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They leapt to the defence of the Prime Minister as he faced ever-increasing questions and pressure over the revelations that experts who deemed Mandelson a security risk were over-ruled.

Brazilian Mara Flavia Araujo was pulled from Lake Woodlands on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, on Saturday at around 9.30am.

"Motorola has filed a lawsuit in India against social media platforms and content creators," reports TechCrunch, "over posts it alleges are defamatory..." The lawsuit, filed in a Bengaluru court and obtained by TechCrunch, names platforms such as X, YouTube, and Instagram along with dozens of content creators, and seeks takedown of the content as well as broader restraint on what it describes as false or defamatory material related to the company's devices. In its over 60-page filing, Motorola has sought a permanent injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or sharing what it describes as false or defamatory content about its products, including reviews, videos, comments, and boycott campaigns. The complaint cites hundreds of posts across platforms, including videos alleging device issues and phones catching fire. But it is also targeting unfavorable product reviews and user commentary that the company alleges are false or defamatory. In a statement after publication, a Motorola spokesperson said it had initiated legal action "in the interest of public safety" against what it described as demonstrably false claims that its devices had exploded or caught fire. One online creator told TechCrunch "they expect more such legal action in the future, as evolving rules around online content increase liability for creators and platforms — a trend reflected in recently proposed changes to India's IT rules aimed at tightening oversight of online content." A Motorola spokesperson "said the company did not seek to suppress legitimate reviews or criticism and was reviewing the scope of the proceedings, adding that it apologized to creators affected inadvertently."

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I've tried a lot of snoring 'cures'. Special curved pillows, nasal dilators, a tennis ball taped to the back of a T-shirt, mouth taping, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, open windows in winter

The comedian married the Essex model this weekend

Shamim Mafi, 44, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday night for allegedly trafficking deadly drones and bombs for Tehran.

A Dubai developer behind a controversial luxury condo project has failed to sell a single unit more than a year after the project was first touted.

"Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time," reports the Associated Press. "All without a warrant." The software from Fog Data Science, adopted this January in Nevada through a Department of Public Safety contract, pulls information from smartphone apps in order to let state investigators identify the location of mobile devices. The state is allowed more than 250 queries a month using the tool, which allows officers to track a device's location over long stretches of time and enables them to see what Fog calls "patterns of life," according to company documents from 2022. It can help them deduce where and when people work and live, with whom they associate and what places they visit, according to privacy experts... Traditionally, police must obtain a warrant from a judge to access cellphone location information — a process that can take days or weeks. And while cellphone users may be aware that they are sharing their location through apps such as Google Maps, critics say few are aware that such information can make its way to police... Other agencies in Nevada have been known to use technology similar to Fog. In 2013, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department acquired something known as a cell-site simulator that mimics cellphone towers and can sweep up signals from entire areas to track individuals, with some models capable of intercepting texts and calls. Police have not released detailed information about the technology since then. "Police in other states have said the technology (and its low price tag) has helped expand investigatory capacity," the article adds. But it also points out that Fog Data Science has a web page letting individuals opt out of all their data sets.

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Amanda Knox is pictured in London for the first time as she crudely promotes her new film revisiting the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. .

It's something most people do every day without thinking twice about it. But when you step into the shower, do you face toward, or away from the water?

Christina Aguilera put her astounding weight loss on full display with a sizzling appearance on the red carpet for Saturday's Breakthrough Prize Ceremony.

A beloved Wivenhoe figure has said goodbye after more than 30 years to town’s most popular independent bookshop.

Tucked away on North Hill in Colchester, Tayo Cafe by Bien is the kind of place you might walk past a dozen times.

When it comes to interesting history - one place in Essex stands out

Reform-run Durham County Council has banned the birds from allotments next year and their owners have urged them to reverse the ruling for fears it could lead to a culling of roosters.

When Channel 5 hired Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije as a newsreader, there was clinking of glasses all round. But now it has seriously backfired - not just for ITN but also for presenter Dan Walker.

The presenter, 40, and her husband Spencer Matthews shared the happy news on Thursday that they are set to welcome another child to their family.

Robert McCaffrey, 54, has been arrested for the murder of a woman who vanished after a country music gig in June 1990.

Nine boat-loads of migrants were picked up mid-Channel by Border Force vessels during Saturday and brought ashore at the Port of Dover.

Residents of Lowfield Road in Kilburn, north-west London, were left 'traumatised' earlier this week when they awoke to find their homes looking like a 'murder scene'.