Moon to get 4G mobile network

Vodafone and Nokia lay out plans to put a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.

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Haier smartwatch has a built-in projector at MWC 2018

China's Haier reveals a smartwatch that turns the back of the wearer's hand into a display.

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Porn checks deadline looms amid uncertainty

A new regulation set to be enforced in April 2018 will mean UK viewers have to prove their age to access porn sites.

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Amazon buys 'smart' doorbell firm Ring

Ring makes doorbells that stream videos of people approaching or ringing the front door to phones.

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US e-passports haven't been verified in over a decade

US senators say US border control hasn't been using the right software to verify e-passports.

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School video footage appears online

The breach prompts a warning from privacy watchdog to secure CCTV cameras across UK.

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Morse code shoes send toe tapping texts at MWC 2018

A pair of smart shoes has been designed to let workers keep in touch via toe-tapped codes.

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MPs grill data boss on election influence

A firm which used big data to profile US voters has been questioned by MPs as part of fake news inquiry.

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Huawei: US scared we are too competitive

Huawei says the US wants to keep the Chinese firm out of the country because it is "too strong".

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Melania Trump mocked for 'positive social media' speech

US First Lady Melania Trump has been mocked online for her speech about 'positive' social media habits

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Handbag drones light up Milan catwalk

A parade of drones has carried jewel-encrusted handbags down a catwalk in Milan.

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Vero: The 'new Instagram' everyone's talking about

The story behind the photo-sharing app that has suddenly reached the top of the App Store.

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Android phone for children on show at MWC 2018

A phone with a modified version of Android designed to keep children safe has been revealed.

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Facebook Messenger used to fight extremism

People posting extreme far-right and Islamist views were contacted in a bid to challenge their views.

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Sony phone adds rumble to games and films

The Xperia XZ2 vibrates in its user's hand in time with action in videos games and movies.

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Samsung Galaxy S9 focuses on the camera

New flagship offers super slow-mo videos, less noisy low-light photos and animated selfie emojis.

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Intel did not inform US before chip flaws were made public

US officials were not informed about Spectre and Meltdown flaws before details leaked to the press.

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The app that helps feeds kids

Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.

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War for the Planet of the Apes: Visual effects revealed

Click meets the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind War for the Planet of the Apes.

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The end of asking for the bill

Diners can leave a restaurant and their bill is paid automatically via an app, in a Barclaycard trial.

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Papua New Guinea Quake Killed at Least 15, Governor Says

A powerful earthquake two days ago killed at least 15 people, injured dozens and brought work to a halt at four oil and gas fields in a remote Papua New Guinea region, the local governor said Wednesday.

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Erdogan Tells a Weeping Girl, 6, She’d Receive Honors if Martyred

With Turkish armed forces engaged in a difficult battle in Syria, the president tried at a rally to bolster confidence.

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Jeremy Corbyn, Backing a ‘Soft’ Brexit, Takes Aim at Conservatives

By embracing a customs union with the European Union, the leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party seeks to exploit deep fissures in the Tory cabinet.

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With Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of Strongmen

Xi Jinping’s grab for power without term limits is the biggest move yet in a global shift by Putin, Erdogan and others toward unabashed authoritarianism.

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Angela Merkel Starts Grooming Successors, and One Stands Out

The chancellor’s Christian Democrats elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as party general secretary, a signal that the Merkel era is nearing its end.

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‘Hell on Earth’ in Syria’s Ghouta

Government shelling of the rebel-held enclave outside Damascus has continued, despite a United Nations resolution for a cease-fire in Syria, adopted by the Security Council over the weekend.

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UK weather: Warning for commuters as further heavy snow hits UK

Disruption is expected across roads and public transport, and hundreds of schools remain closed.

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EU to publish first draft of Brexit treaty

It is expected to say Northern Ireland may have to follow EU single market rules to avoid a hard border.

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Toys R Us and Maplin face collapse with 5,500 jobs at risk

The two chains are understood to have put administrators on standby after failing to secure sale deals.

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'Bucket list' killer Jemma Lilley gets 28 years for murder

Briton Jemma Lilley garrotted, stabbed and buried Aaron Pajich at her home in Australia.

