BBC Sport's AMA team take a look at whether Monaco has lost its charm and place in the jam-packed season.
A registered sex offender was found with a six-year-old girl after he was detected by facial recognition technology.
From air-gapped bunkers to partner-run platforms, sovereignty is suddenly in vogue
Google has updated its sovereign cloud services, including an air-gapped solution for customers with strict data security and residency requirements, as customers grow uneasy over US digital dominance.…
Nintendo’s latest entry in its “ask the developer” interview series has some fun new details about the Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World. Among the many things discussed is an explanation for why the game isn’t called Mario Kart 9, despite being a sequel to the best-selling Mario Kart 8 — and it has […]
Metaphor ReFantazio — a game that combines innovative turn-based combat with a story timely for our current political moment — is coming to Xbox Game Pass later this month. In fact, the Game Pass line up for the rest of May is actually pretty sweet. Metaphor, Atlus’ best RPG since Persona 5, arrives on Game […]
A tornado could batter parts of the UK, experts are warning - as southern England endures heavy rain following the driest start to spring in decades.
I learned of a recent New Pulp work by an author that I wanted to check out. The Python God is the first Thomas Adam Grey thriller by Duane Laflin. Laflin is a professional magician who has retired and now writes novels.
If you ask me, there’s always space in my games catalog for a fun third-person shooter that I can play with my buds online. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 delivers some of the best blood-gushing, bug-crushing action, filling a Gears of War void that I didn’t know needed filling. You can jump into the fray […]
Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has admitted his involvement in a plot to smuggle £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand into the UK.
A UK Health Security Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is "very low".
The frustration of having to download multiple apps to pay for parking may go if a new platform is widely adopted.
In practice, it'll cost many times that and almost certainly won't work
In a White House press conference on Tuesday President Trump announced his plans for a defensive network of missiles, radar, space surveillance, and attack satellites that he promised would protect America.…
Several banks have announced rate reductions on their savings accounts since 8 May when the Bank of England cut the base rate to 4.25%.
Google is working with Samsung to bring a desktop mode to Android. During Google I/O’s developer keynote, engineering manager Florina Muntenescu said the company is “building on the foundation” of Samsung’s DeX platform “to bring enhanced windowing capabilities in Android 16,” as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. Samsung first launched DeX in 2017, a feature that […]
One of the more surprising moments in volume four of Love, Death, and Robots is an appearance from YouTube star MrBeast. He shows up in the episode "The Screaming of the Tyrannosaur," playing a sort of twisted game master presiding over a death race on one of the moons of Jupiter. Also, there are dinosaurs. […]
Google’s new Material 3 Expressive design language includes a welcome surprise for Pixel owners: the mandatory At a Glance home screen widget has shrunk, leaving space for an extra row of apps. The new look is included in the latest version of the Android 16 beta. Upon installation, Pixel owners are greeted with a pop-up […]
You may have heard about the recent statements made by Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, a man who combines all the best qualities of Dr. Jack Kevorkian and Alaric the Goth in one natty package. As reported by Variety on April 28th, the streaming mogul declared that the precipitous decline in in-person movie attendance which began several years ago and has reached near-catastrophic proportions in the years following COVID is easily understandable; indeed, it communicates a clear message: What does that...
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TikTok users will now be able to save tracks they discover straight to their SoundCloud app. On Wednesday, the two companies announced they’re partnering to expand an existing TikTok feature that was previously available to users of music streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify. The “add to music app” button appears when a TikTok […]
Following the debut of the Oura Ring 4 last October, which featured improved accuracy for blood oxygen tracking and heart rate readings, the company has announced it’s introducing additional algorithm improvements that will deliver more comprehensive and accurate movement tracking. First announced last month, the updates are now “rolling out to members globally” and include […]
Strava is making it easier to plan workouts and keep activity leaderboard rankings fair. The updates rolling out over the coming weeks focus on helping users optimize their workout routes to compete against other users and their own personal bests, building on some of the existing AI features that Strava announced last year. Anyone paying […]
A member of Irish-language rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence.
The 18-year-old, from Billingham, has had her first meeting with her new lawyer in Georgia.
Seamer Jofra Archer is ruled out of England's one-day international series against West Indies with a right thumb injury.
Friends of Jay Slater have failed to appear as witnesses at an inquest into his death - as a coroner heard the British teenager had drugs in his system before he died from a "devastating" head injury.
A man has appeared in court charged with culpable and reckless conduct after a football player was hit by a seat thrown towards the pitch.
PM Mark Carney's office says there are "active discussions" on the Golden Dome, but it's too early to say how Canada would join or pay in.
