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fromwww.theguardian.com
23 minutes ago

US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine

A US–Russian draft plan would force Ukraine to cede territory, halve its military, and limit US aid, while Russia continues attacks on civilian infrastructure.
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fromIndependent
59 minutes ago
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Ivan Yates appears at Media Committee after storm over training for Jim Gavin

New broadcasting regulations will include podcasts; Ivan Yates warned that TDs declaring conflicts of interest before podcast appearances would be a 'mood killer'.
fromIndependent
2 hours ago
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Podcasts must be included in new broadcasting regulations, says chair of Oireachtas Media Committee

Podcasts must be included in new broadcasting regulations covering radio and television, and current proposal imbalances should be reconsidered after the Ivan Yates controversy.
fromIndependent
2 hours ago
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Podcasts must be included in new broadcasting regulations, says chair of Oireachtas Media Committee

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fromIndependent
34 minutes ago

'Completely unacceptable' that State so far unable to facilitate psychiatric reports for woman accused of killing son (6) in Waterford

Court proceedings are repeatedly delayed because the State cannot promptly obtain a forensic psychiatric assessment for a defendant charged with murdering her six-year-old son.
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fromIndependent
1 hour ago

'Calling it a corporate day out is disingenuous' - IRFU chiefs defend Aviva Stadium ticket prices as union reports 4.2m loss

IRFU executives defended ticket pricing for senior men's internationals and rejected that matches are corporate days; the union reported a €4.2m operating deficit for 2024/25.
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fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago

Wexford man who died after triathlon in Turkey remembered as someone who 'travelled far and dreamed big'

John Brett, a dedicated sportsman and longtime Gorey resident with strong links to Nairobi, died after a medical emergency during an Ironman 70.3 in Turkey.
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fromIndependent
1 hour ago

Cash-strapped RTE to spend over 130,000 on 'emotionally resonant' TV ad celebrating its legacy

RTÉ plans to spend over €130,000 on an emotionally resonant TV commercial marking 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 hour ago

China reclaims spot as top German trade partner from US DW 11/19/2025

China regained its role as Germany's top trading partner Jan–Sep 2025 with total trade €185.9bn, while US trade fell to €184.7bn.
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fromIndependent
1 hour ago

Gangster found dead in Mountjoy had taken cocaine shortly before death

David Stanners, a major Limerick gangland figure, died in Mountjoy Prison after taking cocaine and having severe heart disease.
fromComputerworld
1 hour ago

Gartner: IT spending in Europe to increase 11% in 2026

US research firm Gartner predicts that IT spending in Europe will increase by 11% to a total of $1.4 trillion in 2026. Growth is expected to be driven by AI, cloud computing and cybersecurity, despite limited IT budgets and few new hires. Spending on generative AI is expected to grow by 78%, while cloud investments will increase by 24% as companies increasingly move services to Europe for sovereignty reasons.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
7 hours ago

Netherlands suspends state seizure of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia

The seizure on 30 September had prompted a furious response from China, which in early October banned exports of Nexperia chips from the country, where most of them are packaged and finished. That threw global carmakers' supply chains into turmoil, leading to production pauses in Mexico and warnings from EU manufacturers that they were days away from stoppages. China lifted the export ban on 9 November, and Volkswagen and Honda have indicated that Nexperia chips are flowing again to their factories in Germany and Mexico.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
4 hours ago

Fibre flies as improved 5G sees record UK mobile data consumption | Computer Weekly

UK mobile data consumption rose 18% year-on-year as 5G standalone deployment and fixed wireless access drive strong increases in mobile traffic.
fromBusiness Matters
6 hours ago

HP makes final $1.8bn claim against Mike Lynch's estate in long-running Autonomy fraud case

