54 m. ago New free streaming platform launching with TV favourites from BBC, ITV and Channel 4

Everyone TV, the company behind free streaming platform Freely, has announced a major deal with global streaming company Roku.

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2 h. ago Love Island fans fuming as Blu betrays Alima but is left red

Three Love Island boys stepped forward for Shakira tonight during a tense firepit ceremony, letting their partners know they were willing to jump ship to another woman

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2 h. ago Bathgate MP praises role of company in delivering national environmental goals

TOMRA, a global leader in reverse vending technology, hosted Kirsteen Sullivan MP at their Scottish storage and distribution centre, where she was welcomed by John Lee, TOMRA’s Vice-President for Public Affairs UK and Ireland.

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s nuclear bet: big promises, but bigger questions remain unanswered | Editorial

A bold state investment signals nuclear revival, but unresolved issues around cost, waste and safety demand urgent ministerial clarityThe government’s decision to invest £14.2bn in nuclear energy, on top of existing funds, marks a return to significant state funding of nuclear power after Hinkley Point C, financed by the private sector, was dogged by delays and cost overruns. It is also a decisive shift in energy policy. Ministers have high hopes of a nuclear energy renaissance. Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, described the prospect of a new reactor in Suffolk, Sizewell C, combined with new money for modular reactor development and fusion research, as a “golden age”. This was a striking choice of words from the greenest voice in the cabinet.The Climate Change Committee’s latest advice to the government took a more restrained view of nuclear, which drew industry ire. Mr Miliband’s commitment to renewable energy is not in doubt. The government has made good...

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6 h. ago Tony Bloom Hearts cash plan revealed as chief admits 'difficult' financial season coming up but profit isn't the end game

Andrew McKinlay acknowledges that there's a gap to plug after the Jambos failed to qualify for Europe this season

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8 h. ago The Latest: Hegseth suggests National Guard use for homeland defense will expand under Trump

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is fielding sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat, in Capitol Hill hearings

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10 h. ago Hegseth hearing live: Defense Secretary testifies on Capitol Hill with grilling on Signalgate expected

Hegseth is appearing in front of the House Committee on Appropriations in the Subcommittee on Defense

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10 h. ago Citing trade wars, the World Bank sharply downgrades forecast for global economic growth to 2.3%

President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday

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10 h. ago 2020s on course to be weakest decade for global economy since 1960s, says World Bank

Washington-based lender cuts its forecast for world GDP growth, blaming Donald Trump tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesThe World Bank has cut its forecasts for growth, blaming Donald Trump’s trade war and says the 2020s are on course to be the weakest decade for the global economy since the 1960s.In its twice-yearly Global Economic Prospects report, the Washington-based lender reduced its forecast for global GDP growth this year to 2.3%, down from 2.7% in January. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Antony opens up on 'painful' Man United experience amid transfer uncertainty

Manchester United winger Antony is facing an uncertain future at Old Trafford following a successful loan stint at

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11 h. ago Echo Valley review – Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney suspense thriller stretches credulity

A mother and her drug-abusing daughter are entangled in a far-fetched crime plot involving scary dealers and hastily disposed bodiesBrad Ingelsby, creator of TV’s Mare of Easttown, has written an enticing-looking suspense thriller which Michael Pearce directs and Ridley Scott co-produces. And with the acting A-team of Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney in the leads, and rock-solid support from Fiona Shaw and Domhnall Gleeson, things look promising. But Sweeney is absent from the drama for too long for the central relationship to be satisfyingly dramatised. And after an intriguing opening, the convoluted narrative doesn’t merely jump the shark but lies down and lets the shark jump over it before the pair of them charleston their way across the rolling Pennsylvanian farmland where the film is supposed to be set.Moore plays Kate, a lonely and unhappy grieving woman who trains horses and gives riding lessons on the farm she now precariously owns. She is divorced from a testy and judgemen...

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12 h. ago Aid cuts push global funding down by a third in 2025, UN data shows

Agency that coordinates humanitarian responses says that for 44 humanitarian crises it has prioritised this year, only around 11 per cent of the required funding as been confirmed, writes Nick Ferris

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12 h. ago What has caused the global spike in new Covid variant 'Nimbus' NB.1.8.1?

The new 'Nimbus' strain is the latest Covid variant, and cases have been confirmed in the UK.

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13 h. ago Furious Netflix fans 'report' streamer and 'switch to Prime Video' after 'horrible' update

Last month the streaming service revealed that it was going to be given a new global make-over, which would come into play on May 19.

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13 h. ago Apple: When is iOS 26 coming out and why did Apple skip numbers?

Apple will jump from iOS 18 to 26 in its next major software update

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13 h. ago Beyoncé gives away free tickets to London families in need as shows struggle to sell out

The global superstar has faced an unexpected blow as none of her six North London shows have so far sold out

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14 h. ago China bans banks from luring customers with popular Labubu dolls

Regulator asks local banks not to give non-compliant perks amid fierce competition as interest rates fallBusiness live – latest updatesChinese authorities have banned domestic banks from luring customers with gifts including the hugely popular Labubu dolls, amid fierce competition among lenders as interest rates and profit margins decline.The Zhejiang branch of China’s financial regulator, the National Financial Regulatory Administration, has asked local banks to refrain from offering non-compliant perks to attract deposits, Bloomberg News reported. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Islam increases its share of the global population as the world's fastest

Islam is growing faster than any other religion in the world, according to a new study. 

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15 h. ago GB News star breaks silence as show axed 'with immediate effect' in big shake

'Gutted' GB News presenter Josh Howie has spoken out after his show was suddenly axed by the network to make room for a new programme, despite a 'jump' up in ratings

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17 h. ago Platense who? Club World Cup is another step on the road to a global super league | Jonathan Wilson

Fifa’s huge prize money risks making a handful of clubs almost infinitely wealthier than their domestic rivalsLast Sunday, in the northern Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Platense beat Huracán 1-0 to win Argentina’s Apertura, the decisive goal a beautiful dipping effort struck at the top of the bounce by Guido Mainero. It was the first title in the club’s 120‑year history and provoked scenes of extraordinary emotion.Platense are one of Argentina’s quirkier clubs. They are nicknamed the Squid because their original ground was built on a marsh and the story grew that they played better in wet conditions when, as the journalist Antonio Palacio Zino put it, “the boys moved like squid in their ink”. The boggy conditions are also supposedly why they wear brown after an early director thought it would help to hide mud stains; the real reason is probably that their first members agreed to wear the colours of a jockey who won a particular race. Continue reading...

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