Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, in August 2023, in a WhatsApp chat.
The government will deploy military driving examiners to cut the test backlog for civilians.
The next four days could define Steve Clarke's Scotland reign, so how can he inspire his team for a seismic World Cup qualifying double-header?
Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5, showing tablet screens as an “all-new threat to playtime.” The trailer introduces — much to the horror of Woody and co — a new character called “Lilypad,” a frog-shaped tablet played by Greta Lee (Russian Doll, Tron: Ares), alongside the tagline “the […]
Faster and easier to use but adopting the dev stack not without risks
Microsoft has released C# 14 and .NET 10, a long-term support version, along with a bunch of related products including Visual Studio 2026 and Aspire 13. Copilot Free is included but devs will soon hit its limits.…
Briefings aimed at seeing off leadership plots may have left the PM more vulnerable, some in Labour fear.
Police Scotland is to record the biological sex of all offenders it deals with, Chief Constable Jo Farrell has told a Holyrood committee.
A powerful solar storm is expected to bring a dazzling Northern Lights display later - as well as potentially disrupting GPS, communications and power grids.
Sir Keir Starmer says it "must uphold the highest standards" but supports "a strong, independent BBC".
The British Medical Association (BMA) has defended a new round of resident doctor walkouts starting on Friday, insisting medics' pay is still "way down" compared with 2008 and that the government has failed to finish "a journey" towards restoring it.
Draft Horizon Europe plan cites lack of IP protections and Beijing's civil-military fusion strategy
The European Commission is preparing to block Chinese institutions from significant portions of its €95.5 billion ($110 billion) Horizon Europe research program, citing intellectual property risks and links between Chinese universities and Beijing's military.…
Football's subjective laws mean supporters will never get on board with all decisions, and that's a problem for VAR.
Insta360 has announced new accessories for its 8K Ace Pro 2 action camera. The accessories expand the Ace Pro 2’s capabilities as both a video camera with three new lenses and as a still camera with a redesigned grip and a compact wireless printer that can turn shots into instant photos. They’re launching today as […]
Reform UK has pulled out of a BBC documentary about the party amid a row over the broadcaster's misleading editing of a Donald Trump speech.
Merseyside Police is looking into comments made by Axel Rudakubana's parents during the public inquiry.
Samsung has launched a new portable display that can be pushed around on a rollable stand or carried like a giant tablet. The $1,199.99 Movingstyle is a 27-inch touchscreen display that features a battery life of up to three hours, allowing you to stream content or show workplace presentations without being tied to a power […]
Dave Plummer's 85 KB troubleshooting tool shipped with his home number on the code
As Microsoft's Task Manager celebrates three decades - and grapples with its modern tendency to leave orphaned processes behind - its creator has shared the story of how the much loved troubleshooting tool came to be.…
The UK has tested an emergency response to the discovery of a deadly biological toxin.
Gavin Burrows says an alleged confession dated 2021 was "prepared by others without my knowledge".
England enlist the help of British number one tennis player Emma Raducanu to beat the All Blacks on Saturday.
Donald Trump has sent a letter to the Israeli president urging him to "fully pardon" Benjamin Netanyahu in his long-running corruption trial.
Two brothers who donned high-vis jackets and posed as match stewards in a "ridiculous" bid to infiltrate a sold-out derby clash have been banned from football games for three years.
When measuring yourself against your partner, which traits do you prefer to have compared with your significant other? A survey that forced people to choose has found that men and women have different preferences when it comes to being smarter, funnier or more attractive
This apparently makes VCF more extensible and open to partners
Broadcom will let its hardware allies self-certify their boxes as compliant with a new spec it developed that describes rigs ready to run AI workloads under its VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud platform.…
Improves tracking prevention, profile management, PDF editing, and Perplexity creeps into your address bar
Firefox 145 is out, with more privacy, better profile handling, better image search for Google users… and, almost inevitably, more LLM bot integration.…
Individual contestants cannot be voted to do every bushtucker trial for numerous days in a row.
Police will take no further action over alleged chants at a Bob Vylan concert in London.
