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Meghan Markle gave fans a rare glimpse into the family's life across the Pond in a brief video. In it, she filmed her husband and six-year-old son as they enjoyed the blanketed ski routes together.

Microsoft plans to invest $10 billion in Japan from 2026 to 2029 to expand AI infrastructure, boost local cloud capacity, train 1 million engineers and developers, and deepen cybersecurity cooperation with the Japanese government. Reuters reports: The investment includes the training of 1 million engineers and developers by 2030, Microsoft said, which was unveiled during a visit to Tokyo by Vice Chair and President Brad Smith. In a statement, the company said the plan aligns with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's goal to boost growth through advanced, strategic technologies while safeguarding national security. Microsoft will work with domestic firms including SoftBank and Sakura Internet to expand Japan-based AI computing capacity, allowing Ecompanies and government agencies to keep sensitive data within the country while accessing Microsoft Azure services, it said. It will also deepen cooperation with Japanese authorities on sharing intelligence related to cyber threats and crime prevention.

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Rebecca Adlington was all smiles in sweet Instagram photos as she took her newborn daughter Thea Joy swimming for the first time on Friday. 

Jesy Nelson has shared a bittersweet SMA update on Friday as she revealed it is a 'postcode lottery' whether your baby gets tested. 

Business leaders are proposing a new system involving a 2 per cent levy on online sales and a 37 per cent cut for bricks-and-mortar firms.

A Rome court ruled that several Netflix price hikes in Italy were unlawful because the company's contracts didn't adequately explain or justify future pricing changes. As a result, Netflix has been ordered to issue refunds that could total roughly 500 euros for some long-term subscribers. Ars Technica reports: The lawsuit was brought by Italian consumer advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, which alleged that the price hikes violate the Consumer Code, Italian legislation that aims to protect consumer rights. The Consumer Code says it's unlawful for a "professional to unilaterally modify the clauses of the contract, or the characteristics of the product or service to be provided, without a justified reason indicated in the contract itself," according to a Google-provided translation. The court's April 1 ruling determined that Netflix's contracts were required to explain in advance why prices or other terms might change in the future. Because the price hikes were found to be imposed without providing customers with valid justifications, the court ruled that the new prices are invalid and ordered Netflix to refund affected subscribers. This comes despite Netflix reportedly providing a 30-day advance notice of the higher fees and allowing customers to cancel their subscriptions to avoid price hikes. The court gave Netflix 90 days to inform millions of current and former customers via email, mail, its website, and Italian newspapers of their right to refunds or else face a penalty of 700 euros per day, Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore reported today. Per Italian law, price increases that Netflix has issued or will issue beyond April 2025 are legal. At that time, Netflix adjusted its terms to state that contract terms could one day change due to technological, security, or regulatory needs, to clarify clauses, or to provide changes to the service, Il Sole 24 Ore reported.

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Karen Betts, boss of the Food and Drink Federation, said it was 'short-sighted' for Labour to ignore pleas for help as war in the Middle East threatens to drive up food prices.

In this new episode of The Trial USA, Rachel Sharp and Ruth Bashinsky unpack every twist and turn of the Gilgo Beach serial killer case - and discuss the latest shock development.

Stella McCartney's plans for her dream, £5million Highlands home recently proved controversial.

Perez Hilton faced a fresh health crisis this week as he underwent emergency surgery - just days after nearly dying in hospital from sepsis.

She's committed to wearing something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue on the promo tour for her wedding-themed movie, The Drama.

The Love Island host, 31, showcased her 'after-massage snatch' physique as she struck a confident pose for the mirror selfie, sporting denim and a white top.

After photographing over 300 weddings, Courtney Specht has figured out which couples are going to make it long term - and which ones won't go the distance.

Woods, 50, revealed in a statement this week that he would be 'seeking treatment and focusing on my health', and a judge granted him permission to leave the country in order to do so.

The beloved TV presenter, 58, shared the gruelling fitness clip on her Instagram page, showing off her sculpted abs and ripped physique in a vibrant pink gym top.

Since he married Katie in January, the so-called businessman has boasted of a string of attributes, including the ability to speak 12 languages and working with Kris Jenner.

Archive of Our Own (AO3) is officially dropping its "beta" label after 17 years. The Organization for Transformative Works, the nonprofit behind the fanfiction site, said the site will keep evolving with new improvements even though it's no longer technically in beta. "As the AO3 software has been stable for a long time, the change is mostly cosmetic and does not indicate that everything is finalized or perfectly working," the organizations says. "Exiting beta doesn't mean we'll stop continuing to improve AO3 -- our volunteer coders and community contributors will still be working to add to and improve AO3 every day." Some of the features it's introduced over the years include a tag system, offline fanworks downloads, privacy settings that let creators restrict access to their work, and new modes for multi-chapter works. As it stands, the site says it has more than 10 million registered users and 17 million fanworks.

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Where was Britain? That is the question people are asking themselves today - in the US and the Gulf, and around the world.

On November 27, 2017, the Prince of Wales was 'delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle'.

Doctor Gerhardt Konig messaged the wife of the man his spouse cheated with and urged her to start a confrontation, the court was told.