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Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta. 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 almost 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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Arrest and three injured after reports of school stabbing [Video]

Arrest and three injured after reports of school stabbing

Three people are injured and are receiving treatment after an incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford in south-west Wales. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence'' [Video]

PM: ''We are making a choice to prioritise defence''

Rishi Sunak and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held a joint press conference. Speaking today in Berlin, the prime minister confirmed the reduction in civil service headcount to pre-pandemic levels would..

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PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a meeting [Video]

PM Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Olaf Scholz hold a meeting

Rishi Sunak met the Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss closer co-operation on security, trade and illegal migration. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at..

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Aerials of school in Wales following stabbing incident [Video]

Aerials of school in Wales following stabbing incident

Three people are injured and are receiving treatment after an incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman school in Ammanford in south-west Wales. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at..

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Former Labour MP Frank Field dies aged 81 [Video]

Former Labour MP Frank Field dies aged 81

Former Labour MP and crossbench peer Frank Field has died at the age of 81. He was MP for Birkenhead between 1979 and 2019, and served as welfare reform minister in the first Blair government. Although..

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PM Rishi Sunak meets troops stationed in Germany [Video]

PM Rishi Sunak meets troops stationed in Germany

Rishi Sunak visits Germany, the day after announcing in Poland that the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. The prime minister assures officers of the pride and gratitude shared by allies who..

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Rishi Sunak meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin [Video]

Rishi Sunak meets Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin

Rishi Sunak visits Germany, the day after announcing in Poland that the UK will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. The prime minister is welcomed with military honours by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in..

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Emily Thornberry: Labour's first priority is safety [Video]

Emily Thornberry: Labour's first priority is safety

Emily Thornberry says ''Labour's first priority is safety'' as she pledges to increase defence spending. The shadow attorney general questions how Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is going to fund the 75..

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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Courthouse [Video]

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Courthouse

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arrives at Newry Courthouse. Former DUP leader is charged with rape and 10 sex offences. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on..

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Former top lawyers arrive at Post Office Inquiry [Video]

Former top lawyers arrive at Post Office Inquiry

Chris Aujard, general counsel for Post Office Limited from 2013 to 2015 and his predecessor Susan Crichton arrive at Aldwych House to give evidence to The Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry. Report by..

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Defence Sec wants ''the most lethal armed forces possible'' [Video]

Defence Sec wants ''the most lethal armed forces possible''

Defence secretary Grant Shapps says that Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of NATO, is delighted with the UK's commitment to spending 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2030. Report by Gluszczykm. Like..

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Two horses on the loose in central London [Video]

Two horses on the loose in central London

Two loose horses have been seen running around central London, one of which appeared to be covered in blood. The animals, wearing saddles and bridles, were seen running in the road near Aldwych on..

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Housing Sec: Renters Reform Bill will end no-fault evictions [Video]

Housing Sec: Renters Reform Bill will end no-fault evictions

Michael Gove’s flagship Renters Reform Bill is debated in the Commons as charities including Shelter pull their support, describing it as a failure. The housing secretary promises ''We can have..

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Rishi Sunak arrives in Berlin to meet German Chancellor [Video]

Rishi Sunak arrives in Berlin to meet German Chancellor

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Berlin where he is set to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for talks on Wednesday. The topics of the meeting at the Chancellery will include mutual relations, the Russian..

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PM: Poland and the UK are allies for the long term [Video]

PM: Poland and the UK are allies for the long term

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has hailed the UK's relationship with Poland, telling his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk they were 'allies for the long term'. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland [Video]

PM and Shapps meet British soldiers in Poland

Rishi Sunak and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps have visited the Warsaw Armoured Brigade where they met British soldiers - including one of the prime minister's own constituents. Report by Alibhaiz...

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Starmer: Govt's Rwanda gimmick won't stop smuggling gangs [Video]

Starmer: Govt's Rwanda gimmick won't stop smuggling gangs

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said the government's 'Rwanda gimmick' is not the way to regain control of borders and stop smuggling gangs. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM: There's nothing compassionate about UK's asylum system [Video]

PM: There's nothing compassionate about UK's asylum system

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said there is "nothing compassionate" about the current asylum system, adding the Rwanda Bill will help save lives. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at..

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PM announces record military support package for Ukraine [Video]

PM announces record military support package for Ukraine

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a record package of military aid for Ukraine totalling £500 million, which will include some 400 vehicles, 1600 munitions and 4 million rounds of ammunition...

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PM joins trilateral meeting with Tusk and Stoltenberg [Video]

PM joins trilateral meeting with Tusk and Stoltenberg

Rishi Sunak has joined a trilateral meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to discuss a military aid package for Ukraine. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us..

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PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks [Video]

PM, Hunt and Shapps arrive in Poland for Nato security talks

Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Grant Shapps have been greeted by the British ambassador to Poland, Anna Clunes, at Warsaw Airport. The prime minister is in Poland to discuss security with his..

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Aerials of Dover as five migrants reported dead in Channel [Video]

Aerials of Dover as five migrants reported dead in Channel

The government's controversial Rwanda Bill has passed through Parliament after months of back and forth between MPs and peers. It comes as three men, a child and a woman reportedly died attempting..

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Cameron: Russia using Asian countries to side-step sanctions [Video]

Cameron: Russia using Asian countries to side-step sanctions

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has suggested central Asian countries are being used by Russia to side-step western sanctions. Cameron is on a six-country tour visiting nations that have deep links..

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Cooper: PM doesn't even believe in Rwanda Bill [Video]

Cooper: PM doesn't even believe in Rwanda Bill

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the prime minister doesn't believe in the 'extortionate' Rwanda Bill that finally passed Parliament after months of back and forth between MPs and peers...

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Govt: Eyes of world waiting to see Rwanda scheme work [Video]

Govt: Eyes of world waiting to see Rwanda scheme work

Illegal Migration minister, Michael Tomlinson, has said the government must 'absolutely stop the boats', adding 'the eyes of the world' are watching to see if the Rwanda deportation scheme works...

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