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Twitter threatens legal battle with Meta over rival app – reports
A letter to Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg claimed he has hired ‘dozens’ of ex-Twitter employees.
Climate protesters ‘not going to hurt anyone’ at Wimbledon – Gary Lineker
He said he respected the protesters for “how they are prepared to just go to jail for a week” and their desire to make a difference
Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying police during climate protest in Sweden
The 20-year-old climate activist will face a trial at the end of July, a local newspaper has reported.
Zuckerberg takes swipe at Musk as ten million join Meta’s new app Threads
Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram owners Meta, went live in the UK at midnight on Thursday.
RMT boss Mick Lynch denounces Labour ‘purge’ of left-wing candidates
The transport union general secretary said ideas that John McDonnell put forward have now "come to fruition".
Struggling TalkTV has until Xmas to turn things around – reports
The channel has struggled to make a splash in the battle of the TV news ratings.
Just Stop Oil protests hit Harrods and Wimbledon
Just Stop Oil activists were pictured in the Knightsbridge department store and at the tennis championships.
Brian Bilston pens devastating poem about NHS on 75th anniversary
"The cuts you have sustained are severe. Life-threatening, even. The bruising and soreness consistent with a prolonged period of abuse and neglect"
Parliamentary aide says MP pushed her to sit on his lap amid fresh sleaze claims
A parliamentary aide said a male MP pressured her to sit on his lap as staffers spoke out about a “predatory culture” that persists.