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Vendors’ licenses for AI software and services are in a state of “pandemonium,” according to Gartner VP analyst Jo Liversidge.…

Just one in eight people think the Government should prioritise legalising assisted dying compared to 70 per cent who want to see waiting times slashed, the survey of 2,090 Britons found.

A community open day at a police station revealed the latest crime statistics in the town.

A popular farm shop near Colchester has announced its relocation.

A popular farm shop near Colchester has announced its relocation.

It is hoped it will discourage inconsiderate parking near the school

The aunt of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska who was stabbed to death by a career criminal has spoken out in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail.

ERP giant patches flaw that allows total takeover of NetWeaver, Microsoft has nothing under attack for once

September’s Patch Tuesday won’t require Microsoft users to rapidly repair rancid software, but SAP users need to move fast to address extremely dangerous bugs.…

alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Some people are simply mosquito magnets while others emerge relatively unscathed. But why is this so? One explanation, according to scientists from the Netherlands, is beer. To find out why the blood-sucking critters prefer some people over others, a research team led by Felix Hol of Radboud University Nijmegen took thousands of female Anopheles mosquitoes to Lowlands, an annual music festival held in the Netherlands. Researchers set up a pop-up lab in connected shipping containers in 2023, and around 500 volunteers took part. First, they filled out a questionnaire about their hygiene, diet and behavior at the festival. Then, to see how attractive they are to mosquitoes, they placed their arm into a custom-designed cage filled with the pesky insects. The cage had tiny holes so the mosquitoes could smell the person's arm but couldn't bite them. A video camera recorded how many insects landed on a volunteer's arm compared to a sugar feeder on the other side of the cage. By comparing the video footage and questionnaire answers, researchers saw some clear results emerge. Participants who drank beer were 1.35 times more attractive to mosquitoes than those who didn't. The tiny vampires were also more likely to target people who had slept with someone the previous night. The study also revealed that recent showering and sunscreen make people less attractive to the buzzing menace. "We found that mosquitoes are drawn to those who avoid sunscreen, drink beer, and share their bed," the researchers wrote in a paper uploaded to the bioRxiv preprint server. "They simply have a taste for the hedonists among us."

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Mohammed Abdulraziq, 32, is accused of kidnapping the child and locking her inside his house in Winson Green on March 30 this year.

The dinghy suffered what authorities have described as a 'catastrophic deflation' 10 miles off the coast of Dover at around 12.30pm on Tuesday.

Doorbell camera footage shows three mystery construction workers turning up to the home of married couple Mike Keeling and Leanne Smith, while they were out.

A heartbroken wife who watched her husband perish in the harrowing Lisbon tram disaster has detailed their final moments together.

Footage shows Elisabet Lann slowly falling forward and toppling over a lectern before completely collapsing on the floor as she joined a press briefing on Tuesday.

In dramatic footage shared online, a loud-pitched sound can be heard before an object appears to land on the boat and burst into flames.

Cindy Cohn, who has led the Electronic Frontier Foundation as Executive Director for the past decade and has been with the organization for over 25 years, will step down by mid-2026. The digital rights group is launching a search for her successor. From a press release: "It's been the honor of my life to help EFF grow and become the strong, effective organization it is today, but it's time to make space for new leadership. I also want to get back into the fight for civil liberties more directly than I can as the executive director of a thriving 125-person organization," Cohn said. "I'm incredibly proud of all that we've built and accomplished. One of our former interns once called EFF the joyful warriors for internet freedom and I have always loved that characterization." "I know EFF's lawyers, activists and technologists will continue standing up for freedom, justice and innovation whether we're fighting trolls, bullies, corporate oligarchs, clueless legislators or outright dictators," she added. [...] Cohn said she made the decision to step down more than a year ago, and later informed EFF's Board of Directors and executive staff. The Board of Directors has assembled a search committee, which in turn has engaged leadership advisory firm Russell Reynolds Associates to conduct a search for EFF's new executive director. Inquiries about the search can be directed to EFF@russellreynolds.com. The search committee hopes to hire someone next spring, with Cohn planning to remain at EFF for a transition period through early summer.

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Felicity Jones oozed glamour as she lit up the red carpet at the premiere of her latest film, Train Dreams, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday.

During the episode the contestants took on three biscuit-based tasks including slice and bake biscuits for the signature challenge, chocolate hobnobs for the technical, and a biscuit showstopper.

Suzi Ronson, wife of Bowie's right-hand man Mick Ronson, has revelaed her autobiography has been optioned with the hope of becoming a Hollywood movie.

Alexandra Gucci Zarini, the 40-year-old great-granddaughter of the founder of the luxury Italian company, said she was abused for years by her then stepfather, Joseph Ruffalo, now 85.