Love Actually director Richard Curtis uncomfortable with movie's lack of diversity

The director admits he feels "a bit stupid" about the festive rom-com movie's lack of diversity.

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Stormzy 'proud' of Marcus Rashford for standing up for his beliefs

The rapper says he thinks the footballer often hears people telling him to "just shut up and kick your football".

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Tuesday, 29 November 2022

Tilda Swinton: Cinema was a haven and a sanctuary

The actor talks about the importance of cinema and its history as she receives a film archive award.

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Less than half of England and Wales population Christian, Census 2021 shows

The 2021 census for England and Wales also shows an increase in the number of people with no religion.

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Royal Mail: When are the postal strikes ahead of Christmas?

About 115,000 postal workers are taking part in the dispute with Royal Mail.

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Monday, 28 November 2022

The Christmas puppy sales funding organised crime gangs

The market for illegally-traded puppies is now worth £13m, according to the Crown Office.

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How is your company training you to become a better developer/engineer?

Ask HN: How is your company training you to become a better developer/engineer?
17 by flavianh | 20 comments on Hacker News.
I’m interested in how companies create 10x engineers. To deepen the discussion, you can cover for example: - What skills - Training frequency - How is your next set of skills decided? Is it personalized? Are you involved in the discussion? - What are the biggest obstacles to your training?

Grant Shapps denies Tory split over onshore wind farms

Around 30 Tory MPs are backing an attempt to overturn the ban on new onshore wind in England.

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Chinese police: Delete photos or face arrest at Shanghai Covid protest site

Authorities are stopping anyone taking photos at the Shanghai Covid protest site.

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China Covid: Shocking protests are huge challenge for China's leaders

China's rulers appear to have drastically underestimated growing discontent at Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy.

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Man found dead with 'hazardous substances' in Shevington named

The body of Liam Smith was found on a street covered in unidentified substances, police say.

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Cost of living: The breakfast club easing the strain

Residents in a housing estate in County Antrim are accessing low-cost hot meals run by a local group.

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Nottingham fire death family were planning new life in USA

The man whose wife and children died after a flat fire says they were set to join him in the US.

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Midnight discharge at Colchester Hospital unacceptable - family

An 81-year-old woman is sent home at night due to a lack of hospital beds, her family says.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Recycle your old Spotify playlists into new ones

Show HN: Recycle your old Spotify playlists into new ones
22 by dr00bot | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I wanted a way to quickly generate new Spotify playlists from my library based on some simple user inputs. There are probably a bunch of songs floating around in old playlists that you will never listen to again so the Spotify Playlist Recycling Plant is an attempt to resurrect these forgotten gems! At the heart of this tool is a simple custom algorithm that uses Spotify's 5000+ unique genres to find similar artists. It works well for my purposes but everybody uses Spotify differently so I'd love some feedback :) Built using React and the Spotify Web API.

Cruise passenger rescued after 15 hours in the sea

Rescuers say it was a miracle he was saved after disappearing from a ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Friday, 25 November 2022

Itamar Ben-Gvir: Israeli far-right leader set to join new coalition

Under a deal with Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, the head of Jewish Power will be security minister.

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Ashford bacteria outbreak: Child recovering after Strep A kills one

One child, believed to be six years old, died after the bacteria outbreak at a Surrey school.

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Kanye West announces 2024 presidential bid

The rapper confirms he intends to run for office, while fighting several scandals over his behaviour.

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Thursday, 24 November 2022

What is the energy price cap and what will happen to bills?

The energy bill support package will continue after April, but will be less generous.

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Jason Lee: Former footballer says David Baddiel apology 'meant a lot'

Comedian David Baddiel had worn blackface and mocked the striker's hairstyle on TV in the 1990s.

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Bury: The town where football fans are shaping politics

The game's future is a political battleground in Bury, where a club’s demise has divided fans.

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Wednesday, 23 November 2022

They died suddenly - then the anti-vax trolling started

A new "documentary" falsely blames Covid vaccines for deaths of young people.

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England's Jack Grealish calls fan who inspired World Cup celebration

The England star tells Finlay he did a "little celebration just for you" after his goal.

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Troubles legacy: 'Families can not draw a line under it'

As a legacy bill is debated, Mary Kiely speaks publicly about her brother's shooting for the first time.

