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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, its name derives from the face book directories often given to American university students. Membership was initially limited to Harvard students, gradually expanding to other North American universities. Since 2006, Facebook allows everyone to register from 13 years old, except in the case of a handful of nations, where the age limit is 14 years. As of December 2022, Facebook claimed 3 billion monthly active users. As of October 2023, Facebook ranked as the 3rd most visited website in the world, with 22.56% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.

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Dame Laura Kenny announces retirement from cycling career [Video]

Dame Laura Kenny announces retirement from cycling career

Dame Laura Kenny, Britain’s most decorated female Olympic athlete, has announced she will be retiring from cycling. The 31-year-old has won five Olympic gold medals and had been expected to compete..

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Obama leaves Downing Street after 'private meeting' [Video]

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Rishi Sunak visits apprentice training centre [Video]

Rishi Sunak visits apprentice training centre

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Sunak says he is 'determined to get Rwanda scheme through' [Video]

Sunak says he is 'determined to get Rwanda scheme through'

Rishi Sunak has expressed his hopes of getting the Rwanda bill through parliament and flights up and running by Spring. It comes as MPs are set to vote on the House of Lords amendments to the bill..

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Rishi Sunak reveals 'three-step plan' for small businesses [Video]

Rishi Sunak reveals 'three-step plan' for small businesses

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Kemi Badenoch reacts to Tory donor racism row [Video]

Kemi Badenoch reacts to Tory donor racism row

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Sadiq Khan launches re-election campaign [Video]

Sadiq Khan launches re-election campaign

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Russian expats queue outside London embassy to vote [Video]

Russian expats queue outside London embassy to vote

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Sir Ed Davey: Election date is the only thing PM controls

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Labour urge PM to ‘grow a backbone’ and pay back Hester cash [Video]

Labour urge PM to ‘grow a backbone’ and pay back Hester cash

Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth urges Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to "grow a backbone" and pay back the £10 million donated by Frank Hester after the businessman reportedly made racist comments about..

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Minister refuses to say whether Tories received extra £5m [Video]

Minister refuses to say whether Tories received extra £5m

Transport Secretary Mark Harper declines to say whether Frank Hester has donated an extra five million pounds to the Conservative Party, refusing to comment on "hypothetical" questions. Mr Hester..

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Watch powerful volcano in Iceland erupt for fourth time in months

A volcano in Iceland erupted for the fourth time since December on Saturday night. It opened a fissure in the earth about 3km between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula...

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Ed Davey arrives for final day of Lib Dems spring conference [Video]

Ed Davey arrives for final day of Lib Dems spring conference

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey arrives for the final day of his party's spring conference in York. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at..

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Vaughan Gething elected as next first minister of Wales [Video]

Vaughan Gething elected as next first minister of Wales

Vaughan Gething has been elected as the next Welsh Labour leader and first minister of Wales, the first black leader of any European country. Mr Gething received a warm hug from his wife and son as his..

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Aerials show closed M25 motorway section and road works [Video]

Aerials show closed M25 motorway section and road works

A five-mile stretch of the M25 motorway between junctions 10 and 11, which has been closed in both directions and will remain inaccessible until 6am on Monday while a bridge is demolished, and a new..

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Abbott: We have to stand up for young black people [Video]

Abbott: We have to stand up for young black people

Jeremy Corbyn joined the rally in support of Diane Abbott. Former Labour leader called the abuse that Abbott receives 'abominable, almost unbelievable'. Diane Abbott thanked residents of Hackney for..

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McDonald’s Suffers Global Tech Outage [Video]

McDonald’s Suffers Global Tech Outage

McDonald’s Suffers , Global Tech Outage. On March 15, McDonald's stores around the world either shut down or paused online ordering due to a technology outage, NBC News reports. Locations that..

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'I think Labour should welcome Abbott back into the party' [Video]

'I think Labour should welcome Abbott back into the party'

A group of voters in Diane Abbott's constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington appear to agree she should have the Labour whip reinstated. Abbott was suspended from the party after she wrote a..

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Ed Davey kicks off Lib Dem conference with removal van stunt [Video]

Ed Davey kicks off Lib Dem conference with removal van stunt

As the Liberal Democrat Spring Conference gets underway in York, their leader Sir Ed Davey hopes to get a step closer to sending the Conservatives packing. In a political stunt, he loads boxes onto the..

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Women speak out about adverse reactions to liquid BBLs [Video]

Women speak out about adverse reactions to liquid BBLs

ITV News hears from women who say they have suffered an adverse reaction to so-called liquid Brazilian Butt Lift treatments with physical and mental side-effects. Bonnie-Louise Cooper says she was..

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Analyst: Careful planning guarantees Putin election win [Video]

Analyst: Careful planning guarantees Putin election win

A Russian analyst says the Kremlin's "careful planning" guarantees a win for President Vladimir Putin, as voters cast their election ballots. Ben Noble adds "if the authorities need to they can resort..

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Sunak branded a 'chicken' after ruling out May election [Video]

Sunak branded a 'chicken' after ruling out May election

After Labour branded the prime minister a "chicken" for ruling out a May 2nd general election, a group of people dressed in chicken costumes wearing Rishi Sunak masks roam near Downing Street with..

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Chancellor: Tories are transparent about donations [Video]

Chancellor: Tories are transparent about donations

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says the Conservative Party "fully complies with all the requirements to be transparent about donations", as reports claim Frank Hester made a further £5m donation to the party...

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Rishi Sunak drops ball playing rugby at Gloucester [Video]

Rishi Sunak drops ball playing rugby at Gloucester

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak drops the ball as he plays catch with Gloucester Rugby's players at the Kingsholm Stadium. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us..

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