EuroMillions winner who saved police officer’s life dies after hit and run crash
An 18-year-old man was initially arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while unfit through drink/drugs and failing to stop
Brad Pitt, 62, steals the spotlight from girlfriend Ines de Ramon, 33, in a bold pink coat as couple continue romantic weekend in Paris with cosy dinner date
Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon looked happier than ever as they enjoyed a romantic Paris night on Saturday.
Tory peer sues Keir Starmer in free speech row after being stripped of his CBE for social media comments
Lord Rami Ranger, 78, who was appointed to the House of Lords in 2019 by then PM Theresa May, is fighting to have his 'Commander of the British Empire' honour restored.
Nicola Sturgeon could keep items her estranged husband Peter Murrell paid for using SNP money unless party sues
The former first minister is under growing pressure to hand over any items purchased with SNP funds.
Drunk, aggressive and swearing...bouncer reveals what your kids really get up to at night
George Bass is a full time security guard and had a life on the frontline protecting drunk people from themselves and others
How I went from delivery driver to London's pickpocket hunter exposing street thieves on social media
Fed up with street crime, Brazilian-born Diego Galdino swapped his delivery bike for a camera and began tracking down London's pickpockets, and reveals the moment that changed everything.
The Met Police will NOT investigate the harassment of Dame Helen Mirren by a pro-Palestine activist who called the Oscar-winning actress a 'Zionist b****'
The Oscar-winning actress, 80, was called an 'evil Zionist b****' by Corbynista Tom Carroll as she walked along the street in London with her husband, Taylor Hackford.
This is the moment I knew I had to quit the police. I was a counter-terrorism expert with 24 years of experience but it was the final straw... and it explains why Henry Nowak's horrific death was no surprise
It was in 2024 that officer Paul Birch decided he could no longer remain in the police.
Entire fleet of UK attack submarines is unfit for war and stuck in dock: Fresh humiliation for our depleted Armed Forces after Chief of Staff warns Putin is 'raising the stakes'
In a fresh humiliation for Britain's Armed Forces, all five of its Astute class submarines are currently laid up awaiting maintenance and other repair work.
Royal-approved Father's Day gifts to impress - from polo shirts and sunglasses to champagne loved by Prince William and King Charles
Finding the perfect Father's Day gift isn't always easy. This year, why not take inspiration from the Royal Family? After all, every dad deserves to be treated like a king on his special day.
The lucky pets who live at some of the world's most lavish hotels, including Toto the tortoise at the Shangri-La in Mauritius and Teddy the Shetland pony at royal favourite The Goring
Meet some of the hotels with unconventional staff members and permanent residents - and even one 'manager' with surprising credentials...
Chelmsford business sold 'lamb kebabs' to takeaways - but what was inside was very different
They have been fined £500,000 for mislabelling lamb kebabs sold in restaurants and takeaways across the UK
How to stop food poisoning ruining your summer holiday - experts reveal what not to order while abroad...and whether tap water is safe to drink
Should you order steak rare on holiday? Can you use tap water to brush your teeth? Two food safety experts reveal how to reduce the risk of a sickness bug during your precious time away.
Inside the Russian resistance looking to bring down Putin: Exclusive footage shows pro-Ukraine 'Black Spark' rebels 'carrying out bomb attacks on strategic targets'
The underground movement has emerged from the shadows under the public representation of Igor Volobuev, a former banking executive who defected to Ukraine.
'Steve Jobs In Exile' Remembers the Birth of the Web and 'Making Unix Taste Sweet'
Ars Technica shares some anecdotes from Steve Jobs in Exile, a new book released last month:
[Author Geoffrey] Cain reminds us, in stunning detail, that Jobs' "exile" era at NeXT was not only critical to his evolution as a man and an entrepreneur, but that it mattered for the rest of us, too. The technological innovations that came out of NeXT — notably, the NeXTSTEP OS — continue to live on in what we now call both macOS and iOS. As Cain puts it, "NeXTSTEP was Steve's attempt to make Unix taste sweet...."
[W]hile many tech nerds know that Tim Berners-Lee created the first World Wide Web server on a NeXT machine while working in Switzerland in 1990, few know that NeXT employees were wary of bringing the news to Jobs. Why? They feared his wrath "and that he would dismiss [the web] as 'shit.'" (In another timeline, NeXT might itself have capitalized on this world-changing innovation....)
Perhaps one of the wildest anecdotes that Cain uncovered was how one voicemail changed computer history forever. In 1996, when Apple was solidly in its mediocre Performa era — and considering buying BeOS as the basis for its new operating system — a mid-level NeXT product manager asked aloud, "Why don't we just frickin' call Apple?" (NeXT was also struggling during this period.) And so someone did. As Cain writes:
Garrett left the group of managers, walked back to his office, and took a risk. He picked up his designer phone and called the head of software at Apple. He left what he described as "one of my more inspired sales pitches" on the man's voicemail, explaining why Apple should be looking at NeXT instead of Be... In any other universe, Garrett's call might have gotten him fired. But in this timeline, it worked out. And thanks to him, Steve [Jobs] was about to enter Apple's airspace once again.
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Inside South Africa's whites-only enclave where young people are flocking after deciding 'it's not so wonderful elsewhere' and it's nicer to be 'the majority'
A generation has grown up in the closed world of Orania, South Africa's whites-only Afrikaner enclave on the margins of the rainbow nation that this year celebrates its 35th anniversary.
Colchester Zoo announces new arrival as 'threatened' monkey infant born
These monkeys are often killed for bush meat and caught for the pet trade
Dramatic standoff between two gunmen sparked shooting near Ohio's Old West End Festival in Toledo that injured 12 as two victims fight for their lives and shooters remain at large
Police are hunting two suspects after a shooting erupted near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio, on Saturday.
Father of 'Hell on Wheels' Mackenzie Shirilla erupts at cops after her arrest: She's 'a dumb 18-year-old'
Mackenzie Shirilla, nicknamed 'Hell on Wheels,' was arrested on November 4, 2022, months after crashing her car into a building and killing her boyfriend and their friend.
Everything you need to know as Red Arrows set to fly over Essex next week
People in two parts of Essex could spot them overhead