48 m. ago Mark Ronson puts his entire year on hold for possible favour from Taylor Swift

Mark Ronson shared that he recently performed at Selena Gomez's wedding and is now keeping his calendar clear in case Taylor Swift wants him to DJ her big day

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1 hour ago Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer freed to live in exile in the US

Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly, says he opted for exile after facing ‘torture’ behind bars in CubaThe prominent Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer has been freed from prison and put on a plane to the US where he will live in exile with his family, the communist country’s foreign ministry has said.Ferrer, who has been imprisoned repeatedly as the long-term leader of the island’s pro-democracy movement, announced this month he had opted for exile after facing “torture” and “humiliation” behind bars. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Vodafone blackout CHAOS: More than 130,000 customers across the country have NO broadband, internet banking or phone signal amid major outage

Furious customers took to social media to complain of 'complete outages' in their area - impacting work from home, social media usage and online banking.

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2 h. ago Jewish day centre close to synagogue targeted in Manchester terror attack is forced to shut after 'suspicious substance' found in envelope

A cordon was set up by police at The Nicky in Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, after the substance was found earlier today.

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2 h. ago Republican and Democratic senators dig in heels over government shutdown

Lindsey Graham says closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands on Obama-era healthcare subsidiesRepublican and Democratic senators Lindsey Graham and Mark Kelly have dug their heels in over the government shutdown – which is now approaching two weeks, with the former saying that the closure won’t push him to meet Democrats’ demands for a restoration of Obama-era healthcare subsidies.Graham said on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday that he was in favor of the Senate voting to reopen the government and prepared to “have a rational discussion” with Democrats – but not with the government shut down. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago This is exactly how Britain has been infiltrated by our enemies. I can never fully disclose what MI5 told me

I knew something was seriously amiss the day a pair of grim-faced MI5 spooks marched into my office, shut the door and told me to sit down.

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3 h. ago Vodafone broadband down LIVE: Full statement and fix time as thousands suffer internet outage

Thousands of Brits have been left without internet or mobile data as Vodafone says a 'major issue' is affecting broadband, 4G and 5G services - with engineers working urgently to fix the problem

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3 h. ago Undercover police officers using the names of dead children slept with multiple women after infiltrating protest groups, an inquiry heard

Lawyer David Barr KC, pictured, set out the aims of the Undercover Policing Inquiry's latest stage, which will examine the behaviour of officers said to have spied on the family of Stephen Lawrence.

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3 h. ago Vodafone issues statement after 'major outage' leaves thousands without internet and phone

Over 130,000 customers have flagged issues with the network

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3 h. ago The best Isle of Skye hotels for outstanding Hebridean views and coastal walks

This Scottish island isn’t just home to fantastic food and magnificent views; it has a whole host of excellent hotels, too

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3 h. ago New Christmas event comes to Manchester with 'magical' winter festival at Freight Island and Mayfield Park

A world of festive storytelling and wonder is promised

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3 h. ago Love Island star Tom Walker announces wife is pregnant with their first child in sweet pics

Love Island star Tom Walker, who was on the show in 2019, has announced that he is set to become a dad for the first time as he and his wife Chloe are expecting their first child

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3 h. ago Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems

Many customers say they cannot access services including the internet or make mobile phone callsTens of thousands of Vodafone customers were reporting that they could not access services including the internet and making mobile phone calls on Monday.Consumers started reporting problems on the website of the outage monitor Downdetector from about 3pm on Monday. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Vodafone outage live updates: Phone and home internet users unable to get online in widespread disruption

Vodafone has gone down in a major outage.

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4 h. ago Madagascar president flees after losing support of key army unit

Elite Capsat unit that played a major role in Andry Rajoelina’s rise to presidency joined gen Z protests against corruptionMadagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to have fled the country on a French military aircraft, hours before he was scheduled to address the people.French state radio RFI reported on Monday that the president, who also has French citizenship, had been flown out of the capital, Antananarivo, after a deal with President Emmanuel Macron. It added that he may have headed for Dubai. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Is Vodafone UK still down? Latest update as huge outage hits UK phone and internet

Vodafone customers are having issues with internet and calls this afternoon 🚨🚨

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4 h. ago Massive Vodafone outage update as cities across UK unable to access internet

Major centres such as Cardiff, Birmingham, Newcastle hit as user says 'completely down for me, can’t even access websites'

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4 h. ago Vodafone major outage LIVE as more than 130,000 customers left without access to internet

The reports started coming in at around 2:50pm this afternoon

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4 h. ago Internet down for tens of thousands as Vodafone, BT, Sky, Virgin Media, EE and others report outages

Users across the UK have reported having problems with their internet

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4 h. ago Madagascar: Is there a coup and why has the president fled the country?

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has reportedly fled the country after an elite military group joined violent anti-government protests

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