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The Mail can reveal that the former Spice Girl, once known as Geri Halliwell, has decided to change her name. Could it be that she is making a statement as a strong, independent woman?

Struggling businesses in Newport blame Covid, competition from out-of-town retail parks, anti-social behaviour, council red tape and a change in people's shopping habits.

A High Court judge ruled that three asylum seekers were placed unlawfully at an Essex centre due to former Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Broadband TV News: The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the agency to establish a clear, industry-wide transition plan for the full deployment of Next Gen TV (ATSC 3.0). The proposal outlines a two-phased transition while modernizing regulatory requirements to support consumer access and innovation. [...] Under the plan, stations in the top 55 markets, covering 70% of the US population, would transition by February 2028, with all remaining full-power and Class A stations following in or before February 2030. The petition also calls for updates to FCC rules to ensure television reception devices support Next Gen TV, maintain existing MVPD carriage obligations and eliminate regulatory hurdles that could slow adoption. To clarify, ATSC 1.0 is the current standard for free over-the-air (OTA) TV. While ATSC 3.0 (also called NextGen TV) is its intended replacement, it's not backward-compatible, meaning consumers need new equipment to receive it. NAB's petition is to allow a complete shutdown of ATSC 1.0 to accelerate the transition to ATSC 3.0, meaning older TV setups relying on free OTA signals would stop working unless consumers upgrade their equipment. Their argument is that ATSC 3.0 adoption has been slow, and networks would benefit more from shifting away from OTA broadcasting entirely. Reddit user bshensky argues that shutting down OTA TV would benefit large media corporations and harm independent stations. It's also worth noting that OTA TV operates on valuable spectrum, which could be repurposed for mobile broadband (this has happened before), benefiting cellular providers.

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Police have found a missing woman from Witham.

The woman, who has not been named and is thought to be in her late 40s, was onboard with her family and had been drinking for most of the flight according to eyewitnesses.

BBC Breakfast was cut short on Saturday as part of a major scheduling shake-up. 

Two people won the massive £3.8 million jackpot last Saturday, but one person still has not claimed their £1.9 million share of the prize

The shop has been shut since 2022 when the retailer moved away from the city centre

Kate Middleton, 43, and Prince William, 42, will cheer on opposing sides at Saturday's Wales v England Six Nations match at the Principality Stadium this afternoon.

Millie Mclay, 27, took to the social media platform of TikTok to share the realities of cruising through the Earth's southernmost continent.

The works were due to be finished this month

Canada 's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has put US President Donald Trump in the dog house just seconds after taking office following Justin Trudeau's exit.

"With friendly staff, filling portion sizes, and a welcoming atmosphere, it is a place to watch out for, to catch up with friends"

Coroners investigate hundreds of deaths every year as part of their role in the justice system. Here are some of the cases overseen in Essex this month.

MailOnline's new calculator can work out the Number 1 song in the UK charts on the date of your likely conception - your C-Date - giving an insight into the soundtrack that brought you to life.

Motorists are urged to be cautious following a crash near Braintree. 

Arriving by helicopter for the Cheltenham Gold Cup yesterday, Nigel Farage was full of his trademark swagger. Behind the scenes, however, he has been less self-assured over recent days.

This  week marked 250 days since Wes Streeting took the reins as Health Secretary and pledged, heroically, to 'turn our health service around'.

Dear Bel, I am hoping for some sound advice and a different perspective because I'm simply not sure if what I'm experiencing in my relationship with my boyfriend is 'normal' or not.