Ruthless new Ayatollah 'even more brutal than his slain father': How hardline Mojtaba Khamenei oversaw merciless crackdown that saw dozens of Iranian protesters slaughtered
Mojtaba, who took power in Iran at the age of 56 following his father Ali Khamenei's assassination in February, has cultivated an important role in the regime over his lifetime.
Iran warns 'not one litre' of oil will be allowed to leave the Middle East and unleashes deadly strike on Bahrain - as Trump threatens Tehran with 'fire and fury' if blockade continues
Iran has warned that it will not allow 'one litre of oil' to be shipped from the Middle East if US and Israeli attacks continue after it unleashed a deadly airstrike on Bahrain.
Now woke scientists want to change the definition of WOOL in the dictionary to include plant-based alternatives
Dictionary entries for the word 'wool' must be urgently updated to include plant-based varieties, woke scientists say.
'Barefoot Brit' shows how she gets around London streets without wearing shoes - and why she chooses to leave her footwear at home
Brittany Balinski, who advocates a shoe-free or barefoot-shoe lifestyle, spends her time strolling around the UK capital - while entirely barefoot.
Oracle moves to assure MySQL community it really does care
Big Red waves new features including vector support, while skeptics await concrete timescales
Oracle has proposed a more transparent approach to developing its open source database MySQL, including new features supporting vectors.…
RSS dulls the pain of the modern web
Feeds are alive, well, and can help deshittify things
opinion A couple of timely blog posts remind us that RSS is alive, well, and can help you resist enshittification of the Web.…
Your cheat sheet to beat the bookies on day one at Cheltenham, JP McManus is primed for birthday success and Sir Anthony McCoy's marathon challenge: CHELTENHAM BREAKFAST
CHELTENHAM BREAKFAST: Nobody wants to win at Cheltenham more than JP McManus and it will be fascinating to see how many times he hits the bullseye this week.
Essex Police uses cash seized from criminals to protect rural areas
An Essex Police initiative, funded by cash seized from criminals, has paid for new cameras to help protect the county's most vulnerable rural areas.
Essex Police uses cash seized from criminals to protect rural areas
An Essex Police initiative, funded by cash seized from criminals, has paid for new cameras to help protect the county's most vulnerable rural areas.
Cabinet minister condemns MPs' expenses watchdog for letting spending run out of control as politicians get bumper 5% pay hike
Treasury chief secretary James Murray warned the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) is simply being handed more money instead of controlling costs.
Paloma Faith gives birth! Singer, 44, announces she has welcomed her third child via 'painful' C-section and spent three days in special care unit
Paloma Faith has welcomed her first child with her boyfriend Stevie Thomas.
Spain's cheapest coastline revealed - with 150 miles of beaches, 315 sunny days a year, and holidays starting at £450
New research has revealed the eight cheapest coastal regions on mainland Spain, with average prices ranging from £457 to £662 per person
As Prince Edward turns 62, he's bracing for some VERY 'intimate insights' in a tell-all memoir by his first love - as royal expert says it's 'nightmarish' timing amid Andrew scandal
Edward who celebrated his 62nd birthday today is one of the more staid members of the Royal Family , but he could have a more tumultuous year ahead with this book on the horizon.
Sorry, kids. Memory crunch threatens to kneecap Chromebook shipments
Low-cost computers bashed by billion-dollar investment in AI infrastructure
Chromebooks, the low-cost computing option popular with education buyers, will be squeezed hardest this year as memory prices spiral out of control.…
'It's hard to eat and sleep' - friend of missing woman issues plea to find her
Vitoria Barreto had been with her friend Liliane Silva at Essex University's Wivenhoe campus before she disappeared
'It's hard to eat and sleep' - friend of missing woman issues plea to find her
Vitoria Barreto had been with her friend Liliane Silva at Essex University's Wivenhoe campus before she disappeared
Desperate BBC bosses save Katya Jones as they hand her new Strictly Come Dancing contract after 'bloodbath' of top talent from show
BBC bosses were 'desperate' to keep the 36-year-old Russian dancer amid the bloodbath because 'they know how popular she is with viewers.'
Linux PC vendor System76 tries to talk Colorado down over OS age checks
Don't celebrate yet – more states are considering them
As more US states push to mandate OS-level age checks, System76 is taking its fight directly to lawmakers.…
New 'significant' evidence found in search for woman missing for seven days
Essex Police have issued an update
Essex Build Expo welcomes businesses from across construction industry
The Essex Build Expo brought together businesses from across the county's construction sector.