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Fiona Irving,South East environment correspondentandCraig Buchan,South EastBBCSouth East Water chief executive David Hinton has faced calls to resign over supply issuesThe boss of South East Water has said the company is too dependant on individual facilities after a six-day supply failure affected thousands of people in Kent.About 24,000 properties in and around Tunbridge Wells had no or low pressure tap water from 29 November until supplies returned to most on 4 December. For the next nine days, residents were told to boil the restored tap water before consumption.A disinfection problem at Pembury Water Treatment Works had caused the failure but…

Fold Holdings, Inc. ($FLD), a publicly traded Bitcoin financial services company, just announced that its platform is now available in all 50 U.S. states. The expansion follows a strategic partnership with BitGo Bank & Trust, which recently became one of the first digital asset companies to secure a federal bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The move marks a rare milestone in U.S. consumer Bitcoin services: Fold is the first platform to operate nationwide under a single federally supervised trust framework.  Previously, state-by-state licensing and regulatory barriers constrained consumer access, particularly in states like…

Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Akhanda 2: Thaandavam’ continues its strong box office journey, nearing Rs 80 crore net in India after nine days. The film maintained stable collections on its second Saturday, grossing Rs 2.90 crore. Worldwide, it has surpassed Rs 107 crore, showcasing consistent audience engagement despite a mixed critical reception. Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Akhanda 2: Thaandavam’ continued its box office run with stable numbers on Day 9.On its second Saturday, the film collected Rs 2.90 crore in gross collections and Rs 2.50 crore in net collections. The movie managed to stay steady despite entering its second weekend, according to the reports…

India’s Shubman Gill (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) India’s T20I squad for the 2026 World Cup threw up a major talking point, with Shubman Gill left out and Axar Patel named vice-captain instead. The decision caught many by surprise, including Sunil Gavaskar, who admitted on air that he did not see Gill’s omission coming. Reacting to the squad announcement, the former India captain said the call genuinely shocked him. “Not a bit of a surprise, it is a surprise,” Gavaskar remarked, making it clear that Gill’s absence was unexpected.Inside story of why Shubman Gill was DROPPED from India T20I World Cup squad…

Education stories often move in straight lines: school, qualification, profession. Robert Toru Kiyosaki’s does not. His path runs through weak grades, military training, failed businesses and a later career built around teaching others what formal education, in his view, does not. The distance between those stages matters, because it helps explain how a student who struggled in school came to build a global financial education brand.Growing up inside the education systemKiyosaki was born in 1947 in Hilo, in the Territory of Hawaii, into a household shaped by public service. His father was an educator who rose to become Hawaii’s superintendent…

A crypto trader reportedly sent $50 million in USDT to a scammer after an address poisoning scam attack, turning one lazy copy‑paste into one of the most expensive mistakes in crypto. Stablecoins, such as USDT, stayed pegged, so markets did not really move in the aftermath of the attack, which makes this loss even more dangerous for everyday users. While big headlines focus on massive exchange hacks, quiet wallet scams like this hit regular people right where it hurts: their balance. (Hack vs Scam) With me, Akiyama Felix, let’s dive deep into this filthy scam. I will be using my…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage US crypto exchange Coinbase has sued the states of Michigan, Connecticut, and Illinois in a bid to lock in federal protection for its planned prediction markets.  In its Thursday filings, the exchange is asking federal judges to declare that prediction markets listed on a platform regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fall under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction.  “Today, Coinbase filed lawsuits in CT, MI, and IL to confirm what is clear: prediction markets fall squarely under the jurisdiction…

Silver (XAG/USD) price rallies to a new all-time high of $67.46 even though US Treasury yields and the US Dollar remain firm on Friday, amid the lack of catalysts, except for the US Consumer Sentiment poll made by the University of Michigan, which showed that US households are trimming spending on durable goods, and are worried about the jobs market.XAG/ÜSD Price Analysis: Technical OutlookPrice action suggests further upside in Silver prices, as traders could target $68.00. Momentum is strongly bullish as depicted by the Relative Strength Index (RSI), which is overbought with an upward slope.Conversely, if XAG/USD slides below $67.00,…

What Is Holiday Learning, And Why Are People Adopting It Lately? Holiday learning is learning something new during the holiday season. It is a growing trend where people use their time off not just to relax but also to learn something new, combining rest with personal growth. What makes holiday learning different is your mindset. In everyday life, learning can feel like a chore with deadlines and pressure. But during the festive season, learning feels lighter. You learn because you want to, not because you have to. There is no stress or strict structure. You can explore at your own…

NEED TO KNOW Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez was found dead inside the freezer at a Dollar Tree store in Miami on Dec. 14“We don’t know how this happened either, and we’re not getting any answers,” her cousin, Daniela Cortez, saidAt the time of the incident, police said the woman entered the store and went to a restricted employee-only area of the business, where she entered the freezer and stayed overnight Helen Massiell Garay Sanchez’s family is speaking out after she was found dead inside a freezer at a Dollar Tree in Miami. On Sunday, Dec. 14, officers responded to reports…