David Beckham appears to offer tentative olive branch as he likes son Brooklyn's latest social media post as family feud rumbles on
Brooklyn, 26, and his wife Nicola, 31, have been at the centre of a feud with the rest of the family after they failed to attend any of his father's 50th birthday celebrations in May.
Officers arrest two men following peaceful protest outside Essex hotel
TWO people have been arrested following a peaceful protest in Essex this evening.
US envoy's fury at Starmer over Gaza: PM attacked after warning Israel's escalation would 'only bring more bloodshed' - as Gazans are given October 7 deadline to evacuate
After the Prime Minister warned Israel's latest escalation would 'only bring more bloodshed', Mike Huckabee likened the country's situation to Britain in World War Two.
Hulk Hogan's daughter posts humiliating U-turn after sharing shock conspiracy theories about wrestling icon's death
Hogan's estranged daughter Brooke shared conspiracy theories online in the days that followed the WWE icon's death.
Kelly Brook topples over and ends up in a 'neck brace' after TikTok trend appears to go very wrong
Kelly Brook has left fans in stitches after attempting a viral online challenge that sees participants balancing in high heels, only to spectacularly topple over.
China Tells Brokers To Stop Touting Stablecoins To Cool Frenzy
An anonymous reader shares a report: China told local brokers and other bodies to stop publishing research or hold seminars to promote stablecoins [non-paywalled source], seeking to rein in the asset class to avoid instability. Some leading brokerages and think tanks in late July and earlier this month received guidance from financial regulators, urging them to cancel seminars and halt disseminating research on stablecoins, people familiar with the matter said. 
Regulators are also concerned that stablecoins could be exploited as a new tool for fraudulent activities in mainland China, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the details are private.
            
      
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Chinese biz using AI to hit US politicians, influencers with propaganda
In misinformation, Russia might be the top dog but the Chinese are coming warns former NSA boss 
            
      
DEF CON A cache of documents uncovered by Vanderbilt University has revealed disturbing details about how a Chinese company is building up a database of US politicians and influencers with whom to share propaganda.…
Nicola Sturgeon: The truth about my sexuality, those wild claims of a 'lesbian affair' and the 'guilt' I felt at my miscarriage
Nicola Sturgeon has laid bare her sexuality, agony at losing her baby and the day she was arrested.
Boy, 5, murdered after mother was unable to pay $53 ransom
The boy was found dead after captors took him hostage over a $53 loan his mother owed.
Influencer Emilie Kiser wins battle to keep gory details of her three-year-old son's drowning from the public
Emilie Kiser fought to get two pages of a police report detailing how her son Trigg, three, drowned in her family's pool redacted - and a judge agreed with her on Friday.
Shocking way woman's Oura ring discovered she had cancer... eight months before doctors
Casey Cattie, 30, said her Oura Ring alerted her to her severe health issues - months before doctors figured out what was wrong with her.
From pasta to curry to stew - Inside the chilling 'pattern of poisonings' that left 'mushroom cook' Erin Patterson's ex in a coma
Crime reporters Caroline Cheetham and Wayne Flower examine Simon's secret testimony in full, where he accuses Patterson of repeated attempts to poison him.
How Intel's CEO Helped Create China's Chip Industry
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who faces calls for resignation from President Trump, helped build China's semiconductor industry over four decades. Tan's San Francisco-based Walden International, founded in 1987, was invited by Chinese officials to introduce venture capital to China in 1993, WSJ reported Friday. The firm invested in SMIC, China's largest chip manufacturer, where Tan served as board director for at least 18 years until the Commerce Department restricted the company in 2020. Walden also backed Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, now worth $17 billion and a leader in China's chip-manufacturing sector. 
During Tan's tenure as Cadence CEO from 2009-2021, the company sold banned technology to a Chinese university conducting military simulations, resulting in a 2025 guilty plea and $140 million settlement. These investments, once common among Silicon Valley venture capitalists and U.S. university endowments, now appear problematic amid U.S.-China tensions and Washington's restrictions on chip exports to China. 
Tan wrote in a blog post late Thursday that there had been a "lot of misinformation" circulating about his past roles. "Over 40+ years in the industry, I've built relationships around the world and across our diverse ecosystem -- and I have always operated within the highest legal and ethical standards," Tan wrote.
            
      
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Harrow-educated estate agent could have got away with murdering his ex-fiancee at luxury five-star hotel - if her surgeon stepfather hadn't stepped in
Consultant surgeon Stephen Strain, spoke to the coroner after he heard about his stepdaughter's injuries - and helped bring Samantha Mickleburgh's killer James Cartwright to justice.
Scientist died from rare undiagnosed heart condition on flight with 12-year-old son two days before Christmas, inquest hears
Scientist Carla Longshaw, 39, from Stoke-on-Trent died from a rare undiagnosed heart condition two days before Christmas on a flight to a Caribbean island, an inquest heard
Rylan Clark's honest relationship confession as he says 'I thought it'd be easy'
He shared his admission in a chat with celebrity friends Matt and Emma Willis
            
      
Ibiza Final Boss fights to save relationship with model girlfriend who dumped him when footage of him raving 'with the lads' on party isle went viral
Jack Kay, 26, nicknamed 'Ibiza Bob' after his distinctive razor-sharp bowl haircut went viral, was reportedly told it was over by glamorous girlfriend Alisha Cook just days into his trip.
Google Ending Steam for Chromebook Support in 2026
Google will discontinue Steam for Chromebook Beta on January 1, 2026, removing all installed games from devices after that date. The beta launched in March 2022 as an alpha before expanding to beta status in November 2022 with reduced hardware requirements of Intel Core i3 or AMD Ryzen 3 processors and 8GB RAM. The program never progressed beyond beta testing despite supporting 99 compatible Linux-based titles through its three-year run.
            
      
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Sarah Michelle Gellar looks forever young in Buffy reboot... but her iconic character gets drastic makeover
Sarah Michelle Gellar looked like she hadn't aged a day in the first look at the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot - but fans might be surprised by the dramatic makeover on set of the series.
Scientist reveals what you should REALLY do if wasps gatecrash your picnic - and why you should never run away
The warm summer months mean sunny days, family picnics and, inevitably, wasps. Now, experts have revealed what you should really do if a wasp gatecrashes your picnic or al-fresco dinner.