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XRP price slips to $1.85 as key support gives way

'Maybe we all need panto a little bit more than ever now'
The UK Pantomime Association says there are about 260 pantos going on across the UK this season.

Meta buys Manus to boost general-purpose AI agents
Meta has bought Singapore AI start-up Manus, aiming to embed its autonomous general-purpose agent across consumer and business products.

Boards to demand real-world returns from AI in 2026
Boards will pivot AI from hype to hard numbers in 2026, slashing speculative spend and backing smaller models with provable returns.

An AI prompt engineer’s dream: unlimited tokens, side-by-side responses, and lifetime access
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I was wrong about Elon. But he was wrong too
A year ago, I predicted that Musk would quit Tesla. He predicted our newspaper would “bore its audience to death”. We were both mistaken.

Quiz: Name England players to score century in 2025
Can you name the 13 England players to score a century for their country in 2025?

Bangladesh's first female prime minister Khaleda Zia dies aged 80
Zia became the country's first female leader in 1991 after its first democratic election in 20 years.

Trump says US hit 'big facility' linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats
The US president would not confirm US media reports that the explosion was caused by a CIA drone strike.

Swedish workers trial 'friendship hour' to combat loneliness
The pilot project is even giving staff free money to help pay to do activities with their friends.

Japan PM Takaichi moves into 'haunted' official residence

First young salmon found in three rivers since 2015

Video of student's arrest in Bangladesh falsely shared as slain Hindu man's 'last moments'

CISOs warned cloud supply-chain attacks set to surge
Security chiefs warn CISOs to pivot from AI hype to systemic cloud risk as supply-chain attacks on major platforms are set to soar.

Ten businesses that didn't survive 2025
It was another tough year financially for many businesses, and some high-profile names didn't make it.

Te Arawa Lakes Trust battles invasive gold clams
Te Arawa Lakes Trust is worried about the lakes in its area and the boaties coming to use them.

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Wellington Phoenix eye rare win on Australian soil against bottom-place Wanderers
Follow live updates as the Phoenix women try to back up their record 7-0 win against Sydney FC.

Man reportedly injured by stingray at Kapiti Coast beach
The ambulance service said it took a person in a moderate condition from Waikanae Beach to Wellington Hospital.

Watch: Blacks Cap’s trickery with bat wows Super Smash crowd after left-handed six
Watching Glenn Phillips crack the ball around Molyneux Park during the Super Smash game nearly had spectators' eyeballs bouncing clean out of their skulls, and rolling into their teacups.

Spanish woman who found fame for botching fresco restoration dies
Cecilia Giménez's effort to restore the painting Ecce Homo earned the artwork the nickname "Monkey Christ".