Home Office mandarin admits it has 'inadequate focus' on saving public money in wake of damning report on asylum costs
The department's permanent secretary Dame Antonia Romeo also confirmed she had identified areas of 'siloed working' since she took over in April.
A120 Eastbound:Road blocked and traffic delays after crash near Stansted Airport
The incident between Stansted Airport and Takeley, has resulted in one lane being blocked, with traffic building up.
A120 Eastbound:Road blocked and traffic delays after crash near Stansted Airport
The incident between Stansted Airport and Takeley, has resulted in one lane being blocked, with traffic building up.
Bisexual NHS worker sues for sexuality harassment over claims she was 'misgendered' by colleague who called her 'mush'
Lisa Webb claimed she was 'misgendered' when a co-worker called her mush, a slang word for 'mate' typically heard in southern England and Wales, at Fordingbridge Hospital.
LLM side-channel attack could allow snoops to guess what you're talking about
Encryption protects content, not context
Updated Mischief-makers can guess the subjects being discussed with LLMs using a side-channel attack, according to Microsoft researchers. They told The Register that models from some providers, including Anthropic, AWS, DeepSeek, and Google, haven't been fixed, putting both personal users and enterprise communications at risk.…
Moment Air Canada passenger is arrested after squaring up to an air hostess and hurling racist abuse when he was refused a cup of coffee
Iranian-born Akbar Aghgaleh (pictured), who was on a flight from Montreal to London Heathrow on August 29 last year, is now facing jail time for his racist and expletive-laden outburst.
Apple's $230 iPhone Sock
Apple has launched the iPhone Pocket, a knitted bag designed to hold iPhones. The limited edition collaboration with Japanese designer Issey Miyake costs $229.95 for the crossbody version. A shorter version is priced at $149.95. Apple said the 3D-knitted design was inspired by "a piece of cloth" and was born from the idea of creating an additional pocket for any iPhone and small everyday items. Yoshiyuki Miyamae, design director at Miyake Design Studio, said the product "speaks to the bond between iPhone and its user" and explores "the joy of wearing iPhone in your own way." Steve Jobs mocked similar $29 iPod Socks as "a revolutionary new product" in 2004.
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Princess Beatrice beams with Holly Branson as the pair celebrate win for their charity - as she tries to move past her father's fall from grace
Beatrice, ninth in line to the throne, was shown in an Instagram photo shared by Sir Richard Branson's daughter Holly after a boost for their organisation Big Change.
Rocket Lab's Neutron slips to 2026: 'Our aim is to make it to orbit on the first try'
Hungry Hippo won't move to the launchpad until next year
Aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider Rocket Lab has confirmed what many have long suspected: its "Hungry Hippo" Neutron rocket won't be hitting the launchpad until 2026 at the earliest.…
Huge Christmas fair with 100 stalls returns to Witham's Cressing Temple Barns
It's said to be one of the best in the county
London tour guide reveals what tourists REALLY think of the UK - and the one surprising thing he's learnt
Will Hide, who has spent the last year working as a Blue Badge Tourist Guide in London, has revealed what visitors to the capital really think about the UK.
Women are suffering 'horrors no-one should ever endure' in Sudan, UN says, with rape, murder and child abductions rife
The UN has today warned that women in Sudan are suffering 'horrors no one should ever endure', with rape, murder and the abduction of their children rife in the war-torn country.
'We will remember them': Princess of Wales's touching tribute to the fallen at moving Armistice Day service - as the nation falls silent in memory of the war dead
The Princess of Wales, 43, arrived at the Royal British Legion Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire this morning.
Jose Mourinho accused of 'leaving Fenerbahce with a staggering £656k hotel bill' after lengthy stay at the luxurious Four Seasons during Istanbul stint
The Portuguese star was drafted into the club on the heels of his sacking at Roma in 2024, and arrived in Istanbul on a wave of promise at the start of the following season.
Motorist who left university professor to die in the road after reversing over him in his Land Rover is found guilty of careless driving
Leading academic Simon McQueen-Mason, 64, was cycling near Shorwell on the Isle of Wight when Timothy Cale, 59, backed into his path before driving off.
BBC Traitors star admits he lied to his wife after filming show
He has opened up on the experience of filming the show
Private school boy, 12, run over and killed by notorious boy racer 17, who then shared photo of victim's blood, distraught family says.. and he's STILL walking free
A 12-year-old boy was killed in front of his family by an alleged reckless teen driver, yet he still hasn't been charged with any crime.
Hardly impartial! BBC civil war continues as Radio 4's Today show books guest to champion it as 'treasure of democracy' and savage broadcaster's board for being 'too political'
As the BBC seeks to shake its accusations of 'bias' in the wake of the Panorama scandal, a guest booked for the morning radio round gave a strong defence of the organisation.
Tourist who flooded £12 hotel room in revenge act forced to pay more than £3,000 in compensation
A tourist in China who intentionally flooded her hotel room after being denied a refund has been forced to cough up more than £3,000 - almost 280 times the original room rate.
Boy, five, in a critical condition after wall collapsed during child's birthday party at crazy golf course
Police were called to Sidcup Family Golf on Sidcup Bypass, southeast London , at around 5.45pm on Sunday.