British teacher taken hostage at gunpoint in the Caribbean - before managing to escape by leaping out of the boot of kidnapper's car
Zaheer Esat, who runs a private school in Leicestershire, was kidnapped at gunpoint last Friday while visiting Trinidad to see his parents.
My husband was scatty and had such miserable mood swings even he agreed I should leave him. Then came the shock diagnosis at 55 that saved our marriage: LUCY BRAZIER
After 20 years of navigating my husband's unpredictability, I couldn't take it any more. I suggested he set up a GP appointment but had no idea this would lead to a marriage-saving discovery.
ADRIAN THRILLS reviews Sable, Fable: Bon Iver is back - and this is why Adele adores them...
Justin Vernon has spent the past 18 years balancing cult success with spectacular forays into the pop mainstream.
My progeny were all Lefties as teenagers. But here's why Starmer might regret giving the vote to 16-year-olds: TOM UTLEY
There was one commitment I prayed Sir Keir Starmer would quietly ditch, in the way that he has abandoned so many others since he came to office: his pledge to lower the voting age to 16
Parents' angry backlash as school announces plans to close early on Fridays over 'financial pressures'
Children would be sent home at 1pm at the end of the week under plans at Buxton Primary School in Norfolk, which says funding has not matched rising costs.
Truth about 'horrendous' British tap water: The parasites, cancer-causing chemicals and plastic waste you might be drinking every single day REVEALED
Nobody is ever likely to accuse Bear Grylls of being a wimp. So why is one of the few things that actually rattles the fromer SAS trooper the prospect of drinking a glass of British tap water?
DR REENEE SINGH: This is the secret to living with your ex post-divorce... and the temptations you MUST avoid
When most of us split from our romantic partners, we can hardly bear to be in the same room as them. But what if you had to live in the same house? Dr Renee Singh on surviving cohabitation, post-split.
AmigaOS updated in 2025 for some reason
Hyperion ships another patch, which is nice
Belgian software house Hyperion Entertainment has released Update 3 for AmigaOS 3.2, the version of the classic operating system it launched in 2021. The update targets Amigas with 680x0 processors, including systems enhanced with PiStorm accelerator boards.…
After three days of trying everything to save my baby, I finally turned off his life support. What happened next shocked everyone: LARA GIBSON
'Your son isn't going to live.' The worst words a parent can hear, and delivered by our two-month-old baby's consultant with an unblinking, eye-to-eye stare. And yet...
Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why AI can't replace devs
Big G reckons this agentic IDE speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who've used it aren't so sure
Cloud Next Google on Wednesday announced Firebase Studio, a product pitched as "a cloud-based agentic development environment" – in other words, a browser-based coding workspace that includes AI to help developers to prototype and build apps without writing every line of code themselves.…
Family pay tribute to grandfather's 'incredible bravery' after he saves his wife with heroic last act that cost him his own life
David Lalgee, 64, died following a crash on the M60 which saw a lorry cross the central reservation and go into the embankment, before hitting six vehicles.
Fintech Founder Charged With Fraud After 'AI' Shopping App Found To Be Powered By Humans in the Philippines
Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a "universal" checkout experience, was charged with defrauding investors on Wednesday, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. From a report: Founded in 2018, Nate raised over $50 million from investors like Coatue and Forerunner Ventures, most recently raising a $38 million Series A in 2021 led by Renegade Partners. Nate said its app's users could buy from any e-commerce site with a single click, thanks to AI. In reality, however, Nate relied heavily on hundreds of human contractors in a call center in the Philippines to manually complete those purchases, the DOJ's Southern District of New York alleges.
Saniger raised millions in venture funding by claiming that Nate was able to transact online "without human intervention," except for edge cases where the AI failed to complete a transaction. But despite Nate acquiring some AI technology and hiring data scientists, its app's actual automation rate was effectively 0%, the DOJ claims.
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I'm a billionaire businessman but I will never choose to live in the UK - this is why the super wealthy like me are staying away and will invest their money elsewhere
David von Rosen, a German billionaire living in Dubai , says the ultra-rich are treating the UK with great caution as a place to do business amid rising tax rates.
My courtesy car almost killed me: Motorist accuses hire firm of playing 'Russian roulette' with his life after he was given SUV with dodgy brakes and failing safety systems
Public relations manager Paul Smith was given a sleek Cupra Formentor sports SUV by corporate fleet firm Auxillis while he waited for his Audi Q2 to be fixed following a crash last month.
Dress code rules you MUST follow at Royal Ascot as 2025 official style guide is released
The fashion faux pas to avoid at Ascot
White House insiders reveal what they really think of 'Crazy Uncle Elon' as they demand Musk take a drug test
Some Trump administration officials have nicknamed DOGE leader Elon Musk 'Crazy Uncle Elon,' while others have joked that he should have to take a drug test.
The strange reason why Prince William and his friends support Aston Villa
Despite Aston Villa only winning the European Cup once, Prince William has been a long-time supporter of the Birmingham-based club - a rather surprising choice for the London-based royal.
Cancer-stricken Teddi Mellencamp defends pal Kyle Richards in explosive street row
Kyle Richards and Teddi Mellencamp were thrust into a frightening encounter in Los Angeles on Wednesday - just hours after Teddi gave update about her ongoing battle with stage 4 cancer.
Moment locals rush to pick up piles of bank notes after gang torched van leaving cash strewn on the ground during daring heist at Colombian airport
A gang stormed the runway at Almirante Padilla International Airport in the city of Riohacha yesterday, where bags of cash (pictured) were being loaded on to a flight from an armoured truck.
I lost 50kg WITHOUT Ozempic and finally silenced the food noise. Don't let anyone tell you weight-loss jabs are the 'only way'
Ree had struggled with her weight since the age of 16. At her heaviest, she suffered from a horror health scare that left her in hospital for four months. She knew then she had to change her life.