Twenty-eight dogs trapped in loft as flooding hits
Twenty-eight dogs have been trapped in a sanctuary as intense rain leads to flooding in Wales.
We finally have a Nintendo Store app for iOS and Android
Nintendo has released an official Nintendo Store app, allowing more fans to access the eShop on iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. Five years after exclusively launching in Japan as the “My Nintendo” app, Nintendo has now expanded the iOS and Android experience under a new name to other regions, including the US, UK, Canada, and […]
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
Major incident declared in parts of Wales after flooding triggers hundreds of calls
Fire crews have been tackling a major incident after flooding hit parts of southwest Wales overnight, with people trapped in their homes and vehicles.
Badenoch calls for government to 'get Britain drilling again' as Starmer flies to COP30
Kemi Badenoch is calling for the government to "get Britain drilling again" - as Sir Keir Starmer heads to COP30.
San Siro to be demolished - can Milan clubs compete with Premier League?
The two Milan football clubs announce plans to demolish San Siro and build a new stadium - but they can they claw the back the gap with English clubs?
M&S profits almost wiped out after cyber hack hit sales
Marks & Spencer's online and in-store sales were hit by a cyber attack which it said cost it £101m
Man who killed 'Good Samaritan' after ploughing into him with car during wedding brawl jailed
A man who murdered a "Good Samaritan" by driving into the middle of a wedding brawl has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.
Hot subpoena summer
On July 1st, Perez Hilton uploaded a YouTube video with breaking news.  “Hello everybody, it is Perez, the queen of all media, the original influencer, and allegedly, I have been subpoenaed by Blake Lively,” Hilton said, stretching out the four syllables in the word “allegedly” as far as they could go. Since the actress sued […]
Kristen Stewart 'so angry Hollywood has gone backwards' for women
The star gives an impassioned speech saying progress for female film-makers has reversed in recent years.
Prince Harry says 'banter' is what he loves about Britishness
The Duke of Sussex says humour and self-deprecation are what he loves about Britain, in an essay for Remembrance.
Southport killer's father 'desperately sorry' - as he accepts 'share of the responsibility'
Axel Rudakubana's father has said he is "desperately sorry" for failing to challenge his son's violent behaviour over the years before the Southport attack.
Stability AI’s legal win over Getty leaves copyright law in limbo
Stability AI, the creator of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, was largely victorious against Getty Images on Tuesday in a British legal battle over the material used to train AI models. The case originally looked set to produce a landmark ruling on AI and copyright in the UK, but it landed with a thud […]
Manhunt for foreign prisoner after mistaken release
Another foreign prisoner is on the run after being mistakenly released, Sky News has learnt.
Snowflake goes all out to woo PostgreSQL developers with lakehouse extensions

Buyers still struggling to differentiate data platforms in era of AI

Cloud data platform vendor Snowflake has made its set of PostgreSQL extensions open source in a bid to help developers and data engineers integrate the popular open source database with its lakehouse system.…

Giant effigy of Sir Keir Starmer unveiled ahead of town's Bonfire Night celebrations
Sir Keir Starmer will be the latest figure to appear as a giant effigy at a town’s Bonfire Night celebrations – following in the footsteps of Donald Trump, Liz Truss and Oasis.
Celtic job 'not on my radar' - Wales boss Bellamy
Craig Bellamy understands why he has been linked with the vacant managerial role at his ex-club but is "fully committed" to Wales.
Small boat migrant sent back to France for second time in less than two months
A man who arrived on a small boat has been sent back to France for the second time in less than two months.
Ancient DNA may rewrite the story of Iceland's earliest settlers
Biochemical evidence suggests Norse people settled in Iceland almost 70 years before the accepted arrival date of the 870s, and didn't chop down the island's forests
Nvidia boss defends AI against claims of bubble by 'Big Short' investor
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang has told Sky News the AI sector is a "long, long away" from a Big Short-style collapse.
More than 85 dead as typhoon wreaks havoc in the Philippines
Hundreds of thousands fled their homes as one of the year's strongest typhoons ripped through the Philippines.
M&S pegs cyberattack cleanup costs at £136M as profits slump

Retailer's tech systems aren’t down anymore, but the same can’t be said for its rocky financials

Marks & Spencer says its April cyberattack will cost around £136 million ($177.2 million) in total.…

