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Why pay a premium fee for a service that isn’t? How the nationwide outage could hurt Telstra

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T15:00:25+00:00

The telco has long banked on its reputation as having the most stable, widest mobile telco coverage. That is now badly dentedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra has long profited from its reputation of having the largest and most stable mobile telco coverage in Australia, allowing it to charge premium prices.When its main rival, Optus, suffered a series of operational issues that culminated in a damaging triple zero outage last year, Telstra attracted new customers. Continue reading...

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Journalist Richard Guilliatt resigns from Walkley awards board after critic wins reporting prize

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T15:00:23+00:00

Exclusive: Resignation comes after abuse survivor said she was devastated her father, who was jailed for 48 years, was interviewed for the Shadow of Doubt podcastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe journalist Richard Guilliatt has resigned from the Walkley awards judging board after the Walkley Foundation dismissed complaints about his podcast and then handed an award to the journalist whose reports were critical of him.Nina Funnell won a mid-year Walkley for freelance journalist of the year for a series of three articles in news.com.au about a survivor of sexual ass

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Police say they have launched murder investigation into death of Ann Widdecombe – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T15:00:16+00:00

Police say suspect is white male, and inquiry ‘moving at significant pace’Immigration policy (see 9.24am) is just one area where Andy Burnham faces an acute challenge when he becomes PM. Here are some of the other stories around this morning about Burnham and what he might do when he takes power.Jim Pickard, George Parker and Jennifer Williams in the Financial Times say Burnham is considering having a deputy PM based in Manchester running his No 10 North. The deputy Labour leader, Lucy Powell, is well placed to get this job, they report.Burnham is expected to spend several days a month in Numb

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Democrat running for Texas AG claims $110m in grants for Starlink ‘sure looks’ like corruption

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:57:08+00:00

Nathan Johnson says if elected he’ll investigate state’s deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide rural internetUS politics live – latest updatesA Texas Democrat running to become the state’s attorney general has said he will investigate Elon Musk’s SpaceX company if elected, saying it “sure looks like” corruption was involved in a deal he said handed the world’s richest man $110m of taxpayers’ money.Nathan Johnson made the comment in an interview with the Dallas News on Friday, in which he called for greater legislative scrutiny of state grants funneled to SpaceX for its Starlink satellite pro

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Police launch murder investigation into death of Ann Widdecombe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:56:36+00:00

Death of 78-year-old former MP and TV personality was announced on Friday by her managementA murder investigation has been launched after the suspicious death of the former MP Ann Widdecombe at her home on Dartmoor, in Devon, police have said.Officers were called to an address at Haytor by the ambulance service at around 11.40am on Thursday. Continue reading...

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Espagne : au moins 12 morts dans un feu de forêt en Andalousie, le roi Felipe VI et la reine Letizia observent une minute de silence

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-10T14:51:13+00:00

Le drame, qui a eu lieu dans la province d’Almeria, jeudi, survient au début d’un été à haut risque pour l’Espagne. Le pays est confronté, ces dernières années, à des vagues de chaleur de plus en plus longues, qui favorisent des incendies destructeurs.

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Espagne : au moins 12 morts dans un feu de forêt en Andalousie, le roi Felipe VI et la reine Letizia observent une minute de silence

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-07-10T14:51:11+00:00

Le drame, qui a eu lieu dans la province d’Almeria, jeudi, survient au début d’un été à haut risque pour l’Espagne. Le pays est confronté, ces dernières années, à des vagues de chaleur de plus en plus longues, qui favorisent des incendies destructeurs.

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Ann Widdecombe’s death being investigated by police – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:49:39+00:00

Police to give statement after the former MP was found dead at her home in Dartmoor at the age of 78Immigration policy (see 9.24am) is just one area where Andy Burnham faces an acute challenge when he becomes PM. Here are some of the other stories around this morning about Burnham and what he might do when he takes power.Jim Pickard, George Parker and Jennifer Williams in the Financial Times say Burnham is considering having a deputy PM based in Manchester running his No 10 North. The deputy Labour leader, Lucy Powell, is well placed to get this job, they report.Burnham is expected to spend se

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Online platforms will have to ban scam ads under UK proposals to tackle fraud

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:39:24+00:00

Range of measures announced by regulator Ofcom under new phase of implementing Online Safety ActMajor tech platforms will be required to ban scam advertisers in the UK under new proposals to tackle online fraud.Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, X and YouTube will have to block bad actors who post fraudulent ads and prevent them from creating new accounts in a range of measures targeted at the biggest services. Continue reading...

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Bank of England handed powers to regulate key tech firms including Amazon and Google

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:37:13+00:00

Direct oversight of ‘critical third parties’ such as Oracle and Microsoft given to ensure resilient cyber-defences and help safeguard UK economyThe Bank of England has been handed powers to regulate important tech firms including Amazon and Google from next week, amid fears that system failures could threaten financial stability and harm consumers.From Monday, the Bank and fellow City regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be in charge of ensuring that four large-scale providers of cloud and tech services to banks are resilient and actively reducing the risk of cyber-attacks and

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Борис Надеждин внесен в реестр иноагентов

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-07-10T14:36:41+00:00

Политик Борис Надеждин внесен в реестр иностранных агентов Минюста. Это следует из информации на сайте ведомства. Также в реестр внесены Тимофей Рогожин, Екатерина Воропай и «Штаб кандидатов».

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Police investigating death of Ann Widdecombe

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:36:08+00:00

Death of 78-year-old former MP and TV personality was announced on Friday by her managementPolice are investigating the death of the former MP Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at her home in Dartmoor at the age of 78.A statement from Devon and Cornwall police is expected on Friday afternoon, with a senior officer expected to provide a statement and take questions. Continue reading...

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The Trump administration is charging these Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy. Organizers won’t back down

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:21:24+00:00

‘Minnesota 15’ indicted after opposing ICE crackdown – just the latest attempt by Trump DoJ to criminalize resistance Days after pleading not guilty to conspiracy charges, Emmett Doyle took the stage at a dive bar in Minneapolis, and performed an Irish protest ballad. “And you dare to call me a terrorist, while you look down your gun,” he sang during his set.The tune has particular resonance now that Doyle, a musician and carpenter who the US government claims is an “antifa” domestic terrorist, awaits trial for protesting. “That song has been a source of inspiration for me, in finding courage

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Mahmood’s cutting of protections for UK-France ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal ruled unlawful

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-07-10T14:19:45+00:00

Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of traffickingUK politics live – latest updatesThe British home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims to allow the “one in, one out” asylum returns deal to proceed was unlawful, a high court judge has ruled.The legal challenge was brought by five small boat asylum seekers earmarked for return to France – four from Eritrea and one from Sudan. It related to a change in guidance on the one in, one out scheme, which meant that those denied trafficking protections

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Who is on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s monetary policy review task forces?

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-07-10T14:12:36+00:00

Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan joins Marc Andreessen, Mervyn King, Greg Mankiw, Thomas Sargent, Raj Chetty and Microsoft’s Asha Sharma on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s Federal Reserve policy review panels

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