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Why is the government giving heavy goods vehicles a free ride for a year, with its “12-month vehicle tax holiday” (Report 20 May), when they cause such huge road damage to our crumbling road system (The pothole puzzle: the bumpy ride to fixing Britain’s broken roads, 23 May)? A 44-tonne HGV, the industry standard, is 100,000 times more damaging to road surfaces than a Ford Focus.Philippa EdmundsEast Twickenham, London Within five years, Sunderland have moved from League One to seventh place in the Premier League with a place in Europe; they got two columns in Monday’s paper. West Ham got…

In the last few years, India’s online food delivery market has grown significantly, with both Zomato and Swiggy going public and the number of cloud kitchens increasing. Meanwhile, startups working on home services, such as on-demand household staffing platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto, have gained popularity. Silicon Valley-based start-up Human Archive is tapping into this trend, partnering with these companies to have workers wear special caps with cameras to collect egocentric (first-person point of view) video data of everyday tasks that could be used to train robots. Without naming specific partners, the startup said it is working with…

Dubbed the “Sommermarchen,” or “Summer Fairy Tale,” the 2006 World Cup in Germany was a widely praised showcase for a modern, unified nation that was welcoming to fans from around the globe.Part of that success was the “KombiTicket”, which gave fans free access to local public transportation on match days.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSince then, World Cup host countries have invested heavily in getting fans to and from matches, especially in Russia in 2018, where even long-distance trains between host cities were free, and Qatar in 2022, where free metro access helped turn stadium-hopping into part of…

A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, May, 7 2026.Kim Chandler | APA panel of federal judges on Monday blocked Alabama from using congressional district maps that would dilute the votes of Black people in the 2026 midterm elections.The ruling in U.S. District Court in Birmingham, Ala., which found that the maps “intentionally discriminated based on race,” sets the stage for the Supreme Court to determine whether the maps, which were first proposed in 2023, can be used by Alabama this year.The decision is a victory — albeit possibly a temporary one…

Remote jobs may be harder to land than they were a few years ago, but some roles are still paying extremely well. A new report from Resume Genius analyzed nearly 80,000 remote job listings to identify the highest-paying remote roles hiring in 2026, with the top 10 careers averaging six-figure salaries and one reaching $300,000.”The highest-paying remote jobs tend to involve specialized expertise, digital collaboration or consultative work that doesn’t depend on being physically present,” said Nathan Soto, career expert at Resume Genius.Here’s a look at the remote jobs that pay $100,000 and over in 2026.Explore Next: 5 Side Hustles…

The New York Knicks have reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999 after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-93 to complete a four-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals. Karl Anthony-Towns had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, OG Anunoby scored 17 and Landry Shamet added 16 off the bench, while Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson both had 15 apiece. Victory sees the Knicks become just the the fourth team in history to have an 11-game winning streak during the post-season run and the first since the Golden State Warriors, who had a 15-game run on their…

Play video content If you needed a reminder that fans are not always priority No. 1 — turn to Russell Crowe — cause the guy was absolutely not having it outside his Paris hotel. Check out the clip … Russell puts autograph hunters firmly back in their lane after the crowd started edging way too close for comfort — barking out, “Stay where you are, don’t f***in push in on me. I’ll come to you. Give everyone space.” If that warning somehow wasn’t crystal clear … he followed it up with a pretty simple policy: “As soon as somebody is…

When I heard on the radio that more than half of British people would consider cancelling an outing if they saw a 40% chance of rain all day on their weather app, I felt seen. I, too, am a slave to my app. Not that I would ever make a decision based on one whole-day percentage. I pore over three-hourly breakdowns for chances of rain versus minutes of sunshine. If rain is on the cards, I check the probable millimetres. Less than one? I may well throw caution to the wind. Speaking of which, wind speed and direction must also…

We have been waiting for the Ferrari Luce for eight years.It was January 2018 when, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, former Ferrari chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne first hinted at a “prancing horse” EV to compete with Tesla.“If there is an electric supercar to be built, then Ferrari will be the first,” Marchionne said. “People are amazed at what Tesla did with a supercar: I’m not trying to minimize what Elon, did but I think it’s doable by all of us.”Well, Ferrari has not been the first. But it has certainly taken the award for most…

NewsFeedIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force following a drone attack that killed an Israeli soldier in Northern Israel. A total of 23 Israeli soldiers have been killed by Hezbollah fighters since March.Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo