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Jack Osbourne is reportedly being closely monitored by I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Bosses following his emotional start to camp life, just months after the death of his father, Ozzy. 

Longtime Slashdot reader ukoda shares a report from the Associated Press: China is replacing its diesel trucks with electric models faster than expected, potentially reshaping global fuel demand and the future of heavy transport. In 2020, nearly all new trucks in China ran on diesel. By the first half of 2025, battery-powered trucks accounted for 22% of new heavy truck sales, up from 9.2% in the same period in 2024, according to Commercial Vehicle World, a Beijing-based trucking data provider. The British research firm BMI forecasts electric trucks will reach nearly 46% of new sales this year and 60% next year. China's trucking fleet, the world's second-largest after the U.S., still mainly runs on diesel, but the landscape is shifting. Transport fuel demand is plateauing, according to the International Energy Agency and diesel use in China could decline faster than many expect, said Christopher Doleman, an analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Electric trucks now outsell LNG models in China, so its demand for fossil fuels could fall, and "in other countries, it might never take off," he said. [...] The share of electrics in new truck sales, from 8% in 2024 to 28% by August 2025, has more than tripled as prices have fallen. Electric trucks outsold LNG-powered vehicles in China for five consecutive months this year, according to Commercial Vehicle World. While electric trucks are two to three times more expensive than diesel ones and cost roughly 18% more than LNG trucks, their higher energy efficiency and lower costs can save owners an estimated 10% to 26% over the vehicle's lifetime, according to research by Chinese scientists. "When it comes to heavy trucks, the fleet owners in China are very bottom-line driven," Doleman said.

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Adam Peaty has broken his silence amid the toxic family rift that has overshadowed his upcoming wedding to fiancée Holly Ramsay. 

David Pryce-Jones, the outspoken author and historian, who released a colourful memoir about their 'bonkers' aristocratic family, died peacefully at home on Monday aged 89.

British Vogue's December 2025 issue has named the 10 personalities redefining what it means to be 'cool' with their diverse creative talents, bold style choices and 'bolshy' attitudes.

Since Ariana, 32, and Cynthia, 38, were cast in 2021, the pair, and their castmates have been plagued by scandal.

It's fair to say that Eamonn Holmes has had a tough few years.

George Orwell taught us that, 'at 50, everyone has the face he deserves'. Now, in a suitably Orwellian development, futuristic technology is about to tell me whether this is true.

John Healey also confirmed he has provided British pilots with more robust guidance to counter such threats following a dramatic showdown in the North Sea.

St James Tower, located in the centre of Cardiff, South Wales, is now a residence carved from the Church of St James the Great and has gone on the market for nearly £800,000.

In January 1990, a limited edition Aston Martin Zagato - worth £600,000 - vanished, presumed ­stolen in central London.

British architect Baharash Bagherian, who claimed the Dubai government stole his eco-design and tried to lock him up, has been cleared of all criminal charges following a 16-month 'living nightmare'.

Laura Hamilton's curves are real. So are her insecurities. It's a simple fact that you rarely get to be a TV presenter, particularly on a glossy sort of show, unless you look a certain way.

The mini cab app company - which asks drivers and riders to score each other out of five after each journey - said the average rider rating in the city is 4.73.

A Tokyo court ruled that Cloudflare is liable for aiding manga piracy after failing to act on infringement notices and continuing to cache and serve content for major piracy sites, awarding about $3.2 million in damages. TorrentFreak says the decision sets a significant precedent in Japan, suggesting CDN providers can face direct liability when they don't verify customers or respond adequately to large-scale copyright abuse. From the report: After a wait of more than three and a half years, the Tokyo District Court rendered its decision this morning. In a statement provided to TorrentFreak by the publishers, they declare "Victory Against Cloudflare" after the Court determined that Cloudflare is indeed liable for the pirate sites' activities. In a statement provided to TorrentFreak, the publishers explain that they alerted Cloudflare to the massive scale of the infringement, involving over 4,000 works and 300 million monthly visits, but their requests to stop distribution were ignored. "We requested that the company take measures such as stopping the distribution of pirated content from servers under its management. However, Cloudflare continued to provide services to the manga piracy sites even after receiving notices from the plaintiffs," the group says. The publishers add that Cloudflare continued to provide services even after receiving information disclosure orders from U.S. courts, leaving them with "no choice but to file this lawsuit." "The judgment recognized that Cloudflare's failure to take timely and appropriate action despite receiving infringement notices from the plaintiffs, and its negligent continuation of pirated content distribution, constituted aiding and abetting copyright infringement, and that Cloudflare bears liability for damages to the plaintiffs," they write. "The judgment, in that regard, attached importance to the fact that Cloudflare, without conducting any identity verification procedures, had enabled a massive manga piracy site to operate "under circumstances where strong anonymity was secured,' as a basis for recognizing the company's liability." The publishers believe that the judgment clarifies the conditions under which a company such as Cloudflare incurs liability for copyright infringement. Failure to carry out identity verification appears at the top of the publishers' list, followed by a lack of timely and appropriate action in response to infringement notices sent by rightsholders. "We believe this is an important decision given the current situation where piracy site operators often hide their identities and repeatedly conduct large-scale distribution using CDN services from overseas. We hope that this judgment will be a step toward ensuring proper use of CDN services. We will continue our efforts to protect the rights of works, creators, and related parties, while aiming for further expansion of legitimate content," the publishers conclude. Cloudflare plans to appeal the verdict.

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A couple who died when their car hit a huge pool of water on a road with a history of flooding were caught out by 'monsoon' conditions, an inquest heard.

Cristiano Ronaldo got his wish in meeting Donald Trump but his huge devoted fanbase has been left divided by him mingling with the President of the United States.

Fears about anti-Semitism have also increased since the attack, with six in 10 people saying they are concerned about its rise during the Middle East conflict.

Britain boasts some of the best authors in the world - but they could soon be replaced by AI, a disturbing report reveals.

A survey of 2,000 mothers and fathers found 90 per cent feel their child's mental health is more important than attending school.