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The former journalist and bride-to-be, 55, was photographed walking along a bridge on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore wearing a stunning white headscarf.

Beijing have been catching up in the arms race to develop missile technology that can be sent from space at a 'very concerning rate', the top commander of the US Space Force added.

theodp writes: FWD.us, the immigration and criminal justice-focused nonprofit of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg -- the world's third richest person, according to Forbes with an estimated $250B net worth -- has released a new research report warning that announced immigration policies will hurt American families, who can't afford it with their meager savings. The report begins: "Inflation remains a top concern for the majority of Americans. But new immigration policies announced by President Trump, and already underway, such as revoking immigrant work permits, deporting millions of people, and limiting legal immigration, would directly undermine the goal to level out, or even lower, the costs of everyday and essential goods and services. In fact, all Americans, particularly working-class families, are about to unnecessarily see prices for goods and services like food and housing increase substantially again, above and beyond other economic policies like global tariffs that could also raise prices. Announced immigration policies will result in American families paying an additional $2,150 for goods and services each year by the end of 2028, or the equivalent of the average American family's grocery bill for 3 months or their combined electricity and gas bills for the entire year. Such an annual increase would represent a tax that would erase many American families' annual savings, and amount to one of their bi-weekly paychecks each year. Unlike past periods of inflation, Americans have not been saving at the same rate as earlier years, and can't as easily absorb these price increases, squeezing American budgets even further." In 2021, Zuckerberg's FWD.us teamed with the nation's tech giants to file a brief with the Supreme Court case to help crush WashTech (a tiny programmers' union), who challenged the lawfulness of hiring international students under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. "Striking down OPT and STEM OPT," FWD.us and its tech giant partners argued in their filing, [PDF] "would create a sudden labor shortage in the United States for many companies' most important technical jobs" and "hurt U.S. workers." The brief also dismissed WashTech's contention that the programs coupled with a talent surplus would shut U.S. workers out of the labor market, citing Microsoft's President Brad Smith's claim of an acute talent shortage and a 2.4% unemployment rate for computer occupations (that was then, this is now).

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The blast on Thursday in Spring Hall Grove, Halifax, West Yorkshire, has left two people hospitalised and in a critical condition, with a 'large number of butane gas canisters' found in the wreckage.

Singer Jessie J previously shared an honest post on her cancer surgery and she recently returned to social media to post an update after having an operation after her diagnosis

Ken Lane devoted thousands of hours to building his Venetian Red Ford Escort from a 45-year-old shell.

The Manchester United and England legend has been working as a pundit for Amazon Prime since he was axed on New Year's Eve but could be set to replace Robbie Savage as Macclesfield head coach.

While the guest list reads like Hollywood royalty, one man has outshone the whole ridiculous spectacle: Lauren's ex-husband. And the stars in Venice must all be talking about his latest move...

The actress, 49, originally from Reading, who once said her 'socialist' parents 'frowned upon the wealthy', was recently announced as the latest ambassador for The King's Foundation.

Britons are on high alert for further tax hikes after Starmer's latest U-turn on proposed changes to benefits.

A damning dossier has revealed the 'chaos and confusion' that Reform councillors are sowing across England after their local elections success on 1 May.

With so much at your fingertips it can often feel like a never-ending task to decide what to stream when relaxing at home.

The Tory leader tore into Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after he caved over planned reforms in the face of a major backbench rebellion by his MPs.

The EpiSwitch PSE next generation blood test uses advances in technology to identify prostate cancer, the most common form of the disease among men in the UK

Pen Test Partners hijack data from Renault Clio to steer, brake, and accelerate in SuperTuxKart

Cybersecurity nerds figured out a way to make those at-home racing simulators even more realistic by turning an actual car into a game controller.…

The model, 36, and her estate agent love said 'I do' in an idyllic, pink-themed ceremony in front of their family and showbiz pals, on what was the couple's fifth anniversary.

The star studded Venice affair will see Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez exchange wedding vows in front of a crowd of 200 A-listers, and it's expected to be a fashion show of epic proportions.

Khloe Kardashian looked as stylish as ever while hitting the shops with her leopard print clad mother Kris Jenner in Venice on Friday ahead of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's $20M wedding.

US experts who tested two diets on overweight people found one resulted in substantial weight loss in just under four months, and it's already followed by millions.

A new study challenges previous research about which sleep stages help people achieve breakthrough moments in problem-solving. Researchers found that N2 sleep, a deeper stage of non-REM sleep, significantly increased participants' likelihood of experiencing sudden insights during a perceptual task. The preregistered study involved 90 participants who performed a visual pattern recognition task before and after a 20-minute daytime nap while researchers monitored their brain activity with EEG. Participants who reached N2 sleep showed an 85.7% rate of achieving insights about a hidden strategy in the task, compared to 63.6% for those who only reached N1 sleep (the first stage of non-rapid eye movement sleep) and 55.5% for participants who remained awake. The findings contradict earlier work by Lacaux and colleagues, which suggested that lighter N1 sleep promoted insight while deeper sleep hindered it. News coverage: Stuck on a problem? Take a nap!

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