'Rohl jumps from Wednesday frying pan into Rangers furnace'
Danny Rohl has taken on one of the toughest managerial jobs in world football by succeeding Russell Martin at Rangers, writes Tom English.
Xubuntu downloads section injection threatens users with crypto infection

Attempted exploit was a feeble effort to target Windows users

Someone managed to insert a compromised file into the downloads section of the website for Xubuntu, the official Ubuntu flavor with the Xfce desktop environment. The malware was designed to steal cryptocurrency, but so far, there are no reports of actual theft.…

The Virginia Giuffre Memoir And Prince Andrew
Virginia Giuffre details allegations against Prince Andrew in posthumous memoir.
What football can learn from NFL's international games
With La Liga and Serie A set to stage regular-season matches overseas, how successful have the NFL's international games been, and what do players and fans think of them?
UK 'ready to spend well over £100m' on possible deployment of British troops to Ukraine
The UK is ready to spend "well over" £100m on a possible deployment of British forces to Ukraine if Donald Trump secures a peace deal with Russia, the defence secretary has said.
Israel receives body Hamas says is Gaza hostage
Before Monday, Hamas had handed over all living hostages and 12 out of 28 deceased hostages under a ceasefire.
Southport killer assessed as posing no risk to others six days before deadly attack
Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana was judged by a mental health service to pose no risk to others just six days before he murdered three girls at a dance class, a public inquiry has been told.
University tuition fees in England to rise with inflation every year from 2026
Bridget Phillipson confirmed the plans for the next two years, with fees to increase automatically after that.
Sri Lanka take four wickets in four balls of final over against Bangladesh
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu produces an "outstanding" final over as her side take four wickets in four balls to beat Bangladesh in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.
Nvidia still needs Taiwan even as TSMC ramps Blackwell production in Arizona

AI arms dealer relies on Taiwanese advanced packaging plants for top-specced GPUs

US manufacturing of Nvidia GPUs is underway and CEO Jensen Huang is celebrating the first Blackwell wafer to come out of TSMC's Arizona chip factory. However, to be part of a complete product, those chips may need to visit Taiwan.…

Families of domestic abuse victims are at breaking point - today they hope for answers
What started as a WhatsApp group for dozens of grieving families has ended up gathering enough momentum to reach Westminster.
King focusing on 'duty', says spokesman as Andrew questions continue
Prince Andrew faces more scrutiny as the posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre makes more claims.
A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time
The comet-like object Chiron has been caught in the process of forming new rings, which could help us understand how these complex systems work
China blames US for cyber break-in, claims America is world's biggest bit burglar

'US is … the greatest source of chaos in cyberspace'

China has blamed the US for a "major cyberattack" against its National Time Service Center, alleging it could have disrupted the country's communications, financial, and transportation networks, and even caused power outages.…

