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Losing your sense of taste as you get older may be a sign of early death, experts warn.

A manhunt is under way after shocking surveillance footage showed the suspect firing at several homeless people.

Katie Price has hit back at those who criticised her for owning animals after charity PETA offered her £5,000 to stop keeping pets, following a series of their deaths. 

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: I can reveal that the former England rugby captain wants to appear on the celebrity edition of The Great British Bake Off.

The U.S. released Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering through his cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e, as part of a prisoner swap that freed American schoolteacher Marc Fogel from Russian custody. The Guardian reports: Vinnik, who arrived in Moscow on a flight from Turkey on Tuesday after having been released from custody in California, is accused of owning and operating one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, BTC-e, which prosecutors allege facilitated the transfer of billions of dollars in transactions for criminals worldwide. In May 2024, Vinnik pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder billions of dollars through BTC-e. He was first arrested in Greece in 2017 at the request of the United States after he was charged by a US jury in a 21-count indictment. The charges against him included money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money service business and engaging in unlawful monetary transactions, among others. Vinnik was first extradited to France from Greece, where he received a five-year prison sentence for money laundering. He was then sent back to Greece and extradited to the United States in 2022 to face US charges. The justice department described BTC-e, which was active from around 2011 to 2017, as a "significant cybercrime and online money laundering entity that allowed its users to trade in bitcoin with high levels of anonymity and developed a customer base heavily reliant on criminal activity." Prosecutors say that BTC-e processed over $9 bn worth of transactions and served over 1 million users globally, including numerous customers in the US. US prosecutors said that the exchange was one of the "primary ways by which cyber criminals around the world transferred, laundered, and stored the criminal proceeds of their illegal activities" and accused Vinnik of operating the company with the intent to "promote" unlawful activities. Prosecutors said that he was responsible for more than $120m in losses. Vinnik, who is a nonviolent offender, is forfeiting tens of millions of dollars in assets in the exchange, according to the New York Times.

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A former Scottish Conservative Party branch treasurer was involved in a £1million VAT fraud and money laundering scheme.

Justin Bieber sparked confusion after leaving a sweet comment under one of actress Keke Palmer's recent Instagram posts, which many perceived as flirty.

Home Office minister Diana Johnson said that the Government would look at aligning the rules for firearms and shotguns.

Apple CEO Tim Took took to X today to tease a special Apple product launch happening next week on Wednesday, February 19. 9to5Mac reports: Few specific details were shared, but Cook did include a brief video featuring the Apple logo in silver plus the following words: "Get ready to meet the newest member of the family. Wednesday, February 19. #AppleLaunch" [...] The most likely product is the brand new iPhone SE 4, which rumors suggest will pack a variety of powerful upgrades. [...] There are several other hardware possibilities for the February 19 launch. We're currently expecting at least three other products to debut in the near future: the M4 MacBook Air, an M3 iPad Air, and a new 11th generation base model iPad. Reading into the teaser, the silver color does subtly give off Mac vibes, so perhaps the M4 MacBook Air is coming. The circle design in the video has some wondering if AirTag 2 could be the focus of the launch. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, however, doesn't believe that's the case. Gurman suggests the iPhone SE 4 will be the new product. That would make the circle a potential reference to the device's single rear camera.

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The exam watchdog's new chief regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, said he will 'take action' if anyone is gaining an unfair advantage.

Networks in US and beyond compromised by Beijing's super-snoops pulling off priv-esc attacks

China's Salt Typhoon spy crew exploited vulnerabilities in Cisco devices to compromise at least seven devices linked to global telecom providers and other orgs, in addition to its previous victim count.…

Gaming fanatic Owen L., 23, has admitted to murdering Louise Lasalle in Essonne, south of Paris, on February 7, telling police he killed her after losing at 'Fortnite'.

Can you really turn driving around one of the most congested and inclement cities in the world into a tourist attraction, all while keeping to Sadiq Khan's 20mph? We hit the roads to find out.

Deise Moura dos Anjos' partner Diego is said to have sent a lawyer to the jail in Guaiba near the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre to tell her yesterday he wanted out of their marriage.

Zara McDermott showed off her jaw-dropping figure in a red cut out swimsuit as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps on the beach in Thailand on Thursday.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from KrebsOnSecurity: In mid-March 2024, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service Onerep also founded dozens of people-search companies. Shortly after that investigation was published, Mozilla said it would stop bundling Onerep with the Firefox browser and wind down its partnership with the company. But nearly a year later, Mozilla is still promoting it to Firefox users. [Using OneRep is problematic because its founder, Dimitri Shelest, also created and maintained ownership (PDF) in multiple people-search and data broker services, including Nuwber, which contradicts OneRep's stated mission of protecting personal online security. Additionally, OneRep appears to have ties with Radaris, a people-search service known for ignoring or failing to honor opt-out requests, raising concerns about the true intentions and effectiveness of OneRep's data removal service.] In October 2024, Mozilla published a statement saying the search for a different provider was taking longer than anticipated. "While we continue to evaluate vendors, finding a technically excellent and values-aligned partner takes time," Mozilla wrote. "While we continue this search, Onerep will remain the backend provider, ensuring that we can maintain uninterrupted services while we continue evaluating new potential partners that align more closely with Mozilla's values and user expectations. We are conducting thorough diligence to find the right vendor." Asked for an update, Mozilla said the search for a replacement partner continues. "The work's ongoing but we haven't found the right alternative yet," Mozilla said in an emailed statement. "Our customers' data remains safe, and since the product provides a lot of value to our subscribers, we'll continue to offer it during this process." It's a win-win for Mozilla that they've received accolades for their principled response while continuing to partner with Onerep almost a year later. But if it takes so long to find a suitable replacement, what does that say about the personal data removal industry itself?

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While a stomach virus is the last thing anyone wants on vacation, a food safety expert told DailyMail.com that could be the reality for thousands of people getting away on ships.

The former First Lady, 61, posted a photo of herself and artist Amy Sherald, as she celebrated Black History Month, amid rumors her marriage is in strife.

In December, the Merseyside Derby was postponed due to dangerous and adverse weather conditions. It is rather ironic, then, that the post-match scenes caused such carnage.

QUENTIN LETTS: When Putin launched his 'special military operation' three years ago, the Commons swelled with MPs proclaiming blood-brother support for Ukraine.