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Lloyds to retire 173-year-old Halifax brand, consolidating accounts into main bank
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it will discontinue the Halifax brand, ending over 170 years of trading under that name. The former independent building society, now part of the Lloyds group, is being phased out as pa
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Canada will take part in Eurovision Song Contest 2027
The country becomes the first new participant since Australia joined the contest in 2015.
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Sony will no longer produce discs for PlayStation games starting in January 2028, citing “consumer preferences” as the reason why
Sony has announced today it’s ceasing production of discs for PlayStation games, effective January 2028. Beyond that point, PlayStation games will be available digitally only. Notably, PlayStation games will continue to be sold at retail, just without a physical disc. Read more
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Russia’s top banker pleads with Putin to stop the Ukraine war on state TV as he makes stark warning about country’s economic crisis
Russia’s most powerful banker has broken ranks and called on Vladimir Putin to end his invasion of Ukraine as soon as possible.
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GTA 6 devs have to opt-out of crunch, claim Rockstar North insiders, because it’s baked into their contracts
Three current Rockstar employees in the UK have accused the Grand Theft Auto 6 studio of effectively baking crunch into their contracts, overseeing a widening gender pay gap, and weaponising bonuses to make workers more compliant, in a new report. It comes as Rockstar gear up for the much-trumpeted console release of GTA 6 this…
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Pick your England XI to face DR Congo at World Cup
Who should start for England against DR Congo in their last-32 tie? It’s time to put yourself in Thomas Tuchel’s shoes.
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Jude Bellingham’s no-nonsense mother who ‘terrifies’ England WAGS: From managing his finances to making his bed, the woman who is key to star’s success
The Real Madrid playmaker, 23, who has scored twice this tournament, is among the Three Lions stars who have credited their parents for their key influence.
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Rhythm Paradise Groove review
The beat-matching classic returns in fine voice. Read more
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Duke of York’s Theatre to be renamed after Sir Tom Stoppard
A theatre in London’s West End is being renamed after the playwright Sir Tom Stoppard.
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Starmer dodges on whether ‘furious’ Burnham agreed to fill £5bn hole in new defence plan – as Kemi Badenoch says welfare must be cut
Keir Starmer is due in the Commons amid an outcry over the long-awaited DIP – with critics warning the £15billion funding boost over four years is ‘too little too late’.