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Natalie Bellin Bransholme, HullBBCKirsty Armstrong visited the shop on its opening dayFamilies living on a council estate say a new “social supermarket” will help them make ends meet. The shop at North Bransholme Community Centre sells surplus food, with packs of fruit, vegetables and bread costing as little as 20p a time.It can be used by anyone who lives in the area, receives means-tested benefits and applies for a free membership. On its opening day this month, hundreds of people visited the store to buy food at about a third of the cost charged by most supermarkets, with bosses estimating…

Gemini’s Director of Institutional, Patrick Liou, outlined five key predictions for the crypto market in 2026, following what he called a “historic” 2025 for digital assets. His outlook highlights structural shifts in the market, increasing institutional adoption, and growing mainstream political acceptance, according to a note shared with Bitcoin Magazine. Bitcoin breaks the four-year cycle narrative Liou predicts that Bitcoin may end 2026 with a negative return, challenging the traditional four-year cycle that has historically guided investor expectations. According to Liou, the market’s maturation — characterized by new participants, regulated investment vehicles, and deeper liquidity — has reduced volatility. He…

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterThe last 12 months have delivered a huge number of viral moments – Taylor Swift getting engaged, a raccoon getting drunk, and the 6-7 trend driving teachers everywhere to early retirement.But those weren’t the only moments that kept us entertained throughout the year. Here are 15 of the cultural highlights (and lowlights) that defined 2025.1. Beyoncé’s Grammy reactionCBS”Wait, what? Me? I’ve won? I’ve won a Grammy? I’ve won this Grammy? Are you sure?”Beyoncé didn’t actually say any of these words as she won country album of the year in February, but her facial expression and body language conveyed…

Thiruvananthapuram: India’s women’s team will seek to continue their dominance and secure a fourth straight victory against Sri Lanka in the fourth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. At the heart of India’s command stands Renuka Singh, the indefatigable pacer from Himachal who seems to find something extra every time she turns up in Kerala.Virat Kohli’s childhood coach makes a big statement on 2027 ODI World Cup Kerala, it appears, has a way of rewarding Renuka’s faith. Each visit to Thiruvananthapuram brings with it an extra spring in her stride and a sharper nip through the air. From her U-19 days…

MeitY launches Yuva AI for All free course to empower 10 million citizens with AI skills The Government of India has recently launched ‘Yuva AI for All’, a free national course designed to help citizens understand Artificial Intelligence in simple ways. Announced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the IndiaAI Mission, the initiative focuses on students, young learners, and first-time AI users across the country.The objective of this course is to simplify AI, make it more user, friendly and open to everyone, particularly those who don’t have a technical background. In case you wonder how AI…

Big news from the Federal Reserve as they just injected $2.5 billion into the US banking system in an overnight repo, adding to the $120 billion pumped into the market this year. But, despite this massive liquidity boost, Bitcoin price is still lagging and struggling to break the $90,000 resistance. On a positive note, Visa has officially declared crypto as “mainstream” in 2025, with stablecoins and AI payments leading the charge. These all happen when gold hit a record high of $4,562 per ounce, and silver is now at $79. Both metals have been on a run lately, just like…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! A Brooklyn resident, Ronald Spektor, has been accused of stealing about $16 million in cryptocurrency from around 100 Coinbase users, prosecutors said on December 19. Authorities stated on December 19 that Spektor used the online name “lolimfeelingevil” and ran a scam that tricked people into sending him their digital money.He reportedly posed as a Coinbase employee and told users that their accounts were at risk of being hacked. Worried about losing their savings, victims were persuaded to move their funds into accounts controlled by Spektor. Did you know? Want to get smarter…

Created on December 26, 2025 The S&P 500 rallied quite nicely during the trading session on Wednesday, as, despite the fact that it is Christmas Eve, traders seem like they are willing to at least buy stocks.As I look at the market on Wednesday, we are testing the all-time highs—in fact, just a few points below it.With that being the case, I think we have a situation where it is going to be sooner rather than later that we reach the 7,000 level. Short-term pullbacks are buying opportunities from everything I can see. Looking at the chart, I see the…

Die Hard is a Christ­mas movie. That once-con­trar­i­an cat­e­go­riza­tion has increas­ing­ly been accept­ed over the past cou­ple of decades, at least since an edi­tor with whom I’ve often worked first declared it in a Slate roundup. As a result, John McTier­nan’s stur­dy piece of one-build­ing eight­ies Hol­ly­wood action may have dis­placed It’s a Won­der­ful Life as a hol­i­day home-video tra­di­tion in cer­tain house­holds. But it’s also stoked a broad­er desire for ever more alter­na­tive Christ­mas movies with sub­tle, even sub­ver­sive hol­i­day ele­ments. If you, too, can’t han­dle yet anoth­er view­ing of Mir­a­cle on 34th Street, A Christ­mas Sto­ry, or Home Alone this…

Australian music fans have been given a glimpse of icon John Farnham for the first time in months.Farnham, 76, was spotted in two photos over the Christmas period.His son Rob posted a photo on Facebook showing the music legend and his family gathered around a table for Boxing Day.Australian music fans have gotten a glimpse of icon John Farnham for the first time in months. (Facebook)”Boxing Day shenanigans,” he captioned the post.John is sitting in the front of the photo, smiling with his family standing behind him and his wife Jill beside him.The You’re The Voice singer was also seen…