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Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Kidderminster man catches giant goldfish

Andy Hackett from Kidderminster lands the "elusive" beast while on a trip to France.

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Cuban musician Pablo Milanés dies aged 79

The guitarist and singer was a key member of Cuba's Nuevo Trova movement after the revolution.

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Club Q Colorado shooting: Police hail 'heroes' who tackled gunman

A US Army veteran describes flooring the suspect and beating him with his own pistol at the Colorado nightspot.

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Monday, 21 November 2022

Joe Lycett did not shred £10k in David Beckham Qatar protest

The comedian has donated his David Beckham Qatar World Cup protest money to LGBT charities.

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American Music Awards: Kelly Rowland asks crowd to 'chill' as they boo Chris Brown

"Excuse me, chill out," says the former Destiny's Child star on stage at the American Music Awards.

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Stalking victims not protected by police, say campaigners

Only 6% of reported stalking cases end up in charges being brought.

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Turkey Kurdish raids: Operation Claw-Sword targets militant bases

Operation Claw-Sword targeted sites in Syria and Iraq a week after a deadly bombing in Istanbul.

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Cambridge: Three arrested after 'targeted' teenager stab death

Three teenagers are arrested after a 17-year-old dies in a "targeted attack" in Cambridge.

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Search resumes for woman 'swept away' by river

The woman is reported to have fallen into the water at Monymusk during an Amber weather warning on Friday.

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Leave if you can to save energy - Ukraine power boss

Reducing electricity use is crucial, head of Ukraine's biggest private energy firm tells the BBC.

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Fifa boss accuses West of hypocrisy in World Cup speech

Fifa president Gianni Infantino accuses the West of "hypocrisy" in its reporting about Qatar's human rights record on the eve of the World Cup.

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Friday, 18 November 2022

Viktor Bout: Russia hopeful for arms dealer prisoner swap with US

Notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout could be exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner.

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What is the minimum wage and how much is it?

The minimum wage for over-23s is going up 9.7% in April of next year.

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'It keeps getting worse' - reaction to Hunt's plans

From a cake maker to a folk musician, here's what people in Gloucester think about the Autumn Statement.

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Thursday, 17 November 2022

Celtic ruler's ring goes under hammer for £36,000 at auction

The "jaw-dropping" item could go on display in York after spending 28 years stashed in a cupboard.

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Ukraine war: Bodies found amid reports of Russian atrocities in Kherson

The BBC speaks to people held by Russians in Kherson, amid reports of atrocities in the liberated city.

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Council tax: What is it and how much do you pay?

The government is considering increasing the amount by which council tax can go up in England.

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Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Mariah Carey is officially not the 'Queen of Christmas'

The US star's application to trademark the moniker has been denied for administration reasons.

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Why did Russia invade Ukraine and has Putin's war failed?

Almost nine months after Putin unleashed war on Ukraine, Russian forces have suffered repeated setbacks.

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Tuesday, 15 November 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?
24 by capableweb | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Been lurking the GitHub issues, Twitter and blog but haven't really gained a full perspective. I'm in the market for a new laptop, currently using a Carbon X1 which I'm generally very happy with. I'm only interested in laptops that I'd run Linux on, but been trying some of the late Apple MacBooks and like the hardware, just the software seems to get in the way sometimes. So came across Asahi Linux project, which seems to be usable for daily work, minus some missing things. But does anyone use Asahi Linux daily here and can talk about their experience?

Man admits killing parents in Gloucestershire homes

William Warrington admits the manslaughter of Clive Warrington, 67, and Valerie Warrington, 73.

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China zero Covid: Violent protests in Guangzhou put curbs under strain

Anger boils over in the industrial city of Guangzhou, exposing cracks in Xi Jinping's signature policy.

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Monday, 14 November 2022

Taylor Swift triumphs at MTV Europe Awards

Swift wins four trophies including best artist, while Harry Styles and Blackpink also pick up awards.

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UK music festivals: 'Drug checking could have saved Georgia'

The mum of an 18-year-old backs new findings which suggests on-site drug testing makes events safer.

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Lewis Capaldi overtakes Ed Sheeran with the UK's most-streamed song of all time

Capaldi's Someone You Loved overtakes Shape Of You as the UK's most-streamed song of all time.