Footage shows the moment Russia's first anthropomorphic robot fell just seconds after its debut
Every month the Money blog interviews a top chef from around the UK, hearing about their cheap food hacks, views on the industry and more. Today they speak to Kevin Bonello, head chef at the Grade II* listed hotel The Grand, York.
The airline is only accepting digital boarding passes from Wednesday.
Metropolitan Police lands lengthy sentence following 'complex' investigation
The Metropolitan Police's seven-year investigation into a record-setting fraudster has ended after she was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison on Tuesday.…
Several Palestinians were also injured when settlers launched arson attacks targeting an industrial area, a Bedouin village, and farmland east of Tulkarm.
Hackers working for the Chinese military and government have been probing Australia’s key infrastructure and telecoms network, warns spy chief.
IBM revealed two new quantum computers, called Loon and Nighthawk – the qubits they use are connected in newly intricate ways and may enable a way to run error-free computations
Decades of abuse of thousands of young men by staff at a detention centre in County Durham was "ignored and dismissed" by the prison service, the police and the Home Office, an investigation has found.
The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.
The Northern Lights have been shining over the UK and there is another chance to see them Wednesday as Elizabeth Rizzini and Helen Willetts explain.
Various touch-ups added as MPs seek greater resilience to attacks on critical sectors
UK government introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR) Bill to Parliament today, marking a significant overhaul of local cybersecurity legislation to sharpen the security posture of the most critical sectors.…
It was a sombre occasion when the Princess Royal paid tribute to those who gave their lives defending freedom thousands of miles from home.
Skies are open for mischief as hard-to-trace drones and fast-moving cyber raids promise new wave of disruption
Britain's aviation watchdog has warned it's only a matter of time before organized drone attacks bring UK airports to a standstill.…
Two men have admitted the "shocking and violent" murder of another man in Inverclyde.
On the fifth anniversary of the PlayStation 5, the firm says its focus remains on its current console.
If you’ve ever received a spammy text falsely alerting you to an unpaid toll or failed delivery, it might have come from a so-called Phishing-as-a-Service network that Google is now trying to take down. Google filed suit against several unnamed defendants it says make up an enterprise called Lighthouse. The company argues in a new […]
Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack whoever is briefing the media about challenges to the PM's leadership.
The UK has cut £150m from its contribution to a global project which combats AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Three men have been arrested following the discovery of a body in an Inverclyde field.
More than a month after the first season’s finale aired, FX has finally confirmed that Alien: Earth will get a second run of episodes, ending some sleepless nights for this reporter / Alien obsessive. No release date has been set for the second season yet, though it will film some time next year. Showrunner Noah […]
'Don't just give me a price list or licensing module that spikes cost by 20x, show me the value,' says CTO
SAP insists customers wanting "innovation" such as AI must upgrade to its latest platform for ERP, using prescribed cloud migration plans. Kingfisher - which operates 2,000 European retail stores including UK brands Screwfix and B&Q - rejected that approach.…
Seven men have been charged with more than 40 offences against 11 teenagers as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bristol.
The French-born footballer did not have an easy run on his way to the top, with numerous clubs rejecting him.
Jet2 has announced it will launch flights and holidays from London Gatwick Airport next year.
The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.
The US president indicates he will go ahead with a lawsuit against the BBC over how his speech was presented by Panorama.
Would a game of two halves of 30 minutes, with the watch stopped when the ball is out, really improve football?
Captain Ben Stokes dismisses criticism of England's limited Ashes preparation from "has-beens".
The head coaches of the Los Angeles Rams and Arsenal, teams from different sports in the same ownership group, have developed a bond that has helped both become title contenders.
Friends of the PM are worried his job might be under threat, perhaps as soon as after the Budget in a fortnight.
Scientists believe they've cracked an age-old problem for those living in or visiting British seaside towns - how to keep your food safe from seagulls.
Andy McDonald recalls moment he encountered a shark while windsurfing in Western Australia this week.
Manchester United's Champions League match with Paris St-Germain will be a historic occasion at Old Trafford, but will it become a more regular occurrence?
Josh Hazlewood is cleared to join Australia’s squad for the first Ashes Test against England after an injury scare, but fellow pace bowler Sean Abbott is ruled out.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has insisted that he is not - and will not - try to oust Sir Keir Starmer following overnight briefings he would do so.
Detectives are appealing for information after a woman woke to find a man sexually assaulting her on a train.
Former cruiserweight world champion Tony Bellew backs Conor Benn to earn revenge over Chris Eubank Jr when they meet in a rematch on Saturday.
Pre-tariff purchasing panic also helped to end 18-month growth run
Shipments of tablet computers from minor vendors are on the slide, according to analyst firm IDC.…
Scotland's teachers are preparing to vote on industrial action over workload and time spent in front of pupils.
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A woman was tracked down after she left an envelope on some fly-tipped rubbish when her bin was full.
James Blake enters the manosphere, joining men seeking status, wealth and relationships.
A Japanese manufacturing firm has revealed plans to shut a factory in County Durham, placing hundreds of jobs at risk.
A new theory from the agency that brought us ‘America hacked itself to blame Beijing’
China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has alleged a nation-state entity, probably the USA, was behind a 2020 attack on a bitcoin mining operation and by doing so has gone into bat for entities that Beijing usually blasts.…
Ofsted's new 'traffic light' rating system comes into force this week - does this mark meaningful change or, as one expert puts it, 'high level tinkering'?
All schools will be set individual targets for attendance, powered by AI, in a bid to tackle the growing classroom absence crisis.
More than 200 delegations, including senior world leaders, are attending the UN climate talks.
If he were to bring a defamation case in Florida, experts say he would need to prove three major components.
The party is withdrawing its co-operation from a documentary which was due to air in January.
Actor and director Samantha Morton has said councils who fail to prevent the deaths of children in care should face manslaughter charges.
Energy minister Joel Santos Echeverría says work was quickly underway to restore power to the Caribbean nation.
Scientists say the crocodiles hunted like leopards by climbing trees and killing prey below.
‘Elite teams’ are pondering cyber-attacks to turn off energy supply or telecoms networks
The head of Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has warned that authoritarian regimes “are growing more willing to disrupt or destroy critical infrastructure”, using cyber-sabotage.…
BBC director general Tim Davie addressing staff and the rise of the jobless rate dominate Wednesday's papers.
Thousands of job cuts at the NHS will go ahead after the £1bn needed to fund the redundancies was approved by the Treasury.
The US Navy's Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier is considered the world's largest warship.
The band, nominated for best new act at the Grammys, discuss the "jarring" hatred they've received.
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, satellite images show.
A new law will allow authorised testers to assess AI models for their ability to generate abuse material
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says each restriction "translates into delayed or denied medical care".
Sales have risen by 6% so far this year, analysts say, after a string of post-pandemic falls.
Sam Kerr made a triumphant return to the Chelsea starting line-up with two goals in a 6-0 thrashing of St Polten in the Women's Champions League.
Economic uncertainty is encouraging some young people to cut back on their spending.
Roya Karimi is getting ready to compete in the world bodybuilding championships, 15 years after fleeing Afghanistan.
Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to fight any challenge to his leadership rather than stand aside, amid claims of plotting by MPs being compared to TV's The Traitors.
Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.
Protesters armed with batons have forced their way into the COP30 venue in Brazil.
The Queen and the Princess of Wales have joined services to mark Armistice Day in the UK.
In his BBC Sport column, former Premier League manager Tony Pulis looks at which laws he would change in football.
Novak Djokovic still believes he can win a 25th Grand Slam title - despite being given a "slap from reality in the last couple of years".
The culture secretary tells MPs the BBC “has faced criticism from all sides”, as Donald Trump threatens to sue for $1bn over a documentary edit.
Toto Wolff is in advanced talks to sell part of his shareholding in the Mercedes Formula 1 team, with the proposed sale valuing the team at a record £4.6bn.
The BBC's analysis editor looks at how the organisation works - to understand why two bosses quit over the weekend.
