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The singer, 34, was joined by Maya Hawke and Emma Chamberlain to preview the designer brand's Spring/Summer 2026 collection.

The woman was pleading tearfully with the official who appeared to be out of uniform. Her husband had been detained just seconds before.

It will help keep you warm all winter long

Nine major European banks are creating a Netherlands-based company to launch a euro-backed stablecoin in 2026, aiming to counter U.S. dominance in the digital token market. Reuters reports: While global stablecoin issuance stands at nearly $300 billion, euro-denominated stablecoins totalled just $620 million, according to figures released last week by the Bank of Italy, with dollar-pegged tokens overwhelmingly dominant. "The initiative will provide a real European alternative to the U.S.-dominated stablecoin market, contributing to Europe's strategic autonomy in payments," the banks said. They launched the effort, which they said will create a token that can be used for quick, low-cost payments and settlements, even as the European Central Bank voices scepticism over stablecoins. ECB President Christine Lagarde in June told European policymakers that privately issued stablecoins posed risks for monetary policy and financial stability. As a safer alternative, she has urged European lawmakers to introduce legislation backing the launch of a digital version of the EU's single currency. Some commercial banks, however, have pushed back against the introduction of a digital euro, fearing that it would empty their coffers as customers transfer cash out of banks and into the safety of an ECB-guaranteed wallet. In addition to ING and UniCredit, the other banks participating in the new company include Banca Sella, KBC, DekaBank, Danske Bank, SEB, Caixabank, and Raiffeisen Bank International. They said that others could join the initiative, and a CEO for the company would be appointed soon. According to a recent report by Deutsche Bank, emerging market economies are adopting dollar-based stablecoins to replace local deposits and cash. "This has created a global monetary dilemma: countries should adopt stablecoins or risk being left behind. Europe is under particular pressure."

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Glen Powell is lifting the lid on a bizarre Hollywood encounter with a celebrity who had recently been 'canceled' - and fans are frantically speculating about who it could be.

You'll see the results next year, but it's not the end of Googly lappies

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Magdalen Merivale's family raised thousands of pounds to send her to self-proclaimed 'psychic surgeon' João Teixeira de Faria - who is widely known as 'John of God'.

It is now just over eight weeks until the Budget. Already we are being 'softened up' for tax rises which the Government wants us to believe are inevitable.

A stunning home once owned by Johnny Carson, the King of Late Night Television, has hit the market for $110 million in Malibu, California.

Chipzilla seeks investment from its top fab frenemy

Intel has reportedly sought an investment from rival chipmaker TSMC.…

Kimmel, 57, was booted off the air last week over his comments about conservative political activist Charlie Kirk 's assassination at age 31.

Spotify says it has has removed over 75 million fraudulent tracks in the past year as it works to combat "AI slop," deepfake impersonations, and spam uploads. Variety reports: Its new protections include a policy to police unauthorized vocal impersonation ("deepfakes") and fraudulent music uploaded to artists' official profiles; an enhanced spam filter to prevent mass uploads, duplicates, SEO hacks, artificially short tracks designed to fraudulently boost streaming numbers and payments. The company also says it's collaborating with industry partners to devise an industry standard in a song's credits to "clearly indicate where and how AI played a role in the creation of a track." "The pace of recent advances in generative AI technology has felt quick and at times unsettling, especially for creatives," the company writes in a just-published post on its official blog. "At its best, AI is unlocking incredible new ways for artists to create music and for listeners to discover it. At its worst, AI can be used by bad actors and content farms to confuse or deceive listeners, push 'slop' into the ecosystem, and interfere with authentic artists working to build their careers. The future of the music industry is being written, and we believe that aggressively protecting against the worst parts of Gen AI is essential to enabling its potential for artists and producers." In a press briefing on Wednesday, Spotify VP and Global Head of Music Product Charlie Hellman said, "I want to be clear about one thing: We're not here to punish artists for using AI authentically and responsibly. We hope that they will enable them to be more creative than ever. But we are here to stop the bad actors who are gaming the system. And we can only benefit from all that good side if we aggressively protect against the bad side."

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The Cork-born star originally retired from acting at the age of 21 after his character's death in Game of Thrones', shunning the spotlight, seemingly for good.

Eighteen years later and Sarkozy's seemingly criminal and certainly unscrupulous relationship with the late dictator Gadaffi has come back to haunt him.

Last December, my husband and I were leaving a restaurant when the receptionist glanced into our son's pram and said: 'How lovely that you get to spend time with your grandchild at Christmas.'

Lifeguards from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution charity's station in Portaferry, County Down, rushed to the two boaters' aid when the disaster (pictured) struck.

On a stretch of road outside a town south-west of Melbourne, Australia, three white crosses are fixed to a fence just off the highway. Sometimes, fresh flowers are laid beneath the crosses.

PC Tom Marsden and PD Yoiko descended on the apartment (pictured) in Hull, East Yorkshire, in July last year to help officers who were trying to apprehend the man.

Selena Gomez and her fiancé Benny Blanco will say 'I do' this weekend in a top-secret ceremony in California's ritzy enclave of Montecito.

The Waterloo Road star, 22, who recently quit her role on the hit drama, had begun negotiations as a late addition to the lineup, after the Love Island star fractured her ankle in training.