Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says he will reintegrate Alexander Isak into his squad if the striker is still at the club beyond the transfer window.

The Scottish actress will star alongside former Superman actor Henry Cavill in a reboot of the classic 80s movie.

A union has welcomed the government taking over a troubled steel company, but is warning that payment for workers must be a top priority.

Open source Surya system promises early alerts for space weather that can fry satellites and grids

Boffins at IBM and NASA have concocted an AI model to help predict the weather, but this time it is taking on space weather that might disrupt satellites and spacecraft, possibly even terrestrial power grids and the internet.…

Actor Noel Clarke has lost his High Court libel case against the publisher of The Guardian, over a series of news articles which featured claims from a number of women.

Portugal defender Ruben Dias says he "couldn't imagine playing for anyone else" after signing a contract extension with Manchester City.

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Thursday to improve the “usability and aesthetics” of US government services by creating “first-class online and offline experiences for Americans.” “It is time to update the Government’s design language to be both usable and beautiful,” Trump said in the order, which establishes an America by Design […]

Dust scooped up from an asteroid by a NASA spacecraft 200 million miles from Earth has been found to contain material that is older than our sun.

US rapper Lil Nas X has been arrested and taken to hospital after being found walking in his underwear on a Los Angeles street and allegedly charging at officers and punching one.

The 51-year-old, who left the band earlier this year, died in a collision in Atlanta, US.

A third man has been arrested following a string of incidents where male spectators at US women's basketball matches have tried to throw sex toys on to the court.

Many couples are including their pooch in their big day, we talk to some whose dogs have played a key role.

Consumer confidence has reached its highest point this year - driven by the Bank of England's interest rate cuts.

A famine has been declared in Gaza City and the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Universidad de Chile accuse opponents Independiente of failing to protect their supporters from a "brutal and inhuman beating".

Escort's forgotten cap left techie facing rifles and a debrief

On Call  Welcome once again to On Call, The Register's reader-contributed column that tells tales of your tech support misadventures.…

Hundreds of Liberty Steel workers in Rotherham and Sheffield face an uncertain future.

BBC Sport explores the impact of Morecambe's new ownership and manager on the Sikh community, as the National League club enter a new era.

FTC chair: Companies could face enforcement if they give in

The head of America's consumer watchdog has issued a stark warning to some of the biggest names in the tech sphere – don't backdoor encryption or censor content at the behest of foreign governments, or there may be consequences.…

Companies that manufacture baby food have been given 18 months by the government to cut sugar and salt levels in their products.

The former PM's lese majeste charge relates to an interview he did with a South Korean newspaper years ago.

The LAPD allege the singer "charged" at them and was placed under arrest on suspicion of battery.

Workers, employers and governments need to adapt to a more extreme climate, the organisation says.

The government is expecting the move to save £350m over the next five years, after a successful pilot.

US stocks have fallen for five days running as traders nervously await a speech from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.

Earlier this week, a Hamas source said the armed group had agreed to a temporary ceasefire proposal from mediators.

Six years ago, the possiblity of filling 82,000 seats for a Women's Rugby World Cup final seemed fanciful. But a booming game has confounded expectations.

Fujitsu doesn’t have the project all to itself any more

Japanese research institution RIKEN has decided it needs GPUs for its next generation “FugakuNEXT” supercomputer and has signed Nvidia to supply them and design the systems needed to get them working.…

Mohammed, from Somalia, who is living at The Bell Hotel in Epping, spoke to the BBC.

Research offers new evidence about links between cattle remains at Stonehenge and Wales.

Sir Billy has released four new artworks recalling some of the fondest memories from his life.

Ten years after the Shoreham Airshow crash bereaved families describe how their lives changed.

The row was over William Shakespeare's grand Stratford-upon-Avon home in Warwickshire.

Kaja Kallas warns in a BBC interview against pushing Ukraine to give up territories to Russia.

Radioactive decay produced a warm internal ocean

Dwarf planet Ceres, the unpleasant lump of icy rock orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, once had an environment in which microbes might have thrived.…

The order gave the Trump administration 60 days to wind down operations at the site, with no new detainees allowed.

A car bomb killed six people in Cali while a downed police helicopter left 12 officers dead.

