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It's been more than a decade since social media platform Friendster went dark, but a new owner has brought it back from the dead - sort of - with the hope he can give exhausted users of modern platforms a reprieve. …

Commuters are facing delays as a slip road onto the M11 is closed.

The older we get, the more that housekeeping can feel like a burdensome chore. Our brain has the same problem - it has a self-cleaning system which nightly flushes out toxic substances.

Executives from Citi, Home Depot, and Capcom describe early work with AI agents

While AI agents have moved from experimental tools to customer-facing workers in a matter of months, the next challenge is governance and reliability once those agents touch real money, real shoppers, and real creative output.…

Royal Mail has launched an investigation after a postman appeared to boast that they had binned Reform UK leaflets ahead of the local elections.

22-year-old events coordinator Joy has dedicated her life to Christianity - but while her religion is crucial to her, it's led to a discomfort around the idea of sex, she told Channel 4's Virgin Island.

Sheridan Smith has revealed she had a secret fling with hunky stuntman Alex Anlos while filming The Castaways. 

With summer heatwaves frequently pushing temperatures above 40°C, the safety of hospitality workers operating in these extreme conditions is under scrutiny.

Sue, 51, and Noel, 55, Radford, from Morecambe, Lancashire, who, together with their children, are the stars of 22 Kids and Counting, took their brood on a weekend away in their motorhome.

Maicon Pedroso was in the hospital in Criciúma, Brazil, with his wife, Mariane Felippe, as she went into labour on April 18.

California's proposed billionaire tax appears headed for the November ballot after backers said they gathered more than 1.5 million signatures, well above the threshold needed to qualify. SF Standard reports: Backers of the initiative announced this weekend that more than 1.5 million people signed a petition to bring the one-time, 5% wealth tax to a statewide vote come November. That's well beyond the 875,000 names needed to qualify the measure, and likely sufficient to account for illegible or invalid signatures. The Service Employees International Union United Healthcare Workers West, a union representing more than 120,000 healthcare workers, pitched the tax to make up for federal spending cuts that threaten to shutter hospitals(opens in new tab) and kick millions of people off medical insurance. Proponents of California's wealth tax estimate it would raise $100 billion in one-time revenue, even if some billionaires leave because of the measure. The nonpartisan California Legislative Analyst's Office forecasts tens of billions in upfront revenue, but cautioned that the tax could cost hundreds of millions or more a year if some billionaires move out of state. The proposal, which needs a simple majority to pass, would apply to assets of people with net worth of $1 billion or more who lived in California as of Jan. 1 this year. That means it would affect about 200 people, according to the SEIU-UHW.

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Braintree's George Yard Shopping Centre has announced a series of prestigious accolades received at the 2026 Property Management Marketing Conference, hosted by Savills in London.

The names of every candidate bidding to win a seat at Essex County Council in the May elections have been revealed.

The British star, best known for their portrayal of Diana, Princess of Wales in Netflix drama The Crown, caught the eye in a flimsy vest top while leaving Beaumont Hotel in upmarket Mayfair.

The esteemed fashion brand has launched a number of new 'painters' clothes - including a hoodie, trousers and t-shirt that are all splattered with white, blue, red and green splodges of paint.

The upcoming mystery film, based on Nancy Springer's The Enola Holmes Mysteries' book series, follows on from Enola Holmes 2 which premiered in 2022.

The release date for House of the Dragon season three has been confirmed - as a high-octane teaser dropped. 

London Stansted Airport welcomed MPs from the Industry and Parliament Trust (IPT) for a behind-the-scenes tour.

Facebook provider also working with energy storage firm to keep 100 hours of juice on hand

With AI demand growing, Facebook parent Meta is looking for new ways to power its datacenters, with one ambitious project pledging to send solar power down from orbit. Another agreement offers Meta the opportunity to store enough power to keep its bit barns going, even when the grid is over capacity or down.…