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Vandal destroys Washington DC traffic camera

Police believe these could be the people who attacked 11 traffic cameras in one day in Washington DC.

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Most UK cannabis 'super strength skunk'

High-potency cannabis now makes up 94% of the UK market, samples seized by the police suggest.

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N Korea 'providing materials to Syria chemical weapons factories'

Pyongyang has been sending equipment to the country, a UN report finds.

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BBC charity sacked six over sexual misconduct

International development charity BBC Media Action reveals six people were dismissed over 10 years.

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Oxfam: What's gone wrong with the foreign aid sector?

After Oxfam's handling of a sex scandal in Haiti, the foreign aid sector faces tough questions.

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Satisfaction with GP services at record low

And overall public happiness with the NHS falls to its lowest level since 2011, a survey finds.

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Worker died in fall at 'lethal' Qatar World Cup stadium

Zachary Cox fell to his death while working at a stadium that will host the 2022 World Cup.

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Trump son-in-law's security clearance downgraded

President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser will no longer receive top-level briefings.

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Newspaper headlines: 'Snow storm chaos' and prospect of hard Irish border raised

Winter weather sweeps across the UK and Boris Johnson raises the prospect of a hard border in Ireland after Brexit.

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News Daily: Big freeze worsens and Brexit legal draft published

Your morning briefing for 28 February 2018.

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Skins: The TV show with an A-list alumni

How one hit E4 show of the 2000's has produced the Oscar nominees of today.

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Meet the woman teaching others how to fight off sex attackers

Emily Moser was beaten up in an attempted rape. Now she teaches women self-defence.

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi visual effects revealed

Click meets Ben Morris of the Oscar nominated visual effects team behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

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The app that helps feeds kids

Marie Farmer came up with the idea during her maternity leave, and it has now led to her quitting her job.

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Homeless students: Finding shelter outside the classroom

One in five students in Los Angeles face housing insecurity - so where are they living?

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UK weather: Snowy scenes across the UK

Bitterly cold weather and heavy snow sweep in from the east, causing disruption and delight.

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UK weather: How to stay fashionable in the freeze

London College of Fashion students and staff tell us how they look cool in the cold.

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Boris Johnson's Irish border remarks lampooned

The foreign secretary is ridiculed for comparing the border to London's congestion charge zone.

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Nando's confirms it uses McCain chips

The chicken chain confirms it uses frozen chips - but says they're not the ones sold in shops.

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Is there a problem with unregistered schools?

Inspectors say there are more than 350 unregistered schools but they have few powers to investigate.

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Blackburn: The town that fails to elect Asian women

Areas with a similar demographic have managed it, so why hasn't Blackburn?

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Superorganism interview: 'We're a non-stop pop production house'

At home with Superorganism - the eight-piece pop group who made a hit single before they'd even met.

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Oscars 2018: What's up for best foreign language film?

What you need to know about the five movies competing for the best foreign language film Oscar.

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Beast from the East: How the weather got a Hollywood makeover

No longer is it enough to simple refer to the weather as "winter". So what's changed?

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Winter Olympics: Is window for US-N Korea peace closing?

A small window for diplomacy emerged during the "peace Olympics" in Pyeongchang, but it's closing fast.

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Crewe ignored police advice in late 1980s to ‘move on’ Barry Bennell

• Club were warned they might be employing a paedophile
• FA inquiry heard one board member ‘not surprised’

Crewe Alexandra were advised by the police to sever their ties with Barry Bennell but continued to employ him for a number of years despite being warned they should “move him on”, the Football Association’s independent inquiry into the sexual-abuse scandal has been told.

According to evidence seen by the Guardian, the club’s then chairman, Norman Rowlinson, decided to consult the police after he and other directors were warned in the late‑1980s that there had been a specific complaint about their youth-team coach.

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Lower league clubs unhappy at prospect of winter break hitting FA Cup replays

• Fifth-round ties could move to midweek from 2019-20 season
• Exeter manager Paul Tisdale: ‘very sad day’ if replays are scrapped

Lower league club owners and executives are expected to express misgivings about plans to scrap FA Cup replays in order to accommodate a winter break in the Premier League.

It is understood a winter break is a step closer to being agreed after the FA, Premier League and Football League reached a provisional agreement to play the FA Cup fifth round in midweek from the 2019-20 season. The deal would afford top-flight players the first two weeks of February off in the hope it will improve England’s chances in Euro 2020, should they qualify, and major tournaments in the future.

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Swansea put freeze on Sheffield Wednesday in clinical second half

An evening that threatened to be problematic for Swansea City, as well as freezing cold, ended up delivering a routine victory for the Premier League club and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1964. Tottenham Hotspur or Rochdale will visit the Liberty Stadium a fortnight on Saturday after second-half goals from Jordan Ayew and Nathan Dyer enabled Swansea to rack up a sixth successive home win at the expense of Carlos Carvalhal’s former club.

Sheffield Wednesday created the better chances in a thoroughly underwhelming first half but Swansea’s class eventually told on a night when the home supporters who braved the elements were treated to free cups of tea and coffee. The football took a while to warm their hearts but the arrival of Ayew helped in that respect as the Ghanaian came off the bench at the start of the second half to score his ninth goal of the season.

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Espanyol’s Gerard Moreno stuns Real Madrid with dramatic winner

Real Madrid rested Cristiano Ronaldo and suffered a fifth La Liga defeat of the season as Espanyol’s Gerard Moreno struck late for a 1-0 win over the Spanish and European champions. The Catalan forward Moreno wasted a number of chances but his last-minute volley took a wicked deflection off the defender Raphaël Varane to secure Espanyol’s first victory over Real in 11 years.

Real stay third on 51 points from 26 games, seven behind second-placed Atlético Madrid, who host Leganés on Wednesday, and 14 adrift of Barcelona, who play on Thursday.

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Phil Neville fired up by ‘people who want me to fail’ before England debut

• New head coach says critics’ negativity motivates him
• England take on France in SheBelieves Cup on Thursday

Phil Neville believes people want him to fail as England Women’s manager. The 41-year-old knows his appointment five weeks ago caused uproar in certain quarters, a situation inflamed by the recall of sexist tweets.

Yet Neville spent his playing career with Manchester United, Everton and England trying to prove his worth and is determined to show his appointment was not the mistake many believe it was. He takes charge of his first game on Thursday, against France in the SheBelieves Cup, and then faces Germany and the USA – the top two teams in the world – in New Jersey and Orlando respectively over the following six days.

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Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld to miss Champions League tie with Juventus

• Belgian defender not fit for second leg after hamstring injury
• Mauricio Pochettino will not rush Alderweireld back into side

Mauricio Pochettino has made it plain Toby Alderweireld will not be fit for Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League match against Juventus next Wednesday.

The central defender, who has a hamstring injury sustained in training last Thursday, is still recovering. “He is still not participating with the group,” Pochettino said when asked about Alderweireld’s prospects for the Wembley leg of the last-16 tie, which is finely poised at 2-2. “The answer is clear.”

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Samir Nasri given six-month ban for doping violation over drip treatment

• French midfielder suspended for overuse of drip treatment
• Nasri suspended by Uefa for six months, but can appeal

Former France international Samir Nasri has been banned from football for six months for an anti-doping violation dating from 2016.

Uefa says Nasri has been found guilty of using a “prohibited method” in violation of the World Anti-Doping Code and Uefa’s anti-doping regulations.

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Chelsea’s Antonio Conte confirmed as Italy’s No 1 choice to be national coach

• Alessandro Costacurta planning talks with Conte
• Former Italy defender in charge of selecting next manager

Chelsea’s manager, Antonio Conte, is Italy’s top choice as national coach. “I haven’t chosen yet but I think Conte is the one who could do the best,” the Italian football association’s vice-commissioner, Alessandro Costacurta, told Tuesday’s Gazzetta dello Sport. “I’ll definitely talk with him in a couple of months.”

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I was a Crewe obsessive. Now I’m so ashamed of my club I’ve divorced them | Adam Breeze

Since the crimes committed by Barry Bennell at the club came to light those in charge have shown a seeming lack of empathy

Last year I divorced my football team. After 38 years of a few ups and mostly downs I let go of Crewe Alexandra.

I was not a casual fan. I was obsessed. I was proud of the miracle that transformed the perennial laughing stock into everyone’s second-favourite team. Ours was a story that celebrated everything that was right in the beautiful game. In a world of multimillionaire players, oligarch owners and fickle fans Crewe Alex were the beacon of hope: a club with a fabled reputation for nurturing local talent and playing a style of football that was a purist’s dream.

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The curious case of Blackpool versus Football League’s ownership rules | David Conn

Valeri Belokon could release the Oyston grip on the League One club but is barred under the EFL’s owners’ and directors’ test

At Blackpool, a football club that retains a seaside air of old-school dash despite its modern disgraces, an end to the current turmoil lies just over the horizon, not yet in sight. Having recently mourned the passing of their former captain Jimmy Armfield, universally celebrated as one of English football’s most upstanding gentlemen, Blackpool today are a testing ground for the rules determining who is a fit and proper person to run a professional football club.

Owen Oyston, the club’s long-term owner, and his son, Karl, were ruled by a high court judge in November to have taken out £26.77m in an “illegitimate stripping” of the club following their 2010 promotion to the Premier League, which was lauded as romantic at the time. They were ordered to pay the minority shareholder Valeri Belokon, whom they missed out while taking so much money for themselves, that sum, £26.77m, plus the £4.5m original cost of Belokon’s shares, his very considerable legal costs and interest.

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David Squires on … Manchester City, Arsenal and political prisoners

Our resident cartoonist looks back at the League Cup final in which Pep Guardiola won his first trophy in England and Arsenal made a young fan cry

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Qatar stadium where UK worker died was 'downright dangerous'

British coroner says Zac Cox given substandard equipment by managers at World Cup venue

The only western construction worker killed in the building of World Cup stadiums in Qatar was provided with substandard equipment by managers who should have known the risks of a “downright dangerous” environment, a British coroner has said.

Zac Cox, 40, died in January 2017 after he fell 40 metres (131ft) from rigging when a catwalk he was helping to install at the Khalifa stadium in Doha collapsed. The accident occurred after lever hoist equipment failed, causing part of the platform on which Cox and a colleague were working to fall.

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Lizzie Durack: from economics at Harvard to Everton goalkeeper | Suzanne Wrack

Durack turned down a job at Goldman Sachs to play football and an unconventional career path has also seen her represent both Australia and England

Intellectual footballers are considered a rarity. As teams scoop primary school-age talent into their glistening academies, the lives of young players become consumed with football and education often becomes secondary at best – despite the low chances of ‘making it’.

Yet in the women’s game it is different. Because professionalism is relatively new, most of those playing football at the top level today have had to have a plan B from the off.

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Revelations involving Trump's inner circle suggest this is a pivotal moment in West Wing personnel wars

A volley of stunning revelations over Jared Kushner and the Russia probe are rocking Donald Trump's inner circle and suggest a pivotal moment is at hand in the West Wing personnel wars that have raged throughout his presidency.

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Trump's decision to run under scrutiny

Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered a run for president, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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Erin Burnett grills WH spokesman on Kushner's future

White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah answers questions after White House senior adviser Jared Kushner was stripped of his access to the nation's top secrets.

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Comey trolls Trump: 'Lordy, this time there will be a tape'

Former FBI Director James Comey appeared to poke fun at President Donald Trump in a tweet Tuesday teasing his upcoming book.

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Analysis: Parkland students move the needle even as DC idles

Just because Washington is stuck in the same old deadlock over firearms reform, it doesn't mean the tide of youthful anger and activism unleashed by the Florida massacre did nothing to change gun politics in America.

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HUD spent $31K on dining room set for Carson's office

The Department of Housing and Urban Development spent $31,000 last year to replace a dining room set in the office of Secretary Ben Carson, according to federal records and a whistleblower.

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Anchor calls out GOP lawmaker over Delta discount claims

CNN's Brianna Keilar pressed Georgia State Sen. Michael Williams for evidence after he suggested Delta offers discounts to Planned Parenthood.

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Democrats flip two more statehouse seats

Democrats flipped their 38th and 39th Republican-held state legislative seats since President Donald Trump took office Tuesday, with wins in New Hampshire and Connecticut state House races. 

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Analysis: The most important congressional race no one is paying attention to

Two weeks from today, voters in western Pennsylvania will go to the polls to choose their next member of Congress. It might just be the most important race no one is paying attention to right now.

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