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• Amazon reviewing website after algorithm suggests bomb-making ingredients

  20-09-2017 16:31
  Amazon.com said on Wednesday it was reviewing its website after an investigation found that it could help users buy the ingredients to make a bomb using its "Frequently bought together" and "Customers who bought this also bought" features.Britain's Channel 4 News found the online retailer's algorithm was suggesting items that could be bought together to produce explosives on Monday, days after an apparently home-made bomb was detonated on the London Underground network.The ingredients, which are
  
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• Australian Open 2026: Sinner beats Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – as it happened - The Guardian

  24-01-2026 07:14
  Australian Open 2026: Sinner beats Spizzirri, Keys and Pegula ease through – as it happened  The GuardianAustralian Open 2026: Jannik Sinner thankful for Melbourne heat rule  BBC‘I got lucky’: Jannik Sinner overcomes cramp and extreme heat to hold off spirited Spizzirri  The GuardianSinner's title defence in jeopardy against Spizzirri; Roof closed due to extreme heat  ATP TourPodcast pals Keys and Pegula set to play in Australian Open's f
  
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• China no longer Pentagon's top security priority - BBC

  24-01-2026 06:21
  China no longer Pentagon's top security priority  BBCUS unveils national defence strategy to counter China in Indo-Pacific  Financial TimesPentagon no longer views China threat as top priority  PoliticoThe UK and Trump’s National Security Strategy  Royal United Services InstituteUS Defense Strategy Downplays Threat of Confrontation With China  Bloomberg
  
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• Rosenior planning Mudryk talks after inaccurate Chelsea training claim - standard.co.uk

  24-01-2026 04:56
  Rosenior planning Mudryk talks after inaccurate Chelsea training claim  standard.co.uk'I haven't been able to' - Rosenior gives update on banned Chelsea star Mudryk and reveals 'many things I want to do'  The SunMykhailo Mudryk truth revealed amid return rumours for banned Chelsea star  Football London5 crazy stories of how Mykhailo Mudryk make his comeback after doping ban  Tribuna.comKieran Gill shares what he’s now hearing about Mykhailo Mudryk at
  
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• Iran warns any attack will mean 'all-out war' after Trump says US 'armada' on its way - Sky News

  24-01-2026 03:37
  Iran warns any attack will mean 'all-out war' after Trump says US 'armada' on its way  Sky NewsIran warns attack on Khamenei would be declaration of war  The GuardianIran's foreign minister issues most direct threat yet to US as protester death toll rises  Euronews.comTrump to POLITICO: ‘It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran’  Politico‘This time we’ll treat any attack as an all-out war,’ senior Iran official threa
  
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• ‘We need to fight’: Trump Greenland threat brings sense of unity in Denmark - The Guardian

  24-01-2026 03:31
  ‘We need to fight’: Trump Greenland threat brings sense of unity in Denmark  The GuardianUS allies won't forget Trump Greenland crisis  BBCPrime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark Visits Greenland  The New York TimesDanish PM Mette Frederiksen in Greenland for 'show of support'  BBCUS Seeks Carte Blanche for Military Presence in Greenland  Bloomberg
  
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• Poundland shuts 149 stores, cuts 2,200 jobs and focuses on £1 items - The Guardian

  24-01-2026 03:31
  Poundland shuts 149 stores, cuts 2,200 jobs and focuses on £1 items  The GuardianPoundland posts earnings rise as turnaround strategy takes hold  Retail WeekPoundland becomes the latest retailer to share bleak Christmas sales after shutting 150 shops  This is MoneyPoundland ends store closure programme as it relaunches clothing and value push  Retail GazetteMajor high street retailer closing 12 stores within 25 days - full list  Daily Expre
  
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• New Zealand landslide: rescue efforts called off for six people buried in disaster - The Guardian

  24-01-2026 02:25
  New Zealand landslide: rescue efforts called off for six people buried in disaster  The GuardianFootage captures moment NZ landslide starts in Mount Maunganui  BBCNew Zealand landslides: Two killed and teens among the missing, police say  BBCSeveral missing after New Zealand campsite landslide - with no sign of life detected for hours, official says  Sky NewsFamily in Italy pray for 15yo feared missing in Mt Maunganui landslide  NZ Herald
  
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• Explosive bust-ups, secret relationships and extreme reactions: The Traitors' best moments - BBC

  24-01-2026 01:12
  Explosive bust-ups, secret relationships and extreme reactions: The Traitors' best moments  BBCThe Traitors’ bubble has burst  The TelegraphHow The Traitors has brought the 'buzz' back to collectively watching TV  ITVXIt’s open warfare in the castle! How The Traitors lost its soul  The GuardianThe 6 most unhinged Traitors moments that made it the year's must-see show  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Poorly performing police forces to be named and shamed under new plans - The Guardian

