People love signing petitions to get issues they care about debated by MPs - but some can't resist having a laugh.

Does it slow down ageing? Or are we being exploited by a multi-billion pound industry?

Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old son Keijo still don't have a new home despite months of wrangling.

The creator of a new movie about the aftermath of sexual assault says comparisons with stars including Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Michaela Coel are flattering, but "aren't ultimately helpful".

Micah Richards says 15-year-old Max Dowman showed fantastic pace and positivity during his Premier League debut for Arsenal.

Many Aston Villa fans blame the financial rules for holding them back, but should the club take any of the blame?

The skulls and other goods were found in massive burial urns near Keeladi in Tamil Nadu state.

A man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration has been threatened with removal again, according to a court filing by his lawyers.

Protests over the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers and counter protests have been taking place.

Criminals serving a community sentence face being banned from pubs, concerts and sports grounds under new government plans to give judges powers to pass tougher community sentences.

Criminals face being banned from pubs, sports grounds and concerts under new government plans to give judges powers to pass tougher community sentences.

Pope Leo XIV said he hoped Mauritian authorities would ensure the refugees are able to return home.

A comprehensive journey through the history of funk music.

A new fast-track asylum appeals process will be introduced to speed up the process of deporting people without a right to remain in the UK, the home secretary has said.

In a letter, Turkey's first lady asks Mrs Trump to appeal to Israel to end the war in Gaza.

British number one Jack Draper says he feels "ready to go" at the US Open despite still feeling the effects of a painful arm injury.

Max Dowman becomes Arsenal's second-youngest player and wins a penalty on his Premier League debut against Leeds aged 15 years and 234 days.

His lawyers accuse the government of trying to "coerce" him to plead guilty by threatening to deport him "halfway across the world".

Maxwell was interviewed after pressure on Trump to release information about whether prominent figures were involved in Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

Kane Williamson's half-century sets up a convincing win for London Spirit against Southern Brave after Harry Brook's Northern Superchargers beat Oval Invincibles.

Joao Palhinha scores his first goal since joining Tottenham as they beat Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad to make it two wins from two under new boss Thomas Frank.

Britons are set to bask in more sunshine this bank holiday weekend, with temperatures set to rise to 30C in some areas. 

Francesca McGhie "didn't really know how to play rugby" when she made her international debut two years ago. Now she's Scotland's superstar.

Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, started spewing fresh lava on 22 August, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

Two games, two wins, two clean sheets. Tottenham's Thomas Frank is off to a fine start as manager.

Arsenal complete the signing of England forward Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace.

If you’re looking to upgrade your movie night, a soundbar is an easy way to beef up the audio. While there are some high-priced options out there, you don’t have to spend a lot to actually hear a movie’s dialog. Right now, the Bose TV Speaker is down to $163.45 (about $115 off) at Amazon, […]

The firing comes just weeks after a White House rebuke of a leaked intelligence report assessing the impact of US strikes on Iran.

Local media named the man as 47-year-old Diego Borella, an assistant director on the show.

Scotland cast aside off-field issues to claim their biggest winning margin against Wales in their crunch World Cup opener.

Francesca McGhie is the star of the show as the fullback scores a hat-trick of tries to help Scotland beat Wales in their Pool C match at the Women's Rugby World Cup at the Salford Community Stadium.

A large balloon lands in a residential street lined with cars and telegraph poles and wires.

James Trafford's performance in the home loss against Tottenham has given Pep Guardiola a decision to make on his number one goalkeeper.

Watch Phil Tufnell's reaction to Mady Villiers catch off her own bowling to dismiss Georgia Redmayne.

Three of those injured are in a life-threatening condition following the blaze in east London.

Not all of The Verge’s staff live in the US. For example, news editor Dominic Preston is based in London and is, as he says, “responsible for keeping our news coverage ticking over in UK mornings before the US team comes online.” He also curates our new Verge Daily newsletter and covers Android phones, especially […]

Club owner Doug King says it is "proud to finally call this stadium our own".

