New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media
The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users' ages, including by utilising existing account information, facial technology and digital identity documents. "We simply cannot…
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Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo Review: 550hp, 199mph and Nearly £200k – Is It Worth It?
Maybe it’s that effortless Italian chic or perhaps the decades of rich motorsport heritage to fall back on. Either way, Maserati seems to make a car feel sexy without even trying. But the company has been haunted by…
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New Fed chair faces critical test at Jackson Hole as inflation fears mount
As the world's most powerful central bank prepares for its annual Jackson Hole conference, analysts said bond traders would be looking for signals from Warsh over its commitment to fighting inflation. The Trump-appointed…
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Billions in pensions go missing: JP Morgan and Standard Life reconnect Brits with lost wealth
The initiative, dubbed ‘Billions 4 Millions, returned £2.5bn in lost and uncliamed financial assets to consumers, spanning pensions, investments, savings and financial protection. On average, customers were reconnected…
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Treasury launches business rates review for pubs and hotels
The Treasury has launched a review into how business rates are calculated for pubs and hotels in the government’s latest bid to boost businesses operating in town centres. Launched on Monday, the government said the…
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A global tram renaissance is underway. Why isn’t London jumping on board?
Londoners made 280m tram journeys as early as 1895. By the 1920s, London had the world’s largest tram network. The system was created with private capital and municipal borrowing and largely paid for itself from…
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Burnham forgets, the Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing
The Member of Parliament for Makerfield becomes the UK's 59th Prime Minister, succeeding Sir Keir Starmer, who resigned as leader of the Labour Party and Prime Minister in June. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Voters…
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'I didn't speak the Queen's English': Why people worry about their accents
"I knew people were going to notice that I was northern and that I didn't speak the 'Queen's English'," the 22-year-old says. "Definitely in seminars I would sometimes feel like my accent would sound a bit less…
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How to get £2,000 to play computer games at university
Yet every year, millions of pounds worth of scholarships and bursary funding goes unclaimed by students - with many unaware the extra help exists. So roll up the next generation of gamers, who this year can apply for as…
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‘No more!!!’: Trump lashes out after US-Canada talks devolve into trade war
In his first public comments since negotiations collapsed on Friday in Washington, the US president wrote on social media: "Canada wants the benefits of being a State, without being one!!!" "They have also charged our…
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