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With summer fast approaching, we've rounded up some of the best-selling and highest-rated travel accessories just in time for the holiday season - handpicked from the Amazon Spring Sale.

Donald Trump is said to have given short shrift to the PM's arguments that the action was against international law.

Boxing superstar Anthony Joshua is quitting the UK to move to Dubai - even though the desert city is now in a warzone with thousands of Britons desperate to get out.

German publishers and advertising groups are urging regulators to fine Apple over its App Tracking Transparency (ATT) system, arguing it unfairly restricts access to advertising data while allowing Apple to remain the central gatekeeper -- without subjecting its own apps to the same restrictions. If Germany's antitrust authority does rule against Apple, the company could face fines of up to 10% of its global revenue. 9to5Mac reports: One of the countries investigating whether ATT is anticompetitive is Germany. Last year, in an attempt to appease the country's antitrust watchdog, the company proposed several changes to the framework's rules. From Reuters' original coverage of Apple's changes proposals: "Apple had agreed to introduce neutral consent prompts for both its own services and third-party apps, and to largely align the wording, content and visual design of these messages, said Andreas Mundt, head of Germany's Bundeskartellamt. The company also proposed simplifying the consent process so developers can obtain user permission for advertising-related data processing in a way that complies with data protection law." [...] At the time, German regulators launched a consultation with industry publications to determine whether the proposals addressed their concerns. As it turns out, the answer was a hard no. As Reuters reported today: "Apple's proposed changes to its app tracking rules do not resolve antitrust issues in the mobile advertising market, associations representing German publishers and advertisers said on Tuesday as they urged the country's antitrust authority to slap a fine on the U.S. tech giant. [...] 'The proposed commitments would not change the negative effects of the App Tracking Transparency Framework,' Bernd Nauen, chief executive of the German Advertising Federation, said in a joint letter signed by the trade bodies. 'Apple would remain the data gatekeeper and would continue to decide who gets access to advertising-relevant data and how companies can communicate with their end customers,' he said."

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Dr Daniel Coventry, 35, was arrested after police suspected he was drunk behind the wheel when he smashed into a vehicle on his way to work on New Year's Day.

In June 2024, Rebecca Bowyer, a 46-year-old nurse from Falmouth and an adoptee, finally received the name of her birth father from her social worker after 25 years of searching.

Donald Trump had earlier insisted war in the Middle East was 'pretty much' over and claimed the operation launched 10 days ago was 'very far' ahead of schedule.

Mojtaba, who took power in Iran at the age of 56 following his father Ali Khamenei's assassination in February, has cultivated an important role in the regime over his lifetime.

Iran has warned that it will not allow 'one litre of oil' ​to be shipped from the Middle East if US and Israeli attacks continue after it unleashed a deadly airstrike on Bahrain. 

Dictionary entries for the word 'wool' must be urgently updated to include plant-based varieties, woke scientists say.

Brittany Balinski, who advocates a shoe-free or barefoot-shoe lifestyle, spends her time strolling around the UK capital - while entirely barefoot.

Big Red waves new features including vector support, while skeptics await concrete timescales

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Feeds are alive, well, and can help deshittify things

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CHELTENHAM BREAKFAST: Nobody wants to win at Cheltenham more than JP McManus and it will be fascinating to see how many times he hits the bullseye this week.

An Essex Police initiative, funded by cash seized from criminals, has paid for new cameras to help protect the county's most vulnerable rural areas.

An Essex Police initiative, funded by cash seized from criminals, has paid for new cameras to help protect the county's most vulnerable rural areas.

Treasury chief secretary James Murray warned the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is simply being handed more money instead of controlling costs.

Paloma Faith has welcomed her first child with her boyfriend Stevie Thomas. 

New research has revealed the eight cheapest coastal regions on mainland Spain, with average prices ranging from £457 to £662 per person

Edward who celebrated his 62nd birthday today is one of the more staid members of the Royal Family , but he could have a more tumultuous year ahead with this book on the horizon.