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National guard troops sent to the nation’s capital will reportedly remain there through at least February. The order was set to lapse at the end of November but was extended by Pete Hegseth, who leads the US Department of Defense. As of Wednesday, there are nearly 2,400 national guard troops in Washington DC, according to

Microsoft blew off concerns of overspending on AI on Wednesday, reporting elevated earnings even as it faced an outage of its cloud computing service, Azure, and its office software suite, 365. The strong earnings report comes a day after a deal with OpenAI pushed the value of tech giant to more than $4tn. After its

Summary Thanks for reading the US politics live blog. We’re pausing the blog for now, and here is a look back at our top stories: The US government shutdown hit its 29th day, with no indication Democrats and Republicans were close to an agreement to restart funding. Chuck Schumer, the Senate’s top Democrat, called Trump

Meta reported mixed financial results for the third quarter of 2025. The company brought in record quarterly revenue but reported a major tax bill that dampened earnings per share, the company announced on Wednesday. The financial results come as Meta ends a multibillion-dollar hiring spree focused on artificial intelligence talent. The tech giant earned $51.24bn

Harry Farley, political correspondent, and Sam Francis, political reporter Sir Keir Starmer has dismissed calls for an investigation into Chancellor Rachel Reeves after she apologised for breaking housing rules when renting out her family home. In a letter to the prime minister, Reeves admitted she did not obtain a "selective" rental licence required to rent

Homeowners plagued by damp urge government to fix 'botched' insulation Zoe Conway and James Stewart BBC Bushra Rashid from Fishwick says that 2013 insulation work has damaged her health and her property Homeowners who say that botched insulation under government schemes left them living in mouldy conditions are calling for an investigation into the problem

Dozens dead in 'total devastation' left behind by Hurricane Melissa Hurricane Melissa floods and destroys towns across Caribbean including in Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti (pictured) Gabriela Pomeroy and Nardine Saad Hurricane Melissa has continued its devastating sweep across the Caribbean, destroying homes and infrastructure, flooding neighbourhoods and leaving dozens dead. The impact in Jamaica was

'I'll never forgive the woman responsible for my wife's paddleboard death' Family photo Nicola Wheatley 40, was one of four paddleboarders killed after descending a weir in Haverfordwest The moment Darren Wheatley had to tell his seven-year-old son that his mother had died is something that will stay with him for the rest of his

Noor Nanji Culture reporter BBC Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the seventh episode of The Celebrity Traitors It was the moment that had us at the edge of our seats. Jonathan Ross throwing his two fellow traitors under a bus in a brazen attempt to save himself in the latest episode of The

Reuters Precious crown jewels were taken during the theft earlier this month Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris' public prosecutor has said. They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Laure Beccuau's office said. A main suspect was among those taken into custody, AFP reported.