3 h. ago Major incident declared by Welsh Water as burst main leaves large part of country without water for five days

The Chief Exec of Dwr Cymru has apologised to customers

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3 h. ago 'Significant' incident declared by Welsh Water as burst main leaves large part of country without water for five days

The Chief Exec of Dwr Cymru has apologised to customers

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25 h. ago Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track

Lawyers for Universal Music Group deny that British chief exec had any ‘meaningful involvement’ in the promotion of allegedly defamatory track Not Like UsAs Drake’s lawsuit continues against his record label’s parent company, Universal Music Group (UMG), his lawyers have claimed that UMG’s British chair and chief executive Lucian Grainge had a “role in and knowledge of the scheme to defame and harass” Drake, and have requested that UMG produce texts and emails by Grainge.UMG has previously denied access to those communications, stating that Grainge has “no meaningful involvement in the matters and decisions at issue in this litigation”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump calls the Epstein Files ‘total bulls***t’ amid rumors of a JD Vance secret strategy meeting

Donald Trump blasted the Epstein Files as ‘total bulls***’ after a reporter asked about rumors of a secret strategy meeting planned by JD Vance.

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7 d. ago Putin and Trump 'to meet in coming days' as location remains top secret

It has been confirmed that Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet in 'coming days' to discuss peace between Russia and Ukraine, with the US president previously threatening tariffs

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8 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 10 unhinged Donald Trump moments as White House prepares for mystery 'announcement'

There are secret Epstein meetings happening, Trump might be about to make Washington into his own personal fiefdom and a new poll reveals exactly how unpopular he and his team are

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8 d. ago ‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in EuropeOne afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with the commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200. On the spy chief’s agenda: moving vast amounts of top secret intelligence material into the US company’s cloud.Meeting at Microsoft’s headquarters near Seattle, a former chicken farm turned hi-tech campus, the spymaster, Yossi Sariel, won Nadella’s support for a plan that would grant Unit 8200 access to a customised and segregated area within Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago JLR confirms PB Balaji as new chief exec as Donald Trump takes swipe at departing CEO for 'seriously woke' rebrand

PB Balaji (pictured) will replace Adrian Mardell, who last week said he would leave having steered JLR financial turnaround and Jaguar's contentious EV rebrand.

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9 d. ago Council spending on emergency housing doubles to £2m amid national crisis

A report last summer warned of 'unprecedented' levels of homelessness.

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3 w. ago JD Vance flew to Montana for secret meeting with Rupert Murdoch and Fox News executives

A source familiar with the trip told The Independent that the vice president spoke to both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, as well as a group of executives from the right-wing network

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3 w. ago Government sends team to 'take control' of London council amid financial crisis

Four commissioners will be given sweeping powers over London borough as minister warns financial position ‘deteriorating rapidly’

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3 w. ago Council in crisis: Bankrupt London borough signs off £230k payment to chief exec in secret meeting

Councillors were told Abi Gbago had resigned after less than two years in the job and were asked to vote on her ‘substantial’ payout

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3 w. ago London council meets in secret to discuss 'series of concerning allegations'

Newham called an emergency meeting of all councillors at its town hall in Stratford on Thursday night

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3 w. ago London council to meet in secret tonight to discuss 'series of concerning allegations'

Newham called an emergency meeting of all councillors at its town hall in Stratford on Thursday night

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4 w. ago King Charles and Prince Harry’s Aides Just Had a Secret Meeting in London

King Charles and Prince Harry’s Aides Just Had a Secret Meeting in London  Harper's BAZAAR

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last month Real reason behind Harry and Meghan's charm offensive with King Charles revealed

Prince Harry and King Charles' most senior aides have come together for a secret meeting in a major shift towards reconciliation - and it appears to be part of a wider strategy for the Sussexes

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