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Lord Mandelson apparently found time while an EU Commissioner to join forces with a mysterious 'Mr Big' to help Jeffrey Epstein, new emails reveal.

India's massive IT sector faces a lengthy period of uncertainty with customers delaying or re-negotiating contracts while the U.S. debates a proposed 25% tax on American firms using foreign outsourcing services, analysts and lawyers told Reuters. From a report: The sector is likely to be on the receiving end of a bill which, though unlikely to pass in its nascent form, will initiate a gradual shift in how big-name firms in the world's largest outsourcing market buy IT services, they said. Still, with U.S. firms having to pay the tax, those heavily reliant on overseas IT services are likely to push back, setting the stage for extensive lobbying and legal battles, analysts and lawyers said. India's $283 billion information technology sector has thrived for more than three decades exporting software services, with prominent clients including Apple, American Express, Cisco, Citigroup, FedEx and Home Depot. It has grown to make up over 7% of GDP. However, it has also drawn criticism in customer countries over job loss to lower-cost workers in India. Last week, U.S. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno introduced the HIRE Act, which proposes taxing companies that hire foreign workers over Americans, with the tax revenue used for U.S. workforce development.

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It's been hundreds of years since the French last tried to conquer Britain. But a new invasion has quietly gone undetected - until now.

One of Tom Phillips' children reportedly held a rifle at police after they were found in a campsite in the remote New Zealand bush.

Essex County Council has shared their plans for replacing 15 councils with three unitary authorities in Greater Essex.

He is now facing 29 different charges

Shot in the neck. Not the head or the heart, but the neck - the throat, really, and that seems deliberate: Shut Charlie Kirk up, forever.

Molly-Mae Hague has broken her silence on the criticism surrounding her National Television Awards win for Best Authoured Documentary on Wednesday night.  

The actress, 35, set pulses racing in a pal pink corset-style bra that displayed her chiselled midriff - less than a year after welcoming her first child.

The former This Morning presenter, 44, was joined by Davina McCall and Amanda Holden at the star-studded event.

The president published a grave, four-minute statement from the Oval Office to his Truth Social account.

Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park, run by TV presenter Jimmy Doherty, announced the death of 11-year-old bear Hope today.

Duncan Edwards, 62, is now facing 29 charges after being charged with a further three as part of an investigation spanning 40 years by Essex Police.

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China looked at stool samples from more than 5,000 pregnant women.

A tech-start up is launching 'extended reality' glasses that could help people with dementia, depression and anxiety better navigate everyday life,

That won't even warm the plasma

America's Department of Energy (DOE) has earmarked $134 million in funding for two programs aimed at securing US leadership in emerging fusion technologies. The move comes amid renewed interest in nuclear power sparked by surging datacenter energy demands.…

Snapchat has been accused by a Danish research organisation of leaving an "overwhelming number" of drug dealers to openly operate on Snapchat, making it easy for children to buy substances including cocaine, opioids and MDMA. The Guardian: The social media platform has said it proactively uses technology to filter out profiles selling drugs. However, research by Digitalt Ansvar (Digital Accountability), a Danish research organisation that promotes responsible digital development, has found evidence of a failure to moderate drug-related language in usernames. It also accused Snapchat of failing to respond adequately to reports of profiles openly selling drugs. Researchers used profiles of 13-year-olds and found a multitude of people selling drugs on Snapchat under usernames featuring keywords such as "coke," "weed" and "molly." When researchers reported 40 of these profiles to Snapchat, the company removed only 10 of them. The other 30 reports were rejected, they said.

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Who cannot sympathise with King Charles as he faced the dilemma of whether to meet the Duke of Sussex during his stay in London this week, writes RICHARD EDEN.

The shot came from the top of Utah Valley University's Losee Center Building, about 200 yards from where Kirk was speaking under a canopy to 3,000 people, according to authorities.

Married property developer Lewis Minnock, 37, director of Yorkshire-based Sovereign Homes, was spared jail after admitting controlling and coercive behaviour.