Commuters brace for week of travel HELL as London tube network grinds to a halt: Militant union demand 32-hour week or else face a £230m economic hit
The RMT is seeking a 32-hour working week - three hours fewer than present - combined with a pay rise, a demand Transport for London has branded unaffordable.
I always rely on rings to elevate a simple outfit - 11 styles I've bookmarked, from £39
I've rounded up 11 rings that I've bookmarked to slip on every day. From standalone pieces that are sure to impress, to signet rings and ring sets that can be worn either separately or as a stack.
Instant karma! Moment woman texting with both hands while driving crashes rental car... before screaming in fury
Dashcam footage shows the moment a woman who was texting while driving crashed a rental car after losing control of the vehicle.
Essex care service put into special measures after person's death
One person said their relative was also pushed by a staff member
Revealed: Why ships and planes have circular windows and not square
Ships and planes often sport small circle peepholes as windows - while almost every other structure, including buildings and cars typically have square.
Bond Girl Caterina Murino welcomes her first child aged 47 - after suffering two miscarriages and gruelling IVF before having her 'miracle baby'
Bond Girl Caterina Murino has welcomed her first child aged 47.
Atlassian acquisition drives dream of AI-powered ChromeOS challenger
'A cross-platform browser as an OS is now closer than ever,' claims $610M richer cofounders of The Browser Company
Atlassian today revealed it has purchased New York startup The Browser Company, and it appears the pair have plans to reinvent the ChromeOS wheel with added... AI.…
Keir Starmer hits out at 'appalling' vandalism at Angela Rayner's flat as Deputy PM's new seaside home is daubed with 'tax evader' graffiti amid stamp duty row
Ms Rayner's apartment in Hove, East Sussex, was targeted overnight following her tearful admission that she failed to pay enough stamp duty on the £800,000 property.
Property mogul Nick Candy gives Reform UK £500k - but Nigel Farage's party rakes in fewer donations than the Tories or Labour
The half-a-million pound sum was among a total of £1.34million in donations raked in by Nigel Farage 's party during the second quarter of this year.
Influencer Rolling Ray dies aged just 28
His death was announced by his mom.
Mystery of the 'world's ugliest animal' is SOLVED: Scientists reveal why male proboscis monkeys have such large noses
As far as animals go, the proboscis monkey is one of the most unique-looking species on the planet. They are instantly recognisable for their long, fleshy, nose - but why do they have it?
Beloved local fabrics store to close due to 'circumstances beyond control'
The store owner says that it will close 'with a heavy heart'
Laser wars: How China's newly revealed weapon that can blind pilots and destroy electronics compares to US and UK's Star Wars technology
Xi Jinping, flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, took the opportunity to show off the LY-1 shipborne laser weapon.
India's AI Story Is 'All Talk, Little Substance,' Says Bernstein
Investment research firm Bernstein warned Thursday that India faces a "strategic tech crisis" as US technology giants deploy predatory pricing strategies to lock up the Indian AI market. Perplexity Pro launched free for one year to Airtel's 350 million subscribers while OpenAI introduced a $5 monthly India subscription compared to $20 in the United States.
Bernstein analysts described regulatory "double standards" where foreign tech companies receive favorable treatment while domestic companies face what the firm called "crushing rules and government-led 'tech stacks' that make private business unviable." Private AI investment in India totaled $11.29 billion between 2013 and 2024 compared to $471 billion in the United States and $119 billion in China. From the report: When OpenAI, which is reportedly looking to set up a data center in India, announced the plans to launch a new office, it was met with another round of excitement -- "as if Open AI will hire all Indians at hefty salaries," the firm wrote in a note to clients Thursday. Bernstein analysts pour cold water on this excitement, dismissing it as a "repeat of the 90s" and arguing that the hype misses the fundamental power imbalance.
"Anyone, we repeat anyone, can build a data center... This is the start of the dominance of US tech in Indian AI environment ensuring Indian entrepreneurs do not get a fighting chance to stay relevant. They will run on the sidelines - piggybacking on the US foundation models or maybe even the Chinese," they wrote.
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Men charged with GBH after Epping hotel security staff left needing hospital care
Officers want to identify a man as part of the investigation
Forget weight loss! Ozempic could help drug addicts: Miracle jabs can slash cocaine use by a quarter, world first research finds
Semaglutide-the powerful ingredient behind Wegovy and Ozempic-has long been hailed a monumental breakthrough in the war on obesity.
Graham Linehan trial: Trans activist threatened police with legal action unless harassment allegations were pursued, court hears - live updates
LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest from Westminster Magistrates' Court where Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan stands trial accused of harassing a transgender woman.
Psychic Sally Morgan confirms Ryan Thomas' late father is using a pigeon as a messenger from the spirit world - after the soap star claimed his dad had reincarnated as a bird
The actor's dad Dougie James died in 2020 aged 72, and earlier this week, Ryan stunned followers when he claimed that his dad had been reincarnated as a bird.
Giorgio Armani dead aged 91: Fashion world in mourning as iconic Italian designer passes away peacefully surrounded by family
The Italian designer passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday surrounded by his family.
'Eccentric' pensioner spends 30 years digging massive network of caves 20ft under his back garden
Retired photographer Francis Proctor, 76, from Southport, took three decades to complete his passion project as the entire network was hand-dug by him using spades and shovels.