Data contamination can make models seem more capable than they really are

Researchers with Scale AI have found that search-based AI models may cheat on benchmark tests by fetching the answers directly from online sources rather than deriving those answers through a "reasoning" process.…

Two married couples have died after a British car veered off the road and crashed in Germany, according to police.

Protesters have gathered across the country as groups demonstrated against asylum seeker housing and were met by anti-racism campaigners.

Sam Nicoresti took the esteemed award for their show Baby Doomer, while Ayoade Bamgboye won the award for best newcomer.

The Fairphone 6 arrives almost two years after the 5, a testament to the company's approach to the upgrade cycle. If anything, I suspect the company would be frustrated if Fairphone 5 owners were considering a new model already - these are phones to keep, to repair, and to hold on to until the bitter […]

Mass deportations. Prison camps. Quitting the Refugee Convention and the UN Convention on Torture.

The family of a British aid volunteer reportedly killed in a drone strike in Ukraine has said they are "very disappointed" by the response from authorities.

Ninja Gaiden is having a renaissance. The last mainline entry was originally released more than a decade ago, but by the end of 2025, there will be three new Ninja Gaiden titles. Two are 3D: Ninja Gaiden 2 Black, a modern-day remaster of Ninja Gaiden II released earlier this year, and Ninja Gaiden 4, co-developed […]

She gives her first newspaper interview after being released from prison.

After the United Kingdom began enforcing its sweeping Online Safety Act in April, British regulator Ofcom served violation notices to three notorious sites: 4chan, Gab, and Kiwi Farms, each of which risked multimillion-dollar fines. Late last week, Preston Byrne, a First Amendment lawyer representing them, struck back. Byrne announced he would sue Ofcom in US […]

Oracle-backed FOSS hypervisor a worthy rival to Hyper-V and VMware

hands on  VirtualBox 7.2 is here, bringing improved Arm-on-Arm virtualization features and better 3D acceleration support.…

Three people are in a life-threatening condition after a suspected arson attack at a restaurant in Ilford, say police.

West Ham midfielder Edson Alvarez joins Turkish club Fenerbahce on loan with an option to make the move permanent next summer.

The event is the largest street party in Europe, with some two million people expected to attend.

Plans outlined by the Reform UK leader would see the country taken out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been denied release by separate parole boards this week.

Museum boffins find code that crashes in 2037

A stark warning about the upcoming Epochalypse, also known as the "Year 2038 problem," has come from the past, as National Museum Of Computing system restorers have discovered an unsetting issue while working on ancient systems.…

The American actress and comedian, who famously played Sarah Palin, was appearing at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has said he believes prison sentences should be considered as a punishment for racist abuse in football, following his "painful" experience at Anfield.

Human remains found by builders in Lancashire may belong to children, according to police.

Police say most of the victims are tourists from India, China and the Philippines.

Kira Chathli is a surprising name near the top of The Hundred run-scoring charts and says rock climbing, boxing and chess are behind her improvements.

Approval of a huge new Chinese embassy in London has been delayed by the government over redacted areas on the embassy's plans.

The operator will run no trains on Saturday and a "very limited" service on Monday.

Sweeping new rules designed to deal with the "total Wild West" young people were experiencing online have now been in place across the UK for a month.

Paige Louise Williams opened her first salon in 2014 - now the business is set to turn over £138m.

The Coca-Cola Company is brewing up a sale of Costa, Britain’s biggest high street coffee chain, more than six years after acquiring the business in a move aimed at helping it reduce its reliance on sugary soft drinks.

Marc Guehi sits down with Kelly Somers to discuss his journey into football, being "put in my place", and his varied influences.

The Saturday edition of the Mirror features a photo of a three-year-old boy currently being treated for malnutrition.

The hearing stretched for more than 10 hours and examined his violations in prison and the 1989 killings of his parents in their Beverly Hills mansion.

Lyle Menendez, the older of the notorious brothers who were jailed for murdering their parents in Los Angeles in 1989, has been denied parole.

A man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration has been released from federal custody for the first time since March.

A weekend of protests and counter-protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers began last night, with dozens expected today.

Thousands of women who signed up had their data, including images, posts, and comments, leaked.

