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TikTok’s app was removed from prominent app stores in the US on Saturday just before a federal law that would have banned the popular social media platform was scheduled to go into effect. By 10.50pm Eastern Standard Time, the app was not found on Apple and Google’s app stores. The stores are prohibited from offering the platform under the law, which takes effect on Sunday, required TikTok’s China-based parent company […]

Families of British-linked hostages have said they are “filled with trepidation” ahead of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel coming into effect. The agreement, expected to come into force at 6.30am GMT (8.30am local time), will mean a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages and pause the 15-month war with Hamas. It was approved by Israel’s Cabinet early on Saturday morning after weeks of negotiations in […]

Manchester United led the tributes to club great Denis Law following his death at the age of 84. Manchester City also saluted ‘The King’, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia in 2021, while Pep Guardiola earlier on Friday admitted to his shock reaction after learning striker Erling Haaland had signed a new nine-and-half-year contract with the Premier League champions. United are examining the redevelopment of Old Trafford and […]

Denis Law has been described as “one of football’s giants” as tributes poured in for the former Manchester United and Scotland great following his death at the age of 84. The Aberdeen-born striker 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. Law, known as ‘The King’, […]

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 […]