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Neal English Colby, 42, was arrested on Thursday on charges of child abuse homicide and child endangerment resulting in death in connection with the death of his daughter.

Megan Pickford has shared a heartbreaking insight into her postpartum depression battle as she mourned fellow sufferer, late actress Hayden Panettiere.

Swiss security firm Brünig Mega Safe is working to dig out up to 25 caverns from the limestone that makes up the Brünig massif.

Granada was hit at 10.37 local time by a 4.7 quake just four days after one measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale.

From mukbangs to K-Beauty, many popular trends hail from South Korea. Now, a new Korean trend is sweeping the world, in which adults use baby voices to appear more youthful.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: For most Indians, paying by Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become almost absurdly routine. Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly. There is no card machine, no cash, and -- most importantly -- for the user, no visible fee. That may be about to change. India has paved the way for banks and payment companies to charge merchants a fee on UPI transactions, potentially ending a decade-long experiment in free digital payments. The government has yet to decide the rate or exactly where it will apply, but proposals under discussion include a merchant discount rate (MDR) of 0.3-0.5% -- a small fee paid by a business to the banks and payment companies that process its UPI payments -- on larger transactions at big businesses. The government says consumers and person-to-person UPI payments will remain free. If merchant fees are introduced, they will apply only to some transactions above a set threshold, at a nominal rate, meaning most UPI payments will remain free. The question is whether putting a price on UPI could weaken the network that made it such a success. The stakes are enormous. Launched in 2016, UPI has grown into one of the world's biggest real-time payment networks. According to official data, in July alone, there were 23.6 billion UPI transactions worth 29.87 trillion rupees ($313.5 billion). Fintech apps such as PhonePe and Google Pay account for most UPI payments. In the financial year just ended, the figure was about 241.6 billion transactions -- almost 12,000 times the volume in UPI's first full year. More than 550 million people now use it, and the system is now available in some form for payments in 11 countries outside India. India's UPI became ubiquitous partly because it made digital payments almost frictionless for merchants, including small vendors who can accept payments with little more than a QR code. New research suggests that merchant acceptance was "not just a result of UPI growth, but one of its key drivers." As RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra put it, "Someone will have to pay the cost." The challenge will be making UPI sustainable without weakening the merchant network that helped it take off.

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People have commented that the plans could prevent houses being built there

Set to be published next month, 'Swan Song: Diana, My Sister' is a deeply personal account of Earl Spencer's relationship with his sibling, which he has never told before.

Lying in a hospital bed in pain and covered in scars, those closest to Perez Hilton say that they don't have the heart to tell him the truth to his latest round of questions.

Patch batch spans current kit, older iGadgets, Macs, and Vision Pro

The waste and recycling company has been fined £400k after a woman was crushed

An international hunt is under way for the hoaxer who targeted the Prime Minister as he took office last month.

One of the world’s largest and most advanced container ships is due to arrive at Harwich Harbour

One of the world’s largest and most advanced container ships is due to arrive at Harwich Harbour

Jesy Nelson's date night with her boyfriend Ben Davies was thwarted in London on Saturday, when they were reportedly ejected from a swanky bar.

Wayne Rooney revealed that he has had to have plastic surgery to repair his nose after breaking it twice during his playing career in the first episode of his new Manchester United-centric podcast. 

Reform UK has vowed to make long-term welfare claimants do 20 hours a week of community work - such as cleaning up high streets - in order to keep their benefits.

Liam Potts, 22, vanished in the early hours of Saturday morning following a series of incidents in the village of Wylam, Northumberland.

Arriva bus strikes have been suspended to allow drivers to vote on a new offer.

Arriva bus strikes have been suspended to allow drivers to vote on a new offer.