12 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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15 m. ago WhatsApp is DOWN: Messaging app crashes for thousands of users around the world

According to Down Detector, the problems started at around 3:10pm, and are affecting WhatsApp users around the world.

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28 m. ago Is this the REAL reason Claudia Lawrence case has never been solved? Claims people 'responsible for chef's disappearance have used their money and power to enforce wall of silence'

Chef Claudia Lawrence, 35, vanished without a trace after failing to turn up to work at the University of York's Goodricke College on March 19, 2009.

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39 m. ago WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger all down in major Meta outage

Reports that the Meta-owned social media platforms were having issues started to around 3.330pm this afternoon with as many as 60,000 WhatsApp users running into difficulties 15 minutes later

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41 m. ago Afghanistan v Australia abandoned due to rain at Champions Trophy – as it happened

Updates from the final group match at Gaddafi StadiumAny thoughts? Get in touch with Jim on email5th over: Afghanistan 23-1 (Ibrahim 3, Sediq 6) Johnson, who is moving the ball both in the air and on the pitch, beats Sediq with three successive deliveries. As Ian Smith says on commentary, Afghanistan just need to get through this spell – it’s fine if they are 40 for 1 after 10 overs.4th over: Afghanistan 20-1 (Ibrahim 1, Sediq 5) So far Dwarshuis has been able to control the swing pretty well; two from his second over. Continue reading...

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44 m. ago NatWest issues huge update to millions of Sainsbury's Bank customers ahead of takeover

Last June, the major supermarket bank announced plans to transfer its personal loans, credit cards, and savings accounts to the high street building society

Economics

49 m. ago ‘I spent 12 hours a day for 16 months with Gene Hackman – but never met him’: The Conversation’s Walter Murch pays tribute

Murch was just a rookie when he was hired to edit Francis Ford Coppola’s follow-up to The Godfather, but studying Hackman taught him all he needed to knowI never formally met Gene Hackman. I glimpsed him once, in November 1972, when he bounded upstairs to the offices of American Zoetrope in San Francisco, but I didn’t recognise him until he told the receptionist that he was here to see Mona Skager.Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Conversation was about to start shooting in two weeks, and Mona was Francis’s associate producer. I was to be the film’s editor. That brief and solitary glimpse of Gene in real life was counterbalanced by 16 months of daily screen contact with Harry Caul, the character brought to life by Hackman. Continue reading...

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73 m. 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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83 m. ago Dad yells 'murdering scum' at house as search for missing son continues

Kyran Durnin, six, was last seen in June 2022 with detectives suspecting he was murdered.

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83 m. 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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86 m. ago Building society is ‘inundated’ with worried customers over possible ISA overhaul

Richard Fearon, chief executive of the UK's fifth largest building society, said it had heard from hundreds of its members who had concerns about the potential overhaul

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86 m. ago Anyone who drinks coffee issued warning to avoid very common mistake

Many people can't start their day without a cup of coffee, but a warning has been issued to anyone who enjoys a brew - and it's all to do with how you're disposing of it

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95 m. ago American economy grew at 2.3% annual rate in Q4 boosted by consumer spending

The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end consumer spending, the government said, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of fourth-quarter growth.

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1 hour ago Bitcoin market 'meltdown' worsens as investors 'flood to the exits'

'Comments about crypto since Mr Trump took over the presidency have been conspicuous by their absence. This could be why investors are flooding to the exits'

Economics

1 hour ago Penny Lancaster shares heartfelt insight into difficult start with Rod Stewart

Penny Lancaster opened up about her marriage to Rod Stewart, revealing that she had a difficult start to their romance

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1 hour ago 13 best beauty launches from February 2025 including Charlotte Tilbury and Fenty

Our shopping experts have hand-picked the best new makeup, skincare and fragrance launches to shop now

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1 hour ago Lidl makes big loyalty app change that means shoppers can get more discounts

The discount supermarket chain has added more personalised discounts to its Lidl Plus app. The change means shoppers can now access discounts available at their local store - under "your store" on the app - as well as "all stores"

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2 h. ago Jaguar Land Rover to launch charitable foundation to support young people

The JLR Foundation will focus on supporting the personal, social and educational development of children and young people through initiatives that further their skills, knowledge and abilities

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2 h. ago Daniel Dubois’ father details son’s illness and names Oleksandr Usyk as next opponent

Dubois pulled out of a planned title defence against Joseph Parker last week, citing illness

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2 h. ago Penny Lancaster shares rare insight into 'difficult' start to romance with Rod Stewart

Loose Women star Penny Lancaster, who is married to singer Rod Stewart, has spoken out about the start of her relationship with the music legend

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