3 d. ago Twitter is DOWN: Thousands of users report issues with X newsfeed

Twitter is down as thousands of users report issues with their newsfeed on the social media app.

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6 d. ago The spirit of the Confederacy is alive and well in Trump’s America | Lloyd Green

Sympathy for yesteryear is gaining traction among Republican elites, and Trump’s relations with white supremacy is too closeGen Robert E Lee is long dead, but the spirit of the Confederacy appears alive and well. Federal contractors will no longer be explicitly barred from racially segregating their restaurants, waiting rooms and water fountains, according to the Trump administration. A memorandum dated 15 February 2025, issued by the General Services Administration, the procurement arm of the federal government, explicitly dropped those strictures.“Any open solicitations that contain any of the provisions or clauses listed above should be amended to remove the provisions and clauses,” the memo read. Forget about simply putting an end to race-based affirmative action and DEI. Team Trump appears determined to turn the clock back to the 1950s, if not earlier than that. The ghost of Jim Crow smiles.Lloyd Green is an attorney in New York and served in the US Department of Justice from 1...

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6 d. ago Coronation Street fans issue 'public service announcement' over Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain after truth uncovered

Doubt was cast over their still relatively new relationship

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7 d. ago EE working to fix service issues as users report losing phone signal

The mobile operator has apologised and said its engineers were working to fix the issue.

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8 d. ago Plane forced to turn back just two hours into journey after passenger loses phone mid

Passengers were only a quarter of the way into the 4,200-mile flight from Paris to the Caribbean

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9 d. ago Plane forced into turn back just two hours into journey after passenger loses phone mid

Passengers were only a quarter of the way into the 4,200-mile flight from Paris to the Caribbean

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9 d. ago Plane is forced to return home two hours into its flight after passenger loses their phone on board

An AirFrance plane has been forced to return home just two hours into its flight after a passenger lost their phone mid-air. 

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9 d. ago Plane is forced to return home two hours into its flight after passenger loses their phone on

An AirFrance plane has been forced to return home just two hours into its flight after a passenger lost their phone mid-air. 

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1 week ago Fire service issues update after blaze rips through Altrincham industrial site

The blaze saw black smoke billowing into the sky and surrounding streets

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1 week ago Altrincham fire LIVE as huge blaze breaks out by retail park and fire service issue statement

Emergency services have rushed to the scene

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1 week ago Republican senators want Elon Musk and DOGE to stay away from Social Security, according to new report

GOP senators fear welfare is ‘third rail’ issue and DOGE’s tampering with services could inspire backlash from constituents in their states

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1 week ago Airlines issue Heathrow third runway warning as they slam ‘quality of service’

Standard of services and lack of engagement among reasons cited by airlines for why they believe Heathrow’s capability is hindered

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2 w. ago MSP visits support service helping those affected by alcohol related issues

Established in 1979, Ayrshire Council on Alcohol offers free one-to-one confidential support to individuals who are concerned about their drinking habits.

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2 w. ago New Glen Sannox ferry out of service this weekend due to 'technical issue'

A "technical issue" with the MV Glen Sannox has forced CalMac to cancel a number of services between Troon and Brodick this weekend.

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2 w. ago Instagram is down: App used by 2 billion suffers worldwide outage as users complain about uploading glitch

A popular social media app has been hit by a worldwide outage. That means more than two billion users cannot share on the platform.

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2 w. ago From sleeping in doorways to reporting on homelessness: the journalist chronicling an American crisis

Kevin Fagan, who spent decades at the San Francisco Chronicle, argues in a new book that ‘atrociously unforgivable’ US poverty must be addressedVeteran journalist Kevin Fagan spent decades covering homelessness for the San Francisco Chronicle, reporting on a crisis that persists despite billions poured into housing and services and years of political debate.The issue is personal for him. Fagan was episodically homeless in his youth, sleeping in his car and camping outside while he attended college and later in doorways abroad as a traveling musician. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy snatches phone off fan as he loses it over heckling at Players Championship

Rory McIlroy was involved in a bizarre incident during the Players Championship Pro-Am, as he appeared to snatch a spectator's phone and walk away with it

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3 w. ago Doctors warn common drug is causing 'deviant sexual behaviour' among women as users report 'cruising the streets for sex semi

The medicines - known as dopamine agonists - are offered on the NHS and interact with parts of the brain that control movement, helping to ease restless legs.

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3 w. ago 'One month warning' for major car check as drivers urged to 'sign up today' or risk £1K fine

Motorists are being asked to make use of the service which issues a crucial reminder

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3 w. ago Sky broadband down as thousands of users across country report overnight outage

Customers have been "unable to get any answers" from the broadband and TV provider after the service crashed

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