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Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancyTony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed.The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/11/tony-blair-and-nick-clegg-hosted-dinner-giving-tech-bosses-access-to-uk-minister Author : Rob Evans and Henry Dyer Publish date : 2025-10-11 06:00:00 Copyright for syndicated

Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day of protestsPrakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media.He had no idea on that day in Kathmandu that the demonstration would escalate into what is now described as Nepal’s gen Z revolution, which has led to the toppling of the government within

The aircraft caught on fire soon after taking off from Shellharbour airport at about 10am on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have died after a light plane crashed just after take-off on Saturday morning near Wollongong in New South Wales.The plane took off from Shellharbour airport at about 10am before crashing and catching fire, NSW police said in a statement. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/11/three-people-dead-after-light-plane-crashes-on-take-off-near-wollongong Author : Cait Kelly Publish date : 2025-10-11 00:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, ‘devastating’ and says ‘we have some deceased’Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a huge explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/tennessee-military-explosives-plant-explosion Author : Maya Yang and Associated Press Publish date : 2025-10-10 22:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.