Everything we know about the priceless jewels taken from the Louvre
The world-famous museum in Paris is still closed on Monday after a masked gang raided one of its galleries.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh to keep campaign alive
Sri Lanka took four wickets in the final over to complete a nail-biting victory over Bangladesh and keep their slim hopes of qualifying for the World Cup semi-finals alive.
Iniu’s tiny 10,000mAh power bank is almost half off right now
Small power banks are a dime a dozen, but Iniu’s Pocket Rocket P50 stands out for its combination of size, capacity, and features. We saw this model drop in price during Amazon’s recent October Prime Day sale, but a fresh discount has now made the power bank cheaper than ever. Right now, you can pick […]
'Resources will be found' to police Maccabi Tel Aviv game, says culture secretary
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy tells MPs local authorities in Birmingham should reverse the ban.
Borthwick excited by 'very, very powerful' Ilione
Emeka Ilione's ball-carrying ability has been praised by England coach Steve Borthwick after Saracens number eight Tom Willis slipped out of Test contention.
The Friend AI pendant’s creator publicized a ‘Friend protest’ in NYC
If you live in NYC, there’s almost no way you’ve missed the Friend AI pendant subway ad fallout — whether you’ve taken pictures of the most inspired graffiti on the ads in the tunnels, tried to avert your eyes from the near-constant presence of the device pictured on all the ads inside subway cars, or […]
'Ukraine can't win war,' says Trump - as reports emerge of tumultuous meeting with Zelenskyy
Donald Trump has said he doesn't think Ukraine can win the war against Russia - as reports emerge of a less-than-harmonious meeting between the US president and Volodymyr Zelenskyy .
Major AWS outage took down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage took down multiple online services for several hours this morning, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT, Epic Games Store, Epic Online Services, and more. Some of the impacted platforms, including Fortnite, Epic Games Store, and Perplexity had announced that they are fully recovered and back online earlier this […]
Kohler’s new toilet camera provides health insights based on your bathroom breaks
Knowing what’s coming out of your body can be just as useful for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as being choosy about what goes into it. As part of a new initiative focused on “turning the bathroom into a connected, data-informed health and wellness hub,” Kohler has announced a health tracker called the Dekoda you attach […]
Outstanding Simeone would succeed anywhere - Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta speaks of his admiration for Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone before the two sides meet in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Pizza Hut to close 68 UK restaurants with the loss of 1,210 jobs
The move will lead to more than 1,200 redundancies, but 64 other restaurants will be saved.
Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler
The attacker is seen striking the 55-year-old woman with a large wooden stick during the assault in the West Bank village of Turmus Ayaa.
AWS outage exposes Achilles heel: central control plane

Too many services depend not just on one cloud provider, but on one location

Analysis  Amazon's US-EAST-1 region outage caused widespread chaos, taking websites and services offline even in Europe and raising some difficult questions. After all, cloud operations are supposed to have some built-in resiliency, right?…

Everything is perimenopause now – but what if it’s not?
Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if they’re misdiagnosed
Breastfeeding causes a surge in immune cells that could prevent cancer
Breastfeeding seems to cause specialised immune cells to flood into the breasts and stay there for years or even decades, reducing the risk of cancer
What we learned from Virginia Giuffre's memoir
The 367-page-long book contains detailed accounts of Giuffre's encounters with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew.
Penguin and Club bars can no longer be called chocolate
The rising cost of cocoa has led to the manufacturers changing their recipe.
In '90s Microsoft, you either shipped code or shipped out

Hiring and firing at the Windows giant more The Bachelor than Survivor

Microsoft has made headlines for mass layoffs in recent times, but former company engineer Dave Plummer has explained how things were done a quarter of a century ago – and what it was like living through the tech giant's notorious stack ranking system.…