In a lengthy 2022 judgment, Mr Justice Hildyard concluded that Lynch and Autonomy's former chief financial officer Sushovan Hussain had fraudulently inflated the software company's revenues and misrepresented its performance before selling it to HP for $11 billion. Although the judge said HP would still have proceeded with the deal had it known the true state of Autonomy's finances, he ruled that Lynch and Hussain had deliberately misled the buyer.
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fromWander With Jo
1 day ago

How Long You Can Actually Stay in Europe (and the Secret Extensions Nobody Mentions)

Schengen's 90/180-day rule limits short-term stays, but national visas, bilateral agreements, and non‑Schengen countries offer legal ways to extend time in Europe.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 hours ago

EU sets out plans to cut red tape on digital | Computer Weekly

The initiative includes European Business Wallets, which the European Commission (EC) said will offer companies a single digital identity to simplify paperwork and make it much easier to do business across EU member states. Valdis Dombrovskis, commissioner for economy and productivity, said: "Today's proposal represents an important first step in our digital simplification agenda, aiming to create a more favourable business environment for European companies."
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fromMashable
6 days ago

TikTok's flip the camera trend: What it is and why people are upset

The trend goes like this: A group of people, typically kids, gives their phone to someone else and asks them to record them doing a dance. They record the dance on the front-facing camera so the dancers can see themselves and at the end of the dance, they move towards the camera and flip it to reveal the person recording them.
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fromTechzine Global
10 hours ago

AMD and Eviden to build European exascale supercomputer

Europe will deploy Alice Recoque, a second exascale supercomputer built by Eviden and AMD, delivering over one exaflop to boost HPC and AI.
fromwww.thelocal.com
3 years ago

EXPLAINED: Where in Europe can non-EU foreigners vote in local elections?

The general principle is that voting rights are based on citizenship and each country makes its own rules. When electoral rights are granted to non-nationals, these are usually limited to local elections and do not extend to national ones. So neither EU nationals or non-EU citizens are able to vote for example in French presidential elections or German parliamentary elections, unless of course they have taken citizenship in those countries.
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fromIrish Independent
6 hours ago

Taoiseach tells Mary Lou McDonald to 'cop on' as Sinn Fein leader says 'I don't need you to mansplain the economy to me' in Dail row

Mary Lou McDonald demands restoring energy credits amid fear of another unaffordable winter; Taoiseach Micheál Martin says inflation is falling and told her 'cop on'.
fromianVisits
12 hours ago

London's Pocket Parks: St Paul's Churchyard, Covent Garden

And that entrance is through a wide raised lawn, which is surprisingly well hidden unless you're familiar with it already. It's laid out as two lawns on either side of the main paved route to the church's actual entrance, and the paving is lined almost the entire way with benches, reflecting how busy the pocket park can get on a warm day.
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fromTechzine Global
10 hours ago

SAP strengthens European digital resilience with cloud alliances

SAP's Delos Cloud formed a Bleu partnership and a Microsoft agreement to preserve European access to cloud services during crises, cyberattacks, or sanctions.
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fromMashable
1 week ago

Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15

Denmark will ban social media access for users under 15, using an age-verification app and allowing parental approval for 13–14-year-olds after assessment.
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fromIrish Independent
3 hours ago

Tech entrepreneur Garry Moroney appointed as CEO of The Irish Times

Mr Moroney becomes managing director of The Irish Times on December 1st, bringing Roomex CEO experience and having founded two Irish software businesses.
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fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago
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'I never had a burning desire to be Taoiseach' - Paschal Donohoe on ambitions, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch potentially taking his seat and Covid regrets

fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago
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'I never had a burning desire to sit behind that desk' - Paschal Donohoe admits he didn't have goal to be Taoiseach

fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago
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'I never had a burning desire to be Taoiseach' - Paschal Donohoe on ambitions, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch potentially taking his seat and Covid regrets

fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Paschal Donohoe - the never-to-be taoiseach who rose from the ashes of 'McCreevynomics'

fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago
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'I never had a burning desire to be Taoiseach' - Paschal Donohoe on ambitions, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch potentially taking his seat and Covid regrets

fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago
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'I never had a burning desire to sit behind that desk' - Paschal Donohoe admits he didn't have goal to be Taoiseach

fromIrish Independent
8 hours ago
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'I never had a burning desire to be Taoiseach' - Paschal Donohoe on ambitions, Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch potentially taking his seat and Covid regrets

fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Paschal Donohoe - the never-to-be taoiseach who rose from the ashes of 'McCreevynomics'

