Skiving police officer key-jammed his laptop to make it look like he was working from home so he could go to the gym and play golf
Former PC Ryan Lenton 'key-jammed' his laptop , weighing down a keyboard to make it appear as if you are active online, for 60 hours and 7 minutes across 14 shifts for Kent Police.
France jacks into the Matrix for state messaging – and pays too
Governments eye comms alternatives as sovereignty worries mount
Comment Decentralized communications network Matrix is hoping to be the beneficiary as European public and private sector organizations ponder alternatives to the messaging status quo.…
Bank of England's £200bn gold bars will be left 'vulnerable' when security guards strike in pay row, union bosses say
Around 40 security guards represented by union Unite are set to walk out next month, leaving the Bank of England 'at risk'.
Elon Musk comes to the rescue for Brits in mobile 'not-spots': O2 partners with Starlink to provide coverage to rural areas
Virgin Media O2 has teamed up with Starlink - the satellite internet service developed by Musk's SpaceX - on a new product called O2 Satellite.
Lily Allen reveals she flew 6,000 miles to JAPAN in her quest to 'hook up' with a celebrity as she rolls out X-rated David Harbour divorce album
Lily Allen, 40, has revealed she flew all the way to Japan in a 'meticulously planned' plot just to 'hook up' with a famous person.
Jonathan Ross is FINALLY banished in most tense round table yet as his fellow Celebrity Traitors Alan Carr and Cat Burns brutally turn on him
Celebrity Traitors aired its most dramatic episode yet on Wednesday night as Jonathan Ross was finally banished from the castle after a very tense round table.
Former police officer showed friend body-worn footage of ‘naked detained man’
They would have been dismissed had they not already quit Essex Police
Floyd Roger Myers Jr dead at 42: Actor who played young Will Smith on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air suffered heart attack at home
Floyd Roger Myers Jr - who was known for portraying a young Will Smith on the hit series The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air - has passed away at the age of 42 on Wednesday.
The UK's 'best theme park' to open a new £12m Viking-themed area
The UK's 'best theme park' has finally revealed the opening date for its much-anticipated Viking attraction after announcing plans earlier this year.
Alphabet Tops $100 Billion Quarterly Revenue For First Time
Alphabet reported its first-ever $100 billion quarter, fueled by a 34% surge in Google Cloud revenue and booming AI demand. The tech giant also announced an increase in expected capital expenditures for the fiscal year of 2025. CNBC reports: "With the growth across our business and demand from Cloud customers, we now expect 2025 capital expenditures to be in a range of $91 billion to $93 billion," the company said in its earnings report (PDF) Wednesday. "Looking out to 2026, we expect a significant increase in CapEx and will provide more detail on our fourth quarter earnings call," said finance chief Anat Ashkenazi on the earnings call with investors Wednesday.
Earlier this year, the company increased its capital expenditure expectation from $75 billion to $85 billion. Most of that goes toward technical infrastructure such as data centers. The latest earnings show the company is seeing rising demand for its AI services, which largely sit in its cloud unit. It also shows the company is continuing to spend more to try and build out more infrastructure to accomodate the backlog of customer requests. "We continue to drive strong growth in new businesses. Google Cloud accelerated, ending the quarter with $155 billion in backlog," CEO Sundar Pichai said in the earnings release.
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We've tracked down Zara Tindall's exact wool coat - and it's on sale with 15% off
Zara Tindall embraced autumnal elegance during a recent outing to Cheltenham Racecourse.
The madness of Queen Victoria: Never before seen doctor's diary reveals how monarch was gripped by psychosis after having first son, and Prince Albert feared she'd inherited 'royal family insanity' from King George
Dr Robert Ferguson's diary gives an unprecedented insight into the disastrous state of Victoria's mental health immediately after the arrival of the future King Edward VII in November 1841.
Suzanne Rees who died on Lizard Island after being left behind by a cruise ship is pictured - as her devastated daughter speaks out
The elderly woman who was found dead on a remote island in Far North Queensland after she was left behind by a cruise ship has been pictured.
Internet divided as Dictionary.com unveils its 2025 word of the year
Dictionary.com has revealed their Word of the Year for 2025 - and it hasn't gone over well with some social media users.
Hunt for man after Essex paintball centre burgled
Equipment and money was stolen from the site
Residents in King Charles' model town hit out at 'arrogant' Duchy of Cornwall for planting trees that is spoiling their 'uninterrupted countryside views'
Homeowners on the edge of Poundbury, Dorset, paid a premium for their 'uninterrupted countryside views' of Thomas Hardy's Wessex.
Essex Police promise ‘appropriate plan’ for FA Cup Essex derby this weekend
More than 3,000 fans are expected to attend the fixture between Braintree Town and Chelmsford City
Is Black Friday really the best time to get a brand new coffee machine? Deals expert reveals when and where to get the cheapest offer
Typically, sales periods like Black Friday and Prime Day offer good savings on a variety of different coffee machines - but it's not always the best time to buy.
Boy, 10, suffers severe burns after he was hit by fireball while toasting marshmallows over a restaurant's fire pit
The child was toasting the sweet treat with his sister at Monterey Jack's in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, when a 16-year-old waitress poured liquid fuel over the structure.
Trump starts new nuclear arms race as he orders Department of War to begin testing 'immediately'... just moments before facing off with China's Xi
The president ordered the Pentagon to begin their first nuclear tests since 1992 just moments before his scheduled meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.