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Virgin Trains will be able to launch rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the UK’s rail regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar.The decision by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) means Eurostar’s monopoly on passenger services is set to be broken for the first time since the tunnel opened in 1994.Temple Mills railway storehouse in east London is the only depot in the UK able to accommodate the larger trains used in continental Europe and which is already linked to the cross-Channel line.Virgin says it wants to start running services from 2030. Eurostar said…

The Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark interest rate by 0.25% today to 3.75%-4% The last time the Federal Reserve cut rates was in September 2025. The cut in September was their first rate cut of the year, following a period of rate holds.   In general, the Fed lowers borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, aiming to stimulate spending and investment. At the same time, some feel that a rate cut signals underlying economic weakness. Yesterday, Bitcoin was trading at $116,000 yesterday but since slumped down to under $111,000 earlier today. Bitcoin’s price slightly jumped to the high $111,000s as the…

AJ Pics/AlamyThe ordinarily “clean and tidy” Cotterstock Hall was transformed to provide a spooky setting for The Woman in BlackIf you are lining up a few classic horror films this Halloween, you might recognise some familiar locations.Forget the actors, directors and the crew – Historic England has been taking a look at some of the 400,000 listed sites in the country that have made it on to the big screen. “Familiar places can be turned into something uncanny, unsettling,” says listing and architectural research director Charles O’Brien.When it comes to horror films, he says England’s historic buildings and landscapes “provide…

By Sally Rufus, updated October 29, 2025 Traditional industries value reliability, yet paper checks, cutoff times, and mismatched data still slow things down. Adding digital asset tools around what already works delivers quick wins: programmable settlement, shared records, and self-executing agreements. The payoff is fewer handoffs, cleaner audit trails, and faster movement of value across partners, all while protecting trust. Faster Settlement and Stronger Cash Flow Modern blockchain-based payment networks can settle in minutes, improving cash visibility throughout the month. Many organisations hold extra float to bridge slow receipts and cutoff windows, leaving money idle that could fund growth. Programmable…

File Pic: Former India head coach Greg Chappell NEW DELHI: Former India coach Greg Chappell has reignited debate over the BCCI’s influence in world cricket, backing ex-ICC match referee Chris Broad’s claim that Indian administrators have long used their power to manipulate outcomes. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!In an explosive revelation to the Sydney Morning Herald, Chappell recalled how former BCCI and ICC chief Jagmohan Dalmiya had offered to “reduce Sourav Ganguly’s suspension” at the start of his coaching tenure in 2005.Bombay Sport Exchange | ‘The unconditional leader of Indian cricket’“Dalmiya offered to have his…

HP TET admit card 2025: The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has officially released the admit cards for the Himachal Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (HP TET) 2025. Registered candidates can now access and download their admit cards through the board’s official website,hpbose.org.According to the official notice, the HP TET 2025 (November session) is scheduled to take place from November 2 to November 16, 2025. The examination will be conducted in two shifts daily, the first from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, and the second from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM.HPBOSE has clarified that candidates can download their admit…

A publicly traded company that’s all-in on the Solana ecosystem has just bought another 100,000 SOL this month, adding around $20 million to its crypto treasury. That brings its total holdings to over 2.3 million SOL. Alongside the purchase, the company said it expects to earn more than 7 percent on its staked tokens, which is slightly above what the top ten validators are currently pulling in, sitting around 6.7 percent. Pushing the Staking Yield Past Seven Percent Setting a staking yield above seven percent is no small move, especially when institutional funds are beginning to explore serious positions in…

Enjoyed this article? Share it with your friends! A federal judge has decided that a group of authors can advance their claim that OpenAI copied their books without permission. On October 27, Judge Sidney H. Stein rejected OpenAI’s attempt to remove a key part of the authors’ complaint.OpenAI had argued that the claim about downloading books was a new legal argument that should not be allowed at this stage. Did you know? Want to get smarter & wealthier with crypto? Subscribe – We publish new crypto explainer videos every week! The Most Rewarding Play-to-Earn Project? BitDegree Explained (ANIMATED) However, the…

Gold (XAU/USD) attracts some buyers during the Asian session on Thursday and now seems to have snapped a four-day losing streak. The US Dollar (USD) struggles to capitalize on the previous day’s post-FOMC gains to an over two-week high and drifts lower amid concerns about economic risks stemming from a prolonged US government shutdown. This, in turn, is seen as lending some support to the commodity.Meanwhile, investors remain on edge following the conclusion of a high-stakes meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This is evident from a softer tone around the equity markets and turns…

Amer­i­can is a tricky word. It can refer to every­one and every­thing of or per­tain­ing to all the coun­tries of North Amer­i­ca — and poten­tial­ly South Amer­i­ca as well — but it’s com­mon­ly used with spe­cif­ic regard to the Unit­ed States. For Frank Lloyd Wright, lin­guis­tic as well as archi­tec­tur­al per­fec­tion­ist, this was an unten­able state of affairs. To his mind, the newest civ­i­liza­tion of the New World, a vast land that offered man the rare chance to remake him­self, need­ed an adjec­tive all its own. And so, repur­pos­ing a demonym pro­posed by geo­g­ra­ph­er James Duff Law in the nine­teen-hun­dreds,…