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1+ min ago (419+ words) Revenues jumped 40% to nearly "2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April Thames Water has reported a leap in half-year profits to "386m after bills rose by nearly a third, even as it warned it faced huge funding uncertainties that could result in a rapid collapse into government control. Britain's biggest water company on Wednesday said it had swung into profit for the six months to September, after losing "230m in the same period in 2024. Revenues jumped by 40% to nearly "2bn after the company was allowed to raise customers' bills by 31% in April. Yet despite the jump reported profits, the company warned there was "material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt" on its status as a going concern. A collapse into government control under a special administration regime (SAR) " a form of temporary nationalisation " "could occur in the very near term" if…...

1+ min ago (275+ words) Philly is more than a "fitting choice for the CBC's return. Pennsylvania boasts 533 breweries, making it the third-largest beer-producing state in the U.S., trailing only California and New York. And even in more difficult economic times, Craft beer's economic muscle is nothing to shrug at either " the BA's 2024 data details its national impact at $72.5 billion. "And Pennsylvania plays an outsized role in that picture, cranking out more than 2.6 million barrels a year and contributing $5.2 billion to the national economy. The trade show itself runs Tuesday and Wednesday, featuring targeted educational sessions, sponsor activations, and a more personalized approach to professional development. The new format keeps networking front and center while cutting down on travel time and overall costs " a welcome shift for anyone navigating the busy modern beer calendar. Rounding out the conference programming is the always-anticipated State of the Industry…...

1+ min ago (1718+ words) The Duchess of Sussex's Christmas special has premiered on Netflix, with Meghan sharing the UK's "sweet" tradition of pulling crackers and revealing she puts a love letter inside the one she makes for the Duke of Sussex. Meghan urges people to try to make "every day" of December "special" as the year prepares to end, adding: "But don't feel like you have to do it all." She recommends adding wax seals to wrapped presents to elevate them, and letting tree ornaments "find their light" as she offers up tips for the festive season. The 56-minute one-off episode follows the first two critically-savaged seasons of With Love, Meghan and comes after the Sussexes signed their new watered down, first look deal with the streaming giant in August. With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration aired on the same day the King and Queen…...

1+ min ago (317+ words) Magnifier's most powerful feature uses the MacBook's machine learning capabilities to identify, display and format text that your camera captures. This works with text your camera can see in the room around you, and things it captures via macOS' Desk View feature. For example, to view documents on your desk: Click on the Camera section in Magnifier's menu bar and then select your Desk View camera from the dropdown menu. Click on the Reader icon (a simple illustration of a document) near the top-right of your Magnifier window. Click on the sidebar menu icon to access settings to format text. Apple gives you options to change the color, font and background of text Magnifier identifies, among other customization options. If you'd prefer to capture faraway text, you can position a webcam or iPhone camera facing away from you and swap…...

1+ min ago (552+ words) Giving a Netflix Christmas movie three stars is basically the equivalent of a normal film getting a five-star rating. My Secret Santa soars as high as a festive film can fly, but gosh does it tick all the boxes. Alexandra Breckenridge cements her status as the Netflix queen Ryan Eggold is also exceptional casting As original as a Christmas storyline can be Not everyone is on our leads' level I'll tell you what wasn't on my Christmas list to Santa this year " unironically enjoying (nay, loving) a Netflix festive film. I've watched a lot of bad ones in this job, but My Secret Santa is undoubtedly the best of the sappy genre. In a nutshell, it's Mrs. Doubtfire if Robin Williams decided to be a Santa drag king instead of a sassy Scottish pensioner. Instead of a man desperately trying…...

2+ min ago (403+ words) Bitcoin has turned itself around with a sharp surge to $92,000, unleashing a fresh wave of short liquidations on the derivatives exchanges. Bitcoin suffered a blow on Monday as its price slipped under $84,000, but just as quickly as it had crashed, the cryptocurrency has made a swift recovery on Tuesday. With the asset's price now floating above $92,000, its price has surged by more than 8% over the last 24 hours. Like is usually the case, Bitcoin hasn't been alone in this rally; the rest of the cryptocurrency market has also shot up alongside the number one digital asset. Some of the top altcoins have even managed to outperform BTC, with Ethereum (ETH) sitting in a profit of nearly 10% for the past day. The fresh wave of volatility in the sector has triggered a liquidation squeeze in the derivatives market. According to data from…...

2+ min ago (295+ words) Melissa is a general news reporter at the Albany Advertiser. After graduating from Curtin University in 2020, she started as a cadet journalist at an independent newspaper in Perth's eastern suburbs, before turning to freelance music writing to support her travels. Before moving to the Great Southern in 2024, she lived in Greece, Ireland and Croatia. Katanning's festive spirit will be bolstered this weekend as the annual Carols in the Park event descends on Piesse Park on Sunday evening Run by the Combined Churches of Katanning, the free event will start at 5pm with a variety of children's activities, including sumo wrestling, mini golf, giant puzzles, and a scavenger hunt Local musical act Ash and Grace will entertain the masses " who are encouraged to dress up as their favourite nativity character to receive a free gift " before the carols begin at 7pm Singers from…...

2+ min ago (353+ words) Hannah Whitehead works as the rural journalist for the Narrogin Observer and The Great Southern Herald since 2024. She is the sole journalist based in the Southern Weatbelt and surrounding country towns. Her role includes sports, criminal, political, emergency and community reporting. Narrogin Senior High School's past and present descended on their school grounds at the weekend to celebrate its 70th anniversary Alumni and teachers " ranging from the class of 1955 to recent 2025 graduates " marked the milestone with a sundowner and open day on Friday and Saturday The sundowner kickstarted celebrations, with the group of 160 rekindling friendships with former classmates and educators on Friday night while enjoying food and drink at the student-operated Hilltop Cafe Mike Brown told the tale of his father's dedicated push to establish a public school in the town, a years-long effort that eventually led to the creation of…...

2+ min ago (121+ words) Fact-based reporting and analysis on politics, policy, and culture'informed by conservative principles. The U.S. at War | Interview: Aaron MacLean Aaron Maclean, senior fellow at Hudson Institute and host of the School of War podcast, joins guest host Steve Hayes to discuss the anxiety-inducing analysis of the types of people who make up Trump's foreign policy coalition. Is there any room for old-school Republicans, or have isolationists completely taken over? With your membership, you only have the ability to comment on The Morning Dispatch articles. Consider upgrading to join the conversation everywhere. More We Think You'd Like Gift this article to a friend Click the button below to copy the article link to your clipboard....

2+ min ago (693+ words) Credit: Jared William Bowers In 2019, Cincinnati duo Lung opened for the legendary Dayton band Brainiac. This writer was in the pit of that show with no ear protection. Kate Wakefield's distorted, dissonant cello and classically-trained operatic vocals, paired with Daisy Caplan's epic, earthquake drumming made for a cochlear-defining experience unrivaled before or since. But when the Cincinnati two-piece set out to perform this music together " in what can be somewhat pinned down with words like "experimental" or "metal stringcore" or "really loud rock" " neither Wakefield nor Caplan were consciously chasing a new, bizarre sound; it was just a natural product of their very peculiar, specific tastes. Lung will be performing Dec. 6 at Yellow Cab Tavern, alongside Nick Kizirnis, Nervous Verbs (Mike Montgomery's solo project) and Wujeria. The show will also be an opening for Mike and Colin Montgomery's father-son art,…...