8 minutes ago Your electricity meter is past its best before date: Power firms claim old models go off like veg

Homes across the country have been receiving letters warning them that their old meter has passed its 'best-before' date - comparing it to rotting food.

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18 minutes ago Roman Polanski: lawsuit alleging director raped teenager in 1973 settled and dismissed

Civil suit that claimed the now 91-year-old sexually assaulted a 16-year-old in Los Angeles in 1973 has been settled to ‘mutual satisfaction’ of both partiesRoman Polanski, the Oscar-winning film director who fled the US decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old, will no longer face trial over an alleged sexual assault of another minor after reaching a settlement.The latest case against the now 91-year-old director, which concerned an alleged sexual attack in 1973, had been due in civil court in Los Angeles next August.In the US, call or text the Childhelp abuse hotline on 800-422-4453 or visit their website for more resources and to report child abuse or DM for help. For adult survivors of child abuse, help is available at ascasupport.org. In the UK, the NSPCC ...

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44 minutes ago Trump files extraordinary complaint claiming election meddling by UK Labour party

Allegation references LinkedIn post saying 100 party staffers were headed to US to campaign for HarrisFirst King George III. Now Sir Keir Starmer.Citing the American revolution while misspelling “Britian”, Donald Trump’s campaign has filed an extraordinary complaint against the UK’s Labour party for what it claims is “interference” in the US presidential election. Continue reading...

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73 minutes ago Sam Smith puts on a leggy display in black shorts teamed with a pink shirt as they head for a leisurely lunch with pals in New York

Sam Smith put on a leggy display on Tuesday as they headed for a leisurely lunch with pals in West Village, Manhattan.

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75 minutes ago Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital, top UN official says

The top U.N. official in Haiti says gangs have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies

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81 minutes ago Mystery professional athlete stopped Diddy assault on young man, lawsuit claims

It’s alleged Sean Combs had assaulted the Los Angeles man in his private office

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93 minutes ago Only 2 percent of people can find the 89 in this sea of 99s in less than seven seconds

Brain teasers are a good way to keep minds active and this particular test can be completed within seven seconds, although 99 per cent of challengers fail at first

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1 hour ago EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Has Keir Starmer kicked the Downing Street cat in anger after Justin Welby's admission that he is the descendant of a slave owner?

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Has Keir Starmer kicked the Downing Street cat in anger after Justin Welby 's admission that he is the descendant of a slave owner?

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2 hours ago Putin returns to world stage hosting 36 leaders at Brics summit in Russia

West infuriated as UN secretary general accepts invitation to meeting of countries including China, India and IranVladimir Putin, ostracised by the west and labelled a possible war criminal by the international criminal court, has played host to 36 world leaders from nations including China, India and Iran as part of a summit of the Brics group designed to display Moscow as anything but isolated.One of the main aims of the summit will be to speed up ways to reduce the number of dollar transactions, and so mitigate the US ability to use the threat of sanctions to seek to impose its political will. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Trump files extraordinary complaint claiming meddling by UK Labour party

Allegation references LinkedIn post saying 100 party staffers were headed to US to campaign for HarrisFirst King George III. Now Keir Starmer.Citing the American revolution while misspelling “Britian”, Donald Trump’s campaign has filed an extraordinary complaint against the UK’s Labour party for what it claims is “interference” in the US presidential election. Continue reading...

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