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Woman kills six in US school tragedy

A gunwoman wielding two “assault-style” rifles and a pistol killed three pupils and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, in the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country growing increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools. The gunwoman died after being shot by police following the violence at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian school for about 200 pupils. Police said the gunwoman

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Chelsea put 121m loss down to Government sanctions on Roman Abramovich

The figures are for the financial year 2021-22 Chelsea say Government sanctions imposed on former owner Roman Abramovich were a factor in the club posting losses of £121million in 2021-22. Russian billionaire Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK Government in March last year as it sought to freeze the assets of individuals it believed had connections to the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, following the invasion of Ukraine. Chelsea were placed

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Jeremy Corbyn set to be blocked as Labour candidate at next election

Sir Keir Starmer is to will propose a motion that will make clear that the National Executive Committee will not endorse the former Labour leader at the next election Jeremy Corbyn is set to be blocked from standing as a Labour candidate at the next general election, with Sir Keir Starmer set to bring a motion confirming the move to a meeting of the party’s ruling body. The Labour leader

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Duke of Sussex arrives in UK for High Court fight on information misuse

The Duke of Sussex has arrived at the High Court in London for a hearing in his claim against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information-gathering. The publisher is bringing a bid to end High Court claims brought by people including Harry, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence over alleged unlawful activity at its titles. The group of high-profile individuals, also including Sir Elton’s husband David

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Twitter says parts of source code leaked online

The says that it has been leaked on GitHub, which is an internet hosting service where software developers share code Elon Musk’s social media platform Twitter has revealed that some parts of its source code have been leaked online. The group said in a legal filing that the code – the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs – has been leaked on GitHub, which is an internet

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Travelodge moots development links with councils amid plans for 300 new hotels

They are hoping to develop up to 300 more locations for hotels Hotel chain Travelodge is writing to 220 local authorities across Britain proposing a joint development partnership aimed at stimulating regeneration and economic growth. Travelodge said it has identified that it can expand its UK hotel network with a further 300 locations for new hotels. The company said the expansion programme could represent an investment of around £3 billion

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Businesses across England face 300m per year bill under new Government proposals

That's according to analysis by Gerald Eve, a real-estate advisory company Businesses across England could be saddled with bills for around £150 a year under new Government proposals intended to help them with their tax. A requirement for businesses to update the Government annually could cost a total of around £300 million a year, analysis by Gerald Eve, a real-estate advisory company, has found. The estimate is more than four

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Mail publishers bid to end court cases over alleged unlawful activity to start

The publisher of the Daily Mail will bring a bid to end High Court claims brought by people including the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence over alleged unlawful information-gathering at its titles. The group of high-profile individuals, also including Sir Elton’s husband David Furnish and actresses Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, announced in October they were bringing claims for misuse of private information against Associated

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Government committed to meaningful and lasting improvements to music streaming

The Government said it is committed to making “meaningful and lasting improvements” in response to a report on music streaming released by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee (DCMS). The economics of music streaming follow-up report was released by the DCMS in January and said musicians should receive a fairer share of revenues and there should be a “complete reset” of the music streaming market. In response to the

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