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Keir Starmer will brave PMQs amid signs support is ebbing away, with Cabinet dissent surfacing publicly following damning testimony from a Foreign Office mandarin.

Keir Starmer was told to 'take responsibility and go' by Kemi Badenoch as he struggled to defend his actions amid mounting signs of Cabinet unrest.

Scientists have discovered a bat coronavirus capable of entering human cells - and it could lead to another 'spillover' event.

He begged me not to leave him, asking what he could do to make me change my mind. When I told him there was nothing, he blurted it out...

Locals on Lancaster Road took a leaf out of the Rolling Stones' songbook last year and applied the pitch-black coat in marked contrast to the rainbow hues of their neighbours.

Incredible footage shows the bot winning three out of five matches against elite players - showing off sophisticated moves including unusual spins and bouncing balls off the net.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US military's massive $1.5 trillion budget request for the next fiscal year includes what Pentagon officials described as the largest investment in drone warfare and counter-drone technology in US history. The proposed spending on drone and autonomous warfare technologies within the FY2027 budget proposal for the US Department of Defense would surpass most countries' defense budgets and rank among the top 10 in the world for military spending, ahead of countries such as Ukraine, South Korea, and Israel. Specifically, the Pentagon is requesting $53.6 billion to boost US production and procurement of drones, train drone operators, build out a logistics network for sustaining drone deployments, and expand counter-drone systems to defend more US military sites. The funding request is budgeted under the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group (DAWG), an organization established in late 2025 that would see a massive budget increase after receiving about $226 million in the 2026 fiscal year budget. [...] Another $20.6 billion would help purchase one-way attack drones and drone aircraft developed through the US Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, which is building drone prototypes capable of teaming up with human-piloted fighter jets. Part of this funding would also go toward defensive systems for countering small drones and the US Navy's Boeing MQ-25 drone designed to perform midair refueling of carrier-borne fighter aircraft to extend their strike ranges. Such drone-related spending even rivals the entire budget of the US Marine Corps. But the Pentagon has not said that it is creating a dedicated drone branch of the US military similar to the standalone Space Force. Pentagon officials emphasized that most of the money would go toward procuring drone and autonomous warfare technologies that already exist, and is largely separate from additional funding that would bolster US domestic manufacturing capacity to build such weapon systems. "That $70 billion is all going into existing systems and technologies," said Hurst. "The industrial base support is entirely separate." "The evolution we've seen in the battlefield is this evolution of technologies in the timeframe of weeks, not the typical years we see with our defense production," said Lt. Gen. Steven Whitney, director of force structure, resources, and assessment for the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a Pentagon press briefing. "So it's really critical we work with industry to get that capability fielded."

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Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) celebrated the success of some of its most successful graduates at The Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumni Awards.

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) celebrated the success of some of its most successful graduates at The Vice Chancellor’s Outstanding Alumni Awards.

The Gates Foundation has announced that it has launched an investigation into its ties with Jeffrey Epstein.

Donna Vale, who has ADHD, won a claim of disability discrimination against Avon and Somerset Constabulary after the force failed to supply her with noise-cancelling headphones.

The 82-cap England international, 31, joined the Eredivisie giants on a free transfer in early February a few weeks after having his £325,000 per week contract ripped up  by Chelsea.

Detectives are still investigating the circumstances behind the collision

Drivers on the Londonbound A12 carriageway are experiencing long delays due to a lane closure in place.

Located on the 'toe' of Italy's boot is a dreamy hidden gem that's just as beautiful as the popular Amalfi Coast, but costs a fraction of the price.

The ex-police officer was found to have committed gross misconduct

Good news for future missions as initial findings agree with agency's design decision

Initial reports have confirmed NASA's assessment that the Orion heat shield kept the Artemis II crew safe during re-entry.…

The film, simply titled Michael, stars the late singer's nephew Jaafar as the King Of Pop, and charts his life from the Jackson 5 in the Sixties to his early solo career.

Dubbed the 'Creator Card', the debit card is designed to give influencers faster access to their money and 'greater control over their finances'.

A driver who killed an RAF veteran with her car as she walked to a Take That concert cooly told police she 'can't account' for how the accident happened.