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As a matter of good form, Labour Chancellors do not usually extol British and overseas banks. The dialogue is much about helping working people.

She ate a meal, took her usual medication and went to sleep - but she never woke up

A 16-year-old gunman killed three children and a teacher when he opened fire at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon on Thursday afternoon.

Essex Police said it received a report that a man had been seen exposing himself at Colchester Institute’s Braintree campus

The content creator, from California, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a heartfelt video as she spoke directly to camera.

Romeo Beckham isn't holding back in his first foray into acting as he passionately kisses his male tennis rival in his new gay film Forty Love. 

Tesla has unveiled a dramatically redesigned Roadster concept capable of performing midair flips, controlled landings, and a claimed 0-60 mph sprint in just 0.81 seconds. CarScoops reports: Tonight, Tesla debuted the new Roadster by driving it up a vertical ramp that then went horizontal. Then, it repeated the feat but drove off of the ramp and used thrusters to flip itself over and make a controlled landing on the ground. After that, it did a barrel roll over the rest of the Tesla lineup and again landed without issue on the ground. Then, it did 0-60 mph in 0.81 seconds according to Tesla. All of that sounds amazing, and indeed, watching it happen was pretty spectacular, but boy do we have a lot to unpack. It's been nearly a decade since Tesla first showed us the Roadster. The company unveiled what it's simply calling the Roadster. Not Roadster 2.0, not CyberRoadster, just Roadster, as if it's a direct successor to the original Tesla. In terms of design, it's quite a bit different from the car we saw in 2017. Rather than be a somewhat curvaceous sports car, it's considerably more angular. If a Cybertruck and a Lamborghini Reventon had a runt of a baby, this would be that car. Still, at this stage, we're still just touching on what we saw and what it looks like. Let's get into the details. Developed in collaboration with SpaceX, the Roadster uses 10 cold-gas thrusters powered by two 600-liter compressed-air tanks to accelerate and maneuver in mid-air. Underbody suction fans reportedly generate up to 2Gs of downforce even while stationary, while an active rear spoiler adjusts aerodynamics in real time. Other features include steer-by-wire, brake-by-wire, and throttle-by-wire technology. Tesla plans three variants: Performance, which requires a $50,000 deposit; Thrust, a $250,000 model capable of sub-one-second acceleration; and Rocket, an invite-only, single-seat version capable of flying. Production isn't expected until 2028, and Tesla has yet to disclose key specifications, including range, horsepower, battery capacity, and motor configuration. A recording of the event can be viewed on X.

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The singer, 35, arrived for the red carpet at the BFI London Film Festival in a kooky black lace gown and a huge headpiece.

Celebrity Traitors' latest victim was revealed in a dramatic face-to-face murder on Thursday night, as a banishment left multiple members of the turret in the firing line

Slashdot reader alternative_right shares a story that has drawn international attention for being potentially the first documented instance of a robot being used directly in a sexual assault. According to the Associated Press, German police have opened a sexual harassment investigation after a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl's buttocks and made thrusting motions while two young men reportedly filmed and streamed the incident. Investigators seized the robot and the suspects' phones and are trying to determine whether the movements were preprogrammed or controlled in real time. From the report: Cologne police spokesman Christoph Bermel said the two male teenagers have not been charged but are considered suspects, and investigators were examining whether the robot's movements were preprogrammed or controlled in real time. Police were unfamiliar with this type of incident, he said. "We have not been aware of this phenomenon so far," Bermel told The Associated Press, saying it was "new territory for us." [...] The robot, said to be 120 centimeters (about 3 ft 11 inches) tall, was dressed in a white tank top, black sweatpants and wearing a gold chain and sunglasses. It also had what appears to be a fake mustache. Videos circulated on the internet show two young men escorting the robot toward a group of women, bumping into one and hugging others, on a lively nighttime street.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Will Best has revealed he has become a dad, welcoming his first child with fiancée Tobi Rose.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex carried out a series of royal-style engagements in Nottingham after meeting members of the public during a walkabout.

Bulldog Peggy-Sue weighed a mammoth 32.5kg - approximately the same as a ten-year-old child or a new born hippopotamus.

The couple are supporting a number of charities, including a community food project and a recording studio where Meghan will take part in an acting workshop.

The small animal dipped its nose into the water to reach the acorn as it bobbed above the surface.

It also seems entirely right that a monument to the greatest name in British aviation should be honoured where it belongs - in the air.

The Prime Minister has been forced to order a new audit and seemed to admit not all of his meetings with the club's owners may have been published.

The Green Party motion calls for Israel to be treated like apartheid South Africa and has been branded anti-Semitic.

Mr Farage has 'exchanged words' with Suella Braverman after she suggested she could not be considered English despite being born and raised in England.

In her infinite wisdom, Education Secretary Lucy Powell wants to overhaul the curriculum by putting speaking skills on a par with reading and writing.