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Nicholas Hoult has backed out of his role as Gilderoy Lockhart in the upcoming Harry Potter series amid mounting backlash over JK Rowling.

Washington has turned to pulling economic levers six months into a war on Iran that has ground to a stalemate militarily, with peace talks stalled and most traffic through the Strait of Hormuz blocked.

A beauty queen has received a suspended jail term for attacking a woman with a red stiletto outside a hunt ball - less than a week after appearing in the Miss Great Britain final.

The controversial breakaway is fighting for its future after Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced it would stop funding beyond this year.

It might be time to rethink the old adage 'It's grim up north'. Indeed, Manchester, in particular, is currently one of the fastest-growing economies in the UK.

The partner of a teacher accused of sexually seducing her former pupils while she taught in north London, told her trial she has a medical condition which means they can only have quick sex.

Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Munich by the end of 2027, marking the Google-owned company's first expansion into the European Union. "It already operates in 11 cities in the United States and has applied for a license in the United Kingdom to launch its robotaxis in London this year," notes Reuters. From the report: The Google subsidiary will start rolling out vehicles in the German city this year, which will be manually driven while the company "starts with high-definition mapping of local street networks" and testing with safety drivers, Waymo said in a statement. "Bavaria is determined to live up to its pioneering role and be an international leader in autonomous driving," Florian Herrmann, the head of the Bavarian state chancellery, said in the statement. "Now we need to move quickly from testing to real-world deployment." [...] German authorities gave autonomous vehicles the green light in 2021 to operate in the country in approved geographical areas. Other countries are looking at following suit, though the EU's broader autonomous driving rules are set by the U.N.

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Data reveals the European destinations facing the greatest tourism pressure, from crowded beaches to packed city streets.

The news last week that men aged over 50 will no longer have the right to a free prostate cancer test if they have no symptoms has caused a storm of protest.

State and local regulators would decide whether the public gets a say on minor-source permits

Guy Mayhew was on holiday in Tenerife with his husband and in-laws when a call came in to tell him he'd won £50,000 in a monthly savings prize draw.

Pregnant women are being offered classes on how to give birth in a car after the sudden closure of a local maternity ward.

The search for John McCormack has been suspended following the discovery of a body

Attackers now ready to exploit how things work, rather than just break them, says Oracle support expert

Officers were chasing a black Audi near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire yesterday evening before it collided with a white Ford Puma.

The actress, 22, enjoyed a dinner date with her husband Jake Bongiovi and his legendary rocker dad Jon Bon Jovi at Notting Hill hotspot Dorian on Monday.

Women who go through the menopause early are more likely to develop Alzheimer's at a younger age, new research suggests.

The Gardens of Easton Lodge are celebrating the annual harvest on Apples and Bees Day.