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Is Microsoft down? Users report issues with website and apps including Outlook ift.tt/IP3yKmC
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Woman discovers aunt's heroic wartime efforts risking her life for British soldiers ift.tt/Ryfgv7P
Woman discovers aunt's heroic wartime efforts risking her life for British soldiers

Woman discovers aunt's heroic wartime efforts risking her life for British soldiers

A woman has discovered the amazing wartime role her auntie played when she risked her life hiding British commandoes during WW2. 

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Brits experience 'Wi-Fi rage' in just 12 seconds when a webpage refuses to load ift.tt/tTWcods
Brits experience 'Wi-Fi rage' in just 12 seconds when a webpage refuses to load

Brits experience 'Wi-Fi rage' in just 12 seconds when a webpage refuses to load

It takes just 12 seconds to experience 'Wi-Fi rage' when a webpage refuses to load, according to research. 

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HMRC Child Benefit rates to rise in April 2027 - new payment amounts explained ift.tt/B9Eg8LJ
HMRC Child Benefit rates to rise in April 2027 - new payment amounts explained

HMRC Child Benefit rates to rise in April 2027 - new payment amounts explained

HMRC has updated its Child Benefit rates for 2027/28, with millions of parents set to receive higher weekly payments.

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BBC TV Licence fee reduced from £180 to £7.50 for some in UK - are you eligible? ift.tt/3joNnKH
BBC TV Licence fee reduced from £180 to £7.50 for some in UK - are you eligible?

BBC TV Licence fee reduced from £180 to £7.50 for some in UK - are you eligible?

Every household in the UK is legally required to have a TV licence in order to watch or record live TV, regardless of what channel it is on

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Creator of popular BBC show confirms it will be ending after its third series ift.tt/zFek9dB
Creator of popular BBC show confirms it will be ending after its third series

Creator of popular BBC show confirms it will be ending after its third series

The creator of Sherwood has confirmed it will be ending after the third series has been broadcast.

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Post Office urges retailers to keep crucial option open to customers ift.tt/BeM4XzH
Post Office urges retailers to keep crucial option open to customers

Post Office urges retailers to keep crucial option open to customers

The Post Office is urging retailers to continue to accept cash payments following digital payment outages.

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Ranked - the best secondary schools in and around north London by GCSE results ift.tt/0Ki8tfS
Ranked - the best secondary schools in and around north London by GCSE results

Ranked - the best secondary schools in and around north London by GCSE results

The Telegraph ranks UK's best secondary schools, with six north and east London schools in the top 100.

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‘A completely different living experience’: Resident praises new council home ift.tt/WF1yQc4
‘A completely different living experience’: Resident praises new council home

‘A completely different living experience’: Resident praises new council home

Lifelong Hackney resident Perry Dean Fung praises his new Wimbourne Street council flat, saying a short move has given him a completely different living experience.

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Government-backed energy company enters administration ift.tt/Bbjac3D
Government-backed energy company enters administration

Government-backed energy company enters administration

Smartway Energy has entered administration, with two Leonard Curtis administrators appointed on November 4.

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Doctor Who episode removed from BBC iPlayer amid David Walliams allegations ift.tt/rdRCHax
Doctor Who episode removed from BBC iPlayer amid David Walliams allegations

Doctor Who episode removed from BBC iPlayer amid David Walliams allegations

An episode of Doctor Who has been removed from BBC iPlayer following the publication of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against David Walliams.

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Gang caught after 12-mile police chase towards Bexley following violent robbery ift.tt/orQ8ViL
Gang caught after 12-mile police chase towards Bexley following violent robbery

Gang caught after 12-mile police chase towards Bexley following violent robbery

Four men have been jailed for a total of 50 years after a robbery in Strood led to a chase through Bexley and into London.

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ITV to air David Walliams documentary tonight amid sexual misconduct allegations ift.tt/OPYQuxw
ITV to air David Walliams documentary tonight amid sexual misconduct allegations

ITV to air David Walliams documentary tonight amid sexual misconduct allegations

ITV is set to air a documentary about comedian and children's author David Walliams tonight (November 10) amid sexual misconduct allegations.

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David Walliams content removed from iPlayer after sexual misconduct allegations ift.tt/Kw2Agtz
David Walliams content removed from iPlayer after sexual misconduct allegations

David Walliams content removed from iPlayer after sexual misconduct allegations

The BBC is removing content featuring David Walliams from iPlayer following an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him.

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The nation's favourite mascots of all time have been revealed ift.tt/6EDsYmk
The nation's favourite mascots of all time have been revealed

The nation's favourite mascots of all time have been revealed

The Andrex Puppy, the Dulux Dog and the PG Tips Monkey have been crowned the nation’s favourite mascots of all time.

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Dalston’s Gillett Square reopens as a greener, larger and car-free public space ift.tt/7JNoiPm
Dalston’s Gillett Square reopens as a greener, larger and car-free public space

Dalston’s Gillett Square reopens as a greener, larger and car-free public space

Gillett Square in Dalston has reopened after a major redesign, with a greener, car-free layout, new play area, seating and space for community events.

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David Walliams tried to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations ift.tt/jpF9kCN
David Walliams tried to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations

David Walliams tried to block publication of sexual misconduct allegations

Multiple women have accused David Walliams of sexually inappropriate behaviour and grooming, which he denies

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Hackney heat network to deliver low-carbon heating to more than 1,400 homes ift.tt/J1SuhZD
Hackney heat network to deliver low-carbon heating to more than 1,400 homes

Hackney heat network to deliver low-carbon heating to more than 1,400 homes

Hackney Council's heat network will bring low-carbon heating to 1,400 homes, schools and leisure facilities, powered by air source heat pumps from 2028.

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Vodafone axed another 3,000 jobs amid cost-cutting overhaul ift.tt/QZTHjmc
Vodafone axed another 3,000 jobs amid cost-cutting overhaul

Vodafone axed another 3,000 jobs amid cost-cutting overhaul

Vodafone says it cut 3,000 roles across its UK and European division, but has not disclosed how many were lost in the UK.

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Ground Force star and Hackney-born TV builder Tommy Walsh dies aged 69 ift.tt/v9b3Wlq
Ground Force star and Hackney-born TV builder Tommy Walsh dies aged 69

Ground Force star and Hackney-born TV builder Tommy Walsh dies aged 69

Ground Force presenter and builder Tommy Walsh has died at the age of 69.

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