  23-01-2026 23:32
  Poorly performing police forces to be named and shamed under new plans  The GuardianNumber of police forces to be cut in major shake-up  BBCMahmood to sack worst-performing chief constables  The TelegraphPolice forces to be slashed in sweeping reforms  Sky NewsTech and finance experts to be fast-tracked up ranks in police overhaul  The Times
  
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• Arne Slot makes 'uneasy' Mohamed Salah admission over Liverpool axe - liverpoolecho.co.uk

  23-01-2026 23:31
  Arne Slot makes 'uneasy' Mohamed Salah admission over Liverpool axe  liverpoolecho.co.ukSlot praises Salah return on important night for both  BBCMarseille v Liverpool: Champions League team news  Liverpool FCBournemouth v Liverpool predictions, expected line-ups, how to watch and stats  Football365Arne Slot gives ‘uneasy’ verdict over dropping Mohamed Salah again  The Independent
  
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• Mahmood to sack worst-performing chief constables - The Telegraph

  23-01-2026 23:30
  Mahmood to sack worst-performing chief constables  The TelegraphNumber of police forces to be cut in major shake-up  BBCPoorly performing police forces to be named and shamed under new plans  The GuardianPolice forces to be slashed in sweeping reforms  Sky NewsTech and finance experts to be fast-tracked up ranks in police overhaul  The Times
  
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• Delroy Lindo: the Sinners Oscar nominee who could make Spike Lee’s secret British weapon rather less secret - The Guardian

  23-01-2026 23:07
  Delroy Lindo: the Sinners Oscar nominee who could make Spike Lee’s secret British weapon rather less secret  The GuardianDelroy Lindo opens up after receiving 1st Oscar nomination at 73  ABC NewsThe Most Surprising Oscar Nomination of the Year Is Thrilling Everyone—Even Skeptics of the Movie  SlateSinners' Delroy Lindo Details Sweet Moment His Son Told Him He Got Nominated for a 2026 Oscar  E! NewsOscar nominee and Sinners star Delroy Lindo on
  
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• Teenagers charged with murder of 15-year-old in Guildford - BBC

  23-01-2026 21:38
  Teenagers charged with murder of 15-year-old in Guildford  BBCTwo teenagers charged with murder of boy, 15, in Guildford  Sky NewsBoy, 15, stabbed to death in Guildford park named by police  BBC‘Bright’ and ‘driven’ schoolboy stabbed to death in Guildford park pictured  surreycomet.co.ukTwo teens charged with murder after fatal stabbing of Farnham schoolboy  farnhamherald.com
  
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• Starmer pulls Chagos bill after Trump backlash - The Telegraph

  23-01-2026 20:09
  Starmer pulls Chagos bill after Trump backlash  The TelegraphChagos Islands debate delayed as Tories call for halt to bill  BBCTories claim government in retreat on Chagos 'surrender' after Donald Trump broadside  Sky NewsTrump launches attack on Starmer as UK-US tensions mount  Financial TimesTrump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over Greenland  The Guardian
  
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• 250 councillors could serve seven year terms, after election delays - BBC

  23-01-2026 19:28
  250 councillors could serve seven year terms, after election delays  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Six Nations: Steve Borthwick dares England to dream of Paris glory - BBC

  23-01-2026 18:42
  Six Nations: Steve Borthwick dares England to dream of Paris glory  BBCEngland Six Nations squad: Vilikesa 'Billy' Sela and Greg Fisilau picked  BBCFour Tigers to represent The Rose  Leicester TigersSix Nations: England's Steve Borthwick admits prop injury crisis is 'unfortunate and disruptive' but side will 'attack tournament'  Sky SportsBorthwick’s task is to strike the right balance with thriving England ready for takeoff | Robert Kitson &nbs
  
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• Plymouth acid attack victim was 'set up by his ex-wife' - BBC

  23-01-2026 17:52
  Plymouth acid attack victim was 'set up by his ex-wife'  BBCDrug dealer’s ex-wife set up his acid attack murder ‘to get rich’, court hears  The TelegraphPlymouth acid attack victim killed in plot involving ex-wife, court hears  BBC'Killer' mum 'said ex-husband "deserved" to be hurt as she conspired with drug lord to murder him in acid attack'  The SunJanuary 23: Plymouth acid attack trial flags UK AML, crime risk  Meyka
  
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• Bootle court worker tipped off criminals about police searches - BBC

