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• UK government to take stakes in tech start-ups

  27-02-2021 13:43
  Up to £375m of state funds to be matched by venture capital and made available for promising companies
  
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• Xi Jinping 'World War III' Ultimatum Goes Viral, but the Chinese President Never Said It

  24-09-2026 10:13 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A resurfaced video falsely attributes a World War III warning and nuclear disarmament ultimatum to Xi Jinping, while official records show no evidence he made those remarks.
  
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• Kate Middleton's Scar Catches Attention as Online Users Revisit Unproven Claims About Prince William

  24-09-2026 10:03 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Photographs of Catherine at the Digger premiere have revived online speculation about a scar linked to childhood surgery, but claims connecting it to Prince William remain unsubstantiated.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere's Earrings Held by Cops After Her Separated Parents Fight Over Where To Send Them

  24-09-2026 09:59 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Hayden Panettiere's earrings remain with authorities after her separated parents reportedly disagreed over where the jewellery should be sent following her autopsy and death from an accidental overdose.
  
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• Has Noah's Ark Finally Been Found? Drilling Begins at Turkey Site With 'Corridors and Chambers' Underground

  24-09-2026 09:55 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Drilling has begun at Turkey's Durupinar formation, where researchers are collecting core samples to investigate radar anomalies linked to longstanding claims that the site could be Noah's Ark.
  
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• Katelyn Rose Larson Blasts 'Heated Rivalry' Fans Booking Tattoos to Ask About Hudson Williams

  24-09-2026 09:47 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Katelyn Rose Larson has asked fans of Hudson Williams and 'Heated Rivalry' to respect boundaries after some people visited her tattoo studio seeking information about the actor.
  
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• Unemployed Job Seeker Spends Two Years Exposing 60,000 Fake Recruitment Scams on LinkedIn

  24-09-2026 09:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  After being laid off in 2023, Chicago-area job seeker Jay Jones began investigating recruitment scams. He says his efforts helped remove nearly 60,000 fake listings and exposed increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics.
  
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• Prince Harry Warns AI Is the 'Ultimate Sycophant' as Father Before Teleprompter Glitch Cuts Speech Short

  24-09-2026 09:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry has warned that AI could become a source of emotional support for children, urging stronger safeguards and accountability while addressing the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
  
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• Gabrielle Henry Sues Miss Universe After Stage Fall, Alleging Brain Injury Disrupted Her Medical Training

  24-09-2026 09:28 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Gabrielle Henry is suing the Miss Universe Organization and related companies over a 2025 stage fall in Thailand, alleging a traumatic brain injury, continuing symptoms and disruption to her medical career
  
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• Rogue OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website in world first

  24-09-2026 09:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia criticised OpenAI for taking "too long" to tell them about the breach which happened in June.
  
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• Jonathan Taylor Thomas Detained After DUI Traffic Stop: Police Say He Was a Passenger and Allege Obstruction

  24-09-2026 09:10 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained during a California DUI investigation after police alleged he disrupted deputies and kicked an officer. He was later released, with no charges filed
  
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• Darrell Waltrip Diagnosed With FTD and Possible CTE as Family Points to Injuries From Legendary NASCAR Career

  24-09-2026 09:08 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Three-time NASCAR champion Darrell Waltrip has been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration and possible CTE, prompting him to reduce public appearances, his family announced.
  
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• Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus Become Favourites to Headline Super Bowl 61 Halftime Show, New Odds Reveal

  24-09-2026 09:02 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Jay-Z and Miley Cyrus are the latest co-favourites in Kalshi trading to headline Super Bowl LXI, although the NFL has not confirmed any performer for the 2027 show.
  
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• Taylor Lautner Welcomes First Baby With Wife Taylor, Making Lennon the Third Taylor Lautner in Family

  24-09-2026 08:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Taylor Lautner and his wife, Tay, have welcomed their first child, daughter Lennon Taylor Lautner, continuing the family's Taylor naming tradition with her middle name.
  
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• NFL Legend Claims College Football Star's Bizarre Family Tradition of Eating Dinner Completely 'Naked'

  24-09-2026 08:33 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  NFL analyst Robert Griffin III's unusual claim about Bear Bachmeier's family dinners went viral after BYU's win over Arizona, though no one has independently confirmed the anecdote.
  
