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Drivers risk unfair fines for using most yellow box junctions which councils want enforcement powers over, according to a new report.Problems with the boxes include poor visibility and being too large, research commissioned by the RAC found.Yellow boxes are used in an attempt to ensure traffic flows smoothly through busy junctions.

Drivers risk unfair fines for using most yellow box junctions which councils want enforcement powers over, according to a new report.Problems with the boxes include poor visibility and being too large, research commissioned by the RAC found.Yellow boxes are used in an attempt to ensure traffic flows smoothly through busy junctions.

Kyle Brandt's idea of Super Bowl Saturday would be so detrimental to the NFL's growing brand.I love Kyle Brandt and what he does on Good Morning Football, but his infatuation with Super Bowl Saturday is the worst idea conceived since the Jump to Conclusions mat from Office Space.Look.I love the idea that we can enjoy the Super Bowl in excess, have a few pops and see where the evening takes us.

For decades, Girl Scouts has used cookie sales to raise funds and teach scouts about entrepreneurship.This year, thanks to the Raspberry Rally cookie, members got a painful lesson in what can happen when high demand meets limited supply.The much-hyped Rally, a raspberry-flavored spin on the Thin Mint, was always supposed to be a limited-edition cookie.

There are signs recent rises in the cost of food have reached their peak, environment minister Mark Spencer has told MPs.His comments came after inflation unexpectedly increased in February, with Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures showing food prices hit their highest rate in more than 45 years.

Inflation jumped to 10.4 per cent last month after falling for two consecutive months, official figures show.The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 10.4 per cent in February, up from 10.1 per cent in January, the Office for National Statistics said.The surprise figures come after the Bank of England said in February that it believed inflation - or rising prices - had peaked after rising sharply for months, with a high of 11.1 per cent late last year.

Like its Canadian counterparts, Walmart is pushing back against claims that grocers are profiting from the rising cost of food.Gonzalo Gebara, the head of Walmart Canada, told MPs on the House agriculture committee Monday that rising prices were caused by "a perfect storm" of external factors, not price-gouging.

Britain's inflation rate unexpectedly rose last month, reversing its recent downward trend and potentially undermining expectations that the Bank of England was close to halting interest rate increases.Consumer prices in Britain rose 10.4 percent in February compared with a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.

Welcome to Spring!Well, not quite yet if you are reading this shortly after the time it's published.The Vernal Equinox happens today in Toronto a few minutes before 5:30 p.m..As always, the arrival of Spring means we're probably in for terrible weather.Indeed, the long range forecast shows a potential seven straight days with at least some rain and/or snow for each starting Wednesday, so enjoy the sun today while it lasts.

Bayern Munich's Champions League trip to Paris may have ended in success, but they had a slight blip to deal with on the way home.The morning after the 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain, the team was at the airport to board the plane for Munich.All was going well, until things took a rather unexpected turn.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Supermarkets have started to drop customer limits on buying some fresh fruit and vegetables as supply issues that led to widespread shortages begin to ease.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Two supermarket chains have started rationing selected fruit and vegetables as supply issues caused empty shelves across the country.Retailers have warned that the shortages could last for weeks as bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe have left supermarkets with a low supply of tomatoes and other fresh produce.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Startup Relativity Space sent what it's calling the world's first 3D-printed rocket toward space on Wednesday, vaulting it into the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

Zoox, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Amazon, said that its toaster-shaped driverless vehicle without a steering wheel or pedals was approved to drive on public roads with passengers in California.The company celebrated the milestone as the "first time in history a purpose-built robotaxi - without any manual controls - drove autonomously with passengers."

At some of Scandinavia's special outdoor preschools, children play outside and nap outside, even in freezing temperatures.Published: 8 March 2023 10:27 CET Come rain, sleet or snow, young children nap outside even in mid-winter all across Scandinavia, where outdoor preschools teach children a love of nature.

At some of Scandinavia's special outdoor preschools, children play outside and nap outside, even in freezing temperatures.Published: 8 March 2023 10:27 CET Come rain, sleet or snow, young children nap outside even in mid-winter all across Scandinavia, where outdoor preschools teach children a love of nature.

