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At PMQs, Andy Burnham said he had asked the Chancellor and Net Zero Secretary to consider whether the levies - typically around £100 a year - could be removed.

Russia has freed American prisoner Stephen Hubbard after more than four years behind bars, with Donald Trump bragging that Vladimir Putin asked for nothing in return 'out of respect' for him.

Scarlett, 17, whose mother is Corrie actress Tina O'Brien, raised eyebrows earlier this year when she announced that she sat out of her exams to follow in the footsteps of her famous parents.

When it comes to memorable facial features, the eyes or mouth might be the first to spring to mind. But according to a new study, it's actually your ears that could be the key to identifying you.

OpenAI is bringing its models to Google Cloud's model garden and Antigravity coding tool, putting its technology on all three major U.S. cloud platforms after Microsoft's exclusive license ended earlier this year. "Google Cloud's longstanding investment in machine learning and AI has made it a destination for AI workloads and the developers and data scientists building them," OpenAI said in a blog post. It continues: [...] The integration will pair OpenAI's frontier models with Google Cloud's built-in access controls, centralized data governance, and high-performance infrastructure to support demanding enterprise workloads. Google Cloud customers will be able to purchase OpenAI frontier models via model garden, transacted through the Google Cloud Marketplace. Enterprises with Google Cloud spend commitments will be able to draw down their GCP commitments for these purchases. Additionally, OpenAI models will soon be available in Google Antigravity and the Gemini Agent, providing enterprise customers with model choice flexibility and the best model for each task. [...] For context, Microsoft previously held exclusive licensing rights to OpenAI's intellectual property, but that arrangement ended less than six months ago as OpenAI began expanding its partnerships with other cloud providers. Just one day after Microsoft's exclusivity ended, Amazon announced plans to host OpenAI's models on its cloud platform in April.

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The full state pension will rise £9.40 a week from April thanks to the triple lock - a guarantee Prime Minister Andy Burnham will scrap in favour of a double lock from 2030.

The Government is being accused of introducing rent controls by the back door after a tenant successfully challenged their landlord's rent increase.

Liberal Democrat councillor Adrian Chapmanlaw has been labelled by his constituents as a more aggressive and 'swearier' version of the notorious helmet-cam cyclist.

Forrester says only isolated wins are likely, while 'good enough' open-weight models soak up the tokens

The Orionid meteor shower is set to peak across Essex skies tonight, with up to 20 meteors an hour.

The Orionid meteor shower is set to peak across Essex skies tonight, with up to 20 meteors an hour.

Michel Plissart and Carine Christens were taking a walk along the beach near Bridport when they stumbled over a shelf of rock sticking out of the sand.

Drivers on the A120 are facing severe delays near the Marks Tey roundabout due to a broken down lorry.

Careful what you say after goodbye, or better yet, update your messaging app

"PHP disclosed two critical vulnerabilities in their programming language and urged web site operators to immediately apply the fix," writes longtime Slashdot reader smooth wombat. "As a result, government web sites in Europe and elsewhere temporarily went dark on Wednesday as operators worked to protect their systems." The Independent reports: Dane Knecht, the chief technology officer of Web and cloud security firm Cloudflare, said that attacks were emerging and Cloudflare was updating its firewall rules as a stopgap measure. "We are seeing early attacks emerging and are updating mitigations as new vectors show up. This is a STOPGAP only. Patch as soon as PHP releases the update," he said on X. Officials have said that all PHP versions from PHP 5 onward could be affected, although PHP has not yet disclosed which versions are vulnerable. Special thanks to Slashdot readers Alain Williams and mrspoonsi for sharing this critical PHP security release. For more details, read the official PHP announcement and guidance on what to do next.

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A motorcyclist who filmed himself riding through Essex, Kent and London doing speeds of nearly 200mph has been jailed for four years.

A motorcyclist who filmed himself riding through Essex, Kent and London doing speeds of nearly 200mph has been jailed for four years.

Physics professor Suchitra Sebastian is leading the fight against the university, insisting the proposed development is 'too coarse' for the charming streets of Cambridge.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock clapped back at a troll for pitting her against her ex Little Mix bandmate Jade Thirlwall over their streaming numbers.

For a nation of tea drinkers, the fresh verdict delivered by scientists is a welcome one: a cuppa is good for your heart. But experts have told the Daily Mail that some brews beat others.