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Continuous track of long awaited AFV hits the ground ... and the terrain is pretty bumpy

The British Army just received its first new armored fighting vehicle (AFV) for nearly three decades, but it is years late, hit by rising costs, is still reportedly injuring its crew, and there are questions about whether it remains relevant in the age of drone warfare. …

According to researchers from the London School of Economics and Jabra, the next generation of workers won't ever need to write out an email by hand.

It's almost 20 years since I first visited Dubai. Back then it almost felt like the 'eighth wonder of the world'.

Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: The UK Department for Education is "replacing its narrowly focused computer science GCSE with a broader, future-facing computing GCSE [General Certificate of Secondary Education] and exploring a new qualification in data science and AI for 16-18-year-olds." The move aims to correct unintended consequences of a shift made more than a decade ago from the existing ICT (Information and Communications Technology) curriculum, which focused on basic digital skills, to a more rigorous Computer Science curriculum at the behest of major tech firms and advocacy groups to address concerns about the UK's programming talent pipeline. The UK pivot from rigorous CS to AI literacy comes as tech-backed nonprofit Code.org leads a similar shift in the U.S., pivoting from its original 2013 mission calling for rigorous CS for U.S. K-12 students to a new mission that embraces AI literacy. Code.org next month will replace its flagship Hour of Code event with a new Hour of AI "designed to bring AI education into the mainstream" with the support of its partners, including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon. Code.org has pledged to engage 25 million learners with the new Hour of AI this school year.

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Parents have until mid January to apply for primary school reception places starting in September 2026.

Supermarkets are ramping up promotional deals to lure in cost-conscious shoppers ahead of Christmas, according to figures published on Tuesday.

She died two weeks after she was hit while at a pedestrian crossing

After you've treated yourself to something nice, your Christmas bonus could be the starting point for achieving your longer-term goals.

Caroline Peaty, 59, has been banned from attending her son Adam's wedding to Holly after an astonishing feud over his bride's failure to invite her future mother-in-law to her hen party.

In separate, unrelated incidents, a 70-year-old man fell unwell and collapsed in the Fan Village in Piazza d'Armi on Monday morning, near the Inalpi Arena.

As many as 87 per cent of savers said they think a 'significant' cash safety net is essential to have before the start investing.

As the embattled national broadcaster admitted to an 'error of judgment' when it doctored footage of a 2021 speech by Mr Trump, the US President's lawyers put the BBC 'on notice'.

With each test costing £23, the candidate eventually succeeded last year having forked out a cumulative £1,725 on examination costs alone.

Donald Trump has said it is time to 'call in the troops' to tackle the 'prevalent' murder and crime that has long plagued Chicago. 

In this column, William Heathcoat Amory, managing partner at Kepler Partners explains the benefits of a properly diversified portfolio.

Vodafone has upgraded its annual outlook for both earnings and cash flow after the telecoms giant returned to top-line growth in Germany in the second quarter.

Holly Ramsay and fiancé Adam Peaty are caught in a bitter family feud after the Olympian banned his mother from their wedding following her snub at the bride's hen party.

Both climate activists and skeptics have slammed the destruction of miles of the Amazon rainforest in order to build a road for a two-week climate change summit.

Kris Jenner posed with Beyoncé and enjoyed a boogie with Justin Bieber as she shares behind-the-scenes snaps from her starry Bond-themed 70th birthday bash over the weekend.

A callous motorist who drove into a grandfather flinging him 30ft and breaking his leg stopped to drag him further into the road - then drove off instead of calling an ambulance.