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Istiklal Street: Istanbul's beating heart reels from deadly blast

Locals are returning to Istiklal Street, the busy thoroughfare where six were killed on Sunday.

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Kherson: Inside the city liberated from the Russians

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports from the city newly liberated from Russian control.

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The fall of the FTX ‘King of Crypto’ Sam Bankman-Fried

How a crypto empire built on video game battles and beanbags came crashing down.

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Lancashire Police officer charged with attempted murder

A woman is in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a Manchester hotel, police say.

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Saturday, 12 November 2022

Dominic Raab under scrutiny after aggressive behaviour claim

A newspaper reports allegations Dominic Raab mistreated staff during a past stint as justice secretary.

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Rugby World Cup: England fans react after a losing a thrilling final

The tense thriller left fans on the edge of their seats as "it really came down to the wire."

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Autumn Statement: BBC experts on six ways the plan could affect you

BBC correspondents share what could come up in the economic plan and what it could mean for you.

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Friday, 11 November 2022

GB's Fear & Gibson on top of ice dancing world

Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are the world's number one ice dancers, raising hopes of Olympic success not seen since Torvill and Dean.

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Arrested man is missing US rape suspect, court says

The man had denied being Nicholas Rossi, who is wanted over allegations of rape and sexual assault.

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England v Japan: Sam Simmonds and Jack van Poortvliet to start for hosts

Number eight Sam Simmonds and scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet will start for a much-changed England at Twickenham on Saturday.

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T20 World Cup - India v England semi-final: 'What on Earth?' - England run four as Shami misfields

A bizarre misfield from India's Mohammed Shami allows England to run four as they continue to chase down the winning target in their T20 World Cup semi-final.

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New top story on Hacker News: What will be the second order effects widespread AI?

What will be the second order effects widespread AI?
3 by pratap103 | 1 comments on Hacker News.
The first order effects are becoming increasingly clear but what are the second order effects? A good example of a second order effect from the penetration of high speed internet would be video game streaming.

Female Royal Navy sailor 'was raped on ship'

Former servicewoman tells BBC she is angry women in the Navy say they are still experiencing abuse.

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Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Facebook-owner Meta to cut 13% of its workforce

Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said it was one of the most difficult changes in Meta's history.

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Abortion election results: Kentucky poised for pro-choice win

Four other states have also voted on abortion rights - an issue close to the top of voters' priorities.

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US midterms: How the parties are doing in maps and charts

Analysis of key races, issues and exit poll findings in the US midterm elections.

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Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Iran International: TV channel says Iran threatened UK-based journalists

Two Iran International staff have been warned of a risk to their lives, a law enforcement source says.

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I'd rather go to the dentist than have a haircut

Two Edinburgh hairdressers are taking steps to try and help people who dread going to a salon.

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Just Stop Oil protest closes Dartford Tunnel again

Police say actions at multiple locations on the M25 around London will cause ongoing delays.

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BBC presenter got sepsis after doing awareness interview

Sarah McMullan was admitted to A&E with sepsis weeks after she helped highlight the deadly condition.

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Monday, 7 November 2022

South Korea's Moon Jae-in to give up dogs gifted by Kim Jong-un

South Korea's ex-leader plans to return the dogs to the state, citing opposition from his successor.

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New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Game of Life on non-square topologies with 2^32 update rules

Show HN: Game of Life on non-square topologies with 2^32 update rules
13 by jeadie | 4 comments on Hacker News.
Hi HN, when learning Golang (and topology), I ported a simple GOL in C ( https://ift.tt/B5xA6n9 ) into Go. I then added a bunch of features - Playing on other fundamental polygons ( https://ift.tt/EKlPpqR... ) - Considering all possible update rules (of which, there are many). Looking to get back to this project soon. Would love some feedback + ideas.

Tanzania Precision Air crash: 'I tried to save pilots but was knocked unconscious'

A fisherman describes how he tried to break the cockpit window but ended up being knocked unconscious.

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Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria

The plane was carrying 43 people, 26 of whom have been rescued and sent to hospital, an official says.

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New top story on Hacker News: Does anyone else finds AWS and other Amazon services overly complicated?

