It’s less bonkers than it sounds given the challenges of wiring Africa
African carrier Seacom is investigating the feasibility of building a submarine cable that would run across the heart of Africa, on land.…
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
For the first time, video footage has captured orcas in the Gulf of California hunting young great white sharks, using a trick to flip them over, paralise them and get at their energy-rich livers
The staff member is in a life-threatening condition after trying to stop the attacker on a train to London King's Cross.
When operators see danger, innocent users are dragged down along with bad actors
Before the potential of the internet was appreciated around the world, nations that understood its importance managed to scoop outsized allocations of IPv4 addresses, actions that today mean many users in the rest of the world are more likely to find their connections throttled or blocked.…
At least seven people have died after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in Afghanistan, local officials have said.
PLUS: Google's massive AI giveaway in India; Raid on Australian software company; Alleged scam camp owner's assets seized; and more!
Asia In Brief Last week’s trade talks between the USA and China have seen the two countries ease some trade restrictions.…
The top US court will decide if many of Trump's tariffs are legal in a case with major implications for presidential power and billions of dollars.
Most of Monday's papers lead on the aftermath of the Saturday night stabbing attack on a train travelling from Doncaster to London.
Some high-street clinics are risking lives by letting untrained staff do baby scans, warn experts.
Spooky season is over, which means it's officially Mariah Carey season. It also means streaming services are already loading up on Christmas movies. On pure principle, they'll be omitted here - Santa doesn't need a full two months of our attention. Also, while not a movie, worth noting that season two of The Vince Staples […]
An AI chatbot and app for victims of abuse to get help is being piloted in South Africa.
According to dental experts, even the most diligent brushers might be making a few mistakes.
Police are facing rising workloads and more complex types of crime, but investment has fallen behind, according to the government's spending watchdog.
Prince William has spoken of the need for people to "work together with optimism and courage" on the environment as he heads for Brazil, hoping to leave behind the problems of his uncle, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
The father of a man who vanished while on a night out with friends 12 years ago has told Sky News he believes his son was murdered, as he appealed for help to solve the tragic mystery.
PLUS: Cyber-exec admits selling secrets to Russia; LastPass isn't checking to see if you're dead; Nation-state backed Windows malware; and more
Infosec in brief Australia’s Signals Directorate (ASD) last Friday warned that attackers are installing an implant named “BADCANDY” on unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices and can detect deletion of their wares and reinstall their malware.…
Some commentators predict artificial intelligence is about to replace most customer support jobs.
Wrap-Up to "Pub Week" for Autocrats vs Democrats
The 3,500-year-old stone head was likely stolen during the Arab Spring uprising.
Erling Haaland pulled out the robot dance in the win over Bournemouth and his levels were compared to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo by boss Pep Guardiola.
A nine-month-old baby has died after a dog attack in a Welsh town.
Columba McVeigh's sister praises the solidarity and strength of Families of the Disappeared at annual memorial at Stormont.
Newcastle United have now failed to win an away league game since April following yet another defeat on the road against West Ham
The BBC's Will Grant witnessed the devastation in the town of Black River, as he joined an aid helicopter flight over the island.
Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone tells the BBC the Russia-Ukraine war is bogged down, and it is "almost time to sit and talk".
A man, 32, is being treated as the only suspect in a stabbing attack that occurred on board a Doncaster-London train on Saturday, police say.
Former England spinner Alex Hartley says it is "scary" to think of how dominant India could become in women's cricket after their World Cup win over South Africa.
After guiding Celtic past Rangers, Martin O'Neill concedes he'd "secretly love" to lead the team in next month's final.
Watch highlights as a spirited West Ham side come from behind to record their first home win of the season against Newcastle United at the London Stadium.
Watch highlights as Erling Haaland scores twice for Manchester City in a 3-1 win against Bournemouth which lifts Pep Guardiola's side up to second in the Premier League.
Shafali Verma scores 87 and Deepti Sharma takes five wickets as India make history, beating South Africa by 52 runs for their first World Cup title in Navi Mumbai.
Southampton sack manager Will Still after just five months in charge and with the club 21st in the Championship.
The pitch invasion was captured on live TV coverage of the rugby game at Everton's new stadium.
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis says he will fund the medical care of any of the club's fans caught up in a mass stabbing incident on a train on Saturday.
Found footage movies are tough to pull off. For every classic like The Blair Witch Project or Rec, there are 100 movies like Slender and Megan Is Missing that are, at best, forgettable, and at worst, an affront to the very concept of cinema. My personal favorite, though, is Lake Mungo, a slow burn mokumentary […]
Authorities say the five mountaineers who died while scaling Cima Vertana are German.
At least 26 people have died and 25 others are still missing after a landslide in western Kenya during heavy rains.
The US president says his threat is over killings of Christians - though experts say there is no evidence they are disproportionately targeted.
Half of major US airports are experiencing staff shortages and delays.
The former first minister's estate is seeking sequestration, the Scottish legal equivalent of bankruptcy.
Rob Edwards and Gary O'Neil are two of the early names in the frame to replace Vitor Pereira at Wolves.
Hamas has said it will hand over the bodies of three newly-recovered hostages to Israel on Sunday night.
The pilot of the small plane, who was from the Leeds area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Paris prosecutor says four suspects arrested so far are "clearly local people", not organised crime professionals.
People in Huntingdon and Peterborough react to multiple stabbings on a train.
Jamaicans are struggling to access clean drinking water and food days after Hurricane Melissa hit.
A student has told how she thought she "was going to die" during a mass stabbing on board a high-speed train.
Ten years ago to the month (I started this in October), I wrote about Terry Brooks’ groundbreaking The Sword of Shannara (1977), and declared that the joy I got reading the book the first time around was something I couldn’t recapture.