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fromAcast
1 day ago

Late Lunch Tuesday November 18th 2025 | LMFM Late Lunch Listen Back

Antoinette Tyrrell moved from Ireland to Spain to work from home; Kathryn Thomas launched a new podcast; health advice and a commemorative Mass are featured.
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fromIndependent
3 hours ago

Man (25) charged with murder of his mother and assault of father in Cork

A 25-year-old man has been charged with murdering his mother and assaulting his father in Ballinlough, Cork; the father was left critically injured.
fromwww.dw.com
11 hours ago

Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy due in Turkey to meet Erdogan DW 11/19/2025

The trip, where he is scheduled to meet Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is an attempt to revive talks with Moscow seeking an end to the war. "We are preparing to reinvigorate negotiations, and we have developed solutions that we will propose to our partners. Doing everything possible to bring the end of the war closer is Ukraine's top priority," Zelenskyy said of the visit.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses

The Social Democrats lost significant municipal support across Denmark, including Copenhagen for the first time in over a century, while the far-right gained slightly.
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fromIndependent
2 hours ago

Podcasts must be included in new broadcasting regulations, says chair of Oireachtas Media Committee

Including podcasts in broadcasting regulations addresses imbalance and conflict-of-interest concerns arising from a politician’s simultaneous media role and political training duties.
fromIndependent
14 hours ago

EU could hand the North special status to 'prepare for Irish reunification'

Leaked letter says politicians in Northern Ireland should be granted observer status
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fromwww.theguardian.com
13 hours ago

Dangerous nostalgia': did Spain's pact of forgetting' after Franco leave new generation open to far right?

Mingorrubio municipal cemetery, which sits where the suburbs of north-west Madrid fade out into the countryside, must have been something of a comedown for a man who was originally laid to rest with a 150-metre-high cross for a headstone and four enormous bronze archangels to watch over him. But six years after his remains were disinterred from the grotesque splendour of the Valley of the Fallen and flown by helicopter to Mingorrubio for reburial, Francisco Franco is at least in good company.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
5 hours ago

A Russian army unit's macabre contest to pose with executed Ukrainian prisoners of war

A Russian soldier, with his face blurred, poses in front of the bodies of three Ukrainian soldiers lying face down in a pool of blood, their hands clasped behind their heads. The image, shared by the Russian Rusich unit on its Telegram channel, is accompanied by an announcement for a contest: The first three people to submit a photo of prisoners who have clearly been erased from existence will receive a cryptocurrency reward.
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fromIndependent
14 hours ago

Paddy Kirk: 'Kenny Cunningham came in and I was serving him the day of the Dublin derby. I never brought up that I'd be playing in it'

Paddy Kirk turned his passion for coffee and photography into a published book and a new café venture.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
19 hours ago

Trump's Russian oil waiver gives Orban a win at Hungary's expense

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his very large team of ministers, propagandists and members of the country's well-connected economic elite flew to Washington on November 7 to meet President Donald Trump, the first bilateral meeting of the two leaders since his return to power. The trip itself was unprecedented in its scale and unusual because of its historical context. A veritable spectacle. Trump has been pressuring Orban to align with his sanctions on Russian fossil fuels and purchase more American LNG.
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fromIndependent
14 hours ago

Simon Harris in power grab to stave off any Fine Gael threats to his leadership

Tánaiste has replaced Paschal Donohoe as Finance Minister
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fromwww.dw.com
13 hours ago

