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Chancellor Rachel Reeves insisted there was no certainty about what revenue a new levy would bring in as she was confronted by an MP in the Commons.

Rosie Green on what to buy, trends to try - and the nail shape to sideline.

An anonymous reader writes: Reuters News on Friday withdrew a four-minute video containing an exchange between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussing the possibility that humans can live to 150 years old, after China state TV demanded its removal and withdrew the legal permission to use it. The footage, which included the open mic exchange from the military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, was licensed by the China state television network, China Central Television (CCTV). The clips were edited by Reuters into a four-minute video and distributed to more than 1,000 global media clients including major international news broadcasters and TV stations around the world. Other news agency licensees of CCTV also distributed edits of the footage. Reuters removed the video from its website and issued a "kill" order to its clients on Friday after receiving a written request from CCTV's lawyer. The letter said the news agency exceeded usage terms of its agreement. The letter further criticized Reuters "editorial treatment applied to this material," but did not specify details.

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The festival was a huge date in the Essex calendar

The pilot was left with potentially life-changing injuries

Shouted across the quadrangle of Eton by generations of schoolboys with impeccable King's English, names such as Fabian and Marcel were once the ultimate signifiers of poshness.

'The practice… has since been fixed,' Pentagon official tells The Reg

The US Department of Defense, up until this week, routinely left its social media accounts wide open to hijackers via stream keys - unique, confidential identifiers generated by streaming platforms for broadcasting content. If exposed, these keys can allow attackers to output anything they want from someone else's channel.…

The third congressional hearing on UFOs took place Tuesday, with witnesses revealing new close encounters and alleged coverups by the US intelligence community.

Microsoft invitation lost in mail after HoloLens made soldiers sick

The US Army's troubled attempt at outfitting soldiers with mixed-reality headsets is getting a $354 million boost and a new pair of lead contractors as part of a second attempt to make the kit stick without making troops sick.…

HelloGym's data security clearly skipped leg day

Exclusive  Sensitive info from hundreds of thousands of gym customers and staff – including names, financial details, and potentially biometric data in the form of audio recordings – was left sitting in an unencrypted, non-password protected database, according to a security researcher who shut it down.…

Life has been a little lonely for Katie Price recently. But KATIE HIND can reveal that the mum of five's motherhood fortunes are about to turn around...

Bruce Willis ' wife, Emma Heming , is standing firm against criticism of her decision to move the actor out of their family home as he battles frontotemporal dementia.

Jodie Foster, 62, appeared more youthful than ever as she attended at the Toronto International Film Festival - and plastic surgeons are weighing in on the secrets behind her age-defying looks.

BrianFagioli writes: Microsoft has decided it is time to rein in remote work. The company will soon require employees to spend at least three days per week in the office, starting with those in the Puget Sound region by February 2026. From there, the policy will spread across the United States and eventually overseas.

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Jen Higgins, 49, was killed when a branch collapsed onto her on while she was walking on Barlow Moor Road in West Didsbury, Manchester, on August 30.

It has caused long delays

The Easybitcoin app, launched by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, will allow users to buy, hold and sell bitcoin, as well as earning rewards on their balances.

The pub will be transformed after a £240,000 revamp

A Biblical historian shared stunning details about the 'Jesus cup' found off the coast of Egypt, which features what may be the earliest reference to Christ.

Three of the UK's most important warships are sailing side-by-side with several South Korean military vessels as a show of strength.