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British content creators have called the potential ban on TikTok in the United States “deeply unfair” and said it could impact people’s incomes. The future of the short form video app remains uncertain as a ban on the app looms, but the incoming Donald Trump administration has hinted at keeping it online. Last April, US President Joe Biden signed a law which gave TikTok a deadline of Sunday January 19 […]

The Prince of Wales will meet young people experiencing homelessness during a visit to a charity centre in London. During the trip on Tuesday, William will speak to some of those being supported by the charity, Centrepoint, and enjoy sports activities provided by the service, including boxing and table football. The centre in Ealing provides 17 beds for young people aged 16 to 25 experiencing homelessness, as well as support […]

Blue has become one of the top three most popular colours for new cars for the first time since 2010. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 291,928 new cars registered last year were blue. That was 1.6% more than in the previous year, and represents a market share of 14.9%. White dropped from third place to fourth with 291,629 registrations, a year-on-year decline of 7.2%. Grey retained […]

The US Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok starting on Sunday, unless the app is sold by its China-based parent company. The court holds that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in America. A sale does not appear imminent and, although experts have said the app will not […]

President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of very cold weather. “The weather forecast for Washington DC, with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows,” Mr Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.” The Rotunda is prepared […]

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he wants a “Breturn” rather than Brexit after discussing co-operation between the UK and EU in talks with Sir Keir Starmer on his visit to Warsaw. Mr Tusk, who was president of the European Council when Britain voted to leave the trading bloc, said he would “harbour these dreams in my heart” as “sometimes they come true in politics”. The UK Prime Minister, who […]

Former Manchester United, Manchester City and Scotland forward Denis Law has died aged 84, his family said in a statement. Law won two league titles with United and was a member of their European Cup-winning side under Sir Matt Busby in 1968 when they became the first English club to lift the trophy. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia in 2021. A short family statement read: “It […]

Sir Keir Starmer has visited Auschwitz, a place he described as “utterly harrowing”, and said he was determined to fight the “poison of antisemitism”. The Prime Minister visited the former Nazi concentration camp as he travelled to Poland to meet with the country’s political leaders. Speaking following his time at the camp, Sir Keir said: “Nothing could prepare me for the sheer horror of what I have seen in this […]

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after a woman in her 20s died and a two-year-old girl was seriously injured in Surrey. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the child has been taken to hospital where she remains, Surrey Police said. Officers attended a property in Woodthorpe Road in Ashford at 1.15pm on Thursday following a report of concern for safety. […]