Klimt artwork sells as second-most expensive ever DW 11/19/2025

Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby's, becoming the second most expensive artwork sold at auction.
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
4 hours ago

Zelenskyy In Turkey To Push Peace Talks As Corruption Storm Over Top Aide Grows

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey on November 19 in an effort to boost flagging peace talks as pressure grows on the Ukrainian leader and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, over a corruption scandal. Zelenskyy said on November 19 he would be holding talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but it was not clear if he would also meet with US special envoy Steve Witkoff.
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fromwww.thelocal.dk
8 hours ago

Denmark's Social Democrats lose hold on Copenhagen in local election defeat

I think that's incredibly unfortunate. But we have to get back up in the saddle,
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fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago

Profits double at Laya Healthcare after premium hikes

New accounts filed by Laya Healthcare Ltd show that pre-tax profits increased by 108pc from €9.13m in 2023 to €19.02m last year. This followed revenues rising by 2.5pc from €100.85m to €103.39m. Last year Laya imposed two premium price hikes on its customer base. In October 2024, it increased its premiums on average by 6.5pc, stating at the time that the price rise was needed to address the increased demand for healthcare services and rising costs.
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fromTheregister
5 hours ago

Microsoft-SAP pact aims to keep cloud running in a crisis

SAP and Microsoft created a partnership enabling Delos Cloud and Bleu to provide emergency European cloud continuity and migrate workloads if Microsoft services are restricted.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 hours ago

Netherlands to give up control of Nexperia in China dispute DW 11/19/2025

In light of recent developments, I consider it the right moment to take a constructive step,
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fromTechzine Global
6 hours ago

Workday acquires Pipedream, and 3,000 integrations with it

Workday's acquisition of Pipedream enables secure, compliant AI-agent integration with thousands of external business applications via 3,000 connectors and extensive prebuilt workflows.
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fromMedium
1 week ago

5 Ways AI is Creeping Into Everyday Life

AI is an invisible software layer integrated into everyday life, improving convenience across homes, commutes, entertainment, workplaces, and financial services.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 day ago

Met Office issues an amber weather warning for snow - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Cold Arctic air from the north is firmly in charge of the UK's weather, bringing the first notable cold snap of this autumn and giving an early taste of winter weather. As a result, winter hazards are likely through the next few days, with snow and ice a particular hazard, and the coldest conditions likely on Wednesday and Thursday. Wintry showers will affect areas exposed to the brisk northerly wind, in particular Northern Ireland, southwest Wales, southwest England, northeast England and across the northern half of Scotland.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago
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'They still expect him to arrive in the driveway' - terrible sense of shock as families grieve five dead in Dundalk crash

fromIrish Independent
1 day ago
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'They still expect him to arrive in the driveway' - terrible sense of shock as families grieve five dead in Dundalk crash

fromTheregister
1 day ago

Dutch turbine engineer tried to turn wind into crypto

A Dutch wind farm operator learned the hard way that its turbines weren't just spinning to generate electricity - they were also powering someone else's crypto wallet. A court in Assen has sentenced an unnamed man - born in 1979, and working at the time as a technical manager for Nordex's wind turbine parks - to 120 hours of community service for siphoning electricity and breaking into systems across two sites. The judgment, delivered on November 13, found that he connected three cryptomining rigs and two Helium nodes to Nordex's internal network between August 16 and November 22, 2022.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

PSNI wasn't aware of 'potential scale' of safeguarding failures in Presbyterian Church until last week

A criminal investigation has been launched into safeguarding failures within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland after revelations of serious failings between 2009 and 2022.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

A teacher, a student, a farmer, a plumber and a salesman: The five young crash victims whose lives were cut short in one tragic night

Five young friends—Chloe McGee, Alan McCluskey, Shay Duffy, Dylan Commins and Chloe Hipson—were killed in a Louth road collision.
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fromwww.thelocal.es
1 day ago