Rangers end manager search by appointing Rohl
Rangers end their search for a new head coach by appointing former Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl.
Japan allows over-the-counter 'morning after' pill for first time
Women will be able to get the pill without prescription, but a pharmacist will still need to be present.
What has caused the outage at more than 1,000 companies?
The outage at Amazon services has impacted over 1,000 companies and affected millions of internet users.
The Sims Mobile is shutting down next year
The Sims is in a period of transition — and as part of that, the ongoing mobile version will be shutting down in a few months. EA announced that today’s update for The Sims Mobile will be its last, and that on January 20th, 2026 the game “will no longer be accessible to play and […]
Drugs baron who 'paid daughter's private school fees with cash' jailed
The head of a "highly sophisticated" drugs gang who paid his daughter's private school fees in cash and gambled more than £2m at bookmakers, has been jailed for nearly 19 years.
Anbernic’s DS clone will be cheaper than Nintendo’s original
Anbernic has shared footage of its upcoming RG DS dual-screen clamshell handheld playing a selection of emulated games, including stylus-driven titles like Kirby: Canvas Curse from the Nintendo DS and 3DS games like Shovel Knight. Anbernic announced the RG DS earlier this month with a price tag that will be under $100 and four color […]
King meets 'hero' survivors of synagogue attack
The King expressed his "sadness" after what he described as a "terrible thing to come out of the blue".
Meta is removing its Messenger apps for Windows and macOS
Meta is getting ready to pull support for its desktop Messenger apps on Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and existing users are starting to get notifications that the desktop apps will disappear fully in December. A Meta support page, first spotted by Apple […]
Father Ted creator to face 'no further action' over trans social media posts
Graham Linehan will face no further action after being arrested over social media posts about transgender people.
Lenovo’s Legion 5 is a fast, OLED-equipped gaming laptop for $1,050
As part of our Amazon Prime Big Deal Days coverage earlier this month, I was tasked with spotting notable discounts happening at Walmart. My favorite was the $600 off deal on Lenovo’s Legion 5 gaming laptop, which has a 15.1-inch 2,560 x 1,600 (16:10 aspect ratio) OLED screen with a 165Hz refresh rate, Nvidia’s RTX […]
'People shouldn't be scared to go to synagogue' - Manchester attack victim speaks out
A man injured in the Manchester terrorist attack has spoken for the first time about his return to the Heaten Park synagogue.
How five days of sumo 'charmed' Britain
How sumo fever took over Kensington as the Grand Sumo Tournament came to the UK for the first time in more than three decades.
Son of ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce dies in tractor crash
Harley Pearce died after his tractor crashed in Gloucestershire last week.
Victory 'by a hair of my eyebrow' - not again, surely?
It was, it was claimed at the time, the election that saved the Labour Party.
The extraordinary influence of the lymphatic system on our health
It has remained mysterious for millennia, but we’re finally uncovering the profound role the lymphatic system plays in everything from preventing dementia to fighting cancer
Zocdoc CEO: ‘Dr. Google is going to be replaced by Dr. AI’
Today’s Decoder episode is a special one: I’m talking to Zocdoc CEO Oliver Kharraz, and we chatted live onstage at the TechFutures conference here in New York City.  You’re almost certainly familiar with Zocdoc — it’s a platform that helps people find and book appointments with doctors. It’s a classic of the early app economy, […]
These nonprofits lobbied to regulate OpenAI — then the subpoenas came
On August 19th at 7:07PM, Tyler Johnston received a message from his roommate. A man, the text said, was knocking on their door with legal documents to serve. Johnston is the founder and sole employee of The Midas Project: a nonprofit that monitors the practices of "leading AI companies to ensure transparency, privacy, and ethical […]
Prince Andrew allegations should be examined in 'proper and fullest ways', palace source says
The Royal Family believe the allegations against Prince Andrew "should be examined in the proper and fullest ways", according to a Buckingham Palace source.
UK rethinks offshoring ban for £8M online procurement system

Cabinet Office signals it might let supplier ship work abroad after 'unforeseeable' event

The UK government has signaled its intention to allow a supplier providing maintenance to its online procurement platform to subcontract offshore, having previously said that this was off-limits due to security concerns.…

Reform suspends four councillors after video leak
The suspensions come after footage was leaked of a heated virtual meeting of Kent councillors.
This is the biggest story in economics - and we're in uncharted territory
If you ever fly to Washington DC, look out of the window as you land at Dulles Airport - and you might snatch a glimpse of the single biggest story in economics right now.
Pizza Hut to shut 68 restaurants in the UK
Pizza Hut is to close 68 restaurants after the company behind its UK venues fell into administration.
Abuser first to be jailed for encouraging child to self-harm
A married father has become the first person in the UK jailed for encouraging a child to self-harm – after he created a secret online world to control and abuse a young girl.
Windows 11 update knocks out USB mice, keyboards in recovery mode

October security patch leaves users unable to fix their PCs

Microsoft has confirmed a bug that disables USB mice and keyboards in the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) after installing security update KB5066835, released October 14.…

Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision lost to age
Age-related macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss, with existing treatments only able to slow its progression. But now an implant in the back of the eye and a pair of high-tech glasses have enabled people with the condition to read again
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E GT California Special blends the old with the new
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E is having a relatively good year, outpacing its gas brethren in sales for the month of August. The expiration of the $7,500 federal EV tax credit doesn’t mean much to the Mach-E, which is made in Mexico and therefore ineligible for the credit. But with clouds looming on the horizon, Ford wants […]
Oura redesigns app with expanded stress tracking
Oura is launching a redesigned app with expanded stress-tracking insights as it develops new blood pressure features that could identify signs of hypertension. The updated Oura app will introduce a new Cumulative Stress feature that provides a weekly overview of how the body manages and recovers from sustained stress, drawing from sleep, heart rate, temperature, […]
The key claims Virginia Giuffre makes about Prince Andrew in posthumous memoir
Six months after Virginia Giuffre's death, her posthumous memoir will be published on Tuesday - detailing alleged sexual encounters with Prince Andrew.
Like Apollo before them, ESA astronauts hone lunar landing skills in helicopters

