4 h. ago Amorous Or Loving? by Rupert Gavin: Who really invented Twitter? A) Jack Dorsey B) Jeff Bezoz C) Geoffrey Chaucer D) Elon Musk E) Mark Zuckerberg

A new book on the origins of some of our most evocative English words reveals the surprising answer...

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5 h. ago ITV Coronation Street's Joe Layton breaks silence on killer twist after just months on soap

Coronation Street actor Joe Layton has spoken out on the killer twist that saw his character Mick Michaelis murder Craig Tinker after just a few months on the cobbles.

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6 h. ago Wynne Evans breaks silence on 'spit roast' comment as he reveals 'heartbreak' over scandals that left his career in tatters

Wynne Evans known for the Go Compare ads - denied it was a sexual jibe about a female presenter as he lifted the lid on the incident in an explosive new interview.

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6 h. ago WHO breaks silence on new Covid variant days after its found in the UK

It was first detected in January and has now been found in 22 countries. Over the past month the number of cases linked to it has grown rapidly, rising from just 2.5% to more than 10% of reported global cases

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8 h. ago Ncuti Gatwa breaks his silence following claims he's been 'axed' as Doctor Who amid falling ratings and 'woke' storylines

The BBC series is also said to have been paused for an extended break amid criticism about recent plots involving non-binary aliens ,incels and even a pregnant male extra-terrestrial.

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11 h. ago X down as thousands report issues with social media platform

Thousands of UK users reported being unable to use the app and website.

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14 h. ago X down: Twitter not working as thousands of users report issues

Elon Musk’s social media site also suffered an outage on Thursday

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14 h. ago Twitter is down: Elon Musk's social platform X goes offline as thousands report problems

X, formerly known as Twitter, has gone down for millions of users around the world, with the website, app and XPro all affected.

Technology

14 h. ago X down in major outage as tens of thousands of Twitter users report issues

Over 11,000 users reported issues with the social media platform just after 1.20pm today with many unable to access their news feed as some looked to blame owner Elon Musk

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14 h. ago Adrian Newey breaks silence on Max Verstappen to Aston Martin amid Monaco GP debut

Present at the Monaco Grand Prix for his first appearance at an F1 race weekend as an Aston Martin employee, Adrian Newey has been speaking to reporters about Max Verstappen

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17 h. ago Turkish officials break silence after British mum's shock autopsy findings

Beth Martin mysteriously died just hours after arriving in Turkey for a holiday with her husband and two children.

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17 h. ago Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’

Top US marketing professor Scott Galloway says on Pivot podcast Tesla owner ‘has alienated his core demographic’The prominent US marketing professor Scott Galloway says Elon Musk’s decision to implement brutal job and spending cuts within the federal government on behalf of the Trump administration was “one of the greatest brand destructions” ever.Speaking on Friday’s episode of the popular Pivot podcast, which he co-hosts, Galloway said Trump’s billionaire businessman adviser alienated the customer base of his electrical vehicle manufacturer Tesla – one of his most important holdings – while aligning himself with a president whose allies aren’t interested in the kinds of cars the company makes. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago BBC breaks silence on claims Ncuti Gatwa has been 'axed' as Doctor Who with latest statement as broadcaster refuses to confirm he will be back in the Tardis for a third series

The broadcaster posted a statement on Friday following rumours that the renowned Scottish actor, 32, would not return as the Doctor, branding the speculation 'pure fiction'.

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19 h. ago Barry Island Pleasure Park breaks silence on death of boy, 16

A spokesperson for South Wales Police said officers were called just before 5pm on Friday following reports that a boy suffered a "medical episode" at Barry Island Pleasure Park

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21 h. ago Britney Spears breaks silence on shocking plane act that got cops involved

The pop icon, 43, who was freed from her conservatorship in 2021, was flying from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to LAX with her security on Thursday when she starting drinking, before lighting a cigarette.

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22 h. ago Turkish health chiefs break silence on death of Brit mum Beth Martin after shock autopsy

Mother-of-two Beth Martin tragically died after coming down with a mysterious illness just as she arrived on holiday - and Turkish officials have now released a statement addressing her death

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22 h. ago Six great reads: Sam Altman’s spectacular comeback, British preppers, and fear and loathing in Starbase, Texas

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Kim Kardashian breaks silence on 'terrifying' Paris robbery after guilty verdict

Kim Kardashian has spoken out after eight individuals were found guilty in the trial over her 2016 Paris robbery, saying the incident was the 'most terrifying experience' of her life

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29 h. ago Elon Musk's mother shares son's 1989 aptitude test to answer genius question

Today, the tech billionaire has an estimated personal fortune of more than $421 billion, but Maye has previously said the family were short of cash while Elon was growing up

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31 h. ago X’s ‘Creator Revenue Sharing Program’ gets totally pwned by Vietnamese click farm, lawsuit reveals

Exclusive: An eight-man crew operating out of a dingy office in downtown Hanoi, Vietnam, is accused of extracting payouts from X “by manufacturing the appearance of content engagement where none really exists.”

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