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New mayoral elections to be delayed in four areas of England until 2028 The new mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will now be contested in 2028.
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Porn company fined £1m over inadequate age checks The penalty imposed on AVS Group Ltd is the biggest handed out so far under the Online Safety Act.
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Streeting orders review of mental health and ADHD services as welfare bills rise The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
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Household bills will rise to fund £28bn investment in energy network Ofgem says the investment will help lower reliance on imported gas and make wholesale energy cheaper.
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'A rumbling sound and a loud bang' - small earthquake hits homes in north-west England Lancashire residents say the 3.3-magnitude tremor felt like "an underground explosion", but there are no reports of damage.
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Police accused of 'homophobic assumptions' over victims of blackmail on Grindr A BBC investigation learns of five cases of suspected blackmail involving victims targeted on Grindr in one area.
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Why we chose to get married in front of two strangers we found through Reddit Harmony Elmy and Seán Mauremootoo eloped hundreds of miles to Cardiff for their unconventional wedding.
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The Papers: 'Face ID in every town' and 'Kate's great herr do' Many of Thursday's front pages carrying photos of the state banquet for the German President at Windsor, alongside a range of other stories.
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Antigravity’s 360-degree drone is here to help you forget DJI
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Antigravity’s 360-degree drone is here to help you forget DJI The Antigravity A1.
With DJI facing an imminent import ban in the US and its flagship drones disappearing from shelves, the new Antigravity A1 didn’t need to be a groundbreaking gadget to make headlines. It just needed to be a competent ...
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BMW iX3 first drive: a ‘New Class’ is in session
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BMW iX3 first drive: a ‘New Class’ is in session BMW has been peppering us with teasers and bits and pieces about its next-gen EV platform, Neue Klasse, for so long - fully two years now - that I confess I've become a bit numb to the hype. I'd seen ...
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Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse
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Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse A simulated image representing the projected contamination by satellite trails in one of the future space telescopes. The stripes of light reflected from artificial telecommunication satellites outshine the otherwise pristine image of two galaxies interacting in the background. | Image: ...
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Anthropic’s AI bubble ‘YOLO’ warning
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Anthropic’s AI bubble ‘YOLO’ warning Andrew Ross Sorkin and Dario Amodei speak onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. | Image: Getty
This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, ...
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I tested 30 smart locks, and these are the best
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I tested 30 smart locks, and these are the best A smart lock is an easy solution to some common problems. Locked yourself out? Need to let a friend in to water the plants? Your latchkey kid lost their key? Hands are full, and it’s raining cats and dogs? A ...
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Reddit’s CEO says r/popular ‘sucks,’ and it’s going away
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Reddit’s CEO says r/popular ‘sucks,’ and it’s going away Reddit CEO Steve Huffman. | Photo: Getty Images
Reddit is “moving away” from r/popular, the default feed for new users, and plans to replace it with “better, more relevant and personalized feeds,” according to CEO Steve Huffman (aka Spez). Huffman also ...
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Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza
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UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Air strikes and shelling continue in Gaza The UN has called for an investigation into the recent “horrific” killing by Israeli forces of two young brothers in Gaza who were reportedly targeted by a drone while collecting firewood. 
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Myanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse
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UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Myanmar: Opium crop hits 10-year high amid conflict and economic collapse Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar has surged to a ten-year high, the United Nations reported on Wednesday, underscoring how prolonged conflict and economic collapse are driving farmers deeper into the illicit economy.
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General Assembly LIVE: Resolution adopted demanding Russia return Ukrainian children
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UN News - Global perspective Human stories
General Assembly LIVE: Resolution adopted demanding Russia return Ukrainian children The UN General Assembly’s emergency special session spotlighting Russian aggression against Ukraine has reconvened in New York where the world body has adopted a resolution demanding Moscow end the forcible transfer and separation from their families, of Ukrainian children. Follow ...
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General Assembly demands return of Ukrainian children by Russia
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UN News - Global perspective Human stories
General Assembly demands return of Ukrainian children by Russia The UN General Assembly on Wednesday demanded by a wide margin that Russia immediately and unconditionally return all Ukrainian children who have been forcibly transferred or deported since the start of the war.
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What Boris Johnson and the tech titans have in common The Tories’ disruptive strategies would not be out of place in Silicon Valley
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