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Fashion chain Quiz was last night on the brink of collapse - taking the number of High Street jobs put at risk in the last week to over 10,000.

In a recent video, expert Jerry Pozniak told viewers why they should take the time to split up colored laundry, declaring it can keep clothes looking newer for longer.

The parents and brother of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs were among 14 people found guilty of her manslaughter on Wednesday.

From AI startup CISO to running federal IT - sure, why not?

The US has a new federal chief information officer who, based on his resume, has no prior experience as a CIO but is now tasked with overseeing IT operations and strategy for the entire federal government.…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Bolstered by Silicon Valley investment, scientists are making such rapid progress that lab-grown human eggs and sperm could be a reality within a decade, a meeting of the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority board heard last week (PDF). In-vitro gametes (IVGs), eggs or sperm that are created in the lab from genetically reprogrammed skin or stem cells, are viewed as the holy grail of fertility research. The technology promises to remove age barriers to conception and could pave the way for same-sex couples to have biological children together. It also poses unprecedented medical and ethical risks, which the HFEA now believes need to be considered in a proposed overhaul of fertility laws. Peter Thompson, chief executive of the HFEA, said: "In-vitro gametes have the potential to vastly increase the availability of human sperm and eggs for research and, if proved safe, effective, and publicly acceptable, to provide new fertility treatment options for men with low sperm counts and women with low ovarian reserve." The technology also heralds more radical possibilities including "solo parenting" and "multiplex parenting." Julia Chain, chair of HFEA, said: "It feels like we ought to have Steven Spielberg on this committee," in a brief moment of levity in the discussion of how technology should be regulated. Lab-grown eggs have already been used produce healthy babies in mice -- including ones with two biological fathers. The equivalent feat is yet to be achieved using human cells, but US startups such as Conception and Gameto claim to be closing in on this prize. The HFEA meeting noted that estimated timeframes ranged from two to three years -- deemed to be optimistic -- to a decade, with several clinicians at the meeting sharing the view that IVGs appeared destined to become "a routine part of clinical practice." The clinical use of IVGs would be prohibited under current law and there would be significant hurdles to proving that IVGs are safe, given that any unintended genetic changes to the cells would be passed down to all future generations. The technology also opens up myriad ethical issues. Thompson said: "Research on IVGs is progressing quickly but it is not yet clear when they might be a viable option in treatment. IVGs raise important questions and that is why the HFEA has recommended that they should be subject to statutory regulation in time, and that biologically dangerous use of IVGs in treatment should never be permitted." "This is the latest of a range of detailed recommendations on scientific developments that we are looking at to future-proof the HFE Act, but any decisions around UK modernizing fertility law are a matter for parliament."

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Slain Melbourne gangster  Sam 'The Punisher' Abdulrahim's time was up just after 10am on Tuesday when he was ambushed and executed in an underground carpark.

CCTV footage from Surrey shop owner Lindsey Kleinlercher reveals brazen thieves comfortably stealing hundreds of pounds worth of stock.

The troubled retail group has been scrambling to secure its future in recent weeks after warning it could run out of cash in the first few months of 2025.

Nvidia says its chips are still needed, OpenAI says it'll keep buying them en masse, but shares are still down

US tech shares, rattled yesterday by the release of a supposedly more efficient AI model by Chinese outfit DeepSeek, appear to have staunched the bleeding, but not recovered. …

The Prime Minister yesterday told business he was introducing a 'growth rule' which would see policies vetoed unless they will boost the economy.

Winchester City council has banned charity volunteers who have looked after a medieval cemetery for the last decade from using a lawnmower - citing health and safety reasons. 

The opera singer, 53, broke his silence with a statement, saying he had agreed with the BBC to " take some time out" from his radio show and the Strictly live tour "to prioritise my wellbeing".

The main leaders of the Kinahan Organised Crime Group face being returned to Ireland as it emerged that a new extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates is to be ratified 'very soon'.

Gabbriette Bechtel made sure all eyes were on her as she arrived at Saint Laurent's Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday. 

Jonathan Hall KC has called for something similar to Scotland Yard's Fixated Threat Assessment Centre - which monitors risks to royals, politicians and other prominent figures.

Professor James Tooley stood down temporarily from his £229,000-a-year-role at the University of Buckingham in October last year after the concerns came to light.

Personal trainer Michelle Sparman, 48, from Battersea, in south-west London, died days after apparently trying to take her own life at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton.

A 55-year-old British man has been killed after being swept away by a 'very large' avalanche in the French Alps yesterday afternoon, local media reports. (file image) .