5 h. ago Election 2025 live updates: Mamdani and Cuomo face off in NYC as New Jersey, Virginia and California vote

Nearly 1.5 million people had cast their ballots in New York City by 3 p.m. Tuesday

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6 h. ago Election 2025 live updates: Mamdani and Cuomo face off in New York City as New Jersey, Virginia and California vote

Nearly 1.5 million people had cast their ballots in New York City by 3 p.m. Tuesday

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13 h. ago Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time after generational shift

Campaigners welcome Office for National Statistics data showing 5.4 million people now vape compared to 4.9 million smokers

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16 h. ago Two fifths of workers say one thing would lure them back to offices

13 million people, say they'd be tempted to go into the office more often

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18 h. ago Forget petty bribes, ‘state capture’ is corruption so deep it is shaping the rules of democracy itself | Kenneth Mohammed

Beating the dangerous influence of private interests on governments requires independent judges, journalists and a courageous civil societyA global youth revolt is shaking the foundations of political power. In just a few months, millions of young people have taken to the streets across continents – from Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Kenya, Tanzania, Morocco, Madagascar, Peru and Paraguay – to denounce corruption and collapsing public systems. The spark is familiar: governments accused of looting public wealth while ordinary citizens face unemployment, rising costs, poverty and failing services. These digitally connected protest movements – leaderless, borderless and fast-moving – have toppled governments in Nepal, Peru and Madagascar. The anger is not abstract. It is directed squarely at political and economic elites who have turned public office into private estates. What they are confronting, often without naming it, is state capture – a form of corruption so de...

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34 h. ago Trump administration will provide half of usual funds to Snap recipients in November

Contingency funds will keep benefits going for nearly 42 million people in the food assistance program, Trump saysUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration said it would provide partial relief to recipients of food stamps on Monday as the federal government shutdown approached a record-breaking length.Amid mounting uncertainty among the nearly 42 million people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), the Department of Agriculture said it would use contingency funds to keep benefits going, albeit just 50% of the usual funds recipients receive on their cards. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Roadshow to celebrate the nation’s ‘favourite’ small businesses kicks off

The month-long ‘Tour’ will shine a light on the real people, passion, and creativity behind the UK’s 5.6 million local small firms, celebrating their critical contribution to the economy, society and communities

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3 d. ago Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests

The result hands Hassan, who took power in 2021, a five-year term following opposition repressionTanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote following violent protests across the country earlier in the week.The landslide result announced by Tanzania’s electoral commission hands Hassan, who took power in 2021 after the death in office of her predecessor, a five-year term to govern the east African country of 68 million people. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Disney channels including ESPN, ABC and FX go dark on YouTube TV after failure to resolve pay dispute

Some 10 million people subscribe to YouTube TV

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4 d. ago Disney channels including ESPN, ABC and FX go offline on YouTube TV after failure to resolve pay dispute

Some 10 million people subscribe to YouTube TV

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5 d. ago Confidential information leaked after MoD official left laptop open on train

Exclusive: Details of 49 data breaches at MoD include personal data accidentally sent to a civil service sports club with 140,000 members

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5 d. ago Revealed: Afghan data breach after MoD official left laptop open on train

Exclusive: Details of 49 data breaches at MoD include personal data accidentally sent to a civil service sports club with 140,000 members

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5 d. ago Disney channels including ABC and ESPN could be yanked from YouTubeTV in pay dispute

Some 10 million people subscribe to YouTube TV

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5 d. ago All the money changes hitting YOUR pocket in November including Autumn Budget and cold weather payments

NOVEMBER is fast approaching, and with it come plenty of changes that could affect your pocket. Millions of people will keep their eyes peeled on any potential changes off the back of Rachel Reeves’ budget but others may extra support to help with the cost of living through grants and benefits. These are the main...

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5 d. ago When the rains don’t come: how drought and endless dry seasons are changing life in Puntland – in pictures

October rains have been light across Somalia, a country which in recent years has found itself on the frontline of the climate crisis. The latest estimate is that 3.4 million people don’t have enough food. One of the worst affected areas is Puntland, where disappearing water sources, pasture and food supplies have forced many to abandon their way of life Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Microsoft outage LIVE: Millions without internet as Xbox, Outlook, and Asda crash

Millions of people have been left without access to the internet and are facing issues with major websites amid another major cloud server outage this evening

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6 d. ago Health insurance open enrollment begins this weekend. Americans face higher prices and less help as shutdown drags on

More than 24 million people enrolled in individual plans for 2025

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6 d. ago Martin Lewis mobile phone warning to millions of people with O2 contract

Up to 15 million Virgin Media O2 customers will be affected by a change in April next year.

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7 d. ago UK government issues update on Warm Home Discount eligibility for renters

Millions of people will receive the one-off financial support in the coming weeks

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7 d. ago Staying up late and eating at random times could increase your risk of heart disease, experts warn

Millions of people pushed their clocks back an hour to mark daylight saving time-but at the same time, they have thrown their internal body clock off kilter, raising the risk of heart disease.

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