3 h. ago Merz examines using outgoing parliament to loosen debt brake

German election winner says he will hold talks with other parties to adopt constitutional change in next 30 days

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4 h. ago Woman's nose collapses after snorting so much cocaine she's left with hole in her face

Kelly Kozyra, 38, was on a night out in 2017 when she was offered a line of cocaine by a friend and within three months, the mum-of-two was using the class-A drug day and night

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5 h. ago Love Island's Casey O'Gorman 'worried' as phone with 'private photos and messages' is stolen

Love Island star Casey O'Gorman has had his phone stolen, with a source saying that he is 'worried' as the 'thief' has access to his 'private photos and information'

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5 h. ago FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier

The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last week

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5 h. ago Ospreys announce signing of Fiji captain until the end of the season

The vastly experienced centre will provide injury cover for Owen Watkin

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5 h. ago JPMorgan Chase sets aside $50bn for direct lending in private credit push

Move by Wall Street bank comes as increasing number of groups bypass traditional debt markets

Economics

5 h. ago Former England star's wife slapped with court order over 'unpaid £600 debt'

Huddlestone played four times for his country, and had notable stints with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Hull City , Wolves , Derby County and latterly Manchester United before retiring in 2024.

Economics

5 h. ago Warning after Greater Manchester woman scammed while selling phone

Anyone with information is asked to contact police

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6 h. ago Apple iPhone 16e: when is the best time to sell my old phone, and where to sell

Find out the best time to sell and how to get the most cash before prices drop 📱

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6 h. ago Young mum in tears after 'losing all her savings' to incredibly common phone scam

Amelia Mandeville-Marinaro, an author and first-time mum, has warned others "don't be like me" after she and her husband were scammed out of their life savings

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6 h. ago Mum breaks down as she and husband 'lose all their savings' after falling for phone scam

Amelia Mandeville-Marinaro, an author and first-time mum, has shared the details of a phone scam she and her husband fell victim to in the hope other people will learn from their mistakes

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6 h. ago Everything we know about missing Brit in Kenya – CCTV sighting, phone mystery and grim discovery

Businessman Campbell Scott had gone missing in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, February 16. Police have today confirmed that a man's body had been found stuffed into a sack

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6 h. ago Merz strikes urgent tone in calling for more European independence from US

Stance of German alliance’s leader could herald closer ties with France but ‘debt brake’ poses obstacle to spendingGerman election live – latest updatesFriedrich Merz marked his conservative alliance’s victory in Germany’s election by urging Europe to make itself more independent from the US – a project that will be music to the ears of Emmanuel Macron but may turn on whether Merz can build a Bundestag majority to lift the so-called debt brake that slows increases in defence spending.One possibility for the CDU/CSU alliance leader, who is on course to become Germany’s next chancellor, is to claim that the country is in an emergency, to try to force the change through the Bundestag before its dissolution. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Manchester United receive £50million financial blow caused by Glazer family

Man Utd's latest financial results were published last week and they revealed debt interest payments are set to soar.

Economics

7 h. ago Love Island's Casey O'Gorman has phone stolen with private messages and photos on

All Stars winner Casey O'Gorman - who won the Love Island spin-off show on ITV2 with his partner Gabby Allen just last Monday - has had his phone stolen

Culture

7 h. ago Apple announces $500bn in US investments over next four years

Spending ranges from new AI server factory in Texas to film and TV content and may add 20,000 jobsApple said on Monday it would spend $500bn in US investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory in Texas for artificial intelligence servers and add about 20,000 research and development jobs across the country in that time.That $500bn in expected spending includes everything from purchases from US suppliers to US filming of television shows and movies for its Apple TV+ service. The company declined to say how much of the figure it was already planning to spend with its US supply base, which includes firms such as Corning that makes glass for iPhones in Kentucky. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Man in his 20s arrested on suspicion of drug dealing and 'cuckooing'

Police say they have shut down a suspected drugs line

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8 h. ago William's heartbreaking phone call after Kate's cancer diagnosis as former aide reveals prince was at his 'lowest'

Prince William was at his 'lowest' point in the wake of Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis, according to former aide Jason Knauf.

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9 h. ago New DWP warning to people on Carer’s Allowance ahead of rise to earnings threshold

Nearly 100,000 unpaid carers across the UK owe the DWP money due to earnings.

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9 h. ago US politics live: confusion at agencies over whether to comply with Elon Musk email demanding workers justify jobs

Government agencies give conflicting orders after Musk demands employees list accomplishments from past week by Monday deadlineDonald Trump’s sweeping foreign aid freeze has stalled a United Nations programme in Mexico aimed at stopping imported fentanyl chemicals from reaching the country’s drug cartels, according to eight people familiar with the situation, Reuters reports.It is one of several US counternarcotics efforts in Mexico derailed in recent weeks by the stop-work order. Continue reading...

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