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The Lulu Hypermarket in Dubai's posh Al Barsha neighbourhood bore a passing resemblance to the seventh circle of Hell yesterday as frantic shoppers indulged in a wave of panic-buying.

As the sun set on Monday evening in Dubai, after more than 48 hours of unprovoked missile and drone attacks from Iran, I enjoyed dinner at Gigi on the Beach.

The Music of Harry Potter extravaganza was advertised to punters as taking place at Bolton's Victoria Hall on Sunday - only for ticketholders to turn up to a closed theatre.

The Chancellor used her Spring Statement to attack the Conservatives for steering the UK out of the European Union.

Sir Elton John has offered a rare glimpse into his family's home in a new portrait that has been unveiled at London's National Portrait Gallery.

At 9pm on March 3, 2021, Sarah Everard set out to walk home after visiting a friend. She never made it. A week later, the body of the 33-year-old marketing executive was found in woodland in Kent.

My piles are so bad that they're bleeding constantly, but my GP says it's not serious enough for NHS treatment. What can I do?

The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review a case challenging the U.S. Copyright Office's stance that AI-generated works lack the required human authorship for copyright protection, leaving lower court rulings intact. The Verge reports: The Monday decision comes after Stephen Thaler, a computer scientist from Missouri, appealed a court's decision to uphold a ruling that found AI-generated art can't be copyrighted. In 2019, the U.S. Copyright Office rejected Thaler's request to copyright an image, called A Recent Entrance to Paradise, on behalf of an algorithm he created. The Copyright Office reviewed the decision in 2022 and determined that the image doesn't include "human authorship," disqualifying it from copyright protection. After Thaler appealed the decision, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled in 2023 that "human authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright." That ruling was later upheld in 2025 by a federal appeals court in Washington, DC. As reported by Reuters, Thaler asked the Supreme Court to review the ruling in October 2025, arguing it "created a chilling effect on anyone else considering using AI creatively." The U.S. federal circuit court also determined that AI systems can't patent inventions because they aren't human, which the U.S. Patent Office reaffirmed in 2024 with new guidance. The UK Supreme Court made a similar determination.

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Worried dad says it’s 'particularly concerning around the children’s play area'

Isabel Rose, 25, met the British man involved in the case in Thailand before linking up with him again in Hong Kong in January 2024, according to court documents. Pictured: Rose's mother, Aysha Bell

In an extract from her memoir You With The Sad Eyes shared by Vulture, she wrote: 'I dug myself into a hole with that character, though, because I had to be skinny.'

The Coronation Street actress, 41, said she is 'over the moon' but always has an inkling she 'would be a boy mum.'

Proposals sparking lots of controversy and fears from residents, councillors and the MP

Analysts are expecting huge volatility in energy prices over the coming days, as Iran lashes out in response to US and Israeli strikes.

Ian Anderson, 33, drove the single-decker bus straight at the home of Jason Vasey in a revenge attack that caused more than £23,000 worth of damage.

In its latest forecasts, published today, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) said net migration to the UK is expected to average 235,000 a year from 2026 to 2030.

Britain is laying on a single rescue flight from Oman despite having 130,000 British nationals declare are in the Middle East and may need evacuation.

Law enforcement data shows profit-driven cybercrime is dominated by 35- to 44-year-olds, not script kiddies

Contrary to what some believe, cybercrime is not a kids' game. Middle-aged adults, not teenagers, now make up the biggest chunk of people getting busted.…

They were built to withstand armed assaults, but the safe rooms that come as standard in some of Dubai's most luxurious properties are now doubling up as bunkers.

The Chancellor delivered her Spring Statement this afternoon, against the backdrop of the escalating conflict across the Middle East..