The polling monitor is facing heat over voter roll revision and allegations of vote theft, that it has denied.

Excel Parking loses a court case against 22-year-old Hannah Robinson for a second time.

A magician tries to uncover the secret of how his rival performs the ultimate trick.

The funds were already allocated under the CHIPS Act and Secure Enclave program

Congratulations America, your government now owns 10 percent of troubled domestic chipmaker Intel.…

A divide appears to be opening up between young women and young men in the way they vote and view the world.

"I felt like a Disney princess," says a prom goer about her dress, one of many custom-made in Nigeria.

Ellie Kildunne stole the show, but coach John Mitchell will have been looking more at the inner working of his England team in their World Cup win over the United States.

San Francisco's crackdown on homelessness has transformed the city - but advocates say the root of the problem still remains.

Artists on the mystery of being targeted by fraudsters releasing "AI slop" songs in their name.

With West Ham conceding eight goals in just two games so far this season, the pressure appears to be on manager Graham Potter already.

Starbucks customers have been asked to stop bringing "bulky items" into cafes, after some brought printers and desktops.

Bridgerton creator Shonda Rhimes says filming the drama and its spin-off Queen Charlotte in England has prompted her to consider relocating to the UK.

Over a million people are descending on west London this week for an event like no other.

Donald Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine have reignited his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize.

President Trump earlier said the company's CEO agreed to the deal in a recent meeting at the White House.

Apple is suing a former employee on the Apple Watch team who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets relating to Apple Watch and to disclose them to his new employers.” Ahead of starting his new job at Oppo, the employee, Dr. Chen Shi, attended “dozens” of meetings with […]

Datacenters' drinking habit exaggerated, claims report comparing apples to oranges

AI's drinking habit has been grossly overstated, according to a newly published report from Google, which claims that software advancements have cut Gemini's water consumption per prompt to roughly five drops of water — substantially less than prior estimates.…

As well as representing Belfast South in parliament, he served as the Grand Master of the Orange Lodge at the height of the Troubles.

The US is investing $8.9 billion into Intel, but most of the funds come from money that the government was supposed to pay the embattled chipmaker anyway. In an announcement on Friday, Intel said the federal government will fund its investment using the remaining $5.7 billion in grants it hasn’t yet received under the Biden […]

Joao Pedro gets a goal and an assist as Chelsea come from behind to comfortably beat West Ham 5-1 in the Premier League at London Stadium.

England score 11 tries in an emphatic 69-7 victory over USA in the opening game of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in front of a record crowd of 42,723 in Sunderland.

The US star took to the stage on Friday night, and was almost drowned out by her devoted fans.

Emma Raducanu says she would like to see Wimbledon follow the US Open's lead in creating an innovative mixed doubles tennis event featuring the sport's superstars.

Netflix has already faced backlash over the use of AI in  What Jennifer Did, director Jenny Popplewell’s 2024 true crime documentary that seemingly used AI-generated images in place of real archival photos. That documentary stood out as a shining example of gen AI’s ability to distort reality in situations where people are specifically looking to […]

Bluesky will block access from Mississippi IP addresses in response to a new state law requiring age verification and parental consent for underage users. The decision, outlined in a blog post, will stand until courts decide the fate of the law. “Mississippi’s approach would fundamentally change how users access Bluesky,” says the post, in ways […]

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to “license their aesthetic technology” for use in its own models and products, Meta’s new chief AI officer, Alexandr Wang, announced on Friday. The partnership involves a “technical collaboration between our research teams,” Wang said, suggesting the deal involves more than simply using Midjourney’s existing product across Meta services. Wang […]

Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft among major customers

Data I/O, a major electronics manufacturer whose customers include Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, notified federal regulators that it fell victim to a ransomware infection on August 16 that continues to disrupt its business operations.…

Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?

Fidji Simo is wrapping up her first week at OpenAI, where she is expected to oversee most of the company's roughly 3,000 employees. To investors and partners, OpenAI leaders have been describing the former Instacart CEO as the kind of steady hand the company needs. Her mandate is clear: turn a chaotic, unprofitable startup into […]