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Yvette Cooper vowed that 'climate and nature' would continue to be one of the three priorities of Britain's foreign aid programme as it 'protects people and prevents future crises'.

Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke have been heckled in Lakemba Mosque when protestors began yelling 'Genocide supporters' and 'Allah Akbar'.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: A lobbying trade body for smaller cloud providers is asking the European Commission to impose interim measures blocking Broadcom from terminating the VMware Cloud Service Provider program, calling the decision a death sentence for some tech suppliers and an illegal squeeze on customer choice. As The Reg revealed in January, Broadcom shuttered the scheme, a move sources claimed affects hundreds of CSPs across Europe and curtails options for enterprises buying VMware software and services. The Cloud Infrastructure Service Provider in Europe (CISPE) trade group, representing nearly 50 tech suppliers, filed the complaint today with the EC Directorates-General, accusing Broadcom of bully-boy tactics, and calling for authorities to halt what it terms as "ongoing abuse." Francisco Mingorance, CISPE secretary general, said of the complaint: "Businesses -- both cloud providers and their customers -- are being irreparably damaged by Broadcom's unfair actions, which we believe are illegal. "After imposing outrageous and unjustified price hikes immediately following the acquisition of VMware, Broadcom is now applying the 'coup de grace'. We need urgent intervention to force them to change. The only way to stop bullies is to stand up to them." CISPE claims that, since Broadcom completed its $69 billion takeover of VMware in October 2023, prices have risen tenfold, payment is demanded upfront, products are bundled regardless of customer need, and minimum commitments are based on potential rather than actual consumption. The VMware Cloud Service Provider (VCSP) program officially closed in January and all transactions must be complete by March 31. After that date, only a select group of suppliers will be able to sell VMware subscriptions -- either standalone or as part of a broader service. Across Europe, we're told this equates to hundreds of businesses losing their authorization. For some, the loss of VCSP status effectively destroys their market. Those whose operations were built around VMware must now hand customers to another authorized supplier or begin the costly migration to an alternative platform. Broadcom said in a statement responding to the complaint: "Broadcom strongly disagrees with the allegations by CISPE, an organization funded by hyperscalers, which misrepresent the realities of the market. We continue to be committed to investing significantly in our European VMware Cloud Service Provider partners... helping them offer alternatives to the hyperscalers and meet the evolving needs of European businesses and organizations."

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The Tory leader criticised members of the public who failed to intervene, letting criminals 'think they can get away with it'.

They can be bought for the whole family

Labour is facing such a drubbing at the May local elections that Keir Starmer will be forced from office, union leaders predicted on Thursday.

University of Kent student Alex Razas, 19, spent days in hospital after attending the club now believed to be at the centre of the outbreak.

Around 15,000 people who have potentially been exposed to the bug are now being urged to get the menB jab as a matter of urgency in a bid to stem its unprecedented spread.

Health officials are racing to understand whether this dangerous variant of meningitis B has evolved in a way that allows it to spread more easily between people.

I wish co-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller had cut a few billion light years, or their temporal equivalent, from the running-time.

The rise of robots is wiping out entry-level jobs, the Bank of England has warned, as figures showed youth unemployment at an 11-year high.

King Charles has a famous fondness for comedy, and he's well used to impressionists - but it's going too far, to compare the monarch's laugh to a chuntering leaf blower.

Ishaaq Hurayrah, 19, used his white Toyota Corolla as a weapon when he attacked Nurridin Jama and Adam Gogarty as they rode their bikes along Morpeth Street in Bethnal Green.

The actor, 39, has said he can finally look back on the Twilight films 'with fond feelings' after years of struggling to cope with the 'hysteria'.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he had spoken with Israeli Prime Minister and told him to stop attacking Iran's oil fields, a move that sent fuel prices skyrocketing.

The former footballer, 50, beamed with pride after watching his youngest son Cruz perform live on stage in Paris on Thursday night.

In a chic show of support for Victoria and David Beckham amid their very public feud with eldest son Brooklyn, the actress cut a polished figure in the silky dress as she was spotted leaving her hotel.

A French influencer was reportedly arrested in Dubai days after she filmed herself saying she was scared while Iranian missiles lit up the sky around her. 

Dubai's alluring tax free status has enticed hundreds of thousands of Britons to move to the desert metropolis in a bid to maximise their income.

What's the point of a hugely expensive nuclear strike force, if we don't truly have the last word on whether to use it? Because, unlike France, we don't really own our own nuclear deterrent.