Effigy of Keir Starmer chosen for bonfire event
The group says it has been "poking fun at infamous celebrities" for more than 30 years.
Prince Harry expresses pride at fighting for his country and calls for veterans not to be forgotten
The Duke of Sussex has written about the privilege of serving his country ahead of Remembrance Day and appealed for people to consider former service personnel who carry the "weight of war".
Rapper detained in murder investigation of influencer
Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Namewee has been detained in connection with the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer.
Palace charged by FA after Marinakis gun banner
The Football Association charges Crystal Palace with misconduct after fans unfurl a banner depicting Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis holding a gun to midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White's head.
Trump re-nominates billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
President Donald Trump has once again picked tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to be the next NASA Administrator, five months after pulling the initial nomination he made last year. Isaacman, an Elon Musk ally and commercial astronaut who has travelled into orbit twice as a civilian aboard SpaceX rockets, was reportedly withdrawn from consideration over previous […]
Power crunch threatens to derail AI datacenter construction

Supply chains also unprepared for liquid cooling demands

A survey of datacenter professionals reveals that supply chain constraints and power availability are hampering the industry's efforts to scale datacenter capacity.…

The artist who will be New York City's youngest first lady
New York City's next first lady is an accomplished artist whose work has appeared on the BBC.
'The mess my life became is not unique': Diary collection wins prestigious non-fiction prize
A writer, whose "candid" and "unsparing" diaries have become the first to ever win the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. has told Sky News she is "delighted" to see the literary format recognised rather than dismissed.
Davies returns from injury to lead Wales in crucial World Cup qualifiers
Tottenham defender Ben Davies returns from injury to lead Wales in their final World Cup qualifying games against Liechtenstein and North Macedonia, but Aaron Ramsey remains out.
Israel says Hamas returned body of Israeli-US soldier held hostage
Itay Chen's remains were returned to Israel via the Red Cross on Tuesday, meaning seven dead hostages now remain in Gaza.
Trader who inspired The Big Short and now bets against AI sends tech shares lower
Shares of major tech companies have fallen in the US and Japan over fears about AI bubble
Moody 'overwhelmed' by support since MND diagnosis
Former England captain Lewis Moody thanks the public for the "wonderful" support since he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
Famed software engineer DJB tries Fil-C… and likes what he sees

A ‘three-letter person’ experiments with the new type-safe C, and is impressed

Famed mathematician, cryptographer and coder Daniel J. Bernstein has tried out the new type-safe C/C++ compiler, and he's given it a favorable report.…

Cruise ship that left woman to die on island boarded by investigators
Officials from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority boarded the Coral Adventurer on Wednesday morning local time.
'My luggage was stolen while I was breastfeeding'
A French tourist has her luggage stolen while using Gatwick Airport's baby changing room.
Japan sends in troops to help tackle deadly bear attacks
Japan has deployed troops to tackle a surge in bear attacks, which have killed a record number of people since April.
Sickness bill costs £85bn year, says new report, which warns of 'economic crisis'
The UK is facing an "economic inactivity crisis" as employers are losing an estimated £85bn a year in costs linked to sickness and poor workplace health, a landmark report has found.
Bonfire Night's supermoon to be biggest and brightest of 2025
Fireworks won't be the only spectacular sight in the night sky tonight - BBC weather predicts the best places to enjoy the Beaver supermoon.
At least seven people killed after UPS cargo plane crashes in Kentucky
Eleven others were injured when the plane exploded during takeoff near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
UK agri dept spent hundreds of millions upgrading to Windows 10 – just in time for end of support

After a £312M upgrade to the retiring OS, Defra still has 24,000 devices to replace

The UK's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has spent £312 million (c $407 million) modernizing its IT estate, including replacing tens of thousands of Windows 7 laptops with Windows 10 – which officially reached end of support last month.…

