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Amazon has revealed plans to shut down its Milton Keynes fulfilment centre at Marston Gate, bringing to an end almost three decades of operations at the online retail giant’s first UK warehouse.The facility, which opened in 1998, has played a central role in Amazon’s UK expansion and has been a major employer in the area since its launch.The move will impact 590 members of staff.The company confirmed on Wednesday it has formally launched a consultation process on the proposed closure of the site.Workers at the site will be offered the opportunity to relocate to alternative Amazon locations across the country…

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The UK economy grew by a faster-than-expected 0.3% in November after car production rebounded and the services sector got a boost.Growth was driven by an increase in industrial output, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, helped by the return to production at Jaguar Land Rover’s facilities following the cyber-attack at the carmaker.With the Budget on 26 November, there was also an increase in services driven by activities such as accounting and tax consultancy.November’s growth figure was stronger than analysts’ expectations of a 0.1% increase.Businesses across the construction, industrial production and services sector told the ONS in November they were…

Emma Raducanu’s Australian Open preparations suffered a blow as she was stunned by world number 204 Taylah Preston at the Hobart International.British number one Raducanu was the top seed at the event – her final one before the first Grand Slam of the year begins on Sunday.However, she will travel to Melbourne with just one win under her belt after a 6-2 6-4 quarter-final defeat by Australia’s Preston.Raducanu was particularly inconsistent on serve, committing four double faults and holding in only three of her nine service games.She was twice a break up in both sets, but could not press home…

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A stretch of the M60 has been closed due to flooding, causing rush-hour delays.The anti-clockwise stretch of motorway between junctions 17 and 14 was already shut overnight for roadworks – but a burst pipe has delayed its reopening.It was due to reopen at 05:00 GMT but National Highways said hold-ups of about 30 were expected while work continued to clear the issue.Knock-on delays were also being caused to the M62 westbound.

Keir Starmer has issued a fresh update on the X AI scandal, branding the actions involved “disgusting and shameful”.Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, sparked widespread outrage after responding to user requests to digitally remove clothing from images of individuals without their consent.The Prime Minister said X is now “acting to maintain full compliance with UK law”, as Sir Keir vowed the Government would not back down.During PMQ’s today, Labour MP Emily Darlington asked the Prime Minister: “If reports are correct, Elon Musk has climbed down today under pressure from this Government.”And let’s be clear:…

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Getty ImagesSouth East Water is set to operate bottled water stations again on ThursdayRegulator Ofwat has opened an investigation into South East Water (SEW) after repeated outages across Kent and Sussex.The investigation will consider whether the company has complied with its licence condition to provide high standards of customer service and support.Ofwat said it was the first investigation it had launched on customer-focused licence conditions.SEW has been contacted for a comment. As of Wednesday night, 10,000 properties continued to have no water supply.Lynn Parker, Ofwat’s senior director for enforcement, said: “The last six weeks have been miserable for businesses and…

Roger Federer says he hopes Carlos Alcaraz can win the upcoming Australian Open and become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam.Six-time major champion Alcaraz, 22, will bid to add the Melbourne title to his two Wimbledon, two French Open and two US Open crowns.Swiss great Federer completed the career Grand Slam with his 2009 French Open triumph, five years after securing victories at the other three majors.”It’s like Rory [McIlroy] going for the Masters, those things are tough. At his young age, completing the career Grand Slam would be crazy,” the 44-year-old told a news conference at…