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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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PM: Southport attack shows 'terrorism has changed' [Video]

PM: Southport attack shows 'terrorism has changed'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said Britain faces a "new and dangerous threat" in light of the Southport attack in July 2024. Speaking a day after Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to murdering..

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Megyn Kelly sparks controversy, mocking Oprah, Lopez, Harris & provokes at Trump rally speech [Video]

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Suella Braverman arrives in Washington wearing MAGA cap [Video]

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Tories urge government to build on ‘deep’ ties with US [Video]

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Pro-Palestine rally takes place on Whitehall [Video]

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Women’s Rights March takes place in central London [Video]

Women’s Rights March takes place in central London

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Mother’s emotional appeal to find Ellis Cox’s killer [Video]

Mother’s emotional appeal to find Ellis Cox’s killer

Carolyn Cox emotionally pays tribute to her son six months after his murder saying “he was my baby” on what would have been his 20th birthday. Ellis Cox was shot dead just five minutes from his..

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Starmer hails 'fantastic' discussions with Tusk and Duda [Video]

Starmer hails 'fantastic' discussions with Tusk and Duda

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed his "fantastic" discussions with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the "growing relationship" between the two countries, on a visit to Poland...

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Polmont YOI failings blamed for student's tragic death [Video]

Polmont YOI failings blamed for student's tragic death

The mother of Katie Allan, a student who died in Polmont YOI in 2018, criticised the prison system for failing to protect vulnerable inmates. A fatal accident inquiry found systemic failures..

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Starmer launches UK-Poland defence pact talks [Video]

Starmer launches UK-Poland defence pact talks

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced talks on a UK-Poland Defence Treaty during a visit to meet the country’s political leaders. Speaking alongside Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, he..

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Nazi-obsessed terrorist jailed for stabbing asylum seeker [Video]

Nazi-obsessed terrorist jailed for stabbing asylum seeker

A Nazi-obsessed terrorist who stabbed an asylum seeker at a hotel in a "protest" against small boat crossings has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 22 years and eight months. Callum..

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Flop in retail sales in December down to 'savvy' customers [Video]

Flop in retail sales in December down to 'savvy' customers

UK retail sales unexpectedly declined last month in a blow to the sector during the all-important festive shopping season, new official figures show. The volume of retail sales – which measures the..

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Carbon dioxide rise threatens 1.5C target, Met Office warns [Video]

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Carbon dioxide levels are rising too fast to stay below 1.5C, the Met Office warns. Mauna Loa recorded a 3.58ppm increase in 2024, the highest since 1958 and above Met Office forecasts. Fossil fuel..

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UK yet to announce troop deployment for Ukraine, says Nandy [Video]

UK yet to announce troop deployment for Ukraine, says Nandy

The UK has not announced plans to deploy troops to Ukraine, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed. She said the government is focused on working with allies and President Zelensky to meet Ukraine’s..

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David Lynch, Visionary Filmmaker of 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet', Dead at 78 | THR News Video [Video]

David Lynch, Visionary Filmmaker of 'Twin Peaks' and 'Blue Velvet', Dead at 78 | THR News Video

David Lynch, the writer-director whose film and TV work included 'Blue Velvet,' 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Twin Peaks,' has died. He was 78. Lynch's death was announced on his Facebook page. The post..

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Starmer and Zelenskyy visit 'cutting-edge' drone exhibition [Video]

Starmer and Zelenskyy visit 'cutting-edge' drone exhibition

Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have attended a drone exhibition on the day the prime minister signed a new "100-year partnership" agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart. It is the first..

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PM reveals favourite book and footballer to Kyiv school kids [Video]

PM reveals favourite book and footballer to Kyiv school kids

Sir Keir Starmer has chatted with schoolchildren in Kyiv on his first visit to the country since he became prime minister in July. On the visit he met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to..

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Cooper announces national 'rapid audit' into grooming gangs [Video]

Cooper announces national 'rapid audit' into grooming gangs

The home secretary has announced a national-level "rapid audit" and a series of local inquiries into UK grooming gangs. Yvette Cooper told the Commons that a review will look at the "current scale and..

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Starmer: We're with Ukraine until long after the war is over [Video]

Starmer: We're with Ukraine until long after the war is over

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed the "historic" new agreement signed today with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which sets out co-operation between the countries that will stretch into the..

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