Trent Alexander-Arnold says his feelings for Liverpool will not be affected by the reception he receives on Tuesday's Anfield return with current side Real Madrid in the Champions League.
US Defence Secretary says "narco-terrorists" attempting to smuggle drugs into the US were targeted.
Wolves wanted stability and consistency but the axe fell for Vitor Pereira on Sunday with the club eight points from safety.
Five German mountaineers have died in an avalanche in northern Italy.
Nexperia chips are vital in car production and there were concerns from manufacturers about the damage a shortage could have.
The fast fashion giant says it delisted the items "immediately" from its website and is investigating.
Two of the suspects in the Louvre jewellery heist were convicted of involvement in the same theft case a decade ago, French prosecutors have revealed.
The Microsoft Zune is mostly just a footnote in tech history. Microsoft spent years - and vast sums of money - trying to create a true competitor to Apple's iPod, without ever coming close to actually pulling it off. The Zune was simply too little, too late. You know what's surprising about the Zune, though? […]
British Transport Police may have been in a better position to respond to the Huntingdon stabbing because in March it held an emergency exercise in which a man went berserk with a knife on a train travelling south of Peterborough.
Vessels escort warships off Scotland in "milestone" test, piloted from 500 miles away in Portsmouth.
There is no more chaotic activity than willfully entering a grocery store without a list. I know. Some people thrive on vibes-based grocery shopping. They can come up with meals on the fly, buy what's on sale and work around that, or follow some bizarre "3-3-2-2-1" rule or whatever I'm always seeing on Instagram. I […]
Two people arrested, and the police say they believe the attack was not terror-related.
Defence Secretary John Healey says King Charles has "indicated that's what he wishes".
Wolves have sacked head coach Vitor Pereira, with the club sitting bottom of the Premier League table and without a win this season.
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the real-world effects of Trump's tariffs, follow Mia Sato. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started The economists tried to warn us. From the […]
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 104, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, happy belated Halloween, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about lotteries and Jennifer Lawrence and religious AI, shame-watching Finding Mr. […]
In his BBC Sport column, World Cup winner Matt Dawson reflects on England's impressive squad depth after Steve Borthwick's side defeated Australia in their first autumn international.
Wolves sack head coach Vitor Pereira after failing to win any of their 10 Premier League games this season.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the UK's first chartered flight from Jamaica to the UK will arrive on Sunday.
PM Andrew Holness warns of reports of possible fatalities still to be verified - suggesting the figure may yet rise.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor could be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral, the Defence Secretary has said.
Donald Trump has said he feels "badly" for the Royal Family after Andrew Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his titles - as it emerged he could also be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral.
No datacenters required
Fortytwo, a Silicon Valley startup, was founded last year based on the idea that a decentralized swarm of small AI models running on personal computers offers scaling and cost advantages over centralized AI services.…
Jas Bains reflects a month on from the end of one of highest value civil cases ever heard in the UK.
Junior has a condition called pica that makes him crave and eat inedible objects.
The US military has carried out a fresh strike on what it claims are drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea - as tensions with Venezuela remain high.
Asian women speak of their safety fears after incidents in Oldbury and Walsall.
Andrew faces calls to testify in a US committee and two arrested over train stabbing in Cambridgeshire.
The officers from the Bedfordshire Regiment are identified by their boots, clothing and buttons.
When something works successfully, it makes sense to try it again. That's what Kay Cossington and Anja van Ginhoven are doing.
A company paying Sarah Ferguson was given a private tour of Buckingham Palace while the late Queen was in residence, BBC can reveal.
Phoebe Schecter explains how the Indianapolis Colts went from one of the NFL's lowest ranked teams to this season's pacesetters - and why they could go all the way.
Billingham teenager Bella Culley is facing two years in prison in Georgia, South Caucasus.
BBC Verify has gathered more than 70 videos to track how President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown has unfolded so far.
Wren Chambers describes the chaos as people scrambled to find safety during the attack.
The Los Angeles Dodgers become the first team for 25 years to win back-to-back World Series after overcoming the Toronto Blue Jays in the deciding seventh game.
Two people have been arrested after a mass stabbing on a Doncaster to London King's Cross train.
A man has been arrested in Cambridgeshire after a mass stabbing on a Doncaster to London King's Cross train.
From hip-hop musician to the brink of running America's biggest city, how did Zohran Mamdani win over New Yorkers?
A passenger who witnessed a mass stabbing on board a high-speed train heading for London told Sky News he heard someone yelling: "They've got a knife. I've been stabbed."
Many freshers come with high expectations of what they imagine will be the best years of their lives.
The new West End production shares a first look at its star, whose design was a closely guarded secret.
The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the new version of the sports management video game after it faced delays and cancellations.
A total of 28 people have died following Hurricane Melissa's rampage across Jamaica, the government has confirmed.
Emergency services rush to the scene at Huntingdon train station after stabbing attack that injured at least 10 people.
The BBC speaks to those who have lost everything in this year's monsoon season and finds out why it will likely happen again.
The poor state of military housing has been a consistent complaint among serving personnel in recent years.
Those taking the drug, which contains a substance banned in many other countries, are experiencing severe side effects.
New Zealand's Beauden Barrett says he is "gutted" for Tadhg Beirne after the Irish second row was sent off early in Saturday's 26-13 defeat in Chicago.
In the shadow of the headquarters of Russia's FSB security service, formerly the home of the Soviet-era KGB, people came to lay flowers this week.
When Liverpool needed a boost, the Anfield crowd motivated the Reds to a vital win - with Mohamed Salah returning to form.
