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An amateur footballer filmed flattening an opponent with an elbow to the face in footage which went viral online has received a suspended prison sentence.

Affleck wears face masks as a health precaution following her experience with a post-viral condition she contracted in 2019. She has been a vocal advocate for public health.

Apple says end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between iPhone and Android is now available in iOS 26.5, though the feature is still considered beta and depends on carrier support on both sides. MacRumors reports: Apple says that it worked with Google to lead a cross-industry effort to add E2EE to RCS. iOS users will need iOS 26.5, while Android users will need the latest version of Google Messages. End-to-end encryption is on by default, and there is a toggle for it in the Messages section of the Settings app. Encrypted messages are denoted with a small lock symbol. On iPhones not running iOS 26.5, RCS messages between iPhone and Android users do not have E2EE, but the new update will put Android to iPhone conversations on par with iPhone to iPhone conversations that are encrypted through iMessage. Along with Google, Apple worked with the GSM Association to implement E2EE for RCS messages. E2EE is part of the RCS Universal Profile 3.0, published with Apple's