Divided Spain marks 50 years since ex-dictator Franco's death

Spain remains deeply divided over Francisco Franco's legacy fifty years after his death, with political polarization and historical revisionism fueling social and political conflict.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
1 day ago

European Commission launches AWS and Microsoft-focused cloud competition probes | Computer Weekly

The European Commission is investigating AWS and Microsoft under the Digital Markets Act to determine gatekeeper status for their cloud services.
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fromwww.thelocal.com
1 day ago

EU ministers agree new rules around suspending visa-free travel

EU can suspend or revoke visa-free status for countries that threaten security, enable irregular migration, run citizenship-by-investment programs, or commit serious human-rights violations.
fromMail Online
1 day ago

NASA's astronauts wear Prada spacesuits - while Europe gets Decathlon

Its dark grey 'EuroSuit' is designed to be worn during 'critical' phases of a mission, such as launch and landing, and can be donned or removed without assistance in under two minutes. It will be tested by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot during a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) next year. The mainstream sports shop couldn't be further from the iconic Italian fashion powerhouse behind NASA's suits.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
22 hours ago

Sharks rookie center's availability for World Juniors remains in question

Michael Misa remains injured and his availability for the World Junior Championship is uncertain pending his return to skating and the Sharks' decision.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Judge orders 'grotesque' Enoch Burke be sent to prison for fourth time

A judge ruled that anti-transgender teacher Enoch Burke should be imprisoned again for contempt for breaching orders to stay away from Wilson's Hospital School.
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fromIndependent
1 day ago

Coolock rioter who hurled concrete at gardai spared jail

Patrick Maughan pleaded guilty to violent disorder and criminal damage for throwing concrete slabs at gardai during a Coolock riot and was sentenced to 100 hours community service.
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fromAxios
1 day ago

Trump's business empire goes global while he's in the White House

Serbia fast-tracked a Trump-branded tower on a NATO-bombed military site, provoking student protests and raising conflict-of-interest concerns.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history

The centre-left could lose control of Copenhagen for the first time in the city's electoral history as residents of the Danish capital go to the polls amid growing disillusionment with the divisive politics of the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
1 day ago

Danube Tanker Fire From Russian Drone Strike Extinguished, Romania Says

Romanian authorities said the fire on an LPG tanker on the Danube River that marks the border with Ukraine has been extinguished after a Russian strike on the vessel sparked the blaze and forced the evacuation of several towns in the area. Colonel Daniel Petrov from the Emergency Situations Inspectorate in the Tulcea region said on November 18 that some residents have been allowed to return to their homes
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fromBusiness Matters
1 day ago

Eight firms investigated over online pricing as CMA exercises new powers

Eight companies are under formal investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns about online pricing tactics, marking the regulator's first major enforcement action under its strengthened consumer protection powers. The firms - StubHub, Viagogo, AA Driving School, BSM Driving School, Gold's Gym, Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Marks Electrical - are being examined as part of a wide-ranging review into how businesses display and structure online prices.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to buy 100 Rafale warplanes, drones and air defence systems from France

Ukraine signed an intent to buy up to 100 Rafale jets and French defence systems; deported children remain unreachable and a Turkish tanker was struck.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

Woman (59) killed and husband (62) seriously injured in Cork stabbing are named locally

A woman (59) was fatally stabbed and her husband critically injured in Ballinlough; a man in his 20s known to them was arrested.
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fromIrish Independent
1 day ago

The Indo Daily: Ep 2: ''Am I going f***king mad?'' - Inside the collapse of Olympian Gary O'Donovan's relationship with Irish rowing

Gary O'Donovan felt increasingly sidelined within Ireland's High Performance rowing programme due to unclear expectations, limited training access, and contentious selection decisions.
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fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

German chancellor urges Ukraine to curb male refugee numbers DW 11/18/2025

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and CDU/CSU leaders urge reducing arrivals of young Ukrainian men to Germany and call for them to remain to serve in Ukraine.
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