Also fired another AI - GitHub Copilot - after it produced ‘mixed results in utilisation and efficacy’

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has decided not to fire 45 workers it planned to replace with an AI chatbot.…

Ex-Twitter staff sued the platform after some 6,000 employees were sacked in 2022.

The younger of the Menendez brothers, who killed their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, can try again for parole in three years.

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

The My Wife Facebook group had 32,000 members before it was shut down for violating adult sexual exploitation policies.

At least 17 people were killed after a car bombing and an attack on a police helicopter in Colombia, officials have said.

Point release retuned with new FP8 datatype for better compatibility with homegrown silicon

Chinese AI darling DeepSeek unveiled an update to its flagship large language model that the company claims is already optimized for use with a new generation of homegrown silicon.…

Six people have been found dead at a dairy farm in Colorado after a suspected toxic gas incident, authorities have said.

Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name

A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.…

The Splinter Cell: Deathwatch animated series finally has a release date and a proper trailer, but Netflix already wants you to start thinking about what else it has coming down the pipeline. During this year’s Anime NYC convention, Netflix announced that Deathwatch is slated to debut on October 14th, and the series has added The […]

England's 32-player squad for a home Women's Rugby World Cup contains experience and star quality.

It follows a meeting between the families and Baroness Amos, who will chair the review.

The online message board's lawyers say UK safety laws shouldn't apply to a business based in the US.

Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right?

Anthropic says it has scanned an undisclosed portion of conversations with its Claude AI model to catch concerning inquiries about nuclear weapons.…

Manufacturers who do not make products healthier within 18 months may face action, the government says.

New figures on asylum seekers and a change of dancers for Strictly Come Dancing make Friday's papers.

Russia and China are leading the global race in hypersonic missiles - how worried should we be that the US is playing catch up and the UK has none?

Dante Polvara made a difference for Aberdeen against FCSB in the Europa League play-off, but will his impact change Jimmy Thelin's thinking?

Better late than never after SharePoint assault?

Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month's SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak in Redmond's early-bug-notification program.…

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 stuff every month can get expensive. They may not cost as much […]

It's been a confusing week.

In its 323-page ruling, the New York judges stated that the fine was excessive, and likely violated the US Constitution.

The crosswalk was part of a larger memorial for the 49 people who were shot and killed at the gay bar in Orlando in 2016.

Microsoft has started testing another handheld-friendly addition to its Xbox app, allowing PC gamers to quickly install and launch third-party apps like browsers, gaming utilities, and even rival storefronts. A new “My apps” feature is being tested in the Xbox app for Windows 11, and it looks like another way to avoid having to launch […]

Underground forums now recruiting English-speaking social engineers

English speakers adept at social engineering are a hot commodity in the cybercrime job market.…

Ahn Hak-sop, whose wishes to return to North Korea before he dies, failed his attempt on Wednesday.

Crystal Palace made history on Thursday when they secured their first-ever win in Europe on a bittersweet night

Google’s Gemini-powered tools tripped up by image-scaling prompt injection

Security researchers with Trail of Bits have found that Google Gemini CLI and other production AI systems can be deceived by image scaling attacks, a well-known adversarial challenge for machine learning systems.…

The growing popularity and reach of the Premier League globally is leaving rival European football competitions struggling to compete.

Watch Sam Cook's unwanted history - going for 32 from his five balls, a new record in the men's Hundred.

Bungie CEO Pete Parsons has announced that he’s leaving the company one decade after taking on the role. In an update on Thursday, Parsons wrote that he has “decided to pass the torch” to longtime Bungie developer Justin Truman. Parsons has worked at Bungie for over 20 years and led the studio through the launch […]

The NFL and Microsoft have extended their arrangement that makes Surface tablets a familiar fixture on gameday sidelines, but naturally, now there’s an AI-powered twist on top. While Tom Brady is no longer actively putting those slates in danger of destruction, they do have something to offer to coaches and players. Microsoft touts a GitHub […]

Spectacular fifties from Jordan Cox and Sam Cox fire Oval Invincibles to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Trent Rockets in a table-topping clash in the Hundred.