Now try a jet engine in a bedstead before strapping into a Starship

European Space Agency (ESA) astronauts have completed a helicopter training course to prepare them for upcoming lunar landings.…

Deadly Gaza flare-up tests Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The deadliest day of attacks since the truce took effect on 10 October raises questions as to whether it will last.
US chatshow host Jimmy Fallon borrows kilt for dinner with soldiers in Scotland
The US comedian was invited to dinner at the Victoria Barracks in Ballater by members of 5Scots regiment.
Benioff backs off: Salesforce chief says sorry for Trump troop talk

Tech billionaire apologizes after endorsing plan to deploy National Guard in San Francisco

Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff has apologized for backing President Donald Trump's proposals to send the National Guard to San Francisco, where the company is based and holds its annual conference.…

France tightening security at cultural institutions after Louvre heist
A manhunt is under way to find the four thieves before the jewels - which once belonged to French royals - are broken up.
When do the clocks change in the UK and why do we follow daylight saving time?
Most of us will get an extra hour in bed during the last weekend of October but the nights will be noticeably darker too, as Ben Rich explains.
'It's out of this world': Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again
The results are astounding and a major advance, say surgeons involved in international research using the pioneering technology.
Ex-England footballer Stuart Pearce's son dies in tractor crash
The son of former England footballer Stuart Pearce has died in a crash, his family has said.
King visits scene of fatal Manchester synagogue attack
The King has visited the scene of a fatal attack at a synagogue in Manchester.
BBC at scene of 'brazen' Louvre jewel theft
The BBC's Hugh Schofield is outside the museum in Paris where the "extraordinary, daring and brazen" robbery took place.
Sri Lanka's Dilhari is stumped in bizarre fashion
Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari is stumped by Bangladesh's Nigar Sultana Joty in the most "unfortunate" way as the ball is deflected onto the wicketkeeper's legs before it ricochets onto the stumps.
Lloyds Banking Group claims Microsoft Copilot saves staff 46 minutes a day

That's 46 minutes in which more work can be done, not an extended lunch

Lloyds Banking Group claims employees save 46 minutes daily using Microsoft 365 Copilot, based on a survey of 1,000 users among nearly 30,000 deployed licenses.…

Rohl closing in on being named Rangers manager
Rangers close in on appointing Danny Rohl as their new head coach - less than a week after the German ruled himself out of the running.
New V-level courses to be brought in for students after GCSEs
Ministers say new vocational courses will simplify the "confusing" options students have after GCSEs.
Burning space debris which crashed to Earth 'may have come from Chinese rocket'
A burning piece of space debris which crashed to Earth in Australia is likely to have come from the launch of a Chinese rocket, an expert has said.
Hand-powered device disinfects drinking water with nanoparticles
Turning the crank on a simple device filled with nanoparticles can remove serious pathogens from water in seconds, making it suitable for areas without electricity
Birth of rare female mountain bongo marks major milestone for species
A rare eastern mountain bongo calf has been born at a safari park in Bedfordshire, marking a significant milestone for one of the world’s most endangered large mammals.
The real insight behind measuring Copilot usage is Microsoft's desperation

Citizen! You are falling short in your AI usage targets! Strive harder for the revolution!

