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The relentless campaign to erase Britain's proud history continues apace. Portraits of national heroes have been taken down and replaced by modern icons such as... Pixie Balls-Cooper.

The book, 'Understanding Hamas And Why That Matters', claims to give 'much-needed insight into a widely misunderstood movement' - and is being launched at the London School of Economics.

BrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews: [T]he MTA is testing a system that effectively transforms Google Pixel Android smartphones into powerful diagnostic tools for tracking rail defects. The project, called "TrackInspect," attaches Google Pixel phones to subway cars. Then, by using the Android devices' built-in microphones and motion sensors, it detects vibrations and sound patterns. These sounds can indicate areas of track that may need maintenance. Once the data is collected, it is uploaded to Google Cloud, where AI analyzes it. By highlighting areas that might need attention, it allows human crews to focus on specific sections of track. This is far more efficient than conducting broad, time-consuming inspections. During the pilot, the MTA successfully gathered a shocking amount of data -- an insane 335 million sensor readings, a million GPS locations, and 1,200 hours of audio recordings. TrackInspect was able to identify 92 percent of the track defects that human inspectors later confirmed. If the results continue to be promising, subway riders could see many benefits, including fewer delays, quicker repairs, and a more reliable transit system.

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Location, size and price are the most grown-up issues to consider when house-hunting, but Britons are equally fixated on features such as pretty radiators, and bespoke fireplaces.

Police have launched an investigation into the Hollywood star's death after he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home on Thursday.

A family member said that a carer had made tea using water from the hot tap rather than a kettle and had tried to serve yoghurt in a dog bowl to their relative

Lloyds Banking Group is experiencing an outage this morning, which is affecting the Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and TSB banking apps.

An episode of the BBC show visited Ebrington Square in Northern Ireland where expert John Sandon was presented with a pair of distinct vases to evaluate.

Before each match, Gunners fans belt out part of Louis Dunford's song The Angel (North London Forever). Dunford released the song as a tribute to his home town of Islington.

Channel 4 documentary is aiming to shed light on the elusive figure behind Bitcoin. Journalist Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the man behind the coin, who goes by 'Satoshi Nakamoto'

There were delays as a result

Keir Starmer was in buoyant mood as he arrived at Washington's Andrews Air Base last night to fly home from a crunch trip to the White House which had gone far better than feared.

'You guys, I'm heartbroken,' he said Thursday on Instagram. 'I have to cancel the show tonight. I went into soundcheck battling the flu.'

Gracie Bon, 27, says the entire trip, which was supposed to be a fun day out with her family, consisted of people double-taking and filming her curvy body.

The model, 39, and footballer, 44, implemented an iPad and phone ban at Christmas , with them insisting it's led to a more positive attitude in their household.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Cops arrived at the Championship club 's HQ on Thursday to arrest the players, who are understood to be part of the club's academy.

A Cambridge College has cancelled its traditional end-of-year May Ball over concerns students could not afford tickets. It has therefore opted to put on a 'more accessible and inclusive' event instead.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are 'not that interested in the fame and celebrity that comes with' their roles as senior members of the British royal family, the pair's former aide has revealed.

The station was known to be the least-used on the entire London Underground network

British content creator Elizabeth Read has lost more than 40 pounds on the weight loss injection, which is a drug that lowers blood sugar levels and is given to those who are type 2 diabetic.