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eBay to buy Depop from Etsy in $1.2bn cash deal
Online seller eBay has agreed to pay $1.2bn (£890m) to purchase second-hand fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy, the companies have announced.The all-cash deal is expected to be completed by...
Pubs can stay open until 2am if home nations reach World Cup knockout stages
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 2am during the World Cup knockout stages this summer - but only if any of the home nations have got that...
Tetris can help tackle memories of past trauma, study finds
Playing Tetris could help tackle memories of past trauma, research has found.The trial included close to 100 NHS staff who had been exposed to trauma at work - such...
Man dead and teen critically injured after skate park stabbing
A man is dead and a teenage boy is in a critical condition after being stabbed at a skate park in Northampton.Four people have been arrested in connection with...
Starmer must bring Trump back from the brink or Chagos deal is dead
Number 10 will be nursing its whiplash this evening as Donald Trump once again throws a diplomatic hand grenade into the UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius.Posting on Truth Social,...
How the US military is assembling within striking distance of Iran
Donald Trump told protesters in Iran that "help was coming" little over a month ago.But there was almost no US military presence that would have made a difference in...
Tech firms must take down abusive images in 48 hours – or face being blocked from UK
Technology firms that do not take down abusive images from their platforms within 48 hours face being blocked from the UK under new rules proposed by the government.Prime Minister...
Ex-Victoria’s Secret mogul says Jeffrey Epstein ‘stole vast sums from our family’
A billionaire mogul says paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein stole vast sums from his family.Les Wexner, 88, who was behind retailers including Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch, was answering...
Gorton and Denton by-election: It’s the UK’s first crucial vote of the year – and something striking seems to be happening
The towns of Gorton and Denton feel less like political battlegrounds and more like working towns getting on with the day.And perhaps that's the point. In places like these, elections are rarely theatrical. They are quieter,...
NHS operations disrupted by global shortage of bone cement
NHS operations are facing disruption due to a global shortage of bone cement.Bosses said Heraeus Medical, its supplier, had suffered a packaging fault involving its bone cement products. The...
Ex-Man Utd star Mikael Silvestre has strong words for Jose Mourinho over Vinicius Junior’s racist abuse claim
Former Manchester United player Mikael Silvestre has claimed Jose Mourinho has "failed us" over his response to Vinicius Junior's allegations of racist abuse.The 25-year-old left the field during Real...
Children can claim damages for ‘lost years’ caused by medical negligence, Supreme Court rules – paving the way for multi-million-pound pay outs
Children can receive damages for the years of their life that will be lost because of medical negligence, the Supreme Court has ruled.The decision by the UK's highest court overturns a...