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Google has agreed to pay $68m (£51m) to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly listened to people’s private conversations through their phones. Users accused Google Assistant – a virtual assistant present on many Android devices – of recording private conversations after it was inadvertently triggered on their devices. They claimed the recordings were then shared…

The Israeli military says it has retrieved the body of the last hostage in Gaza, paving the way for the next phase of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan to get under way. It had been searching for Master Sgt Ran Gvili since the ceasefire with Hamas began in October. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…

Chinese officials said a recent trade agreement with Canada is not meant to undercut other countries, after Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian products if Canada finalises the “deal” with Beijing. “It does not target any third party,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday of the new “strategic partnership”…

A free live music festival is set to be held in Boston after councillors agreed a budget to fund the event. B-Fest 2026 will take place in Central Park on Sunday 2 August with a variety of national tribute bands, local artists and a range of food and drink stalls. On 22 January, members of…

Seven people were killed and one was seriously injured after a private jet crashed while taking off from Bangor International Airport in the US state of Maine. The Bombardier Challenger 600 went down at around 19:45 local time (00:45 GMT on Monday), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The lone survivor of the crash was…

A councillor has said she hopes the tourism industry will be “re-invigorated” after Cornwall’s tourism board went in to liquidation. Councillor Sarah Preece, Cornwall Council’s portfolio holder for tourism, said the demise of Visit Cornwall had been difficult but there was now an opportunity for “Brand Cornwall to be writ large”. A spokesperson for Visit…

US President Donald Trump says his administration is “reviewing everything” after the fatal shooting by immigration agents of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. In his comments to the Wall Street Journal, Trump also indicated that he would eventually withdraw agents from the city. But he did not give a timeframe.…

A beach comber who found a rubbish bin, apparently from Alabama on his local beach, said seeing such plastic pollution was “quite upsetting”. Ryan Stalker, made the discover at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth, on Sunday. “I don’t think people appreciate how far plastic waste is travelling,” he said. After posting about the find on Facebook,…

Ryanair expects fares to rise by more than previously forecast due to “strong demand” as it predicts a big increase in passenger numbers. The budget airline said prices would climb by up to 9%, compared to the 7% riseit predicted in November, as it estimates traveller numbers to grow by almost 208 million this year.…

A rock ‘n’ roll musician who has been performing on stage since 1955 is retiring after seven decades of singing. Ricky Ford, 85, from Bristol, toured Germany in the 1960s, worked with Beatles manager Brian Epstein, sang to sold-out crowds at Bristol’s Colston Hall and did recording sessions at the world-famous Abbey Road studios. “I…