A UK government minister blocked Scotland's bottle return scheme in order to give the SNP a "black eye", a court has been told.

A book years in the making — and urgently relevant to our world today.

Eleven people have been killed after a plane carrying tourists to a Kenyan safari reserve crashed.

When Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was open to the possibility of a sale, the entertainment giant was careful to mention that it has already received multiple unsolicited offers "for both the entire company and Warner Bros." We knew about WBD's plan to split back into two corporate entities, and that the company had […]

Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales, best known for playing hotel manager Sybil Fawlty, has died aged 93.

Noyb says New York-based facial recognition biz flouted GDPR orders and kept scraping anyway

Privacy advocates at Noyb filed a criminal complaint against Clearview AI for scraping social media users' faces without consent to train its AI algorithms.…

The pregnant 19-year-old faces drugs charges in Georgia and is back in court on Monday.

The family of a pregnant British teenager, arrested in Georgia earlier this year on drug smuggling charges, have paid £138,000 in a bid to dramatically reduce her sentence.

George Ford starts at fly-half and Tommy Freeman at centre for England's opening autumn Test against Australia on Saturday.

I had previously posted on the excellent Illustration magazine, published by Illustrated Press, which was published quarterly for several years and then ended with issue No. 84 in 2023. It published articles on a variety of illustration artists who did advertising art, book and magazine covers, and interior artwork.

Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.

With Meta's new range of smart glasses, Mark Zuckerberg is pitching a vision of the future that sci-fi authors have been warning about for decades - one where privacy is truly dead, and everyone is recording everyone else at all times. This in itself is nothing new. Introduced at the company's recent Meta Connect event, […]

From natural disasters to stray bullets and exams, it's been a shaky quarter for the world's connectivity

Cloudflare's latest internet disruptions report reads like a global disaster log, with exam-related shutdowns, natural calamities, stray bullets, and even a Starlink software failure all taking chunks out of global connectivity.…

Extremists who are stripped of their British citizenship will face increased hurdles to regaining their status on appeal as a new law comes into force.

James Anderson, England's leading Test wicket-taker of all time, receives a knighthood for services to cricket.

OpenAI’s controversial for-profit restructuring is finally complete, along with a new deal with Microsoft. The company’s for-profit arm is now a public benefit corporation, dubbed OpenAI Group PBC. The nonprofit is now called the OpenAI Foundation and “holds equity in the for-profit currently valued at approximately $130 billion” — it will begin with a $25 […]

From Ashes humiliation to a World Cup semi-final in eight months - how have Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards revived England?

Did you know you should be replacing your surge protectors every three to five years to avoid them becoming a potential fire risk? If you’re now on the hunt for replacements, Govee’s new Smart Plug Outlet Extender packs a decent amount of functionality into a solution that won’t be taking up floor space under your […]

Adobe has kicked off its annual Max design conference, where it’ll be giving us a first glimpse at the latest updates coming to its Creative Cloud apps and Firefly AI models. The creative software giant is launching new generative AI tools that make digital voiceovers and custom soundtracks for videos, and adding AI assistants to […]

If you know how to set it up, it can almost seem like your phone can read your mind. The minute you walk out of the office, a text gets automatically fired off letting your spouse know exactly when you'll be home. When you start reading a book, your phone immediately shuts off notifications. When […]

After long insisting that it will release its first trifold phone this year, Samsung has gotten one step closer by showing off a version of the hardware at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, being held this week in Korea. No-one’s allowed to touch it though (let alone fold it), and Samsung is staying coy […]

Nearly half of young people say their mental health affects their attendance at school or college, according to a report by the charity Mind.

Zillow is trying to make it easier to share listings by putting a messaging feature directly in its app. Instead of sharing a link to your dream home over a text message, Zillow says you can invite a friend, family member, or significant other to chat from the app’s inbox. From there, both you and […]

The first transfer of the so-called NZYQ cohort to the tiny Pacific island marks the start of a A$2.5bn agreement between Australia and Nauru.

A 32-year-old man has been charged over a "racially aggravated" rape in Walsall.

Agentic features open the door to data exfiltration or worse

Feature  With great power comes great vulnerability. Several new AI browsers, including OpenAI's Atlas, offer the ability to take actions on the user's behalf, such as opening web pages or even shopping. But these added capabilities create new attack vectors, particularly prompt injection.…

The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be "organised more leanly."

Hospital bosses at the centre of a legal row over allowing a transgender member of staff to use the female changing rooms feared they could be portrayed as a "bullying trust", a nurse told an employment tribunal.

Senate Democrats are urging the Federal Communications Commission to enforce a rule that would lower the price of prison phone and video calls. In a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), among others, criticize the agency’s efforts to “effectively gut” a final […]

Rachel Reeves is unlikely to raise the basic rates of income tax and national insurance in order to avoid breaking a promise to protect "working people" in the budget.

