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Microduck from Pollen Robotics runs on open source software, is just 25cm tall, and is ready to play out of the box

The BBC has released the trailer for the hotly anticipated series, as host Claudia Winkleman leaves the star-studded line-up quivering in the chilling debut teaser.

MIKE KEEGAN IN MONACO: UEFA is threatening to seek criminal proceedings against Gianni Infantino as they continue their efforts to oust the FIFA president.

I thought about having a drink the other day. Specifically, a gin and tonic, in a frosted glass, the kind they serve in those swish restaurants where cocktails are sold as a lifestyle choice

It was a rare, peaceful evening. We had opened a bottle of rosé, and were laughing together, when my 24-year-old daughter suddenly appeared in the living room, in a pair of skimpy pyjamas.

Voices in Moscow calling for nuclear warheads are becoming louder, and the President is surveying his options for escalation, according to sources.

The warning comes after Prime Minister Andy Burnham was told Britain could face Russian retaliation over its support for Ukraine and to be prepared for a 'direct response' from Moscow.

Braintree boy Oliver Wood has qualified for another competition after securing a spot at Crufts.

Armed police swarmed a house near Middlesbrough this afternoon following a suspected knife attack.

Sacha Baron Cohen appeared to be getting on well with a pretty brunette outside a bar in Notting Hill on Wednesday. 

A teacher who lured teenage boys into sexual relationships with her faces years in prison. Sally-Anne Bowen taught in north London in the 80s.

More than 50 additional cases of salmonella have been confirmed amid a major outbreak linked to imported eggs - as health officials scramble to control the spread.

by George Whittaker

Why security buyers are rethinking what matters most.

Security teams typically don’t struggle to find vulnerabilities as much as they have in the past. The harder part usually begins after the report arrives, once dozens of findings land in front of engineering teams already juggling patch schedules, production deadlines, and internal disagreements about urgency. Platforms like XBOW, OffSec, and Cobalt have entered that environment as organizations started rethinking what they actually need from pentesting vendors beyond annual compliance exercises.

A vulnerability may look severe inside a dashboard, while no one internally agrees whether it creates meaningful exposure or simply adds another item to an already crowded queue. Infrastructure also changes too quickly for static testing cycles to answer every operational question.

APIs update mid-quarter, contractors receive temporary access that lingers longer than expected, and cloud permissions change quietly during routine development work. Buyers evaluating vendors now spend more time asking whether testing accurately reflects the systems employees use every day.

Pentesting Vendors Now Face Different Expectations

Long reports stopped carrying the same weight years ago. Security teams already know modern environments contain weaknesses. What many organizations want now is clearer evidence showing which findings deserve immediate attention and which ones can wait without creating major operational exposure. That distinction became harder to ignore as remediation timelines stretched across larger environments.

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Essex County Council leader Peter Harris says his administration is on track to deliver its 100-day plan.

AN EXTRAORDINARY athlete who learned to walk again is running more than 3,100 miles in under 100 days to raise money for charity

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Operation Bluebird, the Virginia-based startup trying to revive the allegedly abandoned "Twitter" name and logo, announced Monday that it has launched its new social media network: Twitter.now. "We are a small company, we have investors, and we have a product," Stephen Coates, one of Operation Bluebird's cofounders, told Ars. "And we have waited months and months to launch, and we are not going to wait anymore." [...] Twitter.now, still in its nascent stage, only has hundreds of users for the time being. The social media network looks and feels much like the Twitter of old and many of its offshoots -- it has replies and retweets. A new and notable feature is the automated fact-checking tool, a Gemini-based "veracity engine for real-time analysis" ("Vera" for short), which runs on every tweet. Coates has been testing Vera in recent days by posting obviously false messages, like "George Washington was our second president." "Our first goal is to see if we can truly bring back a town square that's safer and less harmful," he said. "We say freedom of speech and not freedom of reach. We want people to say what they want, but we also want to create a platform that's not financially locked into that viral content that's harmful or inaccurate." Operation Bluebird argues that Elon Musk effectively abandoned the Twitter brand and trademarks when he renamed the company X, opening the door for the startup to claim them. X Corp. sued to stop the effort, but a federal judge tentatively ruled in April that X appeared to have relinquished rights to "tweet," the bird logo, and possibly "Twitter" itself, though no written ruling has been issued. Bluebird has taken that as enough of a green light to move forward while emphasizing that its new Twitter is not affiliated with X. "Operation Bluebird, Inc. picked up the name X Corp. walked away from and is rebuilding it on trust, in your browser at twitter.now," it states prominently on its website. "We are not X, and we are not affiliated with X Corp."

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He went for a hike in a popular walking spot with his friend, who also died

Refurbishment company Orchard Build Ltd has installed 35 solar panels at its Feering headquarters to cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.

Essex County Council leader Peter Harris says his administration is on track to deliver its 100-day plan.

Astonishing new footage from Nepal has revealed the extent of the damage the powerful flood caused on Wednesday.