Google's AI models have a secret ingredient that's giving the company a leg up on competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic. That ingredient is your data, and it's only just scratched the surface in terms of how it can use your information to "personalize" Gemini's responses. Google first started letting users opt in to its "Gemini […]
“Fragments” of West Nile virus have been detected in UK mosquitoes, suggesting that the virus is circulating in the country, probably as a result of the warming climate
The US singer is accused of assault at a nightclub in central London in 2023.
Will the US President take credit for that one as well?
NASA was already considering reducing crew size on the International Space Station (ISS) before cuts to the agency's budget were proposed.…
Grumblings from MPs were exacerbated by local election results, as campaigners reported unhappiness from voters.
Petro Pochynok, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
Graeme and Elaine Winn were said to be on a "dream holiday" in Italy when they died.
In The Andromeda Strain, Michael Crichton wrote about killer alien space crystals that are (spoiler alert) ultimately stymied by Earth's breadth of pH values. In reality, crystals grown in space could be key to a new generation of cancer-fighting treatments that save lives, not threaten them. Colorado-based startup Sierra Space is nearly ready to launch […]
A professor who was put in jail over social media posts amid the India-Pakistan flare up has been released on bail.
The 65-year old Briton is also accused of inappropriately touching children while on a holiday in Namibia.
AMD has announced its latest Zen 5-based Ryzen Threadripper 9000 Series of CPUs at Computex today. The 9000 Series and 9000 WX-Series are built for the demanding workstation market, and the top Threadripper Pro 9995WX will ship with 96 cores and 192 threads. This flagship Threadripper chip is designed for professionals who are working on […]
US singer Chris Brown has been released on bail by a judge in London - and must pay a £5m security fee to the court.
The former special forces troops used xenon gas to acclimatise to climbing at high altitudes more quickly.
Prices have risen faster than expected - raising questions about how many interest rate cuts there will be this year
Google I/O was, as predicted, an AI show. But now that the keynote is over, we can see that the company's vision is to use AI to eventually do a lot of Googling for you. A lot of that vision rests on AI Mode in Google Search, which Google is starting to roll out to […]
No need for thumbscrews when your chatbot never lets up
Large language models (LLMs) are not just about assistance and hallucinations. The technology has a darker side.…
The Supreme Court upholds the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor in Devon.
The Rest is Football will have its last episode on BBC Sounds this week ahead of the host's exit.
Two people have died after falling unconscious on a boat trying to cross the English Channel, the French coastguard has said.
Microsoft is working on a new “Cross Device Resume” feature for Windows 11 that works similarly to Apple’s Handoff feature in macOS. The feature was spotted in a Microsoft Build 2025 session, before Windows Central noticed Microsoft editing out the demo that showed a mobile Spotify session resuming on a PC. “When you open the […]
Criminals, including sex offenders and domestic abusers, could be released from prison after serving a third of their sentence to free up space in overcrowded jails, according to proposals in a sentencing policy review.
Sir Keir Starmer has said he will "look" at the unpopular winter fuel policy to make more pensioners eligible for the payments.
Countries including Spain, Ireland and Finland raise concerns about the song contest's public vote.
Care board draws red lines over use of UK government-backed Federated Data Platform
A report for a Northern England health authority says its analytics platform is more capable than anything offered under a controversial central government deal with Palantir.…
Inflation is the most relatable economic metric.
A new species of bacteria discovered on board a space station could have profound implications for astronauts and long-term travel through the cosmos.
The National Crime Agency tells the BBC how it is trying to find the culprits of the M&S and Co-op hacks.
West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.
China's ambitious Tianwen-2 mission will soon be heading to two extremely different space rocks, and should provide vital data to help us understand the nature of asteroids and comets
Zimbabwe's Blessing Muzarabani may have a permanent smile on his face, but he will pose a serious threat to England at Trent Bridge this week, writes Stephan Shemilt.
Customers have been unable to order online for almost a month due to the cyber-attack.
A year ago Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed that Microsoft was planning to launch a new Xbox mobile gaming store in July 2024. That never happened. I’ve been wondering what the hold up has been over the past year, and it seems we might have an answer: Apple. Microsoft filed an amicus brief late on […]
Ukraine's National Guard said the attack took place while the men were carrying out exercises at a firing range.
The deputy prime minister's department sent the note before the Spring Statement.
An initial sum of $25bn (£18.7bn) has been earmarked in a new budget bill, although the final cost is expected to be much higher.
A man who served as an aide to a former Ukrainian president has been shot and killed in Madrid, local authorities have said.
Sport leaders are urged to make changes to help black girls stay in sport in a new report from the charity Women in Sport.