  23-01-2026 17:46
  Bootle court worker tipped off criminals about police searches  BBCCourt worker jailed after accessing and sharing sensitive information  merseyside.police.ukKane Omar tipped off about drugs and firearms raid after crooked court worker accessed emails  liverpoolecho.co.ukAn opening date for the new venue has yet to be confirmed, but progress is being made 🍽️  facebook.comCourt worker jailed for tipping off criminals  clickliverpool
  
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• ‘The Village of the Damned was shot here – then George Harrison bought a house’: our UK town of culture nominations - The Guardian

  23-01-2026 17:34
  ‘The Village of the Damned was shot here – then George Harrison bought a house’: our UK town of culture nominations  The GuardianFender's home to bid for UK Town of Culture 2028  BBCBasingstoke launches ambitious bid to become the first UK Town of Culture  basingstokegazette.co.ukI love this historical West Midlands market town - it should be named the UK's first town of culture  birminghamworld.ukDouglas Alexander MP column - could your
  
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• Washington HIV rape accused claims he told partners of status - BBC

  23-01-2026 16:24
  Washington HIV rape accused claims he told partners of status  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Man accused of rape denies anger over call from Barron Trump, court hears - The Guardian

  23-01-2026 16:07
  Man accused of rape denies anger over call from Barron Trump, court hears  The GuardianBarron Trump called UK police after seeing woman 'beat up', court hears  BBCAlleged rapist admits he was ‘jealous’ of texts from Barron Trump  The TimesMan accused of rape answered Barron Trump video call during altercation, court hears  Sky NewsBarron Trump Called U.K. Police After Witnessing Woman ‘Getting Beat Up’ on Video Call  The N
  
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• Google Discover makes messy AI headlines a ‘feature’ because they ‘perform well’ - 9to5Google

  23-01-2026 16:05
  Google Discover makes messy AI headlines a ‘feature’ because they ‘perform well’  9to5GoogleGoogle won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI  The VergeGoogle now prioritising Youtube and X over publishers on Discover  Press GazetteGoogle seeks to reduce the appearance of bogus News and Sports headlines  PhoneArenaGoogle stops calling its broken AI-rewritten Discover headlines an 'experiment'  Android P
  
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• Astronaut Snaps Photo of Artemis II Sitting on Launch Pad Below - PetaPixel

  23-01-2026 16:00
  Astronaut Snaps Photo of Artemis II Sitting on Launch Pad Below  PetaPixelNASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly  CNNArtemis II  kennedyspacecenter.comNASA Selects Participants to Track Artemis II Mission  NASA (.gov)Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission  BBC
  
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• Starmer’s response to Trump’s Greenland outburst shows good old British pragmatism only goes so far - The Conversation

  23-01-2026 15:29
  Starmer’s response to Trump’s Greenland outburst shows good old British pragmatism only goes so far  The ConversationFighting Trump is a bad idea, Meloni privately told EU leaders  politico.euI will not yield to Trump's pressure on Greenland, Starmer says at PMQs  BBCEU parliament blocks US trade deal after Trump’s tariff threat  The GuardianGreenland galvanizes Europe to confront new US reality  Reuters
  
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• US threatens Iraq with dollar crunch over Iran-backed militias - Financial Times

  23-01-2026 14:53
  US threatens Iraq with dollar crunch over Iran-backed militias  Financial TimesHow the U.S. controls Iraq's oil revenues  ReutersUS, in control of oil dollars, heaps pressure on Iraq over Iranian influence  timesofisrael.comA Transformed Iraq Confronts a Stark Choice Between Iran and Trump  Bloomberg“Maliki’s Return”: U.S. State Department Confirms Ongoing Consultations with Baghdad on Government Formation  alhurra.com
  
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• Perth fire LIVE: Locals told 'avoid the area' as blaze erupts and 'explosion' heard

  23-01-2026 14:53 via express.co.uk
  A nearby business park has been evacuated as a precautionary measure, police said.
  
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• Albanian man caught trying to sneak migrants into UK in the back of a lorry

  23-01-2026 14:26 via express.co.uk
  Sollaku played a leading role in this criminal conspiracy to smuggle migrants into the UK, CPS said.
  
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• Moment Nick Ferrari grills health minister over Daily Express cancer campaign

  23-01-2026 14:17 via express.co.uk
  The 66-year-old broadcaster posed a key question about an issue which affects the lives of millions.
  
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• Man 'obsessed with gory videos' stabbed beloved grandmother 18 times at bus stop

  23-01-2026 14:07 via express.co.uk
  The man "casually" walked away while people rushed to help the victim.
  
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