59 m. ago ‘Alarming’ rise in regional internet censorship in China, study finds

Tens of millions of internet users in China’s Henan denied access to five times more websites than usualChina’s authorities appear to have implemented an enhanced version of the country’s internet censorship regime in the central province of Henan, subjecting tens of millions of residents to even stricter controls on access to information than people in the rest of the country.A research paper published this month by Great Firewall Report, an internet censorship monitoring platform, found that internet users in Henan, one of China’s most populous provinces, were, on average, denied access to five times more websites than a typical Chinese internet user between November 2023 and March 2025. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago JEREMY HUNT: Liz Truss called me into a boudoir she'd created in No 10 and told me she had to quit. I urged her to go quickly

A message from an unrecognised number jumped out at me from my phone: ' Liz Truss here. Please can you give me a call.' Was the Prime Minister really trying to contact me? Surely not.

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4 h. ago Jessica Alba is spotted 'kissing' and cosying up to mystery man months after filing for divorce from ex

The Fantastic Four actress, 43, officially filed for divorce from her husband Cash Warren in February after nearly 17 years of marriage - one month after news of their shock split came to light.

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4 h. ago How the British girl caught with record cannabis haul in Sri Lanka is telling police it's all the fault of a mystery man called Dan she met on a beach

Sri Lankan Airlines Flight UL 405 had barely left the runway before the 21-year-old part-time beautician from Surrey slapped on a hydrating in-flight facial mask and stuck in her earphones.

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4 h. ago Jessica Alba Shares PDA With Mystery Man in London After Divorce From Cash Warren

Jessica Alba Shares PDA With Mystery Man in London After Divorce From Cash Warren  Just Jared

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5 h. ago Ruben Amorim's two fears just before Man Utd's Europa League Final defeat emerge

Ruben Amorim watched his Manchester United team come up short in the Europa League final against Tottenham on Wednesday and some of his prior concerns have now come to light

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6 h. ago EastEnders' Adam Woodyatt cosies up to mystery woman for first time since divorce

Actor Adam Woodyatt was spotted sharing a kiss with a mystery woman in the EastEnders star's first public romance since his divorce of wife of 21 years back in 2019

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8 h. ago Husband attacked his wife’s coworker with brass knuckles while she watched Pacers game at his house: report

James R. Hopkins of Muncie, Indiana, faces multiple charges after allegedly assaulting his estranged wife’s coworker during a NBA playoff game at the coworker's home.

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8 h. ago Newly single Jessica Alba seen kissing mystery man during incognito London outing

Newly single Jessica Alba seen kissing mystery man during incognito London outing  Page Six

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9 h. ago Jessica Alba kisses mystery man in London three months after shock marriage split

US actress Jessica Alba may be embracing a fresh start after her recent separation from Cash Warren, as she was seen sharing affectionate moments with a new man in London’s Regent’s Park

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9 h. ago Mystery over disappearance of DC terror suspect's 'girlfriend' weeks before fatal attack

The pro-Palestinian gunman who shot and killed two young Israeli diplomats in Washington DC lived a cosy life with a 'girlfriend' in a modest apartment in Chicago

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10 h. ago Devastated Titan sub wife blames 'ego and arrogance' for husband and son's deaths

Christine Dawood calls for full regulation of submersibles ahead of US Coast Guard report into the Titan disaster which killed her loved ones

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11 h. ago Face tattoos on mystery mummy baffle archaeologists as origins shrouded in mystery

An inked up mystery mummy with a black face tattoo from a special ink has experts at odd as they try to figure out just where and when this mummy originated from

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11 h. ago The Guardian view on billionaire Britain: tax wealth fairly or face democratic unravelling | Editorial

Without bold reform which makes the rich pull their weight, rising inequality risks eroding public trust and fracturing social stabilityBritain for the last decade has experienced a bleak paradox: rising child poverty alongside a dramatic increase in billionaire wealth. This inequality has been tolerated partly because greed has been rehabilitated as virtue. The Billionaire Britain report, published this week by the Equality Trust, reveals what many instinctively feel but few in parliament will admit: the UK economy has become a machine for the upward redistribution of wealth.Using Sunday Times Rich List data, the report found that the 50 wealthiest UK families now own more than the poorest half of the population combined. Their opulence is no accident. It’s largely built on the labour and consumption of those 34 million other Britons. The gains of society are being hoarded by those least in need. There’s a lexicon that sells it all as “entrepreneurial spirit” and bus...

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11 h. ago The number of hate groups in the US is shrinking — but their voice is growing louder

In 2024, there were 533 active hate groups, including those promoting anti-LGBTQ+, anti-immigrant, antisemitic and anti-Muslim views

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11 h. ago Jessica Alba spotted kissing mystery man in London – months after split with husband

Jessica Alba spotted kissing mystery man in London – months after split with husband  The US Sun

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11 h. ago Michelle Keegan puts on a glamorous display in a structured white gown and dramatic hat while in Cannes ahead of L'Oreal Light on Women Award

The former Coronation Street star, 37, was seen at Hotel Martinez on Friday during day eleven of the Cannes Film Festival before the L'Oreal event.

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12 h. ago US university scholars and international students: are you considering working or studying elsewhere?

We’d like to hear from scholars and students from abroad in light of the Trump administration’s attack on universitiesInternational students at Harvard University were ordered this week to transfer schools or lose their legal status following the Trump administration’s revocation of the university’s eligibility to enroll students from abroad.While that order was swiftly blocked by a judge, it is one of a series of events creating uncertainty on campuses across the US. It follows the US government’s revocation of hundreds of student visas on various grounds, including minor infractions or participation in protests against the war in Gaza. (Some of those visas have been reinstated.) Academics have also felt the impact of funding cuts and subsequent hiring freezes, leading to hundreds looking to leave the US to work elsewhere. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Regis Le Bris focused on making sure Sunderland take their chance to step up

The Frenchman suffered relegation with Lorient 12 months ago.

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13 h. ago ‘A new form of mass murder’: the terrifying, twisty unsolved mystery of the Tylenol killer

One of the most shocking true crime stories of the 80s is re-investigated in Netflix docuseries Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders“You’ve got an old one, huh?” asks James Lewis, eyeing the bottle of Tylenol with suspicion.“No, just off the shelf today,” replies a voice off camera. Continue reading...

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