The original Wheel vertical turntable was a bust, the Wheel 2 redemption, and now the small mom and pop team at Miniot is back for a victory lap with the Wheel 3. It can play your record collection upright on its stand, laid flat on a table, or hung on a wall. Inside the handmade […]
Downtime stings retailer, with technical recovery costs coming at a later date
Marks & Spencer says the disruption related to its ongoing cyberattack is likely to knock around £300 million ($402 million) off its operating profits for the next financial year (2025/26).…
Amazon is issuing refunds to customers who’d returned products but never received their money back, in some cases from as long ago as 2018. “Following a recent internal review, we identified a very small subset of returns that were unresolved because we could not verify that the correct item had been sent back to us,” […]
Pakistan's prime minister has blamed India after five people - including at least three children - were killed when a suicide car bomber targeted an army school bus.
How will Europa League final rivals Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim be preparing for the final?
The treatment will be offered to those most at risk from August after a record number of cases.
In a simple breezeblock and cement building, cholera patients are attached to drips as they lie sprawled on hard, wooden beds.
The public has the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Cahena by Manly Wade Wellman (DMR Books, November 1, 2020). Cover by Lauren Gornik I’m hearing reports that Manly Wade Wellman’s final novel Cahena, out of print for nearly 35 years until DMR released a handsome new edition in 2020 with a striking cover by Lauren Gornik, is on the verge of going out of print again.
Brexit brought an end to the guarantee of free roaming for UK residents who visit countries inside the EU - although some providers still offer free services up to a certain point for travellers in Europe.
After 60 years+ cooperation on space and military ops, worrying 'rhetoric' from Team Trump has Brits examining options
The current rhetoric coming from the US is "alarming" for the UK, which depends on a continuation of their long-standing co-operation around space and military tech for the future, the UK's second parliamentary chamber heard this week.…
The company pauses its "retention scheme", which pays out cash to top executives linked to its rescue loan.
Jack Draper's improved clay-court game makes him one of the French Open's contenders - but what makes a player excel on the surface?
A prolific shoplifter has been banned from every Greggs in England and Wales after being caught stealing from there seven times, police have said.
The UK's oldest polar bear has been euthanised due to her deteriorating health, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said.
'Magic' Maria Caldentey is facing her old club Barcelona for the first time - can she help deliver a Champions League trophy with Arsenal?
The bus was carrying around 40 school children when it exploded just outside the town of Khuzdar.
Crew ain't done hopping sectors, Unit 42 threat hunter warns
interview Scattered Spider snared financial services organizations in its web before its recent spate of retail attacks in the UK and US, according to Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42.…
Ted Danson says he's "devastated" to hear that Wendt, his co-star in the hit US sitcom, has died.
Microsoft’s head of security for AI, Neta Haiby, accidentally revealed confidential messages about Walmart’s use of Microsoft’s AI tools during a Build talk that was disrupted by protesters. The Build livestream was muted and the camera pointed down, but the session resumed moments later after the protesters were escorted out. In the aftermath, Haiby then […]
A third person has been charged over arson attacks on two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
At yesterday’s I/O conference, Google announced plans to start putting its AI chatbot, Gemini, in a variety of different places, including cars. Today, Volvo said it was shoving its way to the front of the line to be the first to receive the new tech. Volvo said it was expanding its preexisting partnership with Google […]
Mushtaq has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the prize for her short story collection Heart Lamp
Leanne Lucas wants people to consider using kitchen knives with blunt rather than pointed tips.
Being human and working on a team is the job, not writing code
Column Whenever I read the news these days, I see the same warning to developers: Watch out, AI is going to replace you.…
Israel has gone "beyond just self-defence" as an "intolerable" military offensive continues in Gaza, Environment Secretary Steve Reed has told Sky News.
Japan's agriculture minister has resigned after saying he has "never had to buy rice" while the country struggles with shortages and rising costs of its staple grain.
Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since his troops ejected Ukrainian forces from the Russian city.
Vladimir Putin has visited Kursk for the first time since his troops ejected Ukrainian forces from the Russian city.
Want to follow along with the Europa League final but not sure who to support? Take our quiz to find your match!
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has warned investors it is facing a £300m hit to trading profits as a result of last month's ransomware attack.
The winners of Wednesday's Europa League final between Manchester United and Tottenham will be the lowest league finishers ever to win a major European trophy. BBC Sport examines their seasons, motives and stats.
A pest control expert says the huge numbers of rats on the quay in Derry are enjoying near perfect conditions.
A new wax figure of the Princess of Wales has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds London.
Unravelling the case of a US fugitive who claimed to be the victim of mistaken identity after being traced in Glasgow.
Teenagers say it is easy to get hold of the products, which experts warn can be highly addictive.
