Mohammed Umar Khan stabbed Harvey through the heart at Sheffield's All Saints Catholic High School.
The end is nigh, now get thee to 365
Microsoft will kill Office Online Server next year, creating a headache for anyone using on-premises Office web applications and the beleaguered holdouts sticking with Skype for Business Server.…
The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a wider range of choices on Android. Some Android phones even fold in half! Imagine. On the flip side, all that choice can make for some hard decisions. Here’s […]
England great Emily Scarratt admits to retiring with "a heavy heart" but says she wants to go out of the game on her own terms
The King is said to be "greatly looking forward" to sharing what will be a historic moment praying alongside Pope Leo, after an arduous week of scandal for the Royal Family.
Robby Starbuck is suing Google, claiming that its AI search tools falsely linked him to sexual assault allegations and white nationalist Richard Spencer. This is the second case that Starbuck, known for his online campaigns against corporate diversity efforts, has brought against a major tech company over its AI products. In April, Starbuck sued Meta, […]
Skin irritation, such as through eczema, promotes hair growth in mice, which prompted scientists to create a treatment that works via similar pathways, with no discomfort required
There are hundreds of coherent theories attempting to explain the origins of experience. Robert Lawrence Kuhn explores what they reveal about free will, artificial intelligence and life after death
A new quantum computing protocol may be able to augment a standard technique for understanding molecules in chemistry, biomedicine and materials science
Classical swine fever reduces productivity and harms animal welfare, but pigs have now been genetically edited to make them completely resistant to the disease
Future smartphones and other devices could have colour e-paper displays, thanks to a new technique that lets such screens display video while minimising energy usage
You've never had to wait all that long for Hollywood to adapt another one of Stephen King's tales, but the past couple of years have felt unusually flush with films and series based on the prolific author's work. Some of the recent projects, like Carrie, Children of the Corn, and 'Salem's Lot were duds that […]
A Mercedes driver who killed a woman in a 140mph crash on Christmas Day has been jailed, with the judge saying he had done "absolutely nothing" to help the victim's family or police.
Manchester Pride has been put into voluntary liquidation - and the future of the event is now in doubt.
The former deputy PM says her resignation had been "incredibly tough" on her family in an emotional speech.
Today, Nintendo announced free updates coming to the Pikmin games in November and posted the full version of its “Close to You” Pikmin short film on YouTube, after it was initially released in the Nintendo Today app a few weeks ago. For starters, Pikmin 4 is getting a little more beginner-friendly with a new “Relaxed” […]
AI power demands drive operators to repurpose aircraft parts amid gas turbine shortages
AI-driven datacenter energy needs are causing a shortage of gas turbines to power generators, with some operators reportedly turning to old aircraft engines instead.…
Some smart bed users were quite literally losing sleep over the massive AWS outage on Monday. Eight Sleep’s elevating, temperature-controlling mattress systems were temporarily knocked out of service by Amazon’s server issues, with users on Reddit and X reporting their smart beds were stuck at sweltering temperatures and uncomfortable incline positions. Even our senior reviewer, […]
The bears were living in a bus depot in Armenia to entertain travellers when they were saved in 2018.
The chess community has called for action against the Russian after the US chess grandmaster died.
Organisers say the event is no longer "financially viable", blaming rising costs and declining ticket sales.
General Motors may be shrinking its electric vehicle production, but the automaker wants investors to know its still committed to future technologies like automated driving, software-defined vehicles, and AI voice assistants. Today, GM CEO Mary Barra announced a string of new features coming to the company’s brands, like Cadillac and Chevy, that she said will […]
We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today. I’m talking to General Motors CEO Mary Barra and new GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson about a lot of big news the company just announced. That includes a Google Gemini-powered AI assistant that’s coming to new cars, and an entirely new hardware and software platform coming […]
It only took a few notes from the Plants vs. Zombies menu music to transport me to a long-forgotten world of sunflowers, pea shooters, and not being able to put the dang game down for one second. First released in 2009, the colorful strategy game was an instant hit, adding to developer PopCap's enviable lineup […]
After extensive testing we selected Ring’s Battery Doorbell Plus as the best battery-powered doorbell camera, and it has returned to its all-time low price of $79.99 ($70 off) at Amazon for the second time ever. If you missed out on picking up the video doorbell on sale during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, now is […]
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years for murdering Sheffield schoolboy Harvey Willgoose in a lunch break knife attack.
A migrant who was deported back to France under the government's flagship "one in, one out" scheme has returned to the UK on a small boat.
