Doctors to go on five day strike causing hospital disruptions, including Essex
Resident doctors across England, including those at Colchester Hospital, will walk out for five consecutive days next month.
Security staff dismissed after Wethersfield Asylum Centre walkout
Security staff have been dismissed after a walkout at Wethersfield Asylum Centre, a union has said.
The abandoned Chelmsford school left in ruins an eerie reminder of years gone by
Its been quite a few years since students last filled the corridors
Gartner Radically Raises Datacenter Spending Forecasts
Back in early September, the prognosticators at IDC put out an ebullient but simple AI spending forecast going out to 2029, and Gartner followed suit with a much more detailed AI spending forecast, which we augmented and expanded with the help of the market researcher a few weeks later. …
Gartner Radically Raises Datacenter Spending Forecasts was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.
Microsoft Disables Preview In File Explorer To Block Attacks
Slashdot reader joshuark writes: Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents, according to a report from BleepingComputer. This attack vector is particularly concerning because it requires no user interaction beyond selecting a file to preview and removes the need to trick a target into actually opening or executing it on their system.
For most users, no action is required since the protection is enabled automatically with the October 2025 security update, and existing workflows remain unaffected unless you regularly preview downloaded files. "This change is designed to enhance security by preventing a vulnerability that could leak NTLM hashes when users preview potentially unsafe files," Microsoft says in a support document published Wednesday.
It is important to note that this may not take effect immediately and could require signing out and signing back in.
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UN Cybercrime Treaty wins dozens of signatories, to go with its many critics
Allows surveillance and cross-border evidence sharing, which worries human rights groups
The United Nations on Saturday staged a signing ceremony for the Convention against Cybercrime, the world’s first agreement to combat online crime. And while 72 nations picked up the pen, critics continue to point out the convention’s flaws.…
From the street it looks like an old warehouse - but behind the brick facade lies one of Sydney's most extraordinary homes
Tucked away in a quiet laneway in the heart of Darlinghurst, behind the brick shell of an old warehouse, sits one of Sydney's most striking inner-city residences.
Grim update after teenager Jacob Thompson was allegedly doused in petrol and set alight - and the gruesome injuries to his body as he remains in intensive care
The family of a teenager who was allegedly doused in petrol and set alight after a feud have revealed the gruesome extent of his injuries.
UK citizen Sami Hamdi detained by ICE for 'supporting terrorism' on American soil
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin shared Sunday that his 'visa was revoked and he is in ICE custody pending removal.'
Aimee Lou Wood's father opens up about destroying her childhood with his drug and alcohol addiction: How cocaine binges left dad fearing he was HIV positive before ending up in a psychiatric ward
Mike Wood (left), 66, admitted he caused 'a lot of mayhem' when Aimee-Lou (right) and her sister Emily were young and said his drinking and cocaine binges nearly killed him several times.
Could the campaign to 'Free Britney' end up being a catastrophic mistake? As her ex-husband claims pop star held a knife as she watched her sons sleep and tried to breastfeed after taking cocaine, TOM LEONARD weighs the evidence
Kevin Federline says he finally realised his marriage to Britney Spears was irreparable the night she begged him to come and join the party - as their two young children cried in the background.
KEN COSTA: We are still a month from Reeves' Budget... and it's already developing into a financial horror show
Having explored just about every other conceivable tax rise the Chancellor seems to have settled once again on the idea of breaking Labour's manifesto promise and raising rates of income tax.
A mansion tax is not only nasty and vengeful, it is self-defeating: RUTH SUNDERLAND
Seen from Labour's backbenches, a mansion tax must seem an easy way of soaking the rich while sparing the ordinary working people. No wonder the snatch-and-grab brigade are salivating.
ANDREW PIERCE: Did Charles back Keir over inquiry into Andrew?
There was some surprise at Prime Minister's Questions when Sir Keir Starmer said he backed a parliamentary investigation into Prince Andrew's tenancy at Royal Lodge.
Mother, 53, died after taking £20 fake weight-loss injection from beauty salon as her heartbroken daughters beg others not to use 'black market skinny jabs'
Karen McGonigal, 53, from Salford in Greater Manchester, was illegally administered the unlicensed drug in May.
'A horror show that demonises the wealthy': Top city banker's scathing verdict on Rachel Reeves' Budget plans as he accuses Government of pursuing a 'socialist fantasy'
City grandee and philanthropist Ken Costa cautioned that 'just about anyone with aspirations is being made to feel unwelcome in Rachel Reeves' Britain'. Pictured: The Chancellor
Halloween festival charging £57.50 a ticket for families is branded the 'new Willy Wonka Experience' and a cash grab by visitors who call it a 'huge disappointment'
Cardiff Bay's eagerly-anticipated Halloween Festival opened on Saturday and is being held over half-term week.
The BBC hired mental health experts to look after the stars on Celebrity Traitors due to the gruelling nature of the show
The series is currently airing and starring the likes of Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns as Traitors who have to lie and murder their fellow players.
Woman, 23, was found dead in bed one year after she died - and her last conversation was with ChatGPT
Charlotte Leader (pictured), 23, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, was discovered under her duvet in her flat during a police welfare check on August 6.
Lily Allen's ex David Harbour makes 'cheating' joke as couple give tour of their NYC pad - two years before the singer's explosive album accusing him of sleeping with a woman in their home
The 2023 YouTube clip, which has resurfaced since Lily's record release, sees Lily and the Stranger Things star, 50, invite Architectural Digest into their swanky home.