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• Best 6 virtual landline providers for growing businesses

  24-09-2026 08:32 via growthbusiness.co.uk
  
  By Henry Williams on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial successA virtual landline gives a company a recognisable UK business number while routing calls through mobile and desktop apps, existing phones or a wider cloud phone system.That flexibility matters as a business grows. New starters can be added without installing another physical line, hybrid teams can answer the same company number from different locations, and calls can be routed to the right person or department.The move
  
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• Putin Invited to Trump's Golf Club for G20 in December After Skipping Summits for Years

  24-09-2026 08:06 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  The US has invited Vladimir Putin to the December G20 summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, where he could meet Donald Trump and other leaders
  
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• How Did Jason Landry End Up Five Miles From His Car? Remains Found Nearly Six Years After Texas Student Vanished

  24-09-2026 08:05 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  DNA testing has identified the remains of Texas State student Jason Landry, who disappeared in 2020, but authorities still do not know how he died or reached the discovery site.
  
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• Food banks 'in crisis' amid fears some may have to close

  24-09-2026 07:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  According to the Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity, some food banks are having pay for 30-50% of the food they are supplying.
  
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• Is Danny Tommo In Jail? Arrested After Boat Stunt as Police Probe 'Recklessly Endangering' Rescue Worker

  24-09-2026 07:42 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Danny Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and recklessly endangering life after a video showed him slashing a migrant dinghy.
  
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• Iran's UN Defiance Keeps the Strait of Hormuz Question Open, and US Pump Prices Elevated This Fall

  24-09-2026 07:38 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Iran's president refused to ease his grip on the Strait of Hormuz at the UN, keeping a chokepoint that helps set US pump prices in play as the national average nears $4.47 a gallon
  
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• 'Stay With Me Tonight': Gaza Widow Allegedly Offered Shelter in Exchange for Sex, UN Report Reveals

  24-09-2026 07:31 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  A Gaza widow was allegedly offered shelter in exchange for spending the night with a camp representative, according to testimony cited in a UNFPA gender-based violence analysis.
  
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• Hayley Williams Speaks Out on Chad Gilbert's Death After Admitting She Wasn't Sure It Was 'Appropriate'

  24-09-2026 07:22 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Paramore singer Hayley Williams has paid tribute to former husband Chad Gilbert, praising his influence on the hardcore community and the music scene they shared before his death aged 45.
  
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• Rising fuel costs hitting businesses and customers

  24-09-2026 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business owners say higher fuel costs are creating challenges on several fronts.
  
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• Rise in 'commuter students' due to living costs

  24-09-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some young people are staying at home while attending university as they cannot afford to move.
  
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• Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Mystery Leads Swifties Back to a Writer Who Used the Exact Phrase in 2024

  24-09-2026 07:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' has sparked a fan theory after Swifties found the exact phrase in a 2024 column about her romance with Travis Kelce.
  
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• Cancer-Stricken Harvey Weinstein Handed 15 Years for Sexual Assault, Leaving Mogul To Die in Prison

  24-09-2026 06:41 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Harvey Weinstein, 74, was sentenced to 15 years for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, but a pending California resentencing means the ailing mogul's time in prison may not end there.
  
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• 'Our Food Needs To Be Thrown Out': Samsung AI Fridges 'Freeze' After Update, Leaving Owners Furious

  24-09-2026 06:24 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Some Samsung Bespoke AI refrigerator owners in South Korea say an official SmartThings update caused cooling failures and other problems before Chuseok, prompting an emergency recovery operation.
  
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• Pippa O'Connor's Stepdaughter Breaks 'Almost 18 Years' of Silence With Claim She Was 'Erased' From Family

  24-09-2026 05:17 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Chloe Ormond has alleged that she felt excluded from her family for almost 18 years, while Pippa O'Connor and Brian Ormond have declined to comment on her claims.
  
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• 'Home Improvement' Star Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jailed After He Allegedly 'Kicked a Deputy in the Stomach'

  24-09-2026 05:13 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Former Home Improvement star Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained in California after authorities alleged he kicked a deputy during a DUI investigation.
  
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