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Stars such as Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson and Matthew Broderick were known as the Bright Young Things of Hollywood - but many in the 'Brat Pack' faced personal tragedies.

Former Labour Minister Tulip Siddiq faces an Interpol Red Notice for her arrest and extradition if she fails to attend a court hearing in Bangladesh this month over corruption charges.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the New York Times: British laws restricting what the police can say about criminal cases are "not fit for the social media age (source paywalled; alternative source)," a government committee said in a report released Monday in Britain that highlighted how unchecked misinformation stoked riots last summer. Violent disorder, fueled by the far right, affected several towns and cities for days after a teenager killed three girls on July 29 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, England. In the hours after the stabbings, false claims that the attacker was an undocumented Muslim immigrant spread rapidly online. In a report looking into the riots, a parliamentary committee said a lack of information from the authorities after the attack "created a vacuum where misinformation was able to grow." The report blamed decades-old British laws, aimed at preventing jury bias, that stopped the police from correcting false claims. By the time the police announced the suspect was British-born, those false claims had reached millions. The Home Affairs Committee, which brings together lawmakers from across the political spectrum, published its report after questioning police chiefs, government officials and emergency workers over four months of hearings. Axel Rudakubana, who was sentenced to life in prison for the attack, was born and raised in Britain by a Christian family from Rwanda. A judge later found there was no evidence he was driven by a single political or religious ideology, but was obsessed with violence. [...] The committee's report acknowledged that it was impossible to determine "whether the disorder could have been prevented had more information been published." But it concluded that the lack of information after the stabbing "created a vacuum where misinformation was able to grow, further undermining public confidence," and that the law on contempt was not "fit for the social media age."

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Upset by 'unfounded' reports his party is fielding candidates with 'unsavoury pasts' in the local elections, Reform UK's chief vetting officer Norman Bates, has vowed to 'tighten up' procedures.

As a 90-something former Tory government whip, Baroness Trumpington was not everyone's idea of a typical cigar smoker.

The singer, 23, covers the Fashion Bible's May edition and was set the task of answering a slew of questions from her celebrity pals and peers.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow live updates as Katy Perry and five women launch into space from a Blue Origin rocket in the first ever all female space mission.

San Diego has been rocked by an enormous earthquake Monday morning.

There are seven bank holidays remaining in 2025

The Spice Girl star, 51, also known as Sporty Spice, jetted out to Australia last weekend ahead of the Melbourne Grand Prix - where she played a DJ set.

Celebrity Big Brother accidentally revealed the nomination result early as eagle-eyed viewers spotted a major fail during Monday's show.

Scottish radio DJ Lynne Hoggan was rushed to hospital for major surgery after suffering a 'sizeable bleed on her brain'. 

Several crosswalk buttons in Palo Alto and nearby cities were hacked over the weekend to play deepfake-style satirical audio clips mimicking Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Authorities have disabled the altered systems, but the identity of the prankster remains unknown. SFGATE reports: Videos of the altered crosswalks began circulating on social media throughout Saturday and Sunday. [...] A city employee was the first to report an issue with one of the signals at University Avenue and High Street in downtown Palo Alto, Horrigan-Taylor told SFGATE via email. Officials later discovered that as many as 12 intersections in downtown Palo Alto had been affected. "The impact is isolated," Horrigan-Taylor said. "Signal operations are otherwise unaffected, and motorists are reminded to always exercise caution around pedestrians." Officials told the outlet they've removed any devices that were tampered with and the compromised voice-over systems have since been disabled, with footage obtained by SFGATE showing several were covered in caution tape, blinking constantly and unpressable.

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The 19-year-old duo were arrested on suspicion of attacking a man in his 40s, who detectives have not yet named, at around 4.30am today.

EXCLUSIVE: councillors back in Northern Ireland will hold talks on Monday night over how to mark McIlroy's historic achievement.

Mike Simkins was working as a senior captain when he refused to fly a plane carrying more than 200 people on account of his lack of sleep.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky took another shot at President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

A woman who beat cancer has revealed that she sometimes lies and pretends she still has the disease in order to get perks at work. (Stock images)

Melinda French Gates is looking happier than ever as she debuts both a new memoir and a new man for the first time since her split from billionaire ex-husband Bill Gates. 

Mickey Rourke has reportedly had his Celebrity Big Brother fee slashed by a whopping 90% following his axe from the house.