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Warner Bros set to rebuff hostile takeover bid - as major backer pulls out of deal
Warner Bros is reportedly set to reject a hostile $108bn (£81bn) takeover bid from Paramount, with one of the prospective buyer's financing partners confirming it's pulled out of the offer.
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Online sleuths and fake news: The world of missing people and the torture their families have to endure
"When will it end, when will it stop?" It's the question that Jay Slater's mother still can't answer.
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Rob Reiner's son appears in court accused of murdering Hollywood director and wife
Rob Reiner's son Nick made his first court appearance on Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents.
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Teachers to be trained to tackle misogyny and 'toxic ideas' among boys
Teachers will be trained to spot early signs of misogyny in boys and steer them away from it as part of the government's long-awaited strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG).
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Putin is waiting to take advantage if today's crucial Ukraine meeting ends in failure
EU leaders will meet in Brussels today to try to agree the release of €210bn (£184bn) to help fund Ukraine's war with Russia.
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Interest rate cut brings Christmas cheer but there's good reason for caution ahead
The economy may be stuttering, unemployment may be rising, inflation may be above target. But even so, the Bank of England delivered mortgage payers some welcome Christmas cheer on Thursday.
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Democrats release more Epstein photos - with crucial deadline now just hours away
Democrats have shared more pictures from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, a day before the government's deadline for the full release.
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TikTok's Chinese owner agrees deal to sell US business
TikTok's Chinese owner has signed a deal to sell the company's US arm to American investors – ensuring the video platform can continue operating in the United States.
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Actors vote for industrial action over AI concerns
Actors have voted overwhelmingly to refuse digital scanning on set in a bid to secure adequate AI protections.
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Ghislaine Maxwell begins new attempt to overturn sex trafficking conviction
Ghislaine Maxwell has filed a petition asking a US federal judge to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and free her from prison, claiming "substantial new evidence".
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Bank of England rate cut to 3.75% following fall in inflation
The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4% to 3.75%, its sixth cut since last summer.
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PM calls the doctor after disaster demise of the Prince of Darkness
Christian Turner is a mandarin's mandarin. His appointment to the most glamorous posting in the UK diplomatic service is a victory for the Sir Humphreys over the politicians.
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China imposes 13% tax on condoms as birth rate declines
China is to tax contraception for the first time in more than three decades in a move aligned with efforts to get more families to have children.
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Vladimir Putin's spymaster 'has telephone call with MI6 chief' as EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine funding
Vladimir Putin's spymaster has said he had a "rather lengthy telephone conversation" with the new head of MI6, Russian state news agency Tass has reported.
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Farmers 'bewildered and frightened' by inheritance tax reforms
Controversial reforms to inheritance tax are the "single biggest issue" facing farmers, according to a long-awaited report into the profitability of the sector.
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Mysterious space object 3i/ATLAS to reach its closest point to Earth
A mysterious object that a controversial scientist claims could be an alien battleship reaches its closest point to Earth on Friday.
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Why the government's violence against women and girls target includes men, but not girls
Almost two in five victims of what the government defines as violence against women and girls are neither women nor girls, but adult men.
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'All Jewish hearts are broken' says UK Chief Rabbi on Bondi terror attack visit
The UK's Chief Rabbi has told Sky News that the Bondi Beach terror attack is a tragedy for all societies, caused by "hateful extremism" that threatens "our entire civilisation".
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A British man who fought for Ukraine is jailed for 13 years by Russia
A British man who fought in Ukraine has been jailed for 13 years for being a paid mercenary, Russian prosecutors say.
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Sir Keir Starmer and ministers to hold regular news conferences in radical comms shakeup
Sir Keir Starmer and other ministers will hold regular news conferences in a radical shakeup of government communications.
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King pours 'perfect' pint of Guinness
The King was commended for pouring the "perfect" pint of Guinness on a visit to mark the opening of a new brewery in London.
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Sharp inflation slowdown leaves door to interest rate cut wide open
The rate of inflation hit a much lower than expected 3.2% last month, according to official figures which should lock in an interest rate cut by the Bank of England on Thursday.
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Drunk raccoon behind liquor store rampage suspected of other 'break-ins'
A raccoon that passed out drunk after running amok in a Virginia liquor store is suspected of two other "break-ins".






