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Not content with parallel career paths and a shared love interest, Olivia Attwood and Maura Higgins also have the same taste in designer bags.

Dog owners who feed their beloved pets 'like humans' have taken aim at older generations' views on nutrition and insisted the trend 'isn't just a fad'.

Norfolk Police arrested the suspect on suspicion of a public order offence in the village of Wolferton last night and he remained in custody in King's Lynn today.

TOWIE star Jake Hall was honoured by friends and fans following his tragic death from head injuries in Spain aged 35. 

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Wearables have really come full circle. The early Fitbits didn't have screens, but the move to smartwatches put a screen on everyone's wrist. Now, devices like Whoop and Hume are designed as data trackers first and foremost without so much as a clock. Google's newest wearable jumps on that trend: The Fitbit Air doesn't have a screen, but it does have a suite of health sensors that pipe data into the new Google Health app. And if you want, Google has a new AI-powered health coach in the app ready to tell you what that data means (maybe). The Fitbit Air itself is a small plastic puck about 1.4 inches long and 0.7 inches wide. It slots into various bands that hold the bottom-mounted sensors against your wrist. There's no display pointing upward, so the entire device is covered by the fabric or plastic of the band. It's a streamlined and potentially stylish look -- in uncharacteristic fashion, Google has plenty of colors and style options available, including a special-edition Steph Curry version. You may have heard chatter about Curry being seen teasing a new screenless Fitbit, and this is it. [...] The Fitbit app is getting a major makeover and a new name. An update in the coming weeks will transform that app into Google Health, featuring a new interface with a more extensive Material Expressive aesthetic and redesigned menus and tabs. You also won't see Fitbit branding in as many places -- the Fitbit Premium subscription will become Google Health Premium. Without a subscription, the app still does all the basic things, like tracking your health stats, automatically logging workouts, and showing it all in a pretty dashboard. With the Premium subscription, you get all the features from Fitbit Premium plus the new AI Health Coach. It's a chatbot, so you can ask it about any health or wellness topics, and the answers are grounded in your health data. The Fitbit Air launches May 26 for $99.99, includes a Performance Loop band, and comes with three months of the new Google Health Premium that replaces Fitbit Premium and adds Google's AI Health Coach. Meanwhile, Google Health Premium will cost $10 per month or $100 per year, though it's included with AI Pro or AI Ultra. Non-subscribers can still use basic tracking features. Ars also notes that when Google Fit shuts down later this year, users will need to migrate their data to Google Health.

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The Prince and Princess of Wales were seen walking along the High Street on Friday afternoon after going to Oundle School in Northamptonshire.

Residents living in Willows Green, near Felsted, watched on in anger as diggers moved onto a four-acre field over the bank holiday weekend.

Residents living in Willows Green, near Felsted, watched on in anger as diggers moved onto a four-acre field over the bank holiday weekend.

The N-Dubz star, 37, was the picture of elegance in a strapless and semi-sheer blue gown that boasted a thigh-high slit to showcase her long legs.

A LinkedIn user in the EU is challenging Microsoft's refusal to provide a full list of profile visitors under GDPR Article 15, arguing that the data should be available for free because LinkedIn processes it and sells a more complete version to Premium users. Privacy group Noyb says the case could set a broader precedent over whether companies can monetize user-related data while denying access to the same data through GDPR requests. "Selling data to its own users is a popular practice among companies," Noyb data protection lawyer Martin Baumann said of the case. "In reality, however, people have the right to receive their own data free of charge." The Register reports: Take a look at the language of Article 15, and it's pretty clear: data subjects (i.e., users) have the right to a copy of any and all data concerning them that's been processed by the provider. A full list of profile visitors seemingly should fall under Article 15 data -- even if it's normally reserved for paying users and presented to them in a nicer way, it should still be accessible to free users who actually request it. [...] Noyb acknowledges there's a clear bit of legal fuzz stuck in this corner of the GDPR when it comes to premium service offerings. "If any business processes a person's personal data, this information is generally covered by their right of access under the GDPR," Baumann told The Register. "It does not matter that the business would prefer to sell the data to the data subject or that it would be harmful for their business model if they would." There's only one exception in Article 15 that would give LinkedIn an out, Baumann told us, and that's the last paragraph, which says a person's right to their data can't adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others. Were LinkedIn to argue that it had to protect the identities of people who visited a data subject's profile, they could have an excuse. But not a good one, in Baumann's opinion. "Since LinkedIn does provide information about profile visits to paying Premium members, it cannot consider that disclosing the data would adversely affect the rights of the visitors whose data is disclosed," the Noyb lawyer explained. "Otherwise, providing this information to Premium users would be unlawful too." What seems to be the sticking point here is where right of access begins and a company's right to make money off data they hold (data that was, ahem, supplied by users) ends. Baumann said he hopes this case can clear the legal air. "We expect a clarification concerning the fact that personal data that can be accessed when a user pays for it is also covered by their right of access," he explained. [...] Baumann said there are numerous other cases where similar legal clarification would be appreciated, citing the example of a bank that is unwilling to provide access to account statements in response to a GDPR request, but is happy to hand over similar data for a fee. "A precedent would be welcomed," Baumann said. A LinkedIn spokesperson told The Register: "Not only is it incorrect that only Premium members can see who has viewed their profile, but we also satisfy GDPR Article 15 by disclosing the information at issue via our Privacy Policy."

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Aniston was spotted filming season five of Apple TV+ series The Morning Show on Thursday. Her hair looked lighter than usual.

When he first made a name for himself on reality TV , Jake raised eyebrows with the treatment of his on/off girlfriend Chloe Lewis.

Spanish police found Jake Hall lying in a pool of blood with fatal head injuries seemingly caused by shards of glass. Detectives are focusing on the theory that he hit his head on the door in a tragic accident.

The actress, 92, transformed into the Duchess of Windsor for British Vogue and spoke about her fascination with Wallis Simpson.

Keir Starmer voted alongside wife Victoria in central London this morning as he faces a moment of maximum peril.

Polls opened this morning for elections to English councils and the Scottish and Welsh devolved assemblies in which Labour is on course for a major drubbing.

Zack Polanski said he did not believe 'any country' had a right to exist when he was grilled on the legitimacy of the state of Israel.

A teacher accused of murdering and sexually abusing a baby told police of his 'panicked' struggle to revive the infant after he accidentally fell into the bath, a court heard.

Horner saw Athena playing alone near the driveway and pounced. He grabbed her and forced her into his delivery truck. What unfolded next is the stuff of nightmares.