40 m. ago Voices: I’ve been ordered by my doctor to stop doomscrolling for medical reasons

If you thought the worse thing that your phone could give you was sleepless nights from the bluescreen, you’re wrong, says Charlotte Cripps

Science

70 m. ago Voices: Could Angela Rayner’s squeeze on landlords hurt the very people it’s supposed to help?

The deputy prime minister’s plans to reform the rental housing market are well-intentioned – and built on ideas first mooted by Michael Gove – but, says James Moore, if they end up restricting supply, renters will suffer the consequences

Politics

1 hour ago Lamine Yamal insists he did NOT try to meet adult film star, 29, after she threatened to leak voice messages from the Barca teenager

Yamal has taken the time to enjoy some downtime - he is currently in Rio de Janeiro with 'idol' Neymar , having previously jetted off on holiday with another woman 12 years his senior.

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4 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Viktor Gyokeres voice notes 'proof' alert and Marcus Rashford plan

Ruben Amorim is unhappy with the progress so far as Manchester United look to overhaul their squad but things may be heating up for the Red Devils in the summer transfer window

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5 h. ago Voices: Readers have their say on reversing Brexit – from rejoining EU ‘tomorrow’ to ‘letting more time pass’

Our community largely agrees that Brexit was a mistake, but whether the UK should rejoin the EU remains deeply debated, with some calling it ‘a pipe dream’ as others admit they’d ‘vote to rejoin tomorrow’

Politics

5 h. ago Tech review: IMILAB EC6 Panorama Spotlight Camera provides a smart way to keep your home secure

We take a look at the latest cutting edge offering in home security - you can even control it with your voice

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6 h. ago Voices: Whitehall isn’t working – here’s how the PM can fix it

Keir Starmer complains that the government machine is slow to crank into life when he demands action. To prevent his ‘mission-driven’ domestic agenda from being doomed to failure, the prime minister should first get rid of the Cabinet Office, says Andrew Grice

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10 h. ago Trump turns against Fox News after shock poll and singles out anchor Jessica Tarlov for 'soiling' evening broadcast

The reacted to Tarlov - the most consistent Trump-hating voice on the show and network - discussing negative polling numbers on Friday's show.

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12 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Something ominous was in the air, and possibly soon in your veins...

The assisted dying vote was reported at half past two. 'Unlock!' said Speaker Hoyle, and his voice went all strangulated. Had someone slipped Mr Speaker a lethal dose?

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12 h. ago Coronation Street's Maria left asking 'where's Gary' as character sparks concern

Coronation Street's Maria Connor wonders what's happened to Gary Windass in a new spoiler preview for the ITV soap, as she demands his whereabouts in an angry voicemail

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14 h. ago A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone

Some Iranians living abroad are trying to call their families back home, only to have a robotic voice answer

Technology

15 h. ago Trump administration almost totally dismantles Voice of America with latest terminations

Terminations of 639 employees were announced at organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propagandaThe Trump administration has terminated 639 employees at Voice of America and its parent organization in the latest round of sweeping cuts that have reduced the international broadcasting service to a fraction of its former size.The mass terminations announced Friday rounds out the Trump-led elimination of 1,400 positions since March and represents the near-complete dismantling of an organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, whose first broadcast declared: “We bring you voices from America.” Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Kari Lake makes it official: Hundreds of Voice of America employees given pink slips

‘It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds U.S. ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,’ VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara said.

Politics

17 h. ago Gailard Sartain death: Hee Haw and Elizabethtown actor dies aged 78

The Oklahoma-born actor was a regular on country music show ‘Hee Haw’ and voiced Big Daddy in ‘The Simpsons’

Events

18 h. ago MPs voting to legalise assisted dying is a momentous day for choice

The House of Commons decision to pass Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill marks a historic step towards giving people the right to make fundamental decisions about their own lives – as well as how to end them

Events

21 h. ago Voices: My husband wanted to go to Dignitas: the new assisted dying bill wouldn’t have helped him

As the right-to-die legislation passes its final Commons hurdle, Mary Dejevsky explains how it falls far short of helping those who might have been pinning their hopes on it, namely people like her late partner with chronic progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s disease

Events

23 h. ago Voices: What’s the point of the UK talking to Tehran? More than you might think

The meeting in Geneva between European foreign ministers and their opposite number in the Iranian regime is no ordinary peace mission – the delegation isn’t there to stop the war, says Michael Day, they’re acting as the Ayatollah’s Trump-whisperer

Politics

23 h. ago Voices: Poll of the day: Do you support the assisted dying bill?

Have your say: The assisted dying bill, facing a knife-edge vote after key safeguards were dropped, has reignited a deeply divisive debate over dignity, safety, and the limits of end-of-life choice

Events

23 h. ago James Cleverly’s voice breaks as he tells MPs of ‘painful’ death of best friend in assisted dying bill debate

James Cleverly has opened up on losing his best friend during the assisted dying bill debate in the House of Commons on Friday (20 June).

Events

24 h. ago Add to playlist: James K’s downtempo dream pop and the week’s best new tracks

Right on time for the return of the chill out era, the New York producer traces a hypnotic path on an album that bobs along on sleepy breakbeats and angelic atmosphericsFrom New YorkRecommended if you like Caroline Polachek, Voice Actor, Vegyn Up next New album Friend released via AD 93 on 5 SeptemberPull up your beanbag, light a lava lamp and crack open the Vicks VapoRub: downtempo is back. New compilation Telepathic Fish documents the 90s south London ambient night; Logic1000’s latest DJ-Kicks mix would barely register on an ECG; there’s none more languid than even the summer’s flagship pop album, Addison by Addison Rae. New York producer and musician James K has been dabbling in trip-hop – and various shades of experimental pop and club music – for more than a decade, but nonetheless, her new album, Friend, arrives right on time for summer’s wind down. (What is autumn if not the chill out room to escape the year’s most hectic season?) Continue reading...

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