It's not the size of your accelerator, it's how you use it
Gene editing startup Metagenomi has tapped AWS's Inferentia 2 accelerators to speed the discovery of potentially life-saving therapies, and said its efforts cost 56 percent less than it would have incurred using Nvidia GPUs.…
Tero Virtala, CEO of Control developer Remedy Entertainment, is stepping down from his position immediately. The news comes in the aftermath of a disappointing launch for FBC: Firebreak, the Finnish studio’s first foray into multiplayer gaming. Virtala will be replaced on an interim basis by Markus Mäki, Remedy’s chief product officer and one of the […]
"To put it bluntly, it felt at times like watching a 12-year-old use my computer."
Designation hands CMA broad oversight of their app stores and platforms
The UK's competition watchdog has officially slapped Apple and Google with "strategic market status," a new legal label that gives the regulator far-reaching powers to rein in how the tech giants run their empires.…
The Competition and Markets Authority says the tech giant dominates the smartphone market along with Google.
The cost of living is always important but this month's data has a particular extra impact for millions of people.
After bringing its novel digital ring watch to the US last December, Casio has announced a new version debuting later this year. Although the original was loosely based on the Casio GMW-B5000, the new wearable is inspired by the iconic DW-5600, and this time Casio’s ring watch fully embraces the G-Shock branding and ethos with […]
England's Lauren Bell produces a "beautiful delivery" to bowl Phoebe Litchfield for one in the opening over of Australia's innings, chasing 245 to win at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
Kin Lane fondly remembers working on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in 2013. FAFSA is used by millions of college students each year to help access scholarship money, and Lane, an API expert, had an up-close look at the system. He saw the importance of ensuring financial data remains stored securely and can […]
Meta is planning to axe around 600 roles within its legacy AI research division, according to a report from Axios. The layoffs will reportedly impact Meta’s Fundamental AI Research unit, also known as FAIR, along with its AI product and infrastructure division, while the company continues to hire workers for its newly formed superintelligence team, […]
Tottenham forward Jess Naz is added to the England squad for the friendlies with Brazil and Australia after Jess Park withdrew because of injury.
Forks of forks of forks, but which ones are patched?
A vulnerability in the popular Rust crate async-tar has affected the fast uv Python package manager, which uses a forked version that's now patched – but the most widely downloaded version remains unfixed.…
Boss Mikel Arteta says Viktor Gyokeres makes Arsenal a "much better team" - BBC Sport looks at what the forward brings to the Gunners.
Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective is a fabulous resource for learning more than I ever thought I'd be privy to about Nintendo and Retro Studios' ambitious first-person adventure series. The 210-page hardcover book launches on October 28th, weeks before the series makes its long-awaited return with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on the Switch and […]
YouTube has added a new Shorts feature that makes it easier to manage how much time you’re spending watching videos. Mobile users can now set a customizable daily limit that restricts how long they can scroll Shorts feeds, aiming to help viewers better manage their time instead of endlessly scrolling. When a user reaches their […]
Skygazers in the UK have the best chance this week to see a comet which will not make another close approach to Earth for another 1,300 years, astronomers have said.
However, the cost of items such as red meat and chocolate has continued to rise.
Preservation groups have called for a halt to plans for a new ballroom - but Trump says the work is a "beautiful sound".
RFC proposes power-button interrupt – and highlights wider problems with sleep states
A new Linux kernel patch lets you cancel the process of your machine going into hibernation, but the bigger context of the work may be more important.…
A woman was shot dead when a turf war between rival gangs turned violent, a court has been told.
Tracey Connolly was jailed in 2009 following the death her of toddler son Peter in north London.
Sir Keir Starmer has backed a call for a Commons investigation into Prince Andrew's housing arrangement.
The microbes that take hold in our bodies during early life have long-term effects on our brain health. Helen Thomson investigates how to get kids’ microbiomes off to the best start.
480:1 ratio compared to average employee? Must be all that 'leadership' juice
Months after saying job cuts at Microsoft weighed on him, bossman Satya Nadella has another problem: how to expend his swelling bank balance following another bumper pay rise.…
It is not known when the law will change, but the move has been welcomed by domestic abuse charities.
When Sky News needed an independent investigator to examine evidence we had gathered of a grooming gang operating in Humberside, we approached Jim Gamble.
As it rushes to meet its pledge for “100 percent” of trips in electric vehicles by 2030, Uber is offering grants of $4,000 for drivers to swap their gas-guzzlers for zero-tailpipe emission vehicles. The company is also dropping its “Uber Green” branding in favor of the more simple “Uber Electric.” Uber has said it will […]
Shots have been fired outside Serbia's parliament building, leaving one person injured, according to local reports.
They would be the first two-level high-speed trains to run through the Channel Tunnel.
The drone and missile attacks on Ukraine came as the US president put on hold his plans for an imminent summit in Budapest.
That's a lot of extended warranties
The Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cyberattack could end up being the costliest such incident in UK history, billed at an estimated £1.9 billion and affecting over 5,000 organizations.…
Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955 for murder but her family say she was a domestic abuse victim.
A Royal Navy destroyer has intercepted and monitored a Russian warship as it sailed through UK waters.
