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Former Google executive Gill Whitehead to lead regulator’s online safety team

Ofcom has appointed a former executive from Google to oversee its new role as regulator for online safety, ahead of…

Buyers could need planning consent for a holiday home

Ministers will make it harder for new properties to be turned into holiday homes under plans to see off a…

Further UK rail strikes announced in run-up to Christmas

Further train strikes have been announced by rail staff, stoking fears of severe travel disruption for millions of passengers over…

H&M to cut 1,500 jobs as retailers face slowing sales and rising costs

The Swedish fast-fashion chain H&M is to cut 1,500 jobs across its global operations as part of efforts to save…

Elon Musk’s satellites to be part of UK trial to get internet to remote areas

Elon Musk’s satellite Starlink technology is to be part of a UK government trial to get better internet connectivity to…

How casinos are making gambling safer

The rise in UK gambling addictions has seen the NHS open new clinics dedicated solely to gambling issues, and the…

Pelé hospitalized in Brazil, but daughter says “no emergency”

His daughter said he was hospitalized to regulate the medication in his fight against a colon tumor.

U.S. politics and the impact on Ukraine

Holly Williams spoke with former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who told her that Ukraine is “fighting for western world.”

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa on new book

Nobel peace prize winner and Rappler’s CEO, co-founder and president Maria Ressa joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss her new book…

Banksy weighs in on toppling of slave trader statue in England

Mysterious street artist drew concept sketch of statue he’s proposing he says would commemorate “famous day” when statue of Edward…

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