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The Home Office is getting rid of the position and handing oversight over local policing to mayors and councils.

Verizon is planning to cut roughly 15,000 jobs, looking to reduce costs as it contends with increased competition for wireless service and home internet, according to WSJ, which cites people familiar with the matter. From the report: The cuts, the largest ever for the carrier, are set to take place in the next week, the people said. The majority of the reduction is expected to be made through layoffs. Verizon also plans to transition about 200 stores into franchised operations, which will shift employees off its payroll. Verizon, the largest U.S. telecommunications provider by subscriber base, faces a fierce battle for both wireless and home internet customers. It has lost crucial postpaid phone subscribers for three consecutive quarters. Last month, Verizon named its lead independent director Daniel Schulman as its new chief executive officer. Schulman, a former CEO of PayPal and Virgin Mobile USA, has said he would aggressively reduce the company's entire cost base and take steps to reverse the customer losses.

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Adam Peaty hit rock bottom in May 2022 after a fractured foot became the 'catalyst' of his dark 'downward spiral'.

The UK has reportedly become one of Europe's most expensive countries for air travel.

Under a third of PoCs make it past testing, but those that do often boost productivity

It is the best of AI times; it is the worst of AI times, depending on whom you ask. Nearly a third of firms are seeing almost total failure of their AI proof-of-concept (PoC) projects, while 46 percent are successfully moving more than 10 percent of theirs into operational use.…

While most Brits have their favourite local chippy, most agree that fish and chips taste the best when they're served with a sea view.

The 'colourful Friday' sale will be live from tomorrow, and customers can get huge discounts on a selection of items in the classic volcanic red and orange, juniper green or simple and stylish white.

According to travel experts, it is always wise to carry a small amount of cash when travelling abroad to avoid extra costs.

Weeks before the US president met his Russian counterpart in Helsinki, Epstein offered to provide Putin insight on Trump.

Women under 50 who regularly eat ultra-processed foods are significantly more likely to develop bowel polyps which have been linked to cancer , concerning new research suggested today.

Staci Marklin thought running around after her toddler was sapping her physical and mental energy-but in reality, the 46-year-old's forgetfulness was a symptom of dementia.

Rightmove is facing legal action from estate agents who claim online property portal is charging them excessive and unfair fees for listing homes.

A female officer in China sparked outrage after ploughing her motorcycle into young spectators during a public demonstration and then inspecting her bike before checking on the injured.

Analysts voiced alarm about the outlook after the UK eked out a paltry 0.1 per cent expansion of GDP in the third quarter of the year.

The Met Office has warned of a 'big change in our weather ahead through the next ten days' with snow on the way and conditions being 'noticeably colder everywhere' by next week.

Whether it's on the bus, in the car, or on foot, the daily commute is something that many people dread. But how does your travel time stack up against the rest of the world?

Police, including firearms officers, attended a property in the Cefn Fforest area of Blackwood, Gwent at around 7.15am this morning following reports two people had suffered serious injuries.

Jude Bellingham is expected to start Thursday night's World Cup qualifier from the bench after being dropped from Thomas Tuchel 's starting squad.

Emmerdale's Jaye Griffiths broke down in floods of tears as she recounted her experience with domestic abuse on Thursday's Loose Women.

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said he had serious doubts a decade ago about sharing the platform's data with Sam Altman. Ohanian recounted on the "Brew Markets" podcast that between 2015 and 2016, Altman asked Reddit to let him "aggressively scrape" the site's content. Altman had recently helped Reddit raise $50 million in a Series B round and was launching OpenAI as a nonprofit. Ohanian described Altman as "very smart" and "incredibly cunning" but questioned whether he was "the most philanthropically minded guy." The Reddit cofounder said he "felt in my bones" the company should refuse the request and debated internally about it against Steve Huffman. Ohanian said he "lost that debate." Reddit and OpenAI announced a formal licensing deal in 2024.

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