Does anyone else finds AWS and other Amazon services overly complicated?
15 by damacaner | 13 comments on Hacker News.
I think AWS and its signature system is making things more complicated than it should be, like this is a normal signing in process to API: 1. you request client credentials, which is normal. 2. construct request URL, normal. 3. add headers, eh, normal. 4. signature... fuck. First you need to convert the URL you have from step 2, mash it with headers from step 3, add header keys to signed headers, then sum256 hash the payload and hex encode it. Then you create a sign, add algorithm, request date time that is formatted with ISO8601 but all special characters stripped apart, add credential scopes, hash the canonical request you created at the first step. Then, you calculate this abomination: HMAC(HMAC(HMAC(HMAC("AWS4" + kSecret,"20150830"),"us-east-1"),"iam"),"aws4_request") after that you calculate this: signature = HexEncode(HMAC(derived signing key, string to sign)) after that you create an authorization header and add signature to it: Authorization: AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 Credential=AKIAIHV6HIXXXXXXX/20201022/us-east-1/execute-api/aws4_request, SignedHeaders=host;user-agent;x-amz-access-token;x-amz-date, Signature=5d672d79c15b13162d9279b0855cfba6789a8edb4c82c400e06b5924aEXAMPLE ...I mean what the fuck? I can understand why people choose Azure over AWS for the sake of freaking simplicity just by looking at this sign and request process. It feels overly-complicated. Does anyone feels the same while working with this abomination?

New York fire: Moment woman rescued by firefighters with a rope

A woman is pulled from an apartment block in New York after a blaze left at least 38 people injured.

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Saturday, 5 November 2022

T20 World Cup: England reach semi-finals with nervy win over Sri Lanka

England survive a scare to reach the semi-finals of the Men's T20 World Cup with a nerve-jangling four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Sydney.

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Could this be the world's smallest pony?

Pumuckel, from Germany, is only 50 centimetres tall and weighs just 35 kilos.

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Disturbance at London immigration centre

A group of detainees armed with "various weaponry" have caused a disturbance at an immigration centre.

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Friday, 4 November 2022

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: PostgreSQL Sessions in Vim

Show HN: PostgreSQL Sessions in Vim
7 by patricius | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Really just a few lines of code to have a REPL-like experience with Vim and Postgres.

Workers at Heathrow to strike in World Cup run-up

A union says 700 workers at the UK's biggest airport will walk out for three days from 18 November.

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New top story on Hacker News: Tell HN: How to get your Twitter account fubar

Tell HN: How to get your Twitter account fubar
5 by withinboredom | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Six months ago, I decided to rename my business and I got the twitter account. Then, finally this past week, everything was good to go, and I updated the photos for profile/icon. For this account's first follower, I decided to follow it from my personal account. That was a mistake, apparently. Within seconds, my account was locked and kicked out of Twitter ads (according to the emails I received). This makes no logical sense to me, but here we are. So, apparently, the way to screw up a twitter account is simple: follow a dormant account. FWIW, the dormant account was managed by my phone (logged into my personal and this account), but I did the following from my computer, which wasn't logged into both accounts (ever).

Kyra King: Parents charged over dog attack baby death

Kyra King's parents are due to appear in court after the three month old was mauled to death.

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Ancient yew in abbey ruins named tree of the year

The Waverley Abbey yew beat trees from Midlothian and Derbyshire for this year's title.

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Bounty bars removed from Celebrations tubs in trial

Mars Wrigley will remove the bars from its chocolate tubs after finding 40% of people hate the treat.

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TikTok says staff in China can access UK and EU user data

The Chinese social media giant said the policy is "based on a demonstrated need to do their job".

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Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Tinder: More pay for dating app despite cost-of-living crisis

But the dating app's owner warns that the global economic slowdown is starting to take its toll.

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Census: Number of foreign-born people in England and Wales reaches 10 million

The 2021 census counted 10 million people living in England and Wales who were born outside the UK.

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Rishi Sunak is now going to COP27 climate summit

Downing Street had argued the prime minister was too busy preparing for the budget.

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Taylor Swift makes history as she takes over the entire US top 10

She is the first artist to claim all 10 of the top spots on the US Hot 100 chart.

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Italy's right-wing government to criminalise raves

An unlicensed rave is shut down in Modena and hours later a new law proposes jail for organisers.

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House prices see first monthly fall since July 2021, says Nationwide

The housing market was hit by turmoil following the mini-budget, Nationwide said.

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