Former England cricketer James Anderson has been knighted at Windsor Castle.

A new generative AI experience is coming to Adobe’s cloud-based Express design platform, enabling you to transform projects by vaguely describing what changes to make. Adobe describes the “AI Assistant in Adobe Express” launching in public beta today as a conversational creative agent that “empowers people of every skill level” to quickly create visual content, […]

Kensington has announced a new version of its Expert Mouse wireless trackball with a major facelift and some new functionality. The Expert Mouse TB800 EQ features a slimmer design than its predecessor with a new built-in wrist rest making it look more like the sleeker SlimBlade Pro that Kensington launched in 2022. But the svelter […]

Insta360 debuted its new X5 360-degree action camera just six months ago, but it turns out that the company still has plans for its predecessor. Today, it announced the Insta360 X4 Air, which is a lighter, smaller, and more affordable alternative to the $549.99 X5 that still offers 8K recording capabilities, but starting at $399.99. […]

As Adobe builds AI assistants into each of its applications, the company is also building an AI agent on its Firefly platform to act as a centralized creative director for social media campaigns. Project Moonlight’s chatbot integrates with Adobe’s creative software apps and pulls from your existing social media channels to brainstorm and edit content […]

Adobe is giving filmmakers new generative AI audio tools that can quickly add thematically appropriate backing tracks and narration to videos. Generate Soundtrack and Generate Speech are being introduced to a redesigned Adobe Firefly AI app, while Adobe is also developing a new web-based video production tool that combines multiple AI features with a simple […]

Adobe has kicked off its annual Max event, giving us a first look at new and upcoming generative AI tools launching for the company’s Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Lightroom Creative Cloud apps. These include updates to Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature that aim to give creators more control over adding, removing or modifying content, and tools […]

Research submitted to Parliament details deaths, raids, and mental trauma linked to 2022 relocation leak

Research submitted to the UK Parliament has revealed explicit threats to life and the deaths of family members and colleagues directly linked to the Ministry of Defence's 2022 Afghan relocation scheme data breach.…

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of a "clear violation" of the Gaza ceasefire deal by releasing remains of a hostage already recovered by troops nearly two years ago.

Royal Lodge, and the optics of Prince Andrew living in it, has been a problem for a long time, but never has the attention been this intense.

Amazon is planning to axe around 14,000 corporate jobs. The mass layoffs were expected as part of the company’s cost-cutting drive, but are smaller than the 30,000 job losses previous reports had indicated.   Beth Galetti, a senior executive at the e-commerce giant, broke the news to employees in a message on Tuesday. “The reductions we’re […]

Layoffs are part of an efficiency drive, not a sign of struggle, says HR exec

Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs, blaming the accelerating impact of artificial intelligence for changing how the company operates – and how many people it needs.…

Ten Europeans and a local pilot have died after the plane crashed while flying to a game park.

The UN's review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming

Irish president Michael D Higgins has spent a second night in hospital as he receives treatment for an infection.

The versatile actress, who has died aged 93, will be best remembered for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty.

The star has been on "a rollercoaster journey" after her work was stolen along with her car last year.

Ad and cloud biz rubbishes claims that 183 million accounts broken into

Panic spread faster than a phishing email on Tuesday after claims of a massive Gmail breach hit the headlines – but Google says it's all nonsense.…

Martin O'Neill says he had to "pull myself off the floor" when he was asked to take interim charge of Celtic following Brendan Rodgers' exit.

For Shelley Mclean, every night is a sleepless one, just to keep her 11-year-old daughter alive.

The red carpet was rolled out for Trump by Japan's Sanae Takaichi, who has only been prime minister since last week.

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a "much-loved" pensioner the day after he was burgled at home.

Fake views from Moscow's pet media outlets appear in about one in five responses

Popular chatbots powered by large language models cited links to Russian state-attributed sources in up to a quarter of answers about the war in Ukraine, raising fresh questions over whether AI risks undermining efforts to enforce sanctions on Moscow-backed media.…

A judge has ruled that the man charged with killing US activist Charlie Kirk must be physically restrained in court due to security concerns but can wear his regular clothes.

A man on trial accused of shooting dead Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has admitted to his murder.

A man has died after three people were stabbed in London.

The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK's productivity level in early Budget forecasts

Pinkmas organised by Paige Louise Williams was set to open at TraffordCity in December.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions following the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Procurement delays and lock-in fears see framework balloon in size and scope

The UK government has launched a competition for cloud services worth up to £14 billion over four years – nearly triple the £4.8 billion over 18 months announced in an earlier market engagement.…

Two men have been convicted of the machete murder of a "much-loved" father.

