Police officer 'called in sick so he could referee football matches - then tried to cover it up'
Callum Finnegan is accused of 'dishonestly' reporting sick for duty to referee and assistant referee at two football matches instead.
Netflix boss says Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's documentary was 'successful on every measure' - as he heaps praise on the Sussexes following 'first-look' deal
Ted Sarandos applauded Meghan Markle on the second series of her cooking and lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, despite recent scathing reviews of the show, which aired last month.
Seven charities including Teenage Cancer Trust cut ties with Sarah Ferguson after leaked email showed her apologising to 'supreme friend' Jeffrey Epstein
Children's charity Julia's House said it would be 'inappropriate' to stay involved with Fergie after her emailed apology to Epstein emerged - and other organisations have swiftly followed suit.
Strictly's Dani Dyer shares insight into relationship with West Ham Captain Jarrod Bowen
She says they are not worried about the alleged 'strictly curse'
Heather Locklear fans can't believe how amazing the Melrose Place vet looks at 63... 40 years after fame hit
Fans went nuts for Locklear's youthful appearance. 'Heather looks amazing while another said she appeared 'gorgeous.' 'You do not age Heather!' added another follower.
Candace Owens says she'll make Brigitte Macron submit to MEDICAL EXAM after 'French first lady is a man' claim sparked lawsuit
The right-wing influencer told the Daily Mail she is escalating their legal feud by demanding that Macron, 72, undergoes a 'third-party examination'.
Thomas Skinner's former mistress Amy-Lucy O'Rourke shares expletive-laden post after Strictly star defiantly stated his wife has forgiven him following cheating scandal
The Apprentice star, 34, admitted to cheating on his wife Sinead with Amy-Lucy O'Rourke just weeks after their wedding in May 2022, claiming the 'two week fling' was a 'moment of madness'.
Stars arrive for glitzy Ballon d'Or bash in Paris: Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembele pictured on red carpet with Mohamed Salah also in contention for top prize
The great and the good of the footballing world have been pictured on the red carpet ahead of the glitzy Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris.
California Issues Historic Fine Over Lawyer's ChatGPT Fabrications
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CalMatters: A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The fine appears to be the largest issued over AI fabrications by a California court and came with a blistering opinion (PDF) stating that 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney's opening brief were made up. It also noted that numerous out-of-state and federal courts have confronted attorneys for citing fake legal authority. "We therefore publish this opinion as a warning," it continued. "Simply stated, no brief, pleading, motion, or any other paper filed in any court should contain any citations -- whether provided by generative AI or any other source -- that the attorney responsible for submitting the pleading has not personally read and verified."
The opinion, issued 10 days ago in California's 2nd District Court of Appeal, is a clear example of why the state's legal authorities are scrambling to regulate the use of AI in the judiciary. The state's Judicial Council two weeks ago issued guidelines requiring judges and court staff to either ban generative AI or adopt a generative AI use policy by Dec. 15. Meanwhile, the California Bar Association is considering whether to strengthen its code of conduct to account for various forms of AI following a request by the California Supreme Court last month.
The Los Angeles-area attorney fined last week, Amir Mostafavi, told the court that he did not read text generated by the AI model before submitting the appeal in July 2023, months after OpenAI marketed ChatGPT as capable of passing the bar exam. A three-judge panel fined him for filing a frivolous appeal, violating court rules, citing fake cases, and wasting the court's time and the taxpayers money, according to the opinion. Mostafavi told CalMatters he wrote the appeal and then used ChatGPT to try and improve it. He said that he didn't know it would add case citations or make things up.
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Taylor Swift is 'being pressured to have kids' by Travis Kelce's mom... only a month after getting engaged
Kelce's mother has been added stress on the songbird to start thinking about having a family, it was claimed on the Kelce brothers' New Heights podcast on Monday.
Trump apologizes to Charlie Kirk's widow after refusing her call to forgive her husband's alleged assassin
Trump delivered a fiery 45-minute eulogy to the late conservative activist, 31, who was fatally shot on September 10 while debating students at the Utah Valley University college campus.
2000s child actor from iconic Oscar-winning film is unrecognizable 25 years after screen debut
An iconic child star now looks unrecognizable 25 years after he shot to fame in an Oscar-winning film.
MI6 boss hotly tipped to take over from disgraced Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador doesn't want the job
The outgoing head of MI6 has ruled himself out for the role of Britain's next ambassador to America, the Mail can reveal.
Strictly's Thomas Skinner and wife Sinéad put on a united front as they host viewing party to watch his controversial dance floor debut following cheating scandal
The Apprentice star, 34, admitted to cheating on his wife, with whom he shares three young children, just weeks after their wedding in May 2022.
Hero police officer charged in to arrest Southport killer during knife rampage with just a baton despite being warned 'You need a f****** gun mate', inquiry hears
Sgt Greg Gillespie was warned by a member of the public who had come to the children's aid 'You need a f***** gun mate, that's doing nothing' before he went inside
Inside Donald Trump's Ryder Cup plans amid concern president's attendance will cause chaos
Organizers have been concerned about a repeat of the bedlam that accompanied the men's singles final at the US Open, which was delayed by half an hour amid increased security checks.
Apple's iPhone 17 Pro Can Be Easily Scratched
An anonymous reader shares a report: The iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max appear to provide little resistance to scratches and scuffs around the sharp edges of the camera bump. Tech blogger Zack Nelson demonstrates this weakness in a durability test on his JerryRigEverything YouTube channel, explaining that the anodized aluminium layer on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max "does not stick to corners very well" -- creating a weak point in the coating. This is a known issue with the electrochemical anodizing process, so it was a design decision Apple knowingly made.
"For some reason, Apple didn't add a chamfer, fillet, or radius around the camera plateau, and I think it was intentional, so it looks cooler," Nelson says in the video. "But that decision to look cool out of the box is going to plague everyone who owns this phone down the road." The video shows that everyday objects, like a coin or house key carried in the same pocket as the iPhone 17 Pro, can chip away at the anodized coating around the sharp corners of the camera bump. However, that same mildly aggressive scratching on the flat surface of the camera plateau only produced dust that could be easily wiped away.
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'Devastating' plans for homes at busy car park in South Woodham Ferrers scrapped
There were concerns that it could have had an impact on small businesses
Trump admin says tech companies are abusing H-1B visas, slaps $100k a year to allow entry
It will hit outsourcing companies hardest
On Friday, President Trump signed a presidential proclamation to sharply raise the cost of employing H-1B workers by restricting entry unless employers make a $100,000 payment with the petition.…
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why the hell is the Prime Minister showboating about a war which has nothing to do with us while the country is going to hell in a handcart
Monday morning, sparrow's wossname. Farouk from Maidstone calls Nick Ferrari on LBC Radio to rant about Israel's war of self-defence in Gaza.