The curious case of the 'haunted heart' that will chill any transplant recipient: Sonny got an organ from a suicide victim. Then he married his donor's widow and took his own life, too...
For Sonny's family, their grief was compounded by disbelief that he ended his life the same way as Terry Cottle - the man whose suicide had given him a new chance of life via heart transplant.
Essex community transport survey extended as council seeks residents’ views
A public survey on community transport services in Essex has been extended.
Essex community transport survey extended as council seeks residents’ views
A public survey on community transport services in Essex has been extended.
UK pentester 'killa' claims $2K Bitcoin prize in PHP2Shell capture-the-flag contest
Jaydip Modhwadia beats challenge designed to test real-world exploitability of PHP2Shell in around 3 hours
Strictly pro Maddie Ingoldsby hits back and says 'I'm doing my best' after being criticised for 'letting down' Cach Mercer with her choreography
Strictly Come Dancing star Maddie Ingoldsby has claimed she is 'doing her best' after she has been accused of 'letting down' her partner Cach Mercer.
Moment light-fingered woman is caught on CCTV 'stealing table lamp' from bar
Footage shows the customer taking a quick look round before swiping the ornament from the table at Krak Matlock in Derbyshire.
Drunk man 'degraded and humiliated' people on flight to Stansted Airport on New Year's Eve
He told a woman he "hates" black people before sexually assaulting a man onboard the plane
Microsoft Offers Mass Buyouts For Roughly a Quarter of Its Workforce
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Seattle Times: Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the company tries to control its head count while avoiding layoffs. The Redmond-based tech giant announced Monday morning that eligible employees at the vice president level and below in the U.S., Canada, India and the United Kingdom would receive a "voluntary exit offer" of a standard severance package, based on their location.
In a memo to employees, Microsoft Chief People Officer Amy Coleman said the move was building off the voluntary retirement program earlier this year, which was available to more than 8,700 U.S.-based employees, roughly one-third of whom took the offer. Since May 2025, Microsoft has been trying to reduce its corporate workforce, first through waves of mass layoffs and now through more creative buyout programs. The company laid off about 15,000 employees last year over the course of several months, affecting about 3,200 Washington-based workers. The report notes that the layoffs have continued this year, though on a smaller scale and largely concentrated in the company's gaming division.
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Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz give a rare joint interview as they reflect on 'growing up with parents who shouted'
The singer, 45, tied the knot with the rapper, 48, in 2010, and they share sons Egypt, 16, and Genesis, 11.
Pete Doherty's son Astile, 23, launches into an extraordinary social media rant as he says: 'I hope you die of a painful terminal disease like AIDS or cancer'
Pete Doherty's son Astile launched into an extraordinary rant on social media on Sunday night.
What Strictly bosses MUST do to save the show: KATIE HIND gives her exact prescription only in The Spotlight newsletter
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Essex County Fire and Rescue Service celebrates control room teams
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is praising control room teams for the vital role they play in emergency response.
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service celebrates control room teams
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is praising control room teams for the vital role they play in emergency response.
Trumpets blare and skies part as AI hypefest culminates in Anthropic IPO filing
Claude maker reveals financials and warns investors its AI models could blackmail humans, resist shutdown, or go rogue
Kimberley Walsh reveals Sarah Harding's death left her battling 'major health anxieties' and changed her attitude to ageing
Kimberley Walsh has revealed that her Girls Aloud bandmate Sarah Harding's death left her battling 'major health anxieties' and changed her attitude to ageing.
Jon Hamm, 55, proudly dons dad fashion with pregnant wife Anna Osceola, 38, after saying he is 'terrified' of being an old father
The 55-year-old actor was seen on an errand run at upscale grocery Gelson's with his 38-year-old actress wife Anna Osceola in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Moment Chris Brown attacks music producer with tequila bottle in Mayfair nightclub - as singer avoids jail
Chris Brown has been spared jail after attacking a music producer with a heavy tequila bottle at a packed London nightclub.
Murderer loses bid to overturn prison ban on Vegemite despite claiming 'it is part of his Australian culture'
A murderer lost his bid to overturn a ban on inmates eating Vegemite after he argued in court that withholding it breached his human right to enjoy his Australian culture.
Westlife's Mark Feehily returns to the stage for the first time since being forced to take a break from performing after health battles and suing surgeon over weight-loss op
The singer, 46, revealed that he was taking a break from the band two years ago after falling ill with sepsis in 2020, which then led to him having several surgeries.
Paranoid Putin ramps up air defence around forest palace he shares with gymnast lover as long-range Ukrainian strikes continue
New revelations show more than 50 surface-to-air missile positions around the Valdai bunker home Russia's 74-year-old dictator shares with lover Alina Kabaeva, 43, and their two young sons.