41 m. ago Skype is permanently shutting down as Microsoft forces people to use Teams instead

Microsoft has announced it is shutting down the popular video calling service Skype. Its 2 billion users will no longer be able to access their accounts starting in May 2025.

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45 m. ago Pub chef who sexually assaulted and murdered artist as she walked her spaniel near Kent beach before he took dog to shop to buy treats is jailed for 25 years

Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss, 21, used a knife to force 54-year-old Claire Knights off a path near Minnis Bay in Kent as she walked back to her car.

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50 m. ago Gene Hackman investigators give update on mummified star's surviving dogs

There has been concern about the health of the canines as Gene and Betsy had been dead for some time. But on Friday, authorities gave an update on the pets.

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52 m. ago Netflix is removing one of its greatest Original movies after seven years

The film is available to watch exclusively on service in UK – but not for much longer

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62 m. ago Paddington Marks and Spencer horror stabbing as man rushed to hospital

Police and London Ambulance Service crews raced to the Marks & Spencer store in central London - and found a man who had been stabbed inside the store before taking him to hospital

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78 m. ago 50 years on from Moorgate crash, what caused the worst Tube disaster in peacetime remains a mystery

Questions remain as memorial service held to mark the crash that killed 43 and injured 74

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78 m. ago Now Sit, Sherlock! London's Longest Serving Fire Dog Officially Retires

Now Sit, Sherlock! London's Longest Serving Fire Dog Officially Retires  Yahoo News UK

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80 m. ago Prince William launches £50million home building project as he makes homelessness plea

Prince William visited Millenium House in Poole today, which offers services to those at risk of homelessness, as he launched a £50million new scheme backed by Lloyds Banking Group

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82 m. ago Man jailed for murder of artist who went missing walking her dog

Claire Knights, 54, was reported missing on August 23 2023 and was discovered dead by her family two days later.

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88 m. ago Claire Knights murderer jailed after killing 'loving' mum while walking her dog

Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss, 21, admitted murdering Claire Knights, 54, from Upstreet, near Canterbury, before her body was found between St Nicholas-At-Wade and Minnis Bay

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98 m. ago Skype shutting down for good as Microsoft axes video calling service to focus on Teams

Skype was used by 300million people every month.

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1 hour ago DWP urgent 'sort by April 5' state pension warning issued to thousands of Brits

A warning has been issued over a five-week window to claim backdated voluntary National Insurance contributions or risk losing out on thousands over the course of their retirement

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1 hour ago Real Madrid hit with partial stadium closure and UEFA fine over 'discriminatory' fan behaviour during Man City clash

Los Blancos supporters who attended the Champions League game at the Santiago Bernabeu have landed in hot water

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1 hour ago Trump’s latest executive order designates English as the official language of the United States

Services that receive federal funding will no longer be required to provide assistance to non-English speakers

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1 hour ago Microsoft announces it's permanently shutting down major service used by 2bn people in shock move

Microsoft has announced it is shutting down the popular video calling service Skype. Its 2 billion users will no longer be able to access their accounts starting in May 2025.

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1 hour ago Netflix's Toxic Town starring Outlander and Trainspotting stars tells heartbreaking story

A Netflix drama centred around a town's toxic waste scandal has quickly become the streaming service's most popular TV show.

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2 h. ago Penny Lancaster reveals why she banned husband Rod Stewart from going near Donald Trump

Penny appeared on Loose Women on Friday where she opened up about attending Trump's parties in the past.

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2 h. ago Family of US marine veteran killed in Ukraine tells funeral in Kyiv he died fighting for freedom

Ethan Hertweck, a 21-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran who was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, has been honored with a funeral service in Kyiv attended by family and friends

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2 h. ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer agrees with Jose Mourinho on Man United problem

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Jose Mourinho finished second in the Premier League with Manchester United - their highest finish since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.

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2 h. ago Gene Hackman 911 call in full as distressed caretaker finds actor and wife dead at home

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead at their New Mexico home by a caretaker, who made a frantic 911 call to emergency services reporting the tragic discovery

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