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Every year, major UK supermarkets race against each other in the battle for the best festive season campaign, and while famous faces are not uncommon, the grub is always the biggest star.

Sir Keir Starmer vowed to 'choke funding for Russia's war machine' - but Ukraine is to miss out on much needed long-range missiles. The UK, US and EU are combining to block Kremlin oil and gas.

Dramatic footage has captured the moment ringleader Dylan Earl, 21, from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, was hauled to the ground by armed police for acting on behalf of Russian spies.

Google is looking to build a new data centre and could use market space for car parking, if plans go ahead

Larry Sanger, who helped launch Wikipedia in 2001 before being ousted by co-founder Jimmy Wales a year later, has spent years arguing the online encyclopedia has abandoned its commitment to neutrality. Leading conservatives in the second Trump administration are now amplifying his critique. Elon Musk announced plans to launch an AI-powered alternative called Grokipedia this week, calling Wikipedia "hopelessly biased." Senator Ted Cruz sent a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation demanding answers about what he termed "ideological bias." House Republicans opened an investigation into possible platform manipulation. Sanger published "Nine Theses" on reforming Wikipedia and appeared on Tucker Carlson's show. His arguments circulated widely among conservatives, including Trump's AI czar David Sacks. Sanger recently converted to Christianity and voted for Trump in 2024. He is working to recruit hundreds of conservatives to become active Wikipedia editors. Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales maintains that neutrality remains the site's core policy.

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Galleys Roundabout near Braintree was partially blocked this afternoon due to a crash which according to Essex Highways at the time involved several vehicles.

A manhunt is ongoing

He was accidentally released from HMP Chelmsford

Technical debt is a real thing, as any IT manager, programmer, system administrator or SRE, or end user will tell you. …

Fixing Intel Foundry Is Like Stopping Tripping Down The Stairs was written by Timothy Prickett Morgan at The Next Platform.

It turns out the Manchester City star is absolutely obsessed with cooking and optimising his body, and his home is built around enhancing those pursuits.

A web browser linked to Chinese online gambling websites and downloaded millions of times routes all internet traffic through servers in China and covertly installs programs that run in the background, according to findings published by network security company Infoblox. The researchers said the Universe Browser, which advertises itself as offering privacy protection, includes features similar to malware such as key logging and surreptitious connections. Infoblox collaborated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on the research. The investigators found links between the browser and Southeast Asia's cybercrime ecosystem, which has connections to money laundering, illegal online gambling, human trafficking and scam operations using forced labor. The browser is directly linked to BBIN, a major online gambling company that has existed since 1999. Infoblox researchers examined the Windows version of the browser and found that it checks users' locations and languages when launched, installs two browser extensions, and disables security features including sandboxing.

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Hadush Kebatu was jailed after sexually assaulting a woman and a girl in Epping

In a strong end to the week for investors, London's index of blue-chip stocks built on Thursday's previous peak to close 0.7 per cent or 67.05 points higher at 9645.62 on Friday.

I am married, very happily, to a man I adore. But that doesn't stop me from being an incorrigible flirt.

Ghetts, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after he knocked down Yubin Tamang, 20, on Redbridge Lane East in Ilford, northeast London on October 18.

If you listen closely, you’ll realize Sam Altman and the others are only saying sound-alike words

Guardrails? What guardrails? Naughty netizens found a way to trick the Sora 2 video generator into producing deepfakes of public figures, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and billionaire Mark Cuban, that make it sound as though they're spewing racial slurs. The trick works despite Sora's built-in filters meant to block hateful language.…

You can pick other kinds of pumpkins - but a lot of the decor is pink!

Microsoft has reorganized its Outlook team under new leadership as part of a broader effort to integrate AI into its core products. Gaurav Sareen, a corporate vice president at the company, recently assumed direct leadership of the Outlook division after Lynn Ayres, who previously ran the team, began a sabbatical. The move represents the latest in a series of AI-focused restructurings across Microsoft's divisions. Sareen wrote in an internal memo that the company now has an opportunity to reimagine Outlook from the ground up rather than add AI features to existing systems, according to The Verge. Ryan Roslansky, the chief executive of LinkedIn, took on an expanded role earlier this year as head of Office. Sareen now reports to Roslansky, who oversees the Office suite, Outlook and Microsoft 365 Copilot teams. The restructuring comes after Microsoft spent several years developing One Outlook, a web-based version meant to replace separate Windows, Mac, and web applications.

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Officers are concerned for his wellbeing

Used for everything from sautéing and deep frying to pouring into salad dressings, oil is the ultimate kitchen staple.