Opinion  The quantum theory of management includes an analogy for the physical law of the observer effect, where observing a system changes its state. When you make a metric a target, it is not useful as a metric. Instead of reflecting whatever underlying behavior it was intended to measure, the metric becomes a measure of how well the benchmark is being gamed.…

I was a teacher during COVID. This is what it was really like
Face masks, hand sanitisers and windows wide open in the height of winter.
Salt & Brook set up impressive England win over NZ
England crush New Zealand by 65 runs in the second T20 in Christchurch to give the tourists a 1-0 series lead with one match to play.
What would Dyche bring to Forest?
Match of the Day's Mark Chapman, Troy Deeney and Shay Given discuss what former Burnley and Everton boss Sean Dyche might bring to struggling Nottingham Forest.
'Significant signs of recovery' hours after major internet outage
A major internet outage has affected websites, online games, including Amazon, Snapchat and several banks.
Forest in advanced talks to appoint manager Dyche
Nottingham Forest are in advanced talks to appoint Sean Dyche as their manager - would he be a more natural fit at the City Ground?
Major AWS outage across US-East region breaks half the internet

Amazon reports DNS issues hitting DynamoDB, leaving services from Roblox to McDonald's struggling

A major outage is affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS), with even Amazon's own web page reported to be offline and dozens of other online services and websites affected, including disruption in the UK.…

SpaceX launches 10,000th Starlink internet satellite
On Sunday, SpaceX launched 56 additional Starlink satellites on separate Falcon 9 rockets, surpassing 10,000 total satellites launched into low Earth orbit to date. The milestone was reached on board the 132nd Falcon 9 launch of 2025, tying the previous annual launch record with more than two full months to go in the year. Of […]
Giuffre thought she might 'die a sex slave' at hands of Epstein and his circle, memoir reveals
A Buckingham Palace source admits there could be "more days of pain ahead" as the memoir, which puts Prince Andrew under further scrutiny, is released.
Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea
The Emirates cargo flight hit a vehicle on the ground after it landed at the international airport.
Chancellor says Brexit deal caused long-term damage to economy
Rachel Reeves made the comments about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.
Police investigating new sexual assault allegation against dating app rapist who faked own death
Police are investigating a fresh allegation of serious sexual assault against a double rapist who faked his own death and fled the UK.
Neanderthal-human hybrids may have been scourged by a genetic mismatch
When Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred, a genetic variation affecting red blood cells may have hindered reproduction in women who were hybrids, and this might have played a part in Neanderthals’ demise
A simple AI prompt saved a developer from this job interview scam

Plus: Ransomware posing as Teams installer, Cisco 0-day exploit to drop rootkit, and European cops bust SIM-box service

INFOSEC IN BRIEF  Engineer David Dodda says he was just "30 seconds away" from running malware on his own computer after nearly falling victim to a North Korea-type job interview scam with a "legitimate" blockchain company. …

Families of 1994 Chinook crash victims seek answers as 47,000 sign petition
The families of those killed in a Chinook helicopter crash more than 30 years ago have published 110 "critical questions" they want answered about the tragedy as they prepare to hand in a petition to Downing Street calling for a public inquiry.
Survivor quits grooming gangs inquiry, citing 'toxic' culture and broken trust
The National Inquiry into grooming gangs was dealt a blow this morning with the resignation of a prominent survivor from its Liaison Panel.
What's affected by internet outage - all we know so far
Dozens of websites, banks and apps are being affected by a major internet outage. 
Reform suspends four councillors in Kent following leaked video
Reform has suspended four of its councillors in Kent "following evidence that they brought the party into disrepute".
Tribunal wonders if Microsoft has found a legal hero after pivot to copyright gambit

ValueLicensing dispute probes whether Office counts as a creative work

The long-running legal battle between ValueLicensing and Microsoft over the resale of software licenses has taken another turn following Microsoft's attempt to make the case about copyright.…

UK military to be given powers to shoot down threatening drones
The armed forces will receive new powers to shoot down drones that threaten military bases in the UK, the defence secretary will reveal.
'Humbled but inspired' - Potter named Sweden boss
Former West Ham manager Graham Potter is named as the new head coach of Sweden.
Aesthetics doctor reveals celebrity who's had best work - and his top tip for avoiding wrinkles
If you've ever spent your morning commute daydreaming about starting afresh with your career, this feature is for you. Each Monday, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like.
UK calls up Armed Forces veterans for digital ID soft launch

Once more into the, er, breach?

The UK's Armed Forces veterans are being tasked with one last mission – proving the government can successfully roll out a digital ID card scheme.…

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