Results are due for 23 councils across England, six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

The de minimis exemption was key to the huge growth of the Chinese online retailers.

Her song I Kissed a Girl is widely considered the first openly gay-themed song to crack the Billboard Top 20.

Weight-loss injections will be available over the counter and a heatwave arrives in the UK.

The US vice-president says it is still up to Russia and Ukraine to end the "brutal" conflict.

Detailed plans for a large military parade on Donald Trump's birthday have emerged - involving thousands of soldiers as well as hundreds of tanks and helicopters.

Waltz had faced criticism for mistakenly adding a journalist to a chat group where sensitive military plans were discussed.

Reform UK have won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership.

Reform UK have won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election by just six votes in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer's premiership.

Apple says devices sold in the US will no longer come from China, as the tech giant tries to mitigate the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

iGiant shifted production to India and Vietnam but has no idea if that will help after tariff pause ends

Apple believes the USA’s new tariffs policy will impact its finances by at least $900 million in its next quarter, has re-organized its supply chains to protect itself from whatever comes next, but can’t predict the impact on its business.…

A national emergency was declared and events for Israel's Independence Day on Thursday were cancelled as the fires spread near Jerusalem.

As military memo makes it official policy

The US Army intends to secure the right to repair its own equipment, a right that hasn't always been available under past procurement contracts - and one of the very few things that Democrats in Congress and the Trump administration broadly agree upon.…

A North Korean hacker who attempted to infiltrate the ranks of a US tech company has been caught red-handed.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are locked in a game of chicken - despite wanting the same outcome.

The Bafta award-winning film gives viewers a window into a "highly secret and a deeply private process".

So far, 2025 has been a great year for watching new, must-see TV shows and movies on subscription services. But if you, like many of us, have more concurrent subscriptions than you care to admit, you’ll agree that keeping up with the latest each month is expensive. They may not cost as much as most […]

Some of us take a kind of “I eat to live” rather than an “I live to eat” approach to gadgets. They’re tools that help you get things done, not something you want to invest a lot of time or money in. If that’s you — and there’s no judgment here from a certifiable gadget […]

Famous faces feature in the first immersive exhibition to use one of Britain's national art collections.

BBC Verify tracks a man accused of selling places on a migrant boat which left dozens dead after getting lost at sea.

Campaigners say the move will “rip the heart out of any moves to improve maternity safety”.

Patients will be able to get weight loss injections from pharmacies, according to reports. 

England head coach Charlotte Edwards expects Nat Sciver-Brunt to thrive with the opportunity to lead her own team as she takes over from Heather Knight.

After supporting passwordless Windows logins for years and even allowing users to delete passwords from their accounts, Microsoft is making its biggest move yet towards a future with no passwords. Now it will ask people signing up for new accounts to only use more secure methods like passkeys, push notifications, and security keys instead, by […]

Foreign policy is rarely a big factor in Australia's poll - but the US president has changed that.

The Pentagon Inspector General is expanding an inquiry into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s questionable Signal group chats. According to the Wall Street Journal, the investigation is now also looking into a second chat, as well as exactly how classified information was transferred from a secure government computer onto Hegseth’s account on his personal devices. Beyond […]

Teenager Luke Littler creates more history by becoming the first player to win five nights in a Premier League season with a 6-4 victory over Michael van Gerwen in Birmingham.

Karen Carter, 65, was found with stab wounds in Trémolat in the Dordogne on Tuesday evening.

Ruben Amorim said "nobody expected" Manchester United's win at Athletic Bilbao, but was it the best of his tenure so far?

House Oversight probes missing Musk disclosures, background checks, data mess at NLRB

Elon Musk is backing away from his Trump-blessed government gig, but now House Democrats want to see the permission slip that got him in the door.…

The odds are looking favourable for a sixth all-English European final, after Manchester United and Tottenham both win semi-final first legs on Thursday.

Spotify says it has submitted an update to its iOS app that would, among other things, let US customers use payment options that aren’t Apple’s, according to a blog post. The update submission follows Wednesday’s major Epic Games v. Apple ruling that forces Apple not to take a cut of payments on non-Apple payment systems […]

The children have been granted temporary visas to receive private medical treatment in the UK.

During Wednesday’s earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook went into the most detail yet on how the company is responding to the far-reaching US tariffs imposed by President Trump — and the potential impacts on its business. “Assuming the current global tariff rates, policies and applications do not change for the balance of the quarter […]

The poll was prompted after the incumbent MP was sentenced for assaulting a constituent.

Seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is level at 4-4 with Zhao Xintong after an entertaining opening session to their World Championship semi-final.

In Amazon’s Q1 2025 earnings call, CEO Andy Jassy touched on the potential impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs, and he seems to think that Amazon won’t be affected too harshly. People are “buying a lot of their everyday essentials at Amazon” and the company has “extremely large selections” and “hundreds of millions of SKUs,” […]

We've called DJI's baby steadicam "almost everything I wanted my iPhone camera to be" and one of our favorite gadgets of 2023, but it's just become a harder product to recommend. In April, DJI quietly hiked the US price of the camera from $519 to $619. Now, DJI has hiked the price again, officially listing […]

Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo says his side need to "find better solutions" after a "disappointing" 2-0 home defeat by Brentford.