Come rain, sleet or snow, young children nap outside even in mid-winter all across Scandinavia, where outdoor preschools teach children a love of nature.Sitting in the forest on a tarp laid out over the snow in Solna near Stockholm, Agnes and her friends all around five are lining up sticks.We use pieces of wood to show them that you can use anything you find in nature to do maths, said their preschool teacher Lisa Bystrom.

Temperatures plunged to minus 15.7C in Aberdeenshire last night as the UK recorded its coldest night of the year so far.The Met Office recorded the temperature at Braemar while other parts of the country also experienced icy cold conditions.Bear South East Trunk Roads tweeted that a minus 11.3C road surface temperature and air temperatures of minus 14.7C were recorded on the A702.

Coaches are hesitant to quantify success in terms of dynasty, perhaps in part because of the assumption and the demand that the wins keep coming.No women's college basketball program in the country feels that tension more than the University of Connecticut.The Huskies had dominated the sport under Coach Geno Auriemma since he began building the program in 1985, with 11 championship titles, 22 Final Four appearances and, at one point, a 111-game winning streak.

Pilots at Delta Air Lines have approved a new contract that will increase wages 34 percent by 2026 and includes improvements to scheduling, retirement and other benefits, raising the standard for contract negotiations underway at other large U.S. airlines.Voting was conducted in February, and the results were announced on Wednesday, with 78 percent of pilots approving the contract, according to the union that represents them, the Delta Master Executive Council.

I have rarely seen my fellow Chicagoans fuss much over a snowstorm.In this city, anything less than six inches is a mere dusting, schools almost never close because of bad weather, and children fly down sledding hills along Lake Michigan in freezing cold and wind.But this week, the storm that is churning across the country is testing the city's mettle.

A freight train that derailed in western Arizona on Wednesday night was carrying corn syrup, its operator said, hours after a report indicated that hazardous materials were on board.The accident near the town of Topock, Ariz., occurred less than six weeks after a train derailment in Ohio released toxic chemicals and prompted a national conversation about railroad safety.

Senators grilled a top Southwest Airlines executive on Thursday over the company's holiday meltdown, which disrupted flights for as many as two million people during one of the year's busiest periods for air travel.Over several hours, lawmakers on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation peppered Southwest's chief operating officer, Andrew Watterson, with questions about how the airline's operations buckled during the holidays and the steps it was taking to prevent a similar breakdown in the future.

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Tory cabinet minister Therese Coffey was booed by farmers after she refused to accept that the Britain's supply chain hit by widespread food shortages had seen market failure.

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Britain's biggest supermarket has begun rationing fresh fruit and vegetables as a row erupted over shortages that have left shelves bare.Tesco has followed Aldi, Asda and Morrisons in introducing limits on items customers can buy.

Britain's biggest supermarket has begun rationing fresh fruit and vegetables as a row erupted over shortages that have left shelves bare.Tesco has followed Aldi, Asda and Morrisons in introducing limits on items customers can buy.A shortage of tomatoes has widened to other fruit and vegetables due to a combination of bad weather and transport problems in Africa and Europe.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The shortage of some fruit and vegetables in UK supermarkets could be the tip of the iceberg, a farming union has warned.Tom Bradshaw, deputy president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), said a reliance on imports has left the UK vulnerable to shock weather events.

Tesco has joined other supermarkets in limiting sales of certain fruit and vegetables as shortages have left shelves stripped bare.Britain's biggest supermarket has introduced a cap of three items per customer on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.Aldi, Asda and Morrisons have already started restricting the totals each customer is allowed after extreme weather hit harvests abroad.

Tourists and locals flock to San Francisco's famous Buena Vista Cafe year-round to order the spot's acclaimed Irish coffee, and the hot, sweet and boozy concoction is famous for good reason.The blend of sugar, hot coffee, Irish whiskey and cold whipped cream makes for a tantalizing delight.Whether you're a Buena Vista Cafe superfan or merely a lover of boozy, caffeinated cocktails, here's the best Irish coffee recipe to DIY from the comfort of your own home.