Tuesday, November 10, 2015

TalkTalk hack to cost up to £35m

TalkTalk says the cyber-attack it suffered could cost it up to £35m, but it expects full-year results to be in line with market expectations.

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'Scream Queens' recap: 'Mommie Dearest'


One more sorority sister's light got snuffed out.

Published on November 11, 2015 at 12:30PM


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BJP elders round on Modi after defeat

Four senior leaders of India's ruling BJP criticise the party's campaign strategy after a humiliating defeat in state elections in Bihar.

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Russia's 'Syria peace plan' unveiled

A Russian document circulating at the UN proposes a constitutional reform process in Syria lasting 18 months to be followed by presidential elections.

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Aung San Suu Kyi wins seat in election

Aung San Suu Kyi has won her seat after Myanmar's historic election, say officials, with her National League for Democracy on course for an overwhelming win.

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Bangladesh academic gets death threat

One of Bangladesh's most prominent academics, Professor Anisuzzaman, says he has received a death threat because of his support for secularists.

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'Limitless' recap: 'When Pirates Pirate Pirates'


Piracy and pinball on the high seas.

Published on November 11, 2015 at 10:32AM


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Word of the Day + Quiz | premonition


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Postpone tax credit cuts, MPs say

George Osborne should postpone planned reforms to tax credits, says a group of MPs warning that there can be no "magic bullet" to protect low-paid workers.

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Policies 'negatively affect' Muslims

Government policies, including those linked to security and extremism, are having a "negative impact" on British Muslims, a report from a campaign body says.

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'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' recap: 'Chaos Theory'


May confronts Garner about his alter ego, and Rosalind shows her true colors.

Published on November 11, 2015 at 09:46AM


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'Fresh Off the Boat' recap: 'The Big 1-2'


Eddie secretly throws his own birthday party as a way to earn independence from Louis and Jessica.

Published on November 11, 2015 at 09:27AM


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VIDEO: Private jet crashes into Ohio homes

Rescuers in Ohio are searching burnt out houses and an apartment block after a private jet crashed into them as it was trying to land at a nearby airport.

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'Grandfathered' recap: 'My Amal'


Jimmy is looking for love, and Vanessa is looking for lust.

Published on November 11, 2015 at 08:15AM


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Jewish centre killer sentenced to death

A judge in Kansas gives a death sentence to a white supremacist who killed three people at a Jewish centre last year.

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Nation to fall silent on Armistice Day

A two-minute silence will be observed across the UK later to remember those who died in the two World Wars and all conflicts since.

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Colombia's Farc 'ends gun purchases'

Colombia's largest armed rebel group, the Farc, stopped buying guns and ammunition at the end of September, its leader says.

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Borneo orangutans survive village attack

A rare Borneo orangutan and her baby are both rescued in Indonesia after being attacked by villagers as they tried to escape rampant wildfires.

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Carter's cancer treatment 'going well'

Former president Jimmy Carter is responding well to chemotherapy to treat brain cancer, says his spokeswoman.

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Singles' Day sales surge in first hour

The world's biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, says it made more than $3.9bn in gross merchandise sales in the first hour of Singles' Day in China.

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Republicans set to spar as field thins

Republicans vying for the White House are set to debate in Milwaukee with the field of top candidates narrowing to eight.

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Funeral held for US boy shot in alley

Funeral services have been held in Chicago for nine-year-old Tyshawn Lee, shot in the head for his father's gang affiliations.

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Scotland braced for Storm Abigail

The first storm to be officially named by the Met Office is set to bring winds of up to 80mph to parts of Scotland.

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New York raises state workers' wage

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he will raise the minimum wage for state workers to $15 (£9.92) an hour.

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A serious attempt to understand the ending of Spectre


Entertainment Geekly: Do the what now?

Published on November 11, 2015 at 05:04AM


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The new Zoolander 2 posters are selfie-tastic


Hello, old friends.

Published on November 11, 2015 at 04:08AM


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One Direction's Harry Styles: Soundtrack of My Life


The singer-songwriter shares the albums, songs and artists that have inspired him through the years

Published on November 11, 2015 at 01:57AM


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South Dakota tribe burns marijuana crop

Fearing a federal raid, a South Dakota Native American tribe is burning its marijuana crop, which it had planned to sell in a resort on its land.

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UN 'less prepared' for Burundi violence

The United Nations says it is less equipped to help with escalating violence in Burundi than it was for the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

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Fox orders Jason Sudeikis live-action/animated hybrid from Lego Movie directors


'Last Man on Earth' EPs Phil Lord and Chris Miller on board to produce

Published on November 11, 2015 at 01:57AM


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El Nino 'threatens millions in Africa'

Some 11 million children are at risk from hunger and disease in east and southern Africa as El Nino causes drought and flooding, the UN says.

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Nigeria protests over Biafra arrest

Hundreds of people in southern Nigeria protest about the continued detention of an activist who supports the creation of a breakaway state of Biafra.

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BJP elders round on Modi after defeat

Four senior leaders of India's ruling BJP criticise the party's campaign strategy after a humiliating defeat in state elections in Bihar.

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Supernatural: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki talk Dean's connection to the Darkness


And why Sam's visions are their best lead

Published on November 10, 2015 at 11:00PM


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Slovenia to make anti-migrant 'hurdles'

Slovenia says it will put up "temporary technical obstacles", which could include fences, on its border with Croatia to control the growing flow of migrants.

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IOC wants action over doping claims

The International Olympic Committee asks the IAAF to start disciplinary proceedings against athletes accused of doping.

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Maldives state of emergency lifted

The Maldives lifts its state of emergency early after "important progress" is made in the inquiry into an explosion on the president's boat.

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Thousands protest at Afghan killings

Thousands of Afghans protest over the killing of seven minority Hazaras in a part of the south riven by militant infighting.

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US to ban heading for under-10s

US Soccer outlines plans to stop children aged 10 and under heading footballs after resolving a lawsuit with parents.

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Tear gas ends migrant centre stand-off

Australia's immigration minister says police used tear gas to end a major disturbance at a migrant detention centre on Christmas Island.

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Portugal opposition topples government

Portugal's left-wing opposition rejects the minority government's programme, forcing its ousting, and paving the way for a new administration.

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Three charged in largest US cyber hack

US prosecutors have charged three men in connection with the largest cyberattack in US history.

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Scientists breach brain's barrier

For the first time, doctors breach the human brain's protective layer to deliver chemotherapy to a tumour.

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Hailee Steinfeld explains her transition from actor to pop star


"I'm so used to having a script," the double-threat says. "The initial idea of writing music was sort of terrifying."

Published on November 10, 2015 at 07:29PM


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Derek Hough never thought dancing would be his life


The 'Dancing with the Stars' champ recalls his early years in 'My Journey'

Published on November 10, 2015 at 08:01PM


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Fantastic Beasts: 7 creatures we expect


You know there are going to be beasts — it’s right there in the title! But which beasts (or creatures, if we want to use the more polite term)...

Published on November 6, 2015 at 07:30AM


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