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Her hair in plaits tucked underneath a cowboy hat, an angelic Victoria Beckham looks suitably at home as she performs to an audience at her local church hall, aged just six.

She made the comments as she said she was supporting Burnham ally Lucy Powell in Labour's deputy leadership contest.

Following the news that the singer, 31, would be headlining the festival, sources confirmed to Rolling Stone he secured a record-breaking paycheck of more than $10 million.

Sony has quietly introduced a revised PlayStation 5 Digital Edition that reduces internal storage from 1TB to 825GB while maintaining the same 499 Euro ($590) price point. The CFI-2116 revision has appeared on Amazon listings across Italy, Germany, Spain and France without official announcement from Sony. The storage downgrade returns the console to its original 825GB capacity last seen in the launch PlayStation 5 before the Slim models increased storage to 1TB. Users lose approximately 175 of usable space in the new revision. Amazon Germany lists October 23 as the delivery date for units already available for purchase. The change affects only the Digital Edition while the disc version remains unchanged at 1TB. The revision follows Sony's September price increase of $50 across PlayStation 5 models citing economic conditions.

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Calls for an inquiry into the dropping of a China spy case grew yesterday amid fears it has made Britain a 'soft target' for enemy states.

Special prize for the laziest, least imaginative title of the year goes to the hospital drama Doc.

When on the segment Jenna & Friends the blonde - who used to be a fashion model - was asked if she gets attention for her thirst trap posts on Instagram.

The promoter and the fighter were gathered at a press event in London ahead of next month's rematch between Eubank Jr and Conor Benn on what has been a hugely sad week for boxing.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Polygon: The CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit have been called to Congress to testify about the "radicalization of online forum users" on those platforms, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced Wednesday. "Congress has a duty to oversee the online platforms that radicals have used to advance political violence," said chairman of the House Oversight Committee James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, in a statement. "To prevent future radicalization and violence, the CEOs of Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit must appear before the Oversight Committee and explain what actions they will take to ensure their platforms are not exploited for nefarious purposes." Letters from the House Oversight Committee have been sent to Humam Sakhnini, CEO of Discord; Gabe Newell, president of Steam maker Valve; Dan Clancy, CEO of Twitch; and Steve Huffman, CEO of Reddit, requesting their testimony on Oct. 8. "The hearing will examine radicalization of online forum users, including incidents of open incitement to commit violent politically motivated acts," Comer said in a letter to each CEO. [...] Discord, Steam, Twitch, and Reddit execs will have the chance to deliver five-minute opening statements prior to answering questions posed by members of the committee during October's testimony.

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She rose to fame on Love Island in 2022, winning over viewers with her charm and becoming one of the show's standout stars.

A new study has surprised NASA scientists, who fear the sun is ramping up and could impact our planet over the next year.

Tyler Robinson allegedly confessed to his live-in partner Lance Twiggs , 22, after shooting the conservative commentator dead at Utah Valley University last week.

Scotland's centuries-old not proven verdict is to be abolished following an historic vote by MSPs.

First up: $41M to use human annotators to label all that unstructured military data. What could go wrong?

Data curation firm Scale AI has partnered with the Pentagon to deploy its AI on Top Secret networks - a move its interim CEO says is necessary if the US wants AI to be useful for national security.…

Two Xpeng AeroHT flying cars collided during a rehearsal for the Changchun Air Show in China, with one vehicle catching fire upon landing. While the company reported no serious injuries, CNN reported one person was injured in the crash. The BBC reports: Footage on Chinese social media site Weibo appeared to show a flaming vehicle on the ground which was being attended to by fire engines. One vehicle "sustained fuselage damage and caught fire upon landing," Xpeng AeroHT said in a statement to CNN. "All personnel at the scene are safe, and local authorities have completed on-site emergency measures in an orderly manner," it added. The electric flying cars take off and land vertically, and the company is hoping to sell them for around $300,000 each. In January, Xpeng claimed to have around 3,000 orders for the vehicle. [...] It has said it wants to lead the world in the "low-altitude economy."

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Eagle-eyed royal fans may have noticed that Melania Trump, 55, or President Donald Trump, 79, did not bow before King Charles or Queen Camilla during the start of their State Visit in Windsor on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump subtly reminded the British people of the Western values that made their country great.

The First Lady slipped into a different ensemble for the special dinner, hosted at Windsor Castle.

Bannon does not believe Robinson's text messages tell the full picture of the horrifying events surrounding Kirk's murder.

Broadcasters in The Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and Slovenia have said they are considering pulling out of the annual music extravaganza, which is set to be hosted in Vienna, Austria in 2026.