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A make-or-break budget: inside the Treasury before Labour’s crucial day | Budget 2025

The upcoming budget, presented by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, has been characterized by internal chaos and external scrutiny, drawing comparisons to previous high-stakes moments in UK budget history. Instances such as Gordon Brown’s 2007 abolition of the 10p tax rate and Kwasi Kwarteng’s 2022 mini-budget, which led to adverse political fallout, highlight that budgets can significantly […]

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Toothbrush packs to go to ‘most vulnerable’ in North Northants

Toothbrush and toothpaste packs valued at £20,000 will be distributed to food banks and other organizations aimed at assisting vulnerable populations. This initiative is funded by the Northamptonshire NHS Integrated Care Board and is intended to support individuals facing challenges with tooth decay, according to North Northamptonshire Council. Martin Langford, the manager of Corby Foodbank,

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Judge wants to fix Google’s ad tech monopoly before it’s too late

On Friday, the Justice Department (DOJ) and Google presented their final arguments before Judge Leonie Brinkema regarding the potential breakup of Google’s ad tech business. Judge Brinkema is expected to deliver her ruling next year but has acknowledged that timing is critical in this case. The DOJ is advocating for Google to sell its AdX

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Is Google accessing your Gmail to train Gemini? Tech giant debunks viral claims

Updated on: Nov 22, 2025 09:55 am IST Google dismissed claims, stating they were misleading and affirmed their commitment to transparency. Google issued a statement on Twitter in response to a viral social media claim suggesting that the company accessed data from Gmail users to train its AI model, Gemini. Details of the Claims A

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Takeaways from Trump and Mamdani’s surprisingly cordial meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump recently met with New York City’s newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, in an unexpected display of camaraderie at the White House. This meeting followed a contentious campaign in which Mamdani, a self-identified Democratic socialist, had previously labeled Trump a “despot.” Leading up to the meeting, Trump’s spokeswoman referred to Mamdani as

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Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI

Google is addressing recent viral social media claims and articles that suggest it has altered its policy regarding the use of Gmail messages and attachments for training artificial intelligence models. These claims state that users must disable “smart features,” such as spell checking, to opt out of this data usage. In response to these claims,

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Couple Marries Inside Hospital Room as Video of Ceremony Goes Viral

A couple recently conducted their wedding ceremony in a hospital room in Kochi after an unexpected accident altered their original plans. The bride-to-be, Avani Jagadeesh, had been admitted for treatment following a serious car crash that occurred just hours before their planned wedding in Alappuzha. The accident took place in the early hours before the

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The Christian converts the US is deporting back to Iran

In mid-October, US immigration officers unexpectedly arrived to take Majid, a detained Iranian Christian, from his cell in Texas to a military airfield in Louisiana. Despite an immigration judge granting him protection from removal five months earlier, he was forcibly boarded onto a plane bound for Managua, Nicaragua, among over 150 deportees. Majid fled Iran

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Fraud victims are being failed by justice system, warn charities

Charities are raising concerns about the shortcomings of the criminal justice system in addressing fraud, with recent data revealing that a mere fraction of reported fraud cases lead to prosecution. In England and Wales, 1.2 million fraud incidents were recorded from June 2022 to June 2023, yet fewer than 13,000 cases were prosecuted during the

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Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned

When Keira’s daughter was born last November, she was allowed only two hours with her before social services took the baby into care. Keira, 39, recalled anxiously watching the clock during that brief time. When her daughter, Zammi, was taken from her, she expressed such profound sorrow that she likened the experience to losing a

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