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Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to a cage fight
The exchange comes after rumours that Mark Zuckerberg is preparing to create a new app to rival Twitter, thought to be called Threads.
Man suspected of masterminding the smuggling of thousands of people across the Med arrested
The 40-year-old Egyptian national is allegedly linked to crossings from north Africa to Italy in the last year.
Time and hope fading for five people missing on Titanic submersible
Those on board Titan, which lost communication with tour operators during a voyage to the Titanic shipwreck, may have just hours of oxygen left.
Ben Wallace’s bid to be next Nato leader BLOCKED by Joe Biden
“It’s not going to happen", the defence secretary said.
‘Bittersweet’ Windrush 75th anniversary marked
Events will be held at the Port of Tilbury where the Empire Windrush ship arrived on June 22 1948.
Bank of England set to raise interest rates again as high inflation sticks
Economists agree that the Bank is likely to raise interest rates on Thursday, and that more hikes are on the horizon.
Zahawi gets paid second job at right-wing think tank
Nadhim Zahawi's appointment comes with conditions applied by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
Average UK household ‘paying £1,045 a year more for food than in 2020/21’
The UK has seen food prices rise at the fastest rate of any G7 country, including 23.5 per cent faster than in France and 26.9 per cent faster than in Germany.
Rise in mortgage rates on Thursday ‘looks inescapable’
“With the average two-year fixed mortgage rate surpassing 6 per cent this week, the fear is that the situation could deteriorate from here."