33 h. ago Microsoft issues urgent warning to millions of Windows 10 users as support ends

Computer users have less than a week to make sure their devices are updated

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33 h. ago Expert advice on how to care for someone who has had a stroke

Experts explain the best ways to help people who survive a stroke

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6 d. ago A by the numbers look at the current Hispanic population in the United States

More than 68 million people in the United States identify as ethnically Hispanic, making it one the nation’s fastest growing racial or ethnic groups

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6 d. ago Stockport restaurant changes ‘offensive’ name following major backlash

"Change can be difficult for a small independent business, but the support of our customers has made it possible"

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7 d. ago Shock new poll shows that adults increasingly think political violence is necessary to ‘get country back on track’

Majority of those surveyed still disagree with political violence

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1 week ago So much for uniting the country! Poll puts support for Scots independence at 53% amid fury at Labour

A new poll today put support for breaking up the UK at 53 per cent north of the border.

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1 week ago World leaders step up efforts behind the scenes at the UN to end the war in Sudan

Behind the scenes at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, key countries and regional organizations have been coordinating efforts to try to end the war in Sudan

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2 w. ago Darfur cholera cases rising at an 'alarming' rate as death toll in Sudan tops 3,000, says WHO

The number of reported cholera cases is increasing in Darfur and over 3,000 people in Sudan have died in the past 14 months of civil war, according to the World Health Organization

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2 w. ago Pope Leo admits he is not a Donald Trump supporter in revealing interview

Pope Leo XIV remarked US bishops showed ‘courage’ in confronting the Trump administration

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2 w. ago Pope Leo reveals he is not a Donald Trump supporter in revealing interview

Pope Leo XIV remarked US bishops showed ‘courage’ in confronting the Trump administration

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2 w. ago Sudanese paramilitary group reportedly kills 43 in mosque drone strike, says a local medical group

A Sudanese paramilitary group reportedly killed 43 civilians inside a mosque in El Fasher, North Darfur

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2 w. ago Iranian director Jafar Panahi urges Oscars to support independent filmmakers in authoritarian countries

Dissident director says Academy ‘should find a way to not tie the filmmakers to their governments’

Culture

3 w. ago Javier Bardem leads stars supporting Palestine on Emmys red carpet amid Israeli boycott

The Oscar-winning actor, 56, urged those watching to support the 'Free Palestine' movement in an interview on the red carpet.

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3 w. ago Seven million homes missing out on £24bn in benefits and support, new study warns

Lack of awareness, complexity and social stigma highlighted as major barriers to claiming financial support

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4 w. ago Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

Court declined preliminary injunction in case brought by scientists seeking to halt purge of more than 1,600 grantsThe Trump administration can go ahead and purge more than 1,600 research grants issued by National Science Foundation (NSF) worth more than $1bn, after a judge declined to grant a preliminary injunction in a case brought by a coalition of organizations representing thousands of scientists.The NSF is the premier federal investor in basic and cutting-edge science and engineering, which until Trump’s second term enjoyed bipartisan support, with the agency’s independent review process revered globally as the gold standard. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM

Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency recordsThe publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a cache of leaked files revealed he gave extensive support to Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when Johnson was prime minister.The files shed light on how the media executive, who at the time was vice-chair of the Associated Press news agency, worked behind the scenes with Johnson as his premiership was engulfed by a series of scandals. Continue reading...

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