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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 requirement is 14 years. As of December 2023, Facebook claimed almost 3.07 billion monthly active users worldwide. As of November 2024, Facebook ranked as the third-most-visited website in the world, with 23% of its traffic coming from the United States. It was the most downloaded mobile app of the 2010s.

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Kemi Badenoch: Labour is very weak on migration [Video]

Kemi Badenoch: Labour is very weak on migration

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour of “chasing Reform”, saying “they want to sound like they’re strong on migration". Her comments come as the government introduces new measures..

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Sir Ed Davey condemns Kneecap for ‘outrageous’ remarks [Video]

Sir Ed Davey condemns Kneecap for ‘outrageous’ remarks

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey condemns Belfast-based rap group Kneecap for making “outrageous” remarks as footage emerges of one of its members appearing to say "kill your local..

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Sycamore Gap suspects arrive in court [Video]

Sycamore Gap suspects arrive in court

Two men accused cutting down the landmark Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall in 2023 arrive in court. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, deny two counts each of criminal damage - one to the..

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Cabinet ministers arrive as new asylum laws are unveiled [Video]

Cabinet ministers arrive as new asylum laws are unveiled

Cabinet ministers arrive in Downing Street as the government introduces new measures to deny asylum seekers the right the stay in the UK if convicted of committing sexual offences. Report by..

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Cons: Immigration system is an utter disaster under Labo [Video]

Cons: Immigration system is an utter disaster under Labo

Shadow Crime and Policing Minister Matt Vickers mocks Labour’s new law on asylum seekers saying, “the immigration system is an utter disaster”. The government plans to ban migrants convicted of..

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PM: We are not at the end of process on Ukraine ceasefire [Video]

PM: We are not at the end of process on Ukraine ceasefire

Sir Keir Starmer says talks on a potential ceasefire in Ukraine are "not at the end of the process" and any ceasefire has “got to be lasting, because I don’t trust Putin”. Asked about the..

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Passengers at Gatwick delayed due to Europe power outage [Video]

Passengers at Gatwick delayed due to Europe power outage

Passengers at Gatwick Airport have had their flights delayed or cancelled because of a massive power outage brought chaos to Spain, Portugal and the south of France. Report by Blairm. Like us on..

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Keir Starmer hosts Palestine PM at 10 Downing Street [Video]

Keir Starmer hosts Palestine PM at 10 Downing Street

Sir Keir Starmer hosts the prime minister of Palestine Mohammad Mustafa for talks at 10 Downing Street. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at..

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Farage wants to see a ‘British DOGE’ in county councils [Video]

Farage wants to see a ‘British DOGE’ in county councils

Nigel Farage says Reform UK will only do a deal with other parties if they agree to review policies like “climate change initiatives” unless something akin to a “British DOGE in every county”..

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Sycamore Gap suspect arrives at Newcastle Crown Court [Video]

Sycamore Gap suspect arrives at Newcastle Crown Court

Adam Carruthers arrives at Newcastle Crown Court, accused of felling the landmark Sycamore Gap tree in 2023. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on..

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Tories acknowledge ‘very competitive’ local elections [Video]

Tories acknowledge ‘very competitive’ local elections

Kemi Badenoch, whose party currently holds around half the seats up for election on Thursday, acknowledges that the local elections present her with a challenge. Visiting a farm in Lincolnshire, the..

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Badenoch calls for Kneecap prosecution [Video]

Badenoch calls for Kneecap prosecution

Kemi Badenoch calls for prosecution of the rap trio Kneecap after a member of the group allegedly called for the death of Tory MPs. Video emerged of the group at a November 2023 gig appearing to show..

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PM: Nobody wants to see NHS strikes [Video]

PM: Nobody wants to see NHS strikes

Sir Keir Starmer says he does not want to see industrial action over public sector pay, saying “I don’t think anybody wants to see strikes”. The prime minister is keen to talk about the different..

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Family of Harvey Willgoose arrive at court [Video]

Family of Harvey Willgoose arrive at court

The family of teenager Harvey Willgoose arrive at Sheffield Crown Court at the start of the trial for his murder. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on..

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Davey ‘really upbeat’ over Lib Dems election hopes [Video]

Davey ‘really upbeat’ over Lib Dems election hopes

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says he is feeling “really upbeat” for his party’s hopes of winning the mayoral race in East Yorkshire. Sir Ed gets behind the decks on the Beats Bus, which aims to..

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Govt will ‘consider very carefully’ NHS pay recommendations [Video]

Govt will ‘consider very carefully’ NHS pay recommendations

Health minister Stephen Kinnock says the government “will consider very carefully” recommendations made by the Pay Review Body for NHS workers, but any deal must be based on the “very tight..

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Tories admit local elections will be ‘challenging’ [Video]

Tories admit local elections will be ‘challenging’

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp admits Thursday’s local elections will be “challenging” but insists the Conservative Party will not be doing a deal with Reform UK. Report by Blairm. Like us on..

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Liverpool FC crowned Premier League champions [Video]

Liverpool FC crowned Premier League champions

An excited atmosphere could be felt in Anfield in the build up to the match, but that was soon replaced by an anxious energy when ex-Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke landed a goal just 12 minutes into..

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Kemi Badenoch praises Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy [Video]

Kemi Badenoch praises Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy

Kemi Badenoch said she is pleased to see "positive signals" between US President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the pair met in Rome on Saturday. The Opposition leader said: "The fact that..

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Just Stop Oil hold 'final protest' in London [Video]

Just Stop Oil hold 'final protest' in London

Environmental campaign group Just Stop Oil held their 'final protest' since announcing they will stop direct action, claiming it has won its demand to end new oil and gas. The group had drawn..

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Laurence Fox pleads 'not guilty' to sharing upskirting photo [Video]

Laurence Fox pleads 'not guilty' to sharing upskirting photo

Laurence Fox has pleaded "not guilty" for the sharing of a photo of TV star Narinder Kaur on social media. The actor-turned-politician appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday charged..

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Ceramic poppies return to Tower of London to mark WWII end [Video]

Ceramic poppies return to Tower of London to mark WWII end

Ceramic poppies will return to the Tower of London in a new commemorative display marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War. Opening on 6 May 2025 and running through to Armistice Day in..

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Duchess Sophie attends Thanksgiving Service [Video]

Duchess Sophie attends Thanksgiving Service

The Duchess of Edinburgh attended a Thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey marking Anzac Day. The service was one of a string of events attended by Sophie, after she visited the Australian War..

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Big Ben light switched on to mark end of WWII blackouts [Video]

Big Ben light switched on to mark end of WWII blackouts

On Thursday evening, Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle turned on the Ayrton Light above Big Ben to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War blackouts. In peacetime, the lantern..

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Hulk Hogan's Ex-Wife Linda Calls Daughter Brooke a Narcissist

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UP Police books man for posting 'I Love You Pakistan' on Facebook, DETAILS here

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No action on scribe held for social media post, rules HC

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Roy Ayers, 'Everybody Loves the Sunshine' Composer Dead at 84

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MP accuses Meta of turning Facebook Messenger into 'Epstein's paedophile island' by enabling end-to-end encryption

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'Be mindful': India raps Bangladesh government over now-deleted 'annex' post by key aide of Muhammed Yunus

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A "technical issue" is impacting users of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Meta has said.
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