Roughly 14,000 corporate jobs are to go at tech giant Amazon, the company announced.

Hurricane Melissa, the world's most powerful hurricane of the year so far, is closing in on Jamaica, with forecasters warning it could have a "catastrophic" impact.

Move follows months-long procurement process as retailer refreshes parts of its IT support setup

UK retailer Marks & Spencer has replaced Tata Consultancy Services as its IT service desk provider following a procurement process that began in January.…

Calls for Prince Andrew to vacate his 30-room mansion on the Windsor Estate continue, as the King's brother struggles to draw a line under his controversial relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.

A man has been accused of stabbing two teenagers with a metal fork during a flight from the US to Germany.

Of all the companies that could have launched a robot vacuum in 2025, I didn't have DJI in the running - but here we are. The drone and camera manufacturer released the DJI Romo robovac in Europe today, following its China debut this summer. The Romo is a combo robot vacuum and mop with a […]

A court hearing in Iran for a British couple accused of spying has "not gone well", according to their family, who say they have been caught in the middle of a "diplomatic stalemate".

Freddue Freeman hits a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an epic game.

Now he's best known for the crime-fueled duology of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, but when Vince Gilligan was first starting out in television, it was in the realm of sci-fi. Over seven years he penned a number of classic episodes of The X-Files, ranging from a monster-themed spoof of Cops to a bizarre […]

Blames Broadcom’s licensing changes that haven’t caused other hyperscalers to pull the pin

IBM has announced it will stop marketing its VMware on IBM Cloud service to new customers.…

Henry Pollock and Noah Caluori are among BBC Sport's five players in the England squad aged 22 or under looking to break into Steve Borthwick's starting team.

He will play the Wizard of Oz-lington this Christmas at the Pleasance Theatre in home constituency.

Jacqui Hunter died less than 24 hours after being told that her daughter had died in the womb.

How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.

New plans for alternative asylum seeker accommodation in the UK and an operation involving a 3D-printer make Tuesday's papers.

Fawlty Towers actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil, has died aged 93, her family has said.

The new trial, which uses AI, has been described as a "game changer" for treating the disease.

Former Kansas City Chiefs punter and Super Bowl champion Dustin Colquitt says England dootball captain Harry Kane would be "fantastic" in the NFL if he decides to switch to the sport in the future and offers to coach him.

As negotiations stalled, Broadcom feared Tesco no longer saw it as a long-term partner

Tesco’s lawsuit against VMware has taken a twist, with Computacenter filing a claim against Broadcom and Dell.…

The Home Office has confirmed that hundreds of migrants will be moved to military sites as the government tries to stop the use of asylum hotels.

Three reported dead in Jamaica as meteorologists warn of "life-threatening winds, flooding and storm surge".

Footage taken by a US Air Force Reserve crew known as the "Hurricane Hunters" shows the category five storm intensifying in the Caribbean.

Steven van de Velde was convicted in 2016 of raping a 12-year-old British girl

Cameroon's Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by wining a heavily disputed election.

New research shows that 40% of the time a phone displays the 5G symbol, it is actually using a 4G connection.

The band are back together but say their early success was like being "in fight or flight mode."

The relationship between Brendan Rodgers and Dermot Desmond at Celtic has splintered in unseemly and embarrassing fashion, writes Tom English.

House of the Snapdragon promises – without much detail – this kit will enable coolly efficient inferencing

Qualcomm has announced some details of its tilt at the AI datacenter market by revealing a pair of accelerators and rack scale systems to house them, all focused on inferencing workloads.…

Men with suspected prostate cancer will be able to get an NHS diagnosis within a day as part of a new trial.

KitKats, Gaviscon, toothpaste, and even Freddo have all fallen victim to shrinkflation, consumer group Which? has found.

xAI’s Grokipedia, its Wikipedia-like online encyclopedia, is now live. The similarities go deeper than expected. Grokipedia’s design is pretty basic right now; like Wikipedia, the homepage is mostly just a big search bar, and entries resemble very basic Wikipedia entries, with headings, subheadings, and citations. I haven’t seen any photos on the site yet. Wikipedia […]

An estimated 1.2 million people a week have conversations with ChatGPT that indicate they are planning to take their own lives.

The Bride of Frankenstein actress Elsa Lanchester will be celebrated on October 28, her 123rd birthday.

The Fifth Step focuses on the relationship between a recovering alcoholic and his sponsor.

Whistleblowers also accused the charity's leadership of misusing public funds and failing to deliver on its mission.

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu has been deported to Ethiopia following his mistaken release from prison.

Migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu was given £500 to be deported to Ethiopia following his mistaken release from prison, Sky News understands.