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Facebook issues first correction notice at Singapore’s request
Facebook issued its first correction notice on a user's post at the request of the Singapore government on Saturday, according to the notice seen by Reuters.The government said on…
‘Loud bang’ heard in London and Hertfordshire was sonic boom, police say
Emergency services got a large number of calls after people reported being woken by the noise and some saying their homes "shook".…
Mystery of empty boat washed ashore in Ireland solved
A Canadian broadcaster tracks down a man who wrote that he had made the badly damaged vessel that crossed the Atlantic.…
Trump says he didn’t direct Giuliani’s Ukraine efforts. Witnesses say otherwise.
"No, I didn't direct him," Trump said in an interview on Tuesday, appearing to distance himself from his personal lawyer.Rudy Giuliani during a visit at the Hadassah…
London Bridge terror attack: Trust will determine how atrocity influences election
Boris Johnson has wasted no time pressing the case for an end to the automatic release of seriously violent criminals.…
Birmingham: Police called to reports of people with machetes involved in cinema brawl
Officers are called to an entertainment complex in Birmingham after reports of people with machetes at the cinema.…
Dog puts car in reverse and drives around in circles for an hour
One neighbour who watched the motoring mutt said he was a much better driver than some of the locals.…
Giuliani attacks foes, claims again to have ‘insurance’ to stay in Trump’s good graces
"I've seen things written like he's going to throw me under the bus," Giuliani said. "When they say that, I say he isn't, but I have…
Prime minister Boris Johnson’s election manifesto is lacking in ‘big ideas’
We have scant idea about what Boris Johnson thinks about much, nor what guides him, what fires him, Sky's Lewis Goodall writes.…
Writing a great business story: how smarter finance from Europe is boosting small firms
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The European Commission Business Planet heads to Berlin to see how one…
Prince Andrew denies sex with 17-year-old: ‘I went to Pizza Express that day’
The prince speaks publicly for the first time about his friendship with American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.…
Wild boar discover and snort £17,000 of cocaine in Tuscan forest
The hidden haul of white powder was strewn across the Valdichiana valley after being dug up and devoured by the feral hogs.…
The devastating day Trump’s presidency came into sharp focus — in Congress, the White House and in court
Analysis: Yovanovitch testified, Roger Stone was convicted, Trump tweeted. It's all right there.Former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is sworn in to testify before…
Marie Yovanovitch: Ex-US diplomat a reluctant ‘hero’ in Trump impeachment inquiry
Marie Yovanovitch has been hailed a hero for testifying in the impeachment inquiry, but never wanted to be in this position.…
Web Summit 2019: This is what the house of 2025 could look like
Copyright Web Summit The way we sleep, eat and retreat from the world around us is poised for significant transformation, David Eun, Samsung's Chief Innovation Officer, told this…
Remembrance Sunday: Blind veteran, 104, will be oldest to march at the Cenotaph this year
Ron Freer, from Cliftonville in Kent, lost his sight due to malnourishment while being held as a Japanese prisoner of war.…
Murderer who briefly ‘died’ in hospital goes to court to claim he’s served his life sentence
A court denies his request to be released, because if he can make such a plea, then he must still be alive.…
Berlin Wall: Germany remembers the tyranny – and the lives ripped apart
This anniversary felt important to Germany, not least because the wall has now been down longer than it was up.…
Google buys Fitbit
Google will buy Fitbit for almost 2 billion euros, trying to take on Apple and Samsung in the market for fitness trackers and smart watches.First and foremost the news raised…
Russia threat report: No 10 accused of telling ‘whopping untruths’
The war of words ramps up over the release of the dossier into Kremlin meddling, amid claims the PM is sitting on the report.…