Israel will resume negotiations with Hamas for the release of all hostages captured during the October 7 attack, Benjamin Netanyahu has said - but its military will continue its Gaza City offensive despite international outcry.

Watch Joe Root's brilliant innings opening the batting for the Trent Rockets, scoring 76 from 41 balls.

Google’s new Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold and Pixel Watch 4 may compete with Samsung, but it’s happy to let Samsung explore other parts of the Galaxy on its own. In interviews with Bloomberg, Google just revealed a lot of devices it isn’t currently working on. Here’s Bloomberg: Despite its partners Samsung and […]

Emmerdale's Lewis Cope has been announced as Nairn's replacement on Strictly Come Dancing.

An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste

Dark-coloured cars can make a measurable difference on nearby air temperature, and in cities of millions the effect can add up and noticeably increase how hot it feels

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy is a senior reviewer at The Verge covering the smart home, Internet of Things, and, as she puts it, “as many kitchen gadgets as I can get my hands on.” In her four years here, she’s tested everything from smart locks, lights, and doorbells to robot vacuums (some with arms), robot lawnmowers, […]

BBC Sport looks at who Spurs might turn to in the transfer market after losing out on Eberechi Eze and finds out how the club's fans are feeling.

On the 10th anniversary of the Shoreham air disaster, the families of some of those killed have criticised the regulator for what they describe as a "shocking" ongoing attitude towards safety.

Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas

It's been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack the vessels of foreign nations, but those letters may return to empower cyber operators if a bill introduced in Congress actually manages to pass. …

Police, pathologists and grave diggers have started the exhumation of 27 shallow graves in Kenya's Kilifi County.

The game has changed in the 15 years since England last hosted the Women's Rugby World Cup. Can the Red Roses change the tournament's usual ending?

Shazad Khan, 41, died at the scene after being stabbed, despite paramedics' efforts to save him.

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says it rejects "any step that would undermine what remains of the health system".

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

If anyone’s gonna lock in Uncle Sam’s business, it'd better be us!

It's now safe to say the gang's all here when it comes to big generative AI model makers signing dollar discount deals with Uncle Sam. Google has joined Anthropic and OpenAI, inking questionable short-term discount terms for government agencies. …

A man has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of an ice cream seller in Wembley.

Palestinians flee Gaza City districts as Israel says first stages of offensive have begun

The latest data, which covers Labour's first year in office, also shows the government is processing cases faster.

The UK government won't find much in the latest dump of migration data to back up its claim that it is restoring order to a broken asylum system.

It actually happened: Silksong, the standalone sequel to Hollow Knight, has a release date. After seven years in development, and almost as many shrouded in silence, the game is coming out on September 4th. It's welcome news for the millions of Hollow Knight fans who have been impatiently waiting. But it's also part of a […]

With pupils resitting Maths and English GCSEs at an all-time high, and fewer than a fifth of those passing, is the system broken?

The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental policy, but there are better ways to make progress

Update boosts Microsoft file imports, adds new spreadsheet functions, and drops older Windows

LibreOffice 25.8 arrives with a tagline of "smarter, faster and more reliable." That all sounds good. So what's new?…

US pulls back from Trump's threatened 100% levy but not everyone pleased at Europe's concessions

World War Fee  The US and European Union have fleshed out details on their sweeping trade deal, promising billions in AI chip sales, a 15 percent tariff cap on key sectors including autos and semiconductors, and a framework for digital rule-making that could reshape the transatlantic tech industry.…

Google on Wednesday introduced its new Pixel 10 lineup during an event in New York - complete with a very strange keynote. In case you missed it, there are a lot of similarities across the latest Pixel models - and some key additions - including the MagSafe-style Pixelsnap, Google's new Tensor G5 chip, and a […]

The first thing I did when I got my hands on the Xbox Ally was reboot it. I wanted to see exactly how Microsoft manages to hide Windows beneath the Xbox interface that's debuting on these handheld devices. After a short startup, I was met with the standard Windows login prompt. But I could use […]

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced it will buy £118m worth of air defence missile systems for the British Army.

Lucy Connolly is released from HMP Peterborough after receiving a 31-month sentence in October.

The Stranger Things star and Jake Bongiovi say they're are "beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter".