Cut on Energy Bills Really Help?

Rachel Reeves is weighing a 0% VAT rate on household energy bills, saving £80 per home but costing £2.5 billion. But will it truly help?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 1d

Europe once fought to stay free — now it rules itself through bureaucracy and fear.
Has the EU quietly become the empire it was built to resist?

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Under One Flag: How Europe Built the Empire It Once Feared

Europe once fought to resist empire, now it has built one. From NATO expansion to Brussels control, has EU become the superstate it feared?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 1d

The Ice Age wasn’t icy everywhere.
Mammoths thrived on open plains, then froze in place long after the thaw.
The first chapter of Frozen Truths unpacks the paradox:
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#FrozenTruths #Science #MysteryAndHistory

Frozen Truths: The Ice-Free Ice Age

Mammoths lived far from glaciers yet froze after the Ice Age. The paradox that challenges what we know about Earth’s past.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 2d

Keir Starmer’s quiet Brussels visit may reshape Britain’s post-Brexit future.
Away from headlines, UK-EU relations are warming through technical deals and regulatory cooperation.
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Starmer in Brussels: Quiet Talks Hint at UK-EU Regulatory Alignment

Starmer’s Brussels quiet visit signals shift in UK-EU relations as both sides seek regulatory alignment without reopening the Brexit debate.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 2d

Washington’s shadow economy runs on war, influence, and contracts.
US defence spending has hit record highs — and lobbyists are cashing in.
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Washington’s Shadow Economy: Lobbyists Cash In on New Defence Contracts

US defence spending has surged past $900 billion as Washington lobbyists profit from new Pentagon contracts & global conflict-driven demand.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 2d

The EU’s new “Space Shield” promises to defend Europe’s satellites — but are we just funding the next arms race in orbit?

War Among the Stars: What Happens When Earth’s Battles Go Orbital?
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War Among the Stars: What Happens When Earth’s Battles Go Orbital?

The EU’s new Space Shield revives fears of war in space. As nations weaponise orbit, could humanity’s next conflict begin above our heads?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 2d

Tomahawks stay grounded — not from weakness, but survival.
One wrong radar blip could trigger Russia’s “launch-on-warning” system.

Read: The Missile Line — Why NATO Won’t Fire Tomahawks at Russia
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The Missile Line: Why NATO Won’t Fire Tomahawks at Russia

NATO avoids using Tomahawk missiles against Russia to prevent triggering its launch-on-warning system, risking nuclear escalation.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 2d

Global oil prices just smashed through $120 a barrel as Middle East tensions flare.
The UN is warning of “economic destabilisation” — and winter hasn’t even started yet.
Is this the next great oil shock?

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UN Sounds Alarm as Middle East Tensions Push Global Oil Above $120 a Barrel

Brent crude breaks $120 as Middle East Tensions send oil markets into turmoil. UN warns of economic instability, inflation & energy shock.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3d

If leadership disappeared, would war end — or simply evolve?

A deep dive into humanity’s strange addiction to hierarchy, conflict, and control.

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Powerless Peace: Would a World Without Leaders End War, or Just Change the Battlefield?

Would ending hierarchy bring the end of war? Could a lack of leadership bring peace or simply reshape humanity’s age-old thirst for power?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3d

Rachel Reeves walks a fiscal tightrope: discipline first, ambition later.

But can Labour’s plan for “iron-clad responsibility” still deliver real growth — or is austerity creeping back?

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Labour’s Fiscal Tightrope: Can Reeves Balance Growth and Austerity?

Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces tough test: can Labour’s fiscal policy deliver growth and credibility without reviving austerity?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3d

NHS Winter Staffing Shortages: Frozen Frontlines as Hospitals Brace for Crisis
New data show more than 125,000 NHS vacancies — the worst since 2022.
Burnout, record waiting times, and a system on the edge.
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NHS Winter Staffing Shortages: Frozen Frontlines as Hospitals Brace for Crisis

NHS winter staffing shortages at record highs, pushing hospitals to crisis point as patient safety and waiting times hit critical levels.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3d

Deep in the deserts of Russia and China lie two hidden military worlds — Kapustin Yar and Lop Nur — where secrets burn brighter than sunlight.

Are they testing hypersonic weapons, or hiding something far stranger?

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#Russia #China #Area51 #Mystery

The Hidden Triad: Inside Russia and China’s Secret ‘Area 51s’

Russia and China’s secret bases, Kapustin Yar and Lop Nur, may hide hypersonic weapons, alien tech, or something stranger?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3d

AI in Classrooms: Schools Quietly Rolling Back ChatGPT Policies
After the initial hype, schools are quietly limiting ChatGPT use — citing false plagiarism flags and declining creativity.
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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 3d

France is on strike, Britain’s grid is wobbling — and National Grid just reactivated its blackout contingency plans.

How close are we to controlled power cuts this winter?

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Winter Blackouts Ahead? UK Power Grid Faces Crisis Warnings Amid French Energy Strikes

Britain faces winter blackout warnings as French energy strikes threaten power imports and expose fragile grid dependence.

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 4d

Zelensky is signalling a ceasefire — but to Russia, it looks like déjà vu. After Minsk, can Moscow ever believe Western promises again?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 4d

Time crystals shouldn’t exist, yet they do.
They move forever, never losing energy, mocking the laws of physics.

Are they proof we’re living in a simulation, or ancient echoes repeating forever?

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#TimeCrystals #QuantumPhysics #SimulationTheory

Time Crystals and the End of Reality: Are We Already Living in a Loop?

Time crystals defy physics. Could they be proof we’re living in a simulation or echoes of ancient cosmic cycles repeating through time?

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Newsfangled News @newsfangled.co.uk · 4d

What if the West simply... defaulted? 💭

With trillions in unpayable debt and control of the financial system, could the West just reboot the rules and walk away?

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The Great Default: Is the West Too Big to Cancel?

As Western debt explodes, some whisper of a quiet default or digital reset. Could the West really reboot its own system—and get away with it?

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