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Kam Zaki, 47, was one of the 1,800 commuters who were stranded on the Thameslink services which had passengers feeling like they were being 'slow cooked' in 'an oven'.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are reportedly set to have serious conversations about the state of their relationship.

Courtney Murley posted a video detailing how to avoid paying for a costly drinks package on a cruise.

A teen was served instant karma as he was forced to quickly flee after hurling chairs at two restaurant workers as a gang of 30 teens watched on.  

"The carbon cost of asking an artificial intelligence model a single text question can be measured in grams of CO2..." writes the Washington Post. And while an individual's impact may be low, what about the collective impact of all users? "A Google search takes about 10 times less energy than a ChatGPT query, according to a 2024 analysis from Goldman Sachs — although that may change as Google makes AI responses a bigger part of search." For now, a determined user can avoid prompting Google's default AI-generated summaries by switching over to the "web" search tab, which is one of the options alongside images and news. Adding "-ai" to the end of a search query also seems to work. Other search engines, including DuckDuckGo, give you the option to turn off AI summaries.... Using AI doesn't just mean going to a chatbot and typing in a question. You're also using AI every time an algorithm organizes your social media feed, recommends a song or filters your spam email... [T]here's not much you can do about it other than using the internet less. It's up to the companies that are integrating AI into every aspect of our digital lives to find ways to do it with less energy and damage to the planet. More points from the article: Two researchers tested the performance of 14 AI language models, and found larger models gave more accurate answers, "but used several times more energy than smaller models." The data centers hosting AI models "can devour more electricity than entire cities." "Keeping those computers cool uses freshwater — about one bottle's worth for every 100 words of text ChatGPT generates."

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Residents of the Tillman's Corner neighborhood in Mobile say the nude prowler has been spotted multiple nights in a row.

A video circulating on Instagram showed two Christians being told to move on by a British Transport Police officer - attracting furious comments from users.

Stylish racegoers dusted off their best frocks and put their best fashion foot forward as they arrived for the fifth and final day of Royal Ascot in Berskshire on Saturday.

Rina is said to 'admire' her older sister's success and is working hard to 'make it on her own.'

JoJo Siwa cancelled her performance at Saturday's Pride celebration in Chicago .Back Lot Bash Chicago made the announcement early Saturday with a quick note in its Instagram Stories.

Our beloved Stansted Airport had some interesting reviews from American tourists visiting the UK

Royal Ascot revellers have been forced to stump up or face missing out on the final day of the meet after flouting one of the lesser known dress regulations. Dress code checks take place before entry.

In March last year Louis Scudder stood on the roof of his home in Sheerness, Kent, and vowed to destroy it. Now it has been repossessed by the bank and sold against his will

Jacob Rutkowski, who has been described as a 'beautiful soul' by his grieving family died after getting into difficulty in the river Tees in County Durham.

Authorities have announced the arrest of a 32-year-old Virginia woman in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a popular Netflix actress.

Sunglasses, sun cream and umbrellas are out in full force today, as sweltering Brits continue to be gripped by blistering weather as the temperatures continue to soar. 

Nicknamed 'Mighty Mouse' for his powerful scrummaging and compact frame, he won 43 caps for Scotland between 1969 and 1979, captaining his country 19 times.

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Washington Post: Over the past three years, companies have invested tens of billions of dollars toward making electric vehicles in the United States, buoyed by tax incentives aimed at helping American businesses compete with China. Now, those companies are facing a strange problem: too much manufacturing capacity, not enough demand. As sales of electric vehicles slow and congressional Republicans take aim at EV tax credits and incentives, the United States is slated to have more battery and EV manufacturing than it needs, according to a report released Wednesday by the Rhodium Group, a research firm. That could leave factories — many of which are already operating or under construction — stranded if car sales continue to slump. "The rug is being pulled out from under these manufacturers," said Hannah Pitt, a director in Rhodium's energy and climate practice... After [America's 2022 climate bill], battery investment in the U.S. skyrocketed. Companies went from investing about $1 billion per quarter in 2022 to $11 billion per quarter in 2024. Most of that battery investment went to red states, including in the South's "Battery Belt," where manufacturers were drawn to inexpensive land and a nonunionized workforce. Now, however, that battery boom is teetering. In the first three months of 2025, companies canceled $6 billion in battery manufacturing — a record. EV sales have slowed... According to the new report, the United States has almost enough battery capacity announced or under development to meet demand all the way to 2030 if EV sales continue to slump. That might sound like a good thing — but if EV sales drop further, it means companies will be left with factories they won't be able to use. At the same time, China has excess battery capacity. The country has enough manufacturing to meet the entire world's demand for batteries — and may be looking to off-load them onto other markets... And if the incentives for using U.S.-made batteries disappear, the nation's manufacturers would be left high and dry.

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Both the best place to live and the worst place to live in Britain are apparently in Essex

Michelle Mone 's £250 million Dubai property project - hailed as the first major development to be sold using Bitcoin - was never actually built.