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It was supposed to be a carefree, post A-level holiday. A gang of friends from school in had driven to Cornwall and, as we'd arrived too early to check into our apartment, three of us went for a swim.

How many women can say, after 15 years of marriage, that they still have truly urgent lovemaking sessions with their husbands?

Pro tip: When taking revenge, don't use your real name

A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers.…

Starting September 1st, Russia will require all smartphones and tablets sold in the country to come with MAX, a state-backed messaging app seen as a rival to WhatsApp and Telegram. Critics say the app could be used to track users. Reuters reports: The Russian government said in a statement that MAX, which will be integrated with government services, would be on a list of mandatory pre-installed apps on all "gadgets," including mobile phones and tablets, sold in Russia from September 1. State media says accusations from Kremlin critics that MAX is a spying app are false and that it has fewer permissions to access user data than rivals WhatsApp and Telegram. It will also be mandatory that from September 1, Russia's domestic app store, RuStore, which is pre-installed on all Android devices, will be pre-installed on Apple devices. A Russian-language TV app called LIME HD TV, which allows people to watch state TV channels for free, will be pre-installed on all smart TVs sold in Russia from January 1, the government added. [...] MAX said this week that 18 million users had downloaded its app, parts of which are still in a testing phase. Russia's interior ministry said on Wednesday that MAX was safer than foreign rivals, but that it had arrested a suspect in the first fraud case using the new messenger.

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The Radio 2 DJ, 54, and the star, also known as Norman Cook split in 2016 after 18 years of marriage but have remained close friends and co parents to their children Woody, 24, and Nelly, 15.

A South Korean pop star has shocked the internet after allowing her pet pomeranian to lick her mouth and lips.

The actor, 71, is starring alongside Helen Mirren , Sir Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie in the film adaptation of Richard Osman 's best-selling novel, which is set to be released on Netflix on Friday.

I'm told they were making a documentary about his amazing life story - he was nominated for an Oscar for his first film role, in Billy Budd; and went on to be synonymous with Swinging London.

Oh, how heartily I agree with the 52 per cent who say one of the best parts of going away on holiday is returning to the comforts of home. My only quibble is that it's the best part, bar none.

The glamour model, 47, has been locked in a row with the Mysterious Girl singer after he released a bombshell statement accusing her of 'peddling baseless lies.'

Because savvy terrorists always use public internet services to plan their mischief, right?

Anthropic says it has scanned an undisclosed portion of conversations with its Claude AI model to catch concerning inquiries about nuclear weapons.…

The actress, 49, has played Mandy Dingle on the legendary soap for 30 years, making a bombshell return to the village six years ago.

Reviewers are more likely to approve a manuscript if their own work is cited in subsequent versions than are reviewers who are not cited, according to an analysis of 18,400 articles from four open-access publications. From a report: The study, which is yet to be peer reviewed, was posted online as a preprint earlier this month. The study was inspired by anecdotes from authors who cited articles only because reviewers asked them to, says study author Adrian Barnett, who researches peer review and meta-research at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Sometimes, these requests are fine, he says. But if reviewers ask for too many citations or the reason to cite their work is not justified, the peer-review process can become transactional, says Barnett. Citations increase a researcher's h-index, a metric reflecting the impact of their publications.

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Judge Joseph Lipner scolded Katy Perry's lawyers for their 'outrageous' stunt on the first day of her $15million trial.

Stephanie Cross reviews the best Literary Fiction out now.

Adele Parks answers our burning questions, what's she reading now, what would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what book left her cold?

The investing platform is making its stocks and shares Isa available to customers on its free Basic plan in a shake-up of its service.

They're erotic, physical and far better in bed than other men, says the woman who calls herself the Slutty Cheff.

Google's Android 16 QPR2 beta 1 is rolling out with new customization features, including the ability to force dark mode and icon themes on apps that don't support them. The update also adds enhanced parental controls, better data migration, PDF editing, and Bluetooth audio sharing, with a full release expected in December. The Verge reports: The beta includes a new dark theme option that will "intelligently invert the UI of apps that appear light despite users having selected the dark theme" when enabled, according to Google's announcement, forcibly making apps that don't natively support the feature to appear darker. Google says this is "largely intended as an accessibility feature" for users with low vision or photosensitivity, and will also automatically darken app splash screens and adjust status bar colors to match the darker theming. Another feature will allow users to forcibly apply themed icon colors to apps that don't natively support them. Android's icon theming currently only works if app developers have provided a monochrome version of their app icon that can be adjusted, which is annoying for users who want to apply a consistent aesthetic across their entire home page. Auto-themed app icons spare developers from adding this capability manually, removing the hassle for users to customize their phone's theme. The full list of features in the QPR2 beta 1 update can be found on the Android developers' blog.

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Better late than never after SharePoint assault?

Microsoft has reportedly stopped giving Chinese companies proof-of-concept exploit code for soon-to-be-disclosed vulnerabilities following last month's SharePoint zero-day attacks, which appear to be related to a leak in Redmond's early-bug-notification program.…