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David Beckham marked his milestone 50th with a bang as four days of raucous celebrations ended with noise complaints in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Duke of Sussex had appealed a decision that downgraded his level of protection after he and Meghan stepped down as working royals in 2020 and left Britain for California .

Police are investigating following the discovery of two dead children at a home in central-west New South Wales.

According to one flight attendant, Diet Coke and Coke Zero orders can present a challenge for the crew.

Since 2022, UK counter-terrorism police have identified more than 20 credible Iranian threats to kill or kidnap people in the UK - with the latest string of busts thought to have also been linked to Tehran.

Yahoo Finance reports that Mark Zuckerberg made bold predictions for investors on Meta's earnings call this week — about advertisers. "AI has already made us better at targeting and finding the audiences that will be interested in their products than many businesses are themselves," Zuck said, "and that keeps improving..." "If we deliver on this vision, then over the coming years, I think that the increased productivity from AI will make advertising a meaningfully larger share of global GDP than it is today..." If investors are still searching for answers to nagging questions about how massive AI investments will pay off, Zuckerberg provided the clearest reply yet: It will strengthen our core business. In fact, it is our business... On what many believe to be the cusp of an economic downturn, Meta isn't pitching its AI developments as an add-on to its operations, but as something central to its core proposition of targeted advertising... "While Meta's investments in GenAI have spooked certain investors who continue to question the return on these investments, we saw further signs of GenAI monetization in the firm's ad business," wrote Morningstar equity analyst Malik Ahmed Khan in a note on Thursday. In a powerful showing, coming after Alphabet's own impressive results, Meta noted that a new ads recommendation model it's testing for Reels has already boosted conversion rates by 5%. And nearly one-third of advertisers were using AI creative tools in the past quarter. For Zuckerberg, the enhancements AI offers to finding the right consumers and providing measurable results strengthen the case for boosting capacity and for a revamped model of advertising's scope. And with the company set to invest upwards of $70 billion toward its AI opportunity this year, the bet is not all about ads, of course. Zuckerberg outlined four other areas of focus for its AI efforts: business messaging, Meta AI, AI devices, and more engaging experiences. Meta's efforts can also be viewed as an ambitious play to take on its rivals across tech's legacy and emerging platforms. As John Blackledge, senior analyst at TD Cowen, said in a note on Thursday, the AI opportunities Zuckerberg outlined are about "ultimately taking on Google search, iPhone and ChatGPT all at once." In the pre-AI world, "Businesses used to have to generate their own ad creative and define what audiences they wanted to reach," Zuckerberg told Meta's investors this week. And by Friday's closing, Meta's stock had jumped 12.6% over its value Wednesday morning, leading Yahoo Finance to conclude that Wall Street "appears to be buying into" Zuckerberg's vision.

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Homes that were bought with the help of the Government scheme can't can't then be rented to tenants - but no-one I have told seems to be bothered.

LEWIS STEELE: The Reds vice-captain will sign for Real Madrid and commit his future to the reigning champions of Europe and Spain with a long-term deal.

Nicola Peltz shared an emotional post about 'core family memories' after missing David Beckham's 50th celebrations over the weekend.

Raptors World said they're 'devastated' as two of their dinosaurs remain missing after the theft on Sunday morning

Instagram account @reimagineuk asked AI to create videos of the most stereotypical men around the world - with hilarious results.

Finding Nemo fans were horrified to discover the unique way that the clownfish lives.

Sunday's instalment of the BBC show featured presenters Adam Henson, Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker.

He is due to appear in court on Tuesday

Astronomers have predicted where a 500-kilogram section of the Soviet Kosmos 482 satellite could slam into Earth on May 10.

Your 40s are a golden age for fashion . Physically you're not that different to what you were in your 30s (or so I tell myself), but emotionally you have an extra decade of wisdom and confidence.

From pink cowboy hats and hen do's to Elvis costumes and granny wigs, raucous partygoers were keen to hit it hard on Sunday and enjoy the early May bank holiday in style.

Up to 50 'shooting stars' per hour will streak through the night sky when the Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks just before dawn tomorrow. Here, we explain how to see them.

The expert's comments come amid a mysterious rise in bowel cancer cases among young adults, with diagnoses having shot up 80 per cent in 30 years, with scientists yet to determine the cause.

Is it any wonder children now have record levels of ADHD and sleep problems? So many don't seem to have any downtime. Everything has to be fast paced and frenetic.