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Our cookies aren't used to identify you personally. They're just used to make the site work well by:

• tracking how you use the website so we can make sure it meets your needs
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We recommend that you accept all cookies.

We categorise our cookies as either measurement or functional cookies (we don't use any marketing or advertising cookies). They may also be first-party (set by us) or third-party (not set by us).

Cookie name	Expiration	Category	Purpose
CookieControl	90 days	functional	Stores the user's cookie consent state
_ga	end of browser session	measurement	Registers a unique ID that's used to generate statistical data on website usage
_gat	end of browser session	measurement	Used by Google Analytics to throttle the request rate
_gid	end of browser session	measurement	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statstical data on website usage
_ga	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
guest-id-ads	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
guest-id	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
twid	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
auth_token	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
ct0	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
_twitter_sess	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
personalization_id	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
kdt	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page
d_prefs	1 year	functional	Displays our news from Twitter on the news page

You can use our cookie control on every website page to tailor non-essential cookies. If you want to turn off all cookies, most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:

• In Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector
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Please note blocking cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. On our site, if you block cookies, you may not see all of our latest news.

Our privacy statement is designed to advise you on how we handle and use your information. You can view it and other policies concerning confidentiality and data protection on our page about policies and procedures.