The world's most-visited museum shut its doors after jewels worth tens of millions were stolen on Sunday.
Prices rise slower than expected in the year to September while the chancellor hints at help in the Budget.
The grooming gangs inquiry has been plunged into disarray this week before it has even started, as four survivors have quit the panel and two frontrunners for chairperson have withdrawn.
A major fleet of double-decker trains is set to run on the UK rail network for the first time as part of the Eurostar services operating through the Channel Tunnel.
Wheeled wonder leaves European rail in the dust
China's CR450 train hit 453 km/h during pre-service trials, surpassing its CR400 predecessor's 420 km/h and outpacing Deutsche Bahn's 405 km/h test record.…
The Louvre has reopened, three days after "priceless" pieces from the French crown jewels were stolen by thieves in an audacious daytime raid.
The Shropshire and Leeds trusts had been two of 14 to be included in a "rapid" review in England.
UK's ad watchdog warns the betting companies not to include any character who has a strong appeal to viewers under the age of 18.
The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in Britain are seeking a posthumous pardon, in light of evidence that she was physically and emotionally abused by her partner before killing him.
Laser-guided weapon reaches full service after successful sea trials
Royal Navy helicopters will soon carry drone-busting lightweight Martlet missiles, now declared fully operational following the anti-ship Sea Venom gaining initial operating capability (IOC) earlier this month.…
A Lebanese pop star turned wanted Islamist militant has appeared in court after 12 years on the run.
A ban on the burka is "not our policy as a party", the Conservative shadow chancellor has told Sky News, despite Robert Jenrick saying yesterday that it should be banned.
La Liga president Javier Tebas says they will continue to look at playing matches overseas after Barcelona's fixture against Villarreal in Miami was cancelled.
Previously the country was one of the world's only mosquito-free zones.
Two victims share their experiences as the government announces a review into tackling stalking.
Researchers say 'Proto-X' fine-tunes databases automatically, delivering multifold performance boosts
Automated database systems based on vector embedding algorithms could improve the performance of default settings on common PostgreSQL database services by a factor of two to ten, according to a database researcher.…
Manchester City's Kerstin Casparij always knew she "fancied girls" but did not see LGBTQ+ representation until playing professional football.
The Scottish and UK governments are locked in a dispute over who should foot the £26m bill for Donald Trump and JD Vance's recent visits to Scotland.
A White House official has said there is "zero truth" to a report that Donald Trump is considering commuting Sean "Diddy" Combs's prison sentence as early as this week.
Chairman Andrew Cavenagh insists Rangers did not "screw up" the process to appoint head coach Danny Rohl but admits it looked "clunky" from the outside.
The Absolutely Fabulous stars will reunite on screen in a Christmas special of Lucy Punch's sitcom.
ICO says probe unnecessary after reviewing ministry's handling of leak
The UK's data protection regulator declined to launch an investigation into a leak at the Ministry of Defence that risked the lives of thousands of Afghans connected with the British Armed Forces.…
The supermarket is investigating after Frances Boyd says her son Tom was stopped from volunteering.
You know bad economic news is looming when a Chancellor of the Exchequer tries to get their retaliation in first.
Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why
Police officers were attacked with missiles and fireworks after violence flared outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers.
At least 63 people have died after two buses collided in Uganda.
Police in Uganda say 46 people have died after two buses collided in Uganda.
The attack on the Bryansk facility came hours before Russian attacks left six people dead in Ukraine, officials said.
Find out which to avoid if you are concerned about weight gain.
The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover is estimated to cost £2.1bn, the Cyber Monitoring Centre says.
Team USA captain Keegan Bradley says he has endured "one of the toughest times" of his life since their Ryder Cup defeat by Europe.
Hugo Ekitike arrived at Eintracht Frankfurt having fallen out of favour at PSG, he left for Liverpool 18 months later as a £69m star forward.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells the BBC far more aid is needed to start tackling mounting problems in Gaza.
The CBI, Britain's best-known business lobbying group, will on Wednesday name Cressida Hogg, the BAE Systems chair, to take the helm until 2028.
Many describe incidents of domestic violence and sexual abuse being dismissed by officers across England.
Elon Musk has attacked NASA's administrator - and claimed he isn't smart enough to hold the top job.
The recovery of Aryeh Zalmanovich and Master Sergeant Tamir Adar's remains means Hamas has returned 15 out of 28 deceased Israeli hostages.
YouTube and Gmail already running on both x86 and homebrew Axion silicon, 70,000 more apps in the conversion queue
Google has revealed it’s ported around 30,000 of its production packages to the Arm architecture and plans to convert them all so it can run workloads on both its own Axion silicon and x86 processors.…
Caerphilly is famous for three Cs: coal, cheese and its mighty castle. It's also the birthplace of the legendary comedian Tommy Cooper.
