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A man believed to have been armed with a sword was arrested by Lane County deputies Monday morning after turning up at a gas station.

Investors are racing to buy British debt as traders ramp up bets that the Bank of England will start cutting interest rates before the US Federal Reserve. Official data showed the US rose by more than expected in March in a blow to US rate cut hopes.

Jerome Powell has warned the Federal Reserve risks being forced to delay its first cut to interest rates because of stubborn inflation and strong economic growth, in a blow to mortgage borrowers around the world.

SIR – I am a self-employed consultant and my time is my income. I have the problem of holding two so-called unique taxpayer reference numbers with HMRC. As my tax has been assessed on one and paid on the other, I receive weekly messages from HMRC to pay my outstanding tax bill. Despite multiple phone calls, I still have not resolved the problem. Last Friday afternoon, I had yet another letter of demand and I tried, yet again, to call HMRC to explain, but now it says it is too busy to acce...

Thieves have stolen mail from residential mailboxes for several nights in a row, and scattered much of the contents along highways.

Bitcoin has topped $60,000 for the first time in more than two years amid a flurry of excitement after the approval of wider trading methods in the US.

Extinction Rebellion protesters have been arrested after gaining access to a series of London office buildings including the Walkie Talkie as they held demonstrations against insurance companies that cover the fossil fuel industry.

The FTSE 100 jumped after a stronger-than-expected rise in US wholesale prices pushed up the value of the dollar.

San Bruno Community Art Gallery calls for artists. Artists are invited to submit applications to exhibit two dimensional work in the San Bruno Library’s main reading room. Deadline for submission

Germany has been forced to sell off some of its stake in package deliverer DHL as it struggles to improve the country’s rail network amid a budget crisis.