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Grandparents should seek consent before hugging their grandchildren, a new advert sponsored by the Irish government suggests.
The advert, for the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), concludes with the narrator declaring: “Not everyone wants a hug. Even from the people who love them. Awkward? Maybe. Important? Absolutely.”
The campaign has been suspended following widespread criticism🔗
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Andy Burnham has been accused of “waging war on the countryside” with council funding cuts.
Labour will sharply reduce funding for some of Britain’s most affluent councils and divert it to poorer areas, after the Prime Minister promised to create “good growth in every postcode”⤵️
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Kyiv has denied claims by Donald Trump that speed restrictions on the Starlink network vital to Ukraine’s military operations have been lifted.
The US president reportedly called Elon Musk, the SpaceX chief, on Wednesday and told him to drop the restrictions, before insisting on Thursday that Mr Musk had “put it back" ⤵️
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One of Anthropic’s cyber security chiefs has warned that IT crises are likely to “get a lot worse” as AI exposes new vulnerabilities for hackers.
Jason Clinton, Anthropic’s deputy chief information security officer, issued the stark warning in response to a cyber incident that shut down websites around the world⤵️
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A migrant accused of a knife attack that led to rioting in Northern Ireland has pleaded not guilty to all charges facing him and is set to stand trial in February.
Hadi Alodid, 31, of Belfast, appeared at the city’s Crown Court on Friday morning for his arraignment hearing⤵️
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The leader of an activist group behind pro-Palestine protests in the UK met with two individuals later sanctioned over their links to Iran, The Telegraph can reveal.
In 2014, Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of anti-war organisation Code Pink, was in contact with men later identified by US officials as facilitators for the Islamic Republic’s foreign intelligence⤵️
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Catch up now on today's Daily T where @CamillaTominey and @timothy_stanley are joined by Reform UK’s Danny Kruger to explain why the party has reported ITV to the police after their recent sting. Mr Kruger suggests that there was a concerted campaign against the party from the press, trade unions, and even in the House of Lords...
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One person was killed and four others were injured in a drive-by shooting on the outskirts of Paris, triggering a terror investigation.
A man opened fire from a vehicle in the suburb of Trappes and the neighbouring town of La Verrière, west of the French capital⤵️
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Class: it’s the age-old British obsession. But traditional categories – being below or above stairs; upper, middle or lower – no longer quite capture the nuances of modern life.
Use our tool to find out where you fit in The Telegraph's redefined class system 👇
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Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the full closure of the West Bank after suspected Palestinian gunmen were shot dead by Israeli soldiers.
Five Israelis were wounded and two remain in critical condition after a 20-minute shoot-out at the Judea Junction near Hebron⤵️
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As the crisis unfolds, you and your fellow audience members will plot Britain’s response to the escalating geopolitical scenario, responding and adapting to real-time audio and video updates.
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John Healey will launch a tax raid on retiring business owners to fund fresh incentives for entrepreneurs to grow in Britain.
The Telegraph understands that a £1bn tax break mainly used by owners who sell their businesses, known as Business Asset Disposal Relief (BADR), will be significantly scaled back in next week’s Budget.
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Consumer confidence has plunged at an “alarming” pace before John Healey’s maiden Budget, with a drop as steep as the fall after the Brexit vote, new figures show.
A closely watched measure of how confident households feel about their finances and the economy fell 11 points to minus 24 in October from the previous month⤵️
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The Duchess of Sussex has said she knew about allegations against her estranged father in 2018, after it emerged that he was being investigated by police for allegedly possessing child sex abuse images.
Thomas Markle Sr, who lives in the Philippines, is being investigated by police over an alleged extensive collection of illegal images that are said to have been discovered by the Duchess’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr⤵️
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"Trump’s consistent indulgence of Vladimir Putin has been slavishly supported by the great mass of the Republican Party in both Houses. Not a single member of the administration has dissented, let alone resigned over it."
Read why Dominic Lawson believes "a lust for proximity to power has seen supposedly principled conservatives betray their country"🔗
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Storm Austen has left thousands without power after 80mph winds hit parts of the UK.
National Grid reported 6,980 homes in Cornwall faced power cuts at 7am on Friday after the first named storm of the season reached south-west England⤵️
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Donald Trump has lifted the restrictions that were imposed on Ukraine’s use of the Starlink satellite system that hampered its ability to defend against Russian missiles.
The US president called SpaceX chief Elon Musk on Wednesday and told him to drop the restrictions and said he was frustrated that the system’s speed was still capped at 100 miles per hour, according to the Wall Street Journal⤵️
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Piddington village is suing the Home Office, alleging it acted unlawfully by failing to consider the threat a new asylum camp could pose to wildlife.
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Children are facing some of the sharpest increases in health care waiting times.
Across England, more than 80,000 children and young people have been waiting more than a year for an appointment for community health services, almost 11 times the number of adults, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said⤵️
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A 27-year-old woman is in custody following the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham city centre.
Aisha Zaman, of Hyson Green, has been charged with possessing a prohibited firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence. She will appear before city magistrates on Friday⤵️
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Final screen tests are expected to take place next week for the coveted 007 role.
These are the actors in the running for the role 👇
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