Kevin Spacey has reached an out-of-court settlement in civil claims brought by three British men accusing him of sexual assault. Trials were due to start in October this year, but will now not go ahead, after all the separate lawsuits were halted earlier this month due to an undisclosed agreement being reached by the parties. […]
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Apple is urging users to update their iPhones after the discovery of new spyware that can take over phones running older versions of the iOS operating system. The powerful software exploit can steal information from potentially hundreds of millions of users, said cybersecurity researchers at Lookout, iVerify, and Alphabet’s Google. It is unclear how many
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China is not currently planning to invade Taiwan next year, according to US spy agencies. Instead of military intervention, Beijing is looking to gain control of the key island in the Pacific without force, an intelligence assessment states. The annual report said that although Chinese Communist Party leaders did not plan to retake Taiwan by
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Almost 200,000 students who were at university during the COVID-19 pandemic are seeking financial compensation. The Student Group Claim argues that students at the start of the pandemic did not have access to the tutoring and services they paid for, as teaching was moved online. The action first started in 2023 when 100,000 students signed
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Police have paid tribute to the bravery of a shop worker who was assaulted and threatened with a large knife by an armed robber, but managed to trap him so he could be arrested. Jordan Peebles, 32, pulled out a kitchen knife as he robbed an off-licence in Coventry on Christmas Eve. But as he
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Drugs used for weight loss could help reduce anxiety and depression, a new study revealed. Ozempic and Wegovy, which are two common obesity jabs, may help alleviate the symptoms of mental health conditions. They can also help cut the risk of drug abuse and binge drinking, scientists discovered. An international team of experts analysed the
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UK unemployment has remained at its highest rate in five years, new official figures show. The jobless rate was 5.2% in the three months to January, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. Before last month, such a high hadn’t been seen since the three months to January 2021. The increases in the last
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“I’ve had someone pull a knife on me outside the shop. Six times we’ve been broken into.” Cobbler Vince Ayris, 62, is a former boxer and says he can handle himself in most situations, but the frequent raids on his shoe repair shop frustrate him. “It does annoy us when we get hit. Someone nicked
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The mother of one of the Nottingham attack victims has told Sky News it “felt like validation” to hear police themselves had believed the killings were murder rather than a lesser charge. Valdo Calocane admitted manslaughter and attempted murder, but said he wasn’t guilty of murder due to diminished responsibility – a plea prosecutors accepted.
Tributes have been paid to journalist and broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray, who has died at the age of 75. Dame Jenni hosted the BBC’s Woman’s Hour for more than 30 years, stepping down in 2020. She received her damehood in recognition of her contribution to broadcasting in 2011, having been awarded an OBE in 1999.
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