We have known for years that the gut microbiome can alter brain function, but now research in mice is suggesting that the opposite is also true – that the brain modifies gut bacteria

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on British-Colombian singer-songwriter Sasha Keable with his predictions for this weekend's Premier League fixtures.

Polls have closed in thousands of council elections, as well as mayoral votes, and a key by-election test for Sir Keir Starmer.

Apple reported its latest quarterly earnings on Wednesday under the backdrop of a court ruling that’s poised to upend the company’s App Store business and tariff uncertainty that could spur price increases for devices including the iPhone. At least on this occasion, Apple’s revenue numbers weren’t top of mind for tech industry onlookers like they […]

Six mayors are being elected in England, with most of the mayoralties last contested in 2021.

Neighbours spotted the young marmoset in a large bird cage in a living room window.

Seriously, HTF does Reality Labs bleed SIXTY BILLION US DOLLARS in FIVE years?

Meta's Reality Labs division continued its losing streak with another $4.2 billion down the drain in the first quarter of 2025. CEO Mark Zuckerberg's stated priorities on Wednesday's earnings call suggest his metaverse dream is well and truly over.…

Lando Norris says he has "no reason to be worried" about this title campaign despite Oscar Piastri outperforming him at the start of the season.

Vets could face a temporary price cap on medicines while the competition watchdog investigates whether pet owners are being ripped off.

After years of testing and validation, Aurora says its first fully autonomous tractor-trailers are operating on public highways in Texas. The company’s Class 8 trucks are now making customer deliveries between Dallas and Houston, having already completed 1,200 miles “without a driver,” Aurora said. The clients for these initial trips are Uber Freight, the ridehailing […]

Why optimize code when you can just start running sooner?

Microsoft later this month plans to begin loading Word shortly after folks' computers begin booting up – to "optimize performance" or at least improve their perception of it.…

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is giving evidence on the third day of his libel case against the BBC in Dublin.

The firm told the BBC it had restricted internet access in its stores following an attempted cyber attack.

The delay comes after Washington imposed new sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday.

If you need a svelte USB-C charger that won’t weigh you down on your commute or your next flight, Anker’s new 45W Nano charger is on sale for the first time at Amazon, where you can pick it up in either black or white as part of a lightning deal for $25.99 ($9 off). At […]

Patreon is planning to submit an update to its iOS app that will let creators accept payments outside of Apple’s payment system, spokesperson Adiya Taylor tells The Verge. The planned update follows yesterday’s major Epic Games v. Apple ruling that blocks Apple from collecting fees on payments made outside of apps. “This is a huge […]

This time criminals targeted partner’s third-party software

It's more bad news from Ascension Health which is informing some of its patients, potentially for the second time in the space of a year, that their medical data was compromised during a major cyberattack.…

A different kind of human cell division could improve our understanding of cancer and help us grow specific tissues

Google is giving its Google Voice app some much-needed love after leaving it practically untouched for a long time. The company is adding a refreshed in-call interface with key call control buttons lined up in a row, plus the ability to start a three-way conference call. In a Workspace update today, Google says the call […]

Shokz has launched what the company is calling its “smallest and lightest open earbuds to date.” The new OpenDots One clip onto the back of your ear instead of sitting entirely inside it. It’s a design that’s similar to what the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds have helped popularize over the past year, but Shokz’ new […]

Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi is dismissed for a two-ball duck as his side lose by 100 runs to Mumbai Indians.

If you’re rushing to see Sinners in IMAX, you’ll have a bit more time. Today, Warner Bros. has announced Ryan Coogler’s sexy and soulful vampire thriller will get a 70mm IMAX re-release at select locations around the world. “Audiences have spoken and we listened,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros. president of global distribution in a […]

Keep plugging those LLMs into your apps, folks. This neural network told me it'll be fine

Some smart cookies have found that when AI models face a conflict between telling the truth or accomplishing a specific goal, they lie more than 50 percent of the time.…

More than 50,000 police officers are deployed to the Turkish capital and public transport is shut down.

And a White House exit.

The regulator is considering a range of measures to limit vets bills including price caps.

BBC Sport speaks to two campaigners with different views of the Football Association's decision to ban transgender women from the women's game

British number one Jack Draper cruises past Italy's Matteo Arnaldi 6-0 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Madrid Open and move into the top five in the world.

The BBC's analysis editor looks at what has been agreed in the much-anticipated agreement.

Epic Games is making some big changes to its store to provide an enticing alternative to Apple’s in-app purchases for developers. The company is announcing the changes less than a day after a major court ruling that mandates that Apple can’t collect fees on purchases made outside of apps or restrict how they point to […]

Whole thing gonna be a real PITA for tech sector, says ABI Research

World War Fee  US tariffs - should they go ahead - are likely to result in price bumps for essential components and construction materials in the datacenter industry, and may even cost America its lead in the AI race as investments are paused or canceled.…

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Lightwater in Surrey, is 115 and 252 days.

