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A stunt being shared on viral video platform TikTok has caused serious injury among teenagers in the UK and US.

The skull-breaker challenge

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It stands tall as the best-selling console ever - and this week - the PlayStation 2 celebrates its 20th anniversary.

"It was my first ever console and introduced me to gaming," engineering student, and gamer, Victoria Powell tells Radio 1 Newsbeat.

Victoria, 22, is one of the 158 million people who owned

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Boots has suspended payments using loyalty points in shops and online after attempts to break into customers' accounts using stolen passwords.

Customers will not be able to use Boots Advantage Card points to pay for products while the issue is dealt with.

Boots said none of its own systems were compromised, but attackers

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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The allegations against the CIA were made by Qihoo

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has asked the US for a "clear explanation" after claims the CIA had been hacking targets in China for at least 11 years.

The allegations were made by Qihoo, a well-known cyber-security firm

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A scam call centre that targeted thousands of British victims has been raided by the Indian police, following a TheIndianSubcontinent investigation.

Panorama broadcast hacked footage from inside the call centre which showed how staff charged people

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The Simpsons is officially coming to Disney Plus UK, to the delight of fansThe Simpsons is officially coming to Disney Plus UK, to the delight of fans

Disney Plus UK has finally confirmed that The Simpsons is coming to the streaming service. Over 600 episodes are coming Disney Plus, mirroring the US launch, where the streamer brought 30 seasons of the show to viewers on day one. This news came shortly after Sky and Disney announced a multi-year partnership to launch the service on Sky Q.

Fans had

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