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SoftBank-backed Improbable slashes losses by 85%, says pivot to the metaverse has paid off

Herman Narula, co-founder and CEO at Improbable, speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Henrique Casinhas | Sopa Images | Lightrocket...

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Politics

Home Secretary Suella Braverman claims illegal migration is ‘existential challenge’ and hits out at ‘dogma of multiculturalism’

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called for a reform of the international asylum system, saying it is no longer fit for purpose. Speaking in...

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Technology

FTC and 17 states sue Amazon on antitrust charges

The Federal Trade Commission has filed its long-anticipated antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. In a sweeping complaint filed in federal court in Seattle on Tuesday,...

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Politics

Liberal Democrat conference: Sir Ed Davey pledges two-month cancer treatment guarantee in closing speech

Sir Ed Davey has promised to introduce a guarantee for cancer patients to begin treatment within two months if his party holds the balance...

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World

Body of migrant found on Sangatte beach near Calais

A body of a migrant was found this morning on Sangatte beach near Calais. The authorities confirmed she was a 24-year-old Eritrean woman. In...

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World

Philippines cuts Chinese barrier and issues warning as row over disputed waters heats up

Tensions are growing between the Philippines and China as a dispute over a fiercely-contested fishing area in the South China Sea escalated on Tuesday....

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‘Massive disruption’ as Pembrokeshire hospital with crumbling RAAC concrete forced to close half of its wards

In what was a full cardiac ward just eight weeks ago, a phone rings constantly, a red-light flashes – but there is no-one there...

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Business

Facebook owner Meta pays £149m to surrender lease on London office

Meta has “surrendered” the lease on one of its London offices as tech firms continue efforts to slash costs. The parent firm of Facebook...

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World

Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader loses appeal against extra 19-year jail sentence

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has lost his appeal against a 19-year sentence that was added to his existing jail term. This breaking news...

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Politics

Being gay or a woman isn’t reason enough to claim asylum, says Suella Braverman

Home Secretary Suella Braverman will question whether the foundation of modern asylum law is still relevant in a speech in the US today. Ms...

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Politics

What does the UN 1951 Refugee Convention say – and can you change it?

The home secretary has suggested the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention needs updating to stop “simply being gay or a woman” being a reason...

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Politics

Suella Braverman has leadership ambitions – but her rhetoric risks backfiring

Poised to scatter morsels of red meat to the right of the Tory party, Suella Braverman will today tell a centre-right thinktank that it’s...

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Politics

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt reviewing how HS2 costs ‘can be controlled’

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are looking at how costs of HS2 “can be controlled” and no decision has been taken on whether to...

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Environment

Bitcoin miners beef up Texas operations ahead of extinction-level event, exclusive data shows

Foundry’s Kevin Zhang with Jihan Wu, the founder and chairman of Bitdeer and a co-founder of Bitmain. Kevin Zhang Crypto winters don’t scare Kevin...

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Environment

Saudi Arabia announces crucial step forward in its nascent nuclear power plans

Saudi Arabias Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) takes part in a working session with the US president (not pictured) at the Al Salam...

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World

Death row inmate fights being ‘test subject’ for new execution method

A death row prisoner in Alabama is fighting plans for him to be the first person to be executed using nitrogen gas. The new...

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Business

Ofwat to return customer money as water firms underperformed

Customers will receive £114m off their water bills next year as the regulator has said water companies fell short of standards. The majority of...

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World

Canadian parliament’s standing ovation for former Nazi soldier was ‘deeply embarrassing’, Trudeau says

Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has said it is “deeply embarrassing” members of his parliament gave two standing ovations to a man who fought...

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Business