For many self-proclaimed cinephiles, enjoying movies has become an odd game of logging titles into Letterboxd and shouting at each other online about box office totals. And now, MoviePass has a plan to capitalize on that energy with a platform built on the blockchain. Today, MoviePass and Mysten Labs announced the imminent launch of Mogul, […]

Lyft said it plans to a new senior citizen-focused product called “Lyft Silver” that includes more accessible vehicles and customer service support staffed with actual human employees. Noting that older riders comprise just 5.4 percent of its total customer base, Lyft says it hopes to make its app-based ridehailing more accessible to seniors — and […]

Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen?

RSAC  If Amazon's Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner reservations or arranging an oven repair. Or things could go terribly wrong: it might turn on the oven and turn dinner plans into a house fire.…

Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen?

RSAC  If Amazon's Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner reservations or arranging an oven repair. Or things could go terribly wrong: it might turn on the oven and turn dinner plans into a house fire.…

The company has pointed to increasing game development costs and "market conditions".

How much attention did you pay to what has been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Microsoft has been instructing engineers working on its AI infrastructure to get ready to host Elon Musk's Grok AI model, according to a trusted source familiar with the plans. In recent weeks Microsoft has been in discussions with xAI to host the Grok AI model and make it available to customers and Microsoft's own product […]

May Mobility is the latest autonomous vehicle operator to team up with Uber to get more passengers into its robotaxis. The Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company, which has mainly focused on long-term transportation contracts, says it will deploy “thousands” of autonomous vehicles on Uber’s ridehailing platform across multiple US markets. May Mobility says its partnership with […]

A suspected double murderer appeared to ask one of his alleged victims "do you like it?" as he stabbed him to death in a video that has been shown to a jury.

Timing's everything for Donald Trump.  

The Hollywood star says he is "thrilled" to be recognised for the play Good Night, and Good Luck.

Google is preparing to publicly unleash its AI Mode search engine tool for the first time. The company announced today that “a small percentage” of people in the US will start seeing an AI Mode tab in Google Search “in the coming weeks,” allowing users to test the search-centric chatbot outside of Google’s experimental Labs […]

They are calling on the government to take immediate action to protect babies and children from sugar-laden food.

New plan may remain too restrictive for some developers

Redis, the company behind the popular value-key database of the same name, has returned its main system to an open source license, although the move failed to satisfy some critics.…

The US House of Representatives voted to revoke California’s ability to enact its own, tougher pollution regulations for cars and heavy-duty trucks.  It’s an attempt to kill one of the nation’s most ambitious climate plans and strip California of its ability to set stricter tailpipe pollution standards than the nation as a whole. But it’s […]

Yostin Mosquera is accused of murdering Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth to steal from the couple.

Polygon, The Verge’s sister site dedicated to gaming and entertainment, has been sold by Vox Media to Valnet, a company that owns brands like ScreenRant, GameRant, and Android Police. Some Polygon staffers will continue with the publication under its new owner, while others have been laid off, according to posts online and an internal message […]

Coco Gauff produces a stunning display to thrash four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1 and reach the final of the Madrid Open.

Cicadas can be turned into living speakers and made to play music such as Pachelbel’s Canon

Waymo released a new study today that it says shows its fully driverless vehicles continuing to outperform human drivers after 56.7 million miles. The peer-reviewed study, which is slated for publication in Traffic Injury Prevention Journal, analyzes Waymo’s performance in 11 different crash scenarios compared to human drivers. In addition, it cites early evidence that […]

Wikipedia isn't replacing their human editors with artificial intelligence yet - but they're giving them a bit of an AI boost. On Wednesday, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that runs Wikipedia, announced that it was integrating generative AI into its editing process as a means to help its volunteer and largely unpaid staff of moderators, […]

It's not really a secret that the advertising industry is about to get upended by AI - one reason big platform companies like Google and Meta have been so deeply invested in photo and video generation is because they know the first heavy users of those tools will be advertisers on their platforms. But no […]

Harrods, the luxury London department store, has become the latest in a string of prominent retailers to be targeted by cyber hackers.

A test of AI model performance across the industry is being gamed by technology giants, making objective scientific comparison impossible, researchers have claimed

People in England are voting today - some with the very best in canine company.

A United Nations judge has been jailed for six years and four months after being convicted of forcing a young Ugandan woman to work as a slave in Britain.

Both men accused of felling the tree claim they did not have the skill to do so.

Xitter sheds EU users. Musk's Grok suggests 'misinformation, hate speech, and a perceived decline in content moderation' to blame

Everything is super, over at X (the social media service formerly known as Twitter), which has shed around 10 percent of its European users in the past six months.…

M&S has paused recruitment amid an ongoing cyber attack.