Modified court and one serve each - Sabalenka v Kyrgios divides opinion
Women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka will face controversial Australian Nick Kyrgios in a Battle of the Sexes-style event.
US likely jammed GPS signals off Venezuela coast, expert tells Sky News
High levels of GPS jamming detected off the coast of Venezuela were likely being carried out by the US, an expert has told Sky News.
Trump renominates billionaire Musk ally to lead NASA
Donald Trump has relaunched his nomination of a billionaire private astronaut to be the new NASA chief and lead the space agency "into a bold new era".
COP30: What’s on the agenda at the Belém climate summit
Initiatives on the table at COP30 aim to evaluate which countries are most vulnerable, support efforts to clean up industries and pay for the protection of tropical forests
Motorola’s Edge 70 is the blueprint for future thin phones
I've been as much of a thin phone skeptic as anyone. Why would I give up on camera specs and battery life just to shave a couple of millimeters off a phone's waistline? I asked pretty much exactly that when I first saw Samsung's Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year. But the Motorola Edge 70 […]
Australia Ashes squad - only one player under 30
Australia chief selector George Bailey says the squad for the first Ashes Test against England deserves "respect".
'All smiles and joy here': Inside Mamdani's victory party
BBC News correspondent Nada Tawfik reports from inside the Zohran Mamdani's mayoral victory party.
M&S reveals cost of cyber attack as profit almost wiped out
The cyber attack on high street department store Marks and Spencer is expected to directly cost roughly £136m.
Spurs star 'threatened with gun'
Tottenham Hotspur are supporting 22-year-old defender Destiny Udogie and his family after he was allegedly threatened with a gun in north London.
Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await
After entering the race largely unnoticed, the new mayor of New York City can expect to face serious scrutiny in office.
Williams, 45, given wildcard for Auckland Classic
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams is awarded a wildcard for the Auckland Classic in January.
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What Zohran Mamdani's win means for Trump
It was not the show Donald Trump wanted to see.
What Zohran Mamdani's win means for Trump
It was not the show Donald Trump wanted to see.
The unique bond which led Newcastle fans to wear red and white
Newcastle United meet Athletic Club in the Champions League on Wednesday - and Magpies fans still talk about an away day in 1994 they will never forget.
Inside Bellingham's tough start at Dortmund
Jobe Bellingham impressed after first arriving at Borussia Dortmund in the summer, but has since struggled to find his best form.
Trump turnabout sees him re-nominate amateur astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA

Ruled him out just six months ago due to Musky connections

US president Donald Trump on Tuesday decided who he wants to lead NASA, despite having ruled out the same person six months ago.…

'My skin was peeling' - the African women tricked into making Russian drones
A BBC investigation finds evidence that young African women are being tricked into building Russian drones.
'More data than ever, but does it help managers?'
In his BBC Sport column, Tony Pulis looks at the increase in data in recruitment, sports science and medicine in football and examines whether it helps managers or not.
Dashcam exposes lorry driver who blamed fatal crash on coughing
The lorry driver had blamed a coughing fit which made him "black out" for causing the crash.
Why is land reform on the agenda in Scotland?
MSPs are set to vote on legislation which could allow the government to intervene in private land sales.
Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally, BBC finds
Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.
Epic and Google agree to settle their lawsuit and change Android’s fate globally
Just when we thought Epic v. Google might be over, just one Supreme Court rejection away from a complete victory for Epic, both sides have agreed to settle Tuesday evening. And if Judge James Donato, who ordered Google to crack open Android for third-party stores, agrees to the changes, it might turn Epic’s victory into […]
Watch: US election night's big winners… in 90 seconds
Zohran Mamdani, who will become New York City's youngest mayor since 1892, said in his victory speech that his win was a 'mandate for change'.
The Papers: 'Reeves poised to break 50-year tax taboo' and 'Arise, Sir Becks'
The aftermath of Chancellor Rachel Reeves's pre-Budget speech dominates Wednesdays's papers.
Supermicro admits building AI infrastructure is a tricky, low-margin business ... for now

Can’t rule out more revenue wobbles given the complexity of big projects

Server-maker and designer Supermicro has promised to improve performance, after missing its guided revenue and revealing its margins aren’t strong.…

California voters approve redistricting. Will it tip the balance of power in Washington?
Liberals will have an edge in five new California seats but more states are redrawing their voting lines in hopes of clinging to power in Washington.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger to become Virginia's first female governor
The former congresswoman and CIA officer defeated the state's Republican lieutenant governor.
Tanzania back online after politically motivated five-day outage

Net access cut on election eve, resumed after widely-loathed president was sworn in after disputed poll

The African nation of Tanzania has reconnected to the internet after a five day outage.…

Democrat Mikie Sherrill projected to win New Jersey governor contest
It marks the second big win for Democrats in an election seen as a referendum on US President Donald Trump.
Amazon complains that Perplexity's agentic shopping bot is a terrible customer

Perplexity likens Amazon's legal threat to an attempt to ban access to ... wrenches?

Amazon.com has sent a cease and desist letter to Perplexity in which it insists the AI company prevent its Comet browser from making automated purchases on behalf of users.…

Human error may have led to grooming gang cases being dropped, says NCA
Officers say there appear to be cases where lines of inquiry were not pursued properly.
Tesla says Musk should be paid $1tn - will shareholders agree?
The car-maker is lobbying fiercely for the pay package, which is being voted on ahead of its AGM on Thursday.
Ros Atkins on… A year since Trump’s election victory
A year after Donald Trump’s election victory over Kamala Harris, Ros Atkins looks at how his second term has unfolded.
Harassment and bullying did happen at top rowing club
Sexual harassment, racism and bullying at Oxford Brookes' rowing club is confirmed by independent investigation.
Swap crisps for popcorn and other ways to improve gut health
Instead of reaching for pricey probiotic shots or snacks, here are five easy food swaps to boost your gut health.
Reeves refuses to rule out tax rises in Budget as she says she will make 'necessary choices'
The chancellor says she will make 'necessary choices' in an unusual pre-Budget speech.
Taunting Trent & brilliant Bradley - the night Liverpool fully moved on
As Conor Bradley shone, Trent Alexander-Arnold was given a brutal and hostile reminder of his fall from grace, writes Phil McNulty.
The best robot vacuums we’ve tested for 2025
Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well and — thanks to bigger batteries and better robot brains — rarely get tired of doing their job. Over the last few years, they have gone from being utilitarian devices that sweep your floor to full-fledged home robots that can vacuum and mop your […]
AI 'godmother' Fei-Fei Li says she is 'proud to be different'
AI pioneer Professor Fei-Fei Li is set to receive a top engineering prize from the King for her contributions to the field.
LED mask ads banned over acne and rosacea claims
Adverts for cosmetic devices not registered with the medicines regulator must not make medical claims.
Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout
"I can settle up my affairs. I can turn the heating up full blast, and that will be wonderful," 92-year-old Betty Brown told the BBC.
Spurs support Udogie after alleged gun threat
Tottenham say they are supporting Destiny Udogie after confirming their Italy defender was allegedly threatened with a gun by a football agent.
What a UK government led by Reform would really look like
What the party's first six months at the helm of local authorities and councils tells us about how they govern - and whether they can keep their promises
Driver hits several people on French holiday island
A driver has knocked down several people on the French island of Ile d'Oleron, a minister has said.
Micky van de Messi? How Spurs defender scored 'ridiculous' solo goal
You know you have scored a special goal when you are then being compared to Lionel Messi - and even more so if you are a centre-half, but that is what's happened to Tottenham's Micky van de Ven.
Google has a ‘moonshot’ plan for AI data centers in space
Google has dreamed up a potential new way to get around resource constraints for energy-hungry AI data centers on Earth — launching its AI chips into space on solar-powered satellites. It’s a ‘moonshot’ research project Google announced today called Project Suncatcher. If it can ever get off the ground, the project would essentially create space-based […]
'Like Lionel Messi' - Frank stunned by Van de Ven goal
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank jokes that Micky van de Ven looked like Lionel Messi when scoring a stunning solo goal in a 4-0 win over Copenhagen in the Champions League.
'It was over the top' - Van Dijk and Rooney's awkward on-air exchange
The full transcript of Virgil van Dijk calling out Wayne Rooney's "over the top" criticism of him live on air after Liverpool's 1-0 Champions League win against Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and sometimes protective
No Gyokeres, no problem - makeshift Merino provides Arsenal 'solution'
The sight of Mikel Merino wheeling away in celebration after scoring while playing as a striker is something that Arsenal fans have got used to seeing over the past nine months.
Is Reeves about to repeat this 1970s horror budget?
Is history about to repeat itself, 50 years after the last time a Labour chancellor raised the basic rate of income tax?
William criticises Amazon forest deforestation crime in Brazil visit
On day two of his Brazil visit, the Prince of Wales also visited Paqueta and planted saplings.
Valve will finally turn off the Steam Deck’s screen while it’s downloading games
Valve is testing a low-power way to complete downloads on your Steam Deck without having to leave the handheld running with the screen on. As part of an update that’s currently on the Steam Deck’s Beta and Preview channels, the handheld can “complete all active downloads in a new display-off low-power mode before going to […]
Plane crashes near airport in Kentucky
A cargo plane has crashed near an airport in Kentucky.
Google imagines out of this world AI - running on orbital datacenters

Chocolate Factory's latest moonshot aims to put AI supercomputing cluster in sun-sychronous orbit

Google on Tuesday announced a new moonshot – launching constellations of solar-powered satellites packed to the gills with its home-grown tensor processing units (TPUs) to form orbital AI datacenters.…

Apple Podcasts is generating automatic links and chapters
Apple Podcasts will soon include automatically-generated chapters for shows in English and allow creators to add links at specific timestamps in their episodes. Timed links may also be added to episodes automatically whenever creators mention another podcast.  Creators can opt-out of both features, and chapters will only be generated when creators don’t add their own. […]
Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not

DHS rule would expand biometric collection to immigrants and some citizens linked to them

If you're filing an immigration form - or helping someone who is - the Feds may soon want to look in your eyes, swab your cheek, and scan your face. The US Department of Homeland Security wants to greatly expand biometric data collection for immigration applications, covering immigrants and even some US citizens tied to those cases.…

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