73 m. ago Scots teenager missing for over 24 hours as cops launch appeal

Police Scotland shared an appeal on its social media.

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92 m. ago Reeves admits “further and faster” action is needed to kickstart growth

Before the statement, the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish its forecast on the UK economy, which is widely expected to slash its forecast for economic growth

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2 h. ago Laurin Bell dead: Jeopardy! star dies aged 41 as friend issues heartbreaking statement

Former Jeopardy! star Laurin Bell has sadly died aged just 41, it has been announced with her friends sharing a heartbreaking tribute to her on social media

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2 h. ago Adolescence is an intervention: why parents now need to step up

Adolescence puts one thing very clear: we are failing as parents and as a society, if we keep giving our young children unsupervised access to the internet

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3 h. ago Danny Jones' wife Georgia makes a huge move as she asks 'important question'

Georgia has returned to social media for the first time since her husband Danny was caught snogging Maura at the Brits, and it appears she has put the drama behind her

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3 h. ago Napster, now a streaming service, sells for $207m to Infinite Reality

Tech startup says it bought company once linked to music piracy to transform it into a social music platform for artistsA brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before re-emerging as a subscription music service, has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207m.The tech startup announced on Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform where artists can connect with fans and better monetize off their work. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Danny Jones' wife Georgia makes bold move as she asks 'important question'

Danny Jones' wife Georgia has returned to social media after a brief pause, as she is seen moving back into the family home she shares with the McFly star, after his kiss with Maura

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4 h. ago Joshua Blackledge dead: TikTok star dies at 16 as girlfriend pays heartbreaking tribute

TikTok star Joshua Blackledge, who had over one million followers on the social media platform, has died aged just 16, with his girlfriend among those sharing touching tributes

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4 h. ago Assisted dying law thrown into doubt as rollout likely delayed until at least 2029

Timeline for implementation in England and Wales likely to be pushed back a further two years, meaning it may coincide with general electionThe introduction of assisted dying in England and Wales is likely to be pushed back by a further two years in a delay that supportive MPs fear could mean the change of law is never realised.The deferral was proposed by Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP piloting the assisted dying bill through parliament. It means the initial timeline of two years for implementing the law will now stretch to four. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Le Creuset mugs slashed by almost half price in Amazon Spring Sale as shoppers call them 'a work of art'

The Le Creuset Rainbow Coffee Mugs are currently on sale with 41% off in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale, with shoppers calling them 'exceptional' and 'a work of art'

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4 h. ago Signs Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien and husband secretly split after 14 years

After over a decade together, signs of a split between Tina O'Brien and Adam Crofts have surfaced, fueled by social media activity and time apart.

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4 h. ago Trump's crypto empire set to expand with new stablecoin and investment fund offerings

President Donald Trump’s crypto empire is expanding with the recent announcements of a new dollar-backed stablecoin and investment funds for digital assets

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4 h. ago Heavy ChatGPT users tend to be more lonely, suggests research

Studies show those who engage emotionally with bot rely on it more and have fewer real-life relationshipsHeavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests.Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are among the heaviest users, according to a pair of studies from OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Danny Jones' wife Georgia returns to social media with a 'very important question' after taking a huge step to rebuild her marriage following McFly star's drunken kiss with Maura Higgins

The mother-of-one took to Instagram to share a video asking for advice from her followers about styling her hair, after her marriage was thrown into turmoil earlier this month.

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5 h. ago Democrats call for investigations and possible resignations after ‘sloppy, careless, incompetent’ Signal blunder – live

President says national adviser Mike Waltz had ‘learned a lesson’; senate intelligence committee chair criticizes handling of classified informationSignal leak reveals depths of Trump administration’s loathing of EuropeExploitable flaws: what US adversaries could learn from leakElon Musk appears to be laying the groundwork to privatize some space and satellite operations now under the authority of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), or steer lucrative contracts toward his SpaceX and Starlink companies, former agency employees say.They’re sounding the alarm as at least four other federal agencies have reportedly begun pushing new contracts toward Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company. Musk, the world’s richest man, has been tasked by Donald Trump with drastically slashing the federal government workforce and costs. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Shoppers 'bin' flip flops for £17 Crocs sandals that feel like 'heaven on your feet'

Typically costing £35, the Crocs Sandals have been slashed by 50% in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale

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5 h. ago Major new Instagram and TikTok rule demand to tackle deadly £100 driving loophole

Alarmed MPs have written to TikTok and Meta urging tougher action on so-called 'ghost' plates and warning brazen criminals are glamorising them on social media

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5 h. ago GTA 6 fans are convinced the game's second trailer is dropping today

Fans of GTA 6 are eagerly awaiting the release of the game's second trailer, as speculation and theories abound on social media

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6 h. ago Emma Raducanu hits Miami hot streak as her persistence finally pays off | Tumaini Carayol

Briton is looking a tougher athlete but can still learn lessons from her quarter-final opponent, Jessica PegulaJessica Pegula began her professional tennis journey with a head start on most of her peers. In a sport as prohibitively expensive as elite tennis, her family wealth – her billionaire parents own several sports franchises, including the NFL’s Buffalo Bills – afforded her unfettered access to equipment and knowledge. Her career, however, has come to signify something else altogether.At the age of 22, Pegula was still fluttering in and out of the top 150, stuck on the lower rungs of the ITF circuit and simply trying to figure things out. Pegula did not break into the top 100 until a couple of weeks before her 25th birthday in February 2019 and even then it seemed as if she was light years away from ever becoming a top player. She failed countless times before she began to soar. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Democrats demand answers over White House’s ‘careless’ Signal blunder

Senators interrogate US intelligence community after Atlantic editor was added to group chat on Yemen war plansUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic senators demanded answers from leaders of the US intelligence community on Tuesday on how the top editor of the Atlantic was added to a group chat discussing airstrikes in Yemen, arguing that the “sloppy, careless” leak put national security at risk.The unusual story broke on Monday, when the Atlantic published a piece by its editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, who said he had been added to the group on the messaging app Signal, and watched as accounts that appeared to match top Trump administration officials, including Vice-President JD Vance and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, debated and then coordinated a wave of bombings targeting the Houthis in Yemen. Continue reading...

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