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PA MediaPrime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump.Downing Street has declined to comment on the security breach, first reported by Politico.Politico reported that officials said Burnham communicated with the person claiming to be Susie Wiles “before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate” and claimed only a “few messages” were exchanged.A government spokesperson said: “We do not comment on national security matters.””No messages of significance” were exchanged and the texts were “quickly reported to the appropriate authorities” once they were believed to be suspicious, sources said.The BBC…
LIVEActress Hayden Panettiere, known for roles in Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36In a statement, Panettiere’s father says she was “a force of nature”. No cause of death has been confirmed.
Watch: Moment elderly man is assaulted after patting child’s headPolice in Singapore are investigating the assault of an elderly man after he patted a young girl on the head at a food court.A man believed to be the father of the young girl appeared agitated after the gesture and shoved the 73-year-old to the ground.Security camera footage of the incident on Saturday went viral over the weekend. While some argued that the elderly man should not have touched the child without the parents’ consent, most called the physical altercation an overreaction to a pat on the head.In a statement on…
Alexander KazakovBelgorod’s acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev says the missile strikes damaged a building and carSix people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said.A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram early on Monday.The strikes come a night after what officials called the “largest-scale” attack launched by Ukraine this year, in which at least seven people were killed.Russian attacks on Ukraine also killed at least seven people and injured more than 39 on the same night.The injured child had been sent to hospital while…
NBC via Getty ImagesActress Hayden Panettiere, star of US TV shows Heroes and Nashville, has died aged 36.”It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible light and a force of nature who brought immeasurable love and joy to all who knew her and to the millions who watched her onscreen,” her father, Skip Panettiere, said in a statement reported by US media.The details surrounding her death were not immediately available. Panettiere played a cheerleader with superpowers in Heroes and had other memorable roles, including in films Remember the Titans…
Lucy RobertsonCharlie’s owners described her as a “bit fiery” A 13-year-old tabby cat that went missing 10 years ago has found her way back home.Her owners Lucy and Hannah Robertson were “heartbroken” in 2016 when Charlie, then three years old, went missing. As an outdoor cat, Charlie would spend her days roaming the streets but one day in April – after recently moving to a new area – she never returned home.The family spent months looking, never finding any leads. Hannah, 37, said she moved from Newbridge to Abercarn, in Caerphilly county, a few miles away, 10 years ago. Within…
NurPhoto via Getty ImagesA vegetable vendor waits for customers at a market in Kolkata, with a QR code displayed for digital paymentsFor most Indians, paying by Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become almost absurdly routine.Scan a QR code, tap a few buttons and the money moves instantly. There is no card machine, no cash, and – most importantly – for the user, no visible fee.That may be about to change.India has paved the way for banks and payment companies to charge merchants a fee on UPI transactions, potentially ending a decade-long experiment in free digital payments. The government says consumers…
‘I want my brother back’ – Tupac’s brother tells BBC murder trial won’t bring justiceThe BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur ahead of the trial for his brother and late rapper’s 1996 murder.2 hrs agoUS & Canada
Getty ImagesThe captives were held in Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle before being forced into ships to take them across the Atlantic Ocean This year has seen a dramatic change in tone in the global conversation about the transatlantic slave trade.The demand for formal apologies, debt relief and financial compensation from nations and institutions that benefited from slavery has become increasingly forceful.In March, a resolution was passed at the United Nations recognising slavery as “the greatest crime against humanity” – though the United States voted against the resolution and every European nation abstained from the vote.The UK, which alongside Portugal dominated…
Getty ImagesJason didn’t want a “Coke can” – that’s the nickname for a penis that has been enlarged with so much filler it resembles a stubby drink can.”Some people go really overboard,” Jason tells me when we meet in Manchester.His procedure increased the girth of his penis by 16% – an amount he, and his partner, are really happy with. He says it has given him a “self-confidence boost”.”Everything still functions” as normal, Jason explains – just with “that extra little bit of width”.Penis fillers even became the topic of a bizarre conspiracy theory at the last Winter Olympics. Male…