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SHOCKING: Halifax - You Need To See This

Running the town: the urban trail race taking entrants inside Halifax’s historic buildings

Easter Monday race will lead runners through minster, town hall and Piece Hall in what is thought to be first UK event of its kind

The Guardian - UK

The charming Canadian island where you’ll find art, literature and plenty of potatoes

Perhaps best known as the land of Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island offers an Atlantic coast getaway with a surprisingly varied culinary scene – as Rosalyn Jeffery discovers during a stay in Charlottetown

The Independent UK

FlixBus launches eight new routes in time for Easter

New FlixBus connections are launching in Doncaster, Blackpool, Halifax, Huddersfield, Milton Keynes and more

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Amazon shares tumble as $200bn AI rollout plan worries markets – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Halifax care home manager sexually abused children for decades, court hears

Malcolm Phillips, 92, is accused of abuse between 1976 and 1994, while former assistant is alleged to have helped him

The Guardian - UK

Ubisoft Is Totally Not Union-Busting as It Shuts Down a Newly Unionized Studio

Ubisoft announced this week that it is shutting down its Halifax-based studio just weeks after the team voted to unionize, a move the company insists is unrelated to labor organization and instead part of a broader, ongoing effort to cut costs and restructure its business (h/t IGN). The timing, however,…

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As Ubisoft shuts down a freshly-unionized studio, worker's union says it will "pursue every legal recourse" to protect employees' rights

Ubisoft Halifax's demise prompts the CWA to get involved

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Ubisoft just killed its Halifax studio right after it unionized, but says the shutdown was decided "well before" — over 70 developers have been affected

Weeks after it formed a union, Ubisoft's Halifax studio has been shut down by the publisher as it moves to "streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs."

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Ubisoft studio unionizes, is immediately shut down by Ubisoft, affecting 71 people

Ubisoft Halifax is no more

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Ubisoft Halifax Employees Officially Unionize in Canada

The first on the continent.

Operation Sports

US Doctor Found Dead in Dollar Tree Freezer Sparks Comparisons to Walmart Worker Found in Oven

A US doctor found dead inside a Dollar Tree freezer has sparked chilling comparisons to a Walmart worker discovered in a walk-in oven, as investigators probe how either tragedy could occur.

International Business Times UK

MPs ask why key parts of UK IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, HMRC, gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault.

Evening Standard

MPs question why key parts of IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, gaming platforms and HMRC were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault

The Independent UK

Riot Women review – Sally Wainwright’s menopausal punk drama is one of her best

This high-pedigree TV drama about midlife women who form a punk band is up there with Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax. It’s rich, plot-packed, and perfectly seasoned with humour

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Opeth announce one-off UK show for 2026

Swedish prog metallers Opeth will play Halifax's The Piece Hall on August 1

The Guardian - UK

US labor market ‘has headed off a cliff-edge’ with just 22,000 jobs added in August – as it happened

Disappointing US jobs report shows hiring slowed sharply this summer

International Business Times UK

UK Racist Couple Commands Their Dog To 'Kill' Filipino NHS Nurse In Ugly Encounter At West Yorkshire Park

A Filipino NHS nurse in Halifax was attacked by a racist couple who ordered their dog to 'kill' her, sparking police action and renewed debate on hate crime.

The Guardian - UK

Snooker’s answer to Luke Littler? Meet teenage sensation Stan Moody

Halifax youngster has entered world’s top 64 and is spark the sport needs to find mainstream attention in the UK

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Exclusive: Sterling K. Brown and Ernest Kingsley Junior on globe-trotting adventure Washington Black

Sterling K. Brown and Ernest Kingsley Junior on leading the way in adventure series Washington Black.

The Independent UK

Halifax home ablaze following huge explosion with three injured

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Flames engulf Halifax home following huge explosion with three injured and dozens evacuated

An explosion at a house in Halifax has left three people injured and multiple homes damaged as a result, with 14 properties being forced to evacuate.

Evening Standard

House explosion in Halifax ‘like nuclear bomb going off’

Two people have been seriously injured in the blast, which happened just after midnight on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Two seriously injured and homes evacuated after Halifax explosion

Six houses in Spring Hall Grove, located near the town centre, were affected by the incident

Evening Standard

Two seriously injured and 14 homes evacuated after explosion

The blast occurred just after midnight on Thursday near Halifax town centre.

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Mum Sent Her Cells to Amsterdam — 28 Days Later, She Was Cancer-Free!

A teenager from Halifax has opened up about the heartbreaking moment she found out her mum had cancer.

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