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AFC Urgent Care Dunn now open, accepting patientsFrom a General Election which saw the political landscape change in the UK to shocking murder trials, a slump in tourism and a string of well-known high-street companies going bust, it has certainly been an eventful year. As we tick down the months you might think we've had the biggest headlines already, but November was no different and the news kept coming thick an fast. Here we've taken a look at the highs and the lows of the 11 month of the year. November's news was undoubtedly dominated by the in . The sudden closure came months after bosses at the theme park announced that they were planning to upgrade Flambards with new rides aimed at young people after the retirement of several of its older rides. But that will never materialise as Flambards, which first opened in 1976, said it has faced “numerous challenges to continue bringing joy to families and visitors across the region”. A teenager died, and six others were taken to hospital after a two-vehicle collision at the crossroads between St Tudy and St Breward, near the B3266 on Friday, November 1. There were with a bridge following the death of a woman earlier this month, the third death in six months. Callum Tindal-Draper, 22, from Gunnislake, South East Cornwall, was while serving with the foreign volunteer platoon in the country’s war against Russia. Meanwhile, again agreed to per cent from April. A controversial proposal to build a 400-lodge luxury resort on more than 170 acres of agricultural land on the outskirts of was been approved despite a huge amount of opposition. was given approval by a Cornwall Council strategic planning committee to build the Green Ridge Resort on land near Colan and Quintrell Downs. Some 250 of the properties will be for sale as holiday homes. The announced that work on its new rooftop bar would start this month. Also in the regeneration world was the which reopened as a foodie quarter following a £4m regeneration investment. , 43, who spent the past seven years battling the marine authorities for the right to anchor his own boat on foreshore he owns at a Cornish quay in Point near , was found guilty of “carrying out a marine licensable activity without a licence” and faced paying £20,000 costs. Anger was growing in an area where a developer proposed to build what would be the biggest solar farm in Cornwall. Residents of the Carland Cross area said they feared that if permission was granted for the 210-acre solar park it would severely affect food production, local businesses and the beauty of a rolling green valley. Shane Jenkin, now 45, gouged ’s eyes out during a 12-hour attack at her home in in 2011, while her two children were at the property. In November, Tina feared he could be released as he was up for parole. the UK, with pictures taken in showing huge waves crashing over the promenade. Farmers from all over Cornwall travelled to London last week to take part in a protest in Westminster against . Since 1984, agricultural property relief (APR) has allowed small family farms to be exempt from IHT, but from April 2026, those with agricultural assets worth more than £1 million will be liable to the tax at 20 per cent – half the usual rate. The tax is a cause of concern for countless family farms in Cornwall, many of which have been farmed by the same family for generations. All . The historic vote on Friday, with 330 in favour to 275 against, followed five hours of discussion during which MPs shared personal stories. Cornwall’s MPs—Labour’s Anna Gelderd, Noah Law, Perran Moon, and Jayne Kirkham, and Ben Maguire and Andrew George—all voted to approve the contentious Bill.
Two California prosecutors promised a different kind of justice. Voters turned on themGoogle has unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence designed to tackle more of the work and thinking done by humans as it tries to stay on the technology's cutting edge. or signup to continue reading The next generation of Google's AI is being packaged under the Gemini umbrella, which was unveiled a year ago. Google is framing its release of Gemini 2.0 as a springboard for AI agents built to interpret images shown through a smartphone, perform a variety of tedious chores, remember the conversations consumers have with people, help video game players plot strategy and even tackle the task of doing online searches. In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai predicted the technology contained in Gemini 2.0 will "understand more about the world around you, think multiple steps ahead and take action on your behalf, with your supervision." A lot of Google's latest AI technology will initially be confined to test groups and subscribers who pay $US20 per month for Gemini Advanced, but some features will be made available through its search engine and mobile apps. Google is planning wider releases next year that will include the technology popping up in its smorgasbord of free products, including its Chrome browser, digital maps and YouTube. Besides trying to outshine OpenAI and other ambitious startups, Google is also trying to stay a step ahead of Apple as that trendsetting company begins to blend AI into its latest iPhones and other devices. After releasing a software update enabling the first bundle of the iPhone's Apple Intelligence features that spruced up the device's Siri assistant, another batch of the AI technology came out with a free software update that was also released on Wednesday. Google is pushing forward with its latest AI advances even as the US Justice Department is trying to break up the company to prevent further abusive practices by its dominant search engine, which was declared an illegal monopoly by a federal judge earlier this year as part of a landmark antitrust case. Among other things, Gemini 2.0 is supposed to improve the AI overviews that Google began highlighting in its search results over its traditional listing of the most pertinent links to websites earlier this year in response to AI-powered "answer engines" such as Perplexity. After the AI overviews initially produced some goofy suggestions, including putting glue on pizza, Google refined the technology to minimise such missteps. Now, company executives are promising things are going to get even better with Gemini 2.0, which Pichai said will be able to engage in more human-like reasoning while solving more advanced math problems and even churn out some computer code. The improvements to AI Overviews will initially only appear to a test audience before a wider release next year. As part of Gemini 2.0, Google is also going to begin testing an extension to Chrome called Project Mariner, which can be turned on to do online searches and sift through the results so people don't won't have to bother. If the US Department of Justice gets its way, Google will be forced to sell or spin off Chrome as part of its punishment for deploying its search engine in ways that stifled competition and potential innovation. Google has ridiculed the proposal as "overly broad" and vowed to resist any attempt to break up the company during federal court hearings scheduled to begin in Washington next year. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement Advertisement
This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Philadelphia news 24/7: Watch NBC10 free wherever you are Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed on Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average reach new intraday and closing records. Traders in Asia will assesses monthly consumer price index figures out of Australia, set to be released later in the day. A poll from Reuters expects the monthly CPI indicator to have risen 2.3% in October year on year, from 2.1% in September. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opened to trade up 0.5%. Japan's Nikkei 225 opened to trade down 0.5%, while the broad-based Topix dropped 0.5%. The South Korean blue-chip Kospi index was down 0.1% at open, while small-cap Kosdaq was trading flat. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 19,172 slightly higher than the HSI's last close of 19,159.2. In the U.S. on Tuesday, the blue-chip Dow advanced 123.74 points, or 0.28%, to a record close of 44,860.31, while the S&P 500 added 0.57% to a record 6,021.63. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.63% to 19,174.30. The strong performance came after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for a 25% tariff on products from Mexico and Canada, as well as an additional 10% levy on Chinese goods. He has already said he would impose a tariff of up to 20% on all imports, and an additional duty of at least 60% on products from China. According to one market analyst that spoke to CNBC, market participants appeared to look past Trump's announcement as they either expect the taxes to not actually come to fruition, or they have already been priced in by traders. — CNBC's Samantha Subin and Alex Harring contributed to this report. CNBC Pro: 'Cargojet is expensive': Short seller bets against Canada's largest cargo airline A London-based hedge fund is betting against Cargojet , Canada's largest cargo airline, citing concerns about the company's aging fleet, accounting practices, and leadership style. The company did not respond to requests for comment from CNBC Pro. Edgar Allen, founder and chief investment officer of High Ground Investment Management, revealed his firm's bearish stance on Cargojet during the Sohn investment conference earlier this month. CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here. — Ganesh Rao CNBC Pro: U.S., China and more: Value investor reveals what to buy as Trump tariffs loom News that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's plans to hike tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico sent ripples across global markets Tuesday. Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at the U.S.-headquartered Bleakley Financial Group, revealed his take on the tariffs, as well as sectors — and stocks — he is watching globally. CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here. — Amala Balakrishner Stocks close higher Stocks finished Tuesday's session higher, bringing another all-time closing high for the Dow and S&P 500 . The blue-chip Dow added 0.3%. The broad S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each added 0.6%. — Alex Harring Tariffs will have bigger effect on economy than tax cuts, economist warns The economic outlook next year will depend more on tariffs than on tax cuts, according to Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon. The U.S. economy is robust and is expected to remain so in 2025, the economist said. Daco expects the economy could grow at 2% in 2025, from 2.6% real GDP growth in the fourth quarter, according to the Atlanta Fed GDPNow estimate . But the extent to which tariffs proposed by President-elect Trump will be implemented in the coming year remains an overhang on the economic forecast, and has greater weight than any changes to tax policy. "The truth is that the drag from tariffs on growth is likely to outweigh tax cuts on the forecast horizon," said Daco. "If I tell you that your taxes are not changing in 2026, your reaction to that is going to be very different than if I tell you that your taxes are going lower in 2026. And I think that's a big misconception in terms of the potential boost to economic activity from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," Daco continued. "If it expires, it weighs on the economy by about 1%. If it doesn't expire, it has essentially no effect. You don't get that drag, but it has no positive effect." — Sarah Min Consumer confidence rises in Conference Board survey Consumer confidence moved higher in November while expectations for the stock market climbing hit a new record, the Conference Board reported Tuesday. The organization's consumer confidence index increased to 111.7, or 2.1 points higher than October and slightly above the Dow Jones estimate for 111. Increased expectations for the labor market helped drive the move. At the same time, 56.4% of respondents said they expect stock market prices to be higher a year from now, a fresh record. Inflation expectations also improved, with the five-year outlook down to 4.9%, the lowest since March 2020. — Jeff CoxCONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Jestin Porter scored 24 points, including four in overtime, and Middle Tennessee knocked off Ohio 83-81 on Thursday. sank a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 75-all. Porter shot 9 for 18 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Blue Raiders (4-1). Essam Mostafa added 19 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 7 for 10 from the line while he also had 13 rebounds. Lands had 10 points and went 4 of 12 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range). The Bobcats (1-4) were led in scoring by AJ Brown, who finished with 19 points. AJ Clayton added 18 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for Ohio. Jackson Paveletzke also had 15 points, six rebounds, 11 assists and two steals. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by and data from .
Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?MAX George has revealed that he is set to undergo major heart surgery after a terrifying dash to hospital. The singer, 36, posted a photo of himself lying in a hospital bed giving a thumb’s up — and told fans that he considered himself “very lucky”. 4 Max George is set to undergo heart surgery after being rushed to hospital Credit: Instagram 4 The Wanted star said he was diagnosed with a heart condition Credit: Instagram It comes just two years after his Wanted bandmate and best pal Tom Parker died of brain cancer aged just 33. He took to social media on Thursday to share a health update. Max said he was given a “huge shock” when told he had problems with his heart after feeling ill and will be having tests to gauge the extent. He posted online: "Hey everyone. Yesterday I felt really unwell and was taken in to hospital. READ MORE ON MAX GEORGE TRAGIC GOODBYE Heartbroken Max George announces shock death of dog oh mai! Inside Maisie Smith & Max George's romantic Cyprus hol as star stuns in red bikini "Unfortunately after some tests they’ve found that I have some issues with my heart." The TV star, who is dating EastEnders actress Maisie Smith , said he would need surgery before he returns home. "I have a lot more tests to determine the extent of the problems and what surgery I will need to get me back on my feet," he went on to say. Max explained that he would be remaining in hospital over the festive period - but was thankful for the support of his girlfriend and family. Most read in Celebrity FAIR CARNAGE Horror as Birmingham fairground ride 'collapses' with several people injured ALL CHANGE Another Rangers executive quits club just a week after key role at club's AGM NEWBORN JOY Huge Scots DJ becomes dad as he reveals baby boy in emotional social media post URGENT HUNT Fears grow for two boys, 12 and 13, last seen 24 hours ago sparking huge search He shared: "It’s gonna be a difficult few weeks/months... and Christmas in a hospital bed wasn’t exactly what I had planned! "But, as always, I’m surrounded with love and support by my wonderful partner Maisie, her family, my family and friends.. and I’m 100 per cent in the best place." Maisie Smith and Max George reveal they're 'homeless' saying they’re 'forced to go on holiday all the time The pop star added: "Although this is a huge shock and no doubt a set back, it’s something I’ll take on with all I’ve got! I count myself very lucky that this was caught when it was. "Apologies if I bore you with updates in the coming weeks..I’ve probably got a month in a bed and there’s not THAT much to do! "Let’s do this!. Much love. Max x" Maisie and Max both competed in Strictly Come Dancing 2020 and became good friends while on the show. In the summer of 2022, they became a romantic item and they moved in together last year. Maisie waved Essex goodbye and relocated to Manchester to be with Max and they began renovating their own home together. There is a 13-year age gap between the pair but they have always been too loved up to pay attention to any criticism surrounding it. Maisie told The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine in February: "If it wasn’t that, it would be something else. "People don’t understand what goes on behind closed doors in a relationship, and I think they also forget that I’m a consenting 21-year-old woman who’s actually been working longer than Max! "I don’t notice the age difference and neither do my friends or family. My mum Julia is the one who reads through all the comments. I got a message from her yesterday, saying, ‘Just ignore them, you two were made for each other'. "I think that just puts it into perspective. I really don’t care what a random person thinks of my relationship when everyone I do care about is incredibly supportive. I’ve been in the business long enough to know you have to have a thick skin." Max previously told how he suffered from alcoholism — but turned a new leaf after Tom’s devastating diagnosis in 2020. The dad of two died two years later. Max said on Channel 4’s Scared Of The Dark: “I don’t think I’ll ever be OK with it. Read more on the Scottish Sun WARMING UP Scots set for 21C swing as temperature rise to bring an end to sub zero freeze HOT BUY Shoppers race to Primark for fleecy £14 hoodie will keep you cosy on frosty days “One of the last things I said to him was — I thanked him for making my life so much better than what it ever could have been. “He was my best friend.” 4 Max praised his girlfriend Maisie Smith for her support during this time Credit: maisiesmithofficial/Instagram.. 4 The pop star said he will be remaining in hospital over Christmas Credit: instagram/@maxgeorge
KEMI Badenoch last night opened the door to working more closely with Reform. The Tory leader denied having a “red line” over collaborating with Nigel Farage . She told The Spectator: “I’ve always said we need to make sure we build a coalition of people who share our values. “There are many people who vote Conservative who will not vote Reform. “What I’m trying to do is maintain the coalition that we do have.” It comes as Nigerian vice-president Kashim Shettima accused Ms Badenoch of denigrating his country, after she said of growing up in Lagos that “fear was everywhere”. READ MORE IN POLITICS Nigel Farage is the favourite to replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister at the next election - as he declared the Tories in “much deeper trouble” than they realise. The Reform UK leader finds himself leading the pack to enter Downing Street, according to the latest odds. He has edged ahead of Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Labour number two Angela Rayner as the firm favourite, Ladbrokes say. The odds have also dropped on Reform UK winning the most amount of seats to 9/4 having started on 16/1. Most read in The Sun The Tories are currently in front when it comes to having the most seats at the next election with odds of 6/4 ahead of Labour on 7/4.
The Kansas Jayhawks are in Vegas this week to take on the Duke Blue Devils in another neutral site game this season. And despite being the number one team in the land, they come into this game as underdogs. The Jayhawk faithful have plenty of reason to be skeptical of the lines and predictions, but is there something to the seeming lack of faith in Bill Self's squad? Our crew gives their thoughts below: Check out our Duke Preview for Kyle's full breakdown and prediction. Related: Duke vs Kansas Preview: A Feast Week Battle in Vegas I’m going to take the Jayhawks until I see any reason to do otherwise. Cooper Flag went off against Arizona in Duke’s latest win, scoring 24 of their 69 points, and in order to beat KU, they’re going to have to get other contributors. I specifically remember Bill Self employing a “let their star get his but stop everyone else strategy” when he faced another generational talent in Kevin Durant. Anything is possible, but I’d look for Kansas to use their depth and keep throwing bodies at Duke defensively. Offensively, feed Hunter Dickinson and hopefully this is the game that Rylen Griffen and AJ Storr go off against a high level opponent. Kansas 80, Duke 69. I do find it strange how little of a chance KU is being given by outsiders in this game. Advanced metrics, bloggers, writers, it’s a strange phenomenon in my opinion. Obviously Duke could win this game, the Blue Devils have a ton of talent and the best player in the country in Flagg. But I also think some of the analysis for this game essentially boils down to being attracted to shiny, new objects. Surprise, Kansas is also really good on the floor and, in my opinion, has a significant coaching advantage as well. I think the game plan has to be containing Flagg and living with whatever Duke’s other star freshmen do. I think Kansas has enough playmakers to put pressure on Duke’s top-rated defense (per KenPom), especially if we get the kind of Storr performance we all think he’s capable of offensively. I’ll take the Jayhawks, but I do think it’ll go right down to the wire. Kansas 77, Duke 75. To Brendan’s point, I think too many people are latching onto the star power of Cooper Flagg, completely ignoring what Kentucky did to them in the Champions Classic. It wasn’t a blow out by any means, but the reliance on Flagg allowed Kentucky to focus in on him and do just enough as a team to overcome it. Kansas has more college-ready talent than Kentucky, and they have shown the ability to play with many different styles. Kansas has a player just as impressive as Flagg in Hunter Dickinson, and the supporting cast is much deeper and more talented. The lack of Flory Bidunga will likely hurt Kansas a bit in this one, but that means we probably see more small-ball lineups, minutes from Zach Clemence and KJ sliding in to the 5 a bit more. None of those things are horrible for Kansas, and while a loss is definitely possible here, it’s crazy to think that Duke is 2:1 favorites right now. Kansas 82, Duke 76 Follow All Jayhawks1 on Twitter . Listen to the official podcast of All Jayhawks: The Rock Chalk Podcast .Apple vs. Nvidia: The End of a PartnershipCajuns lay another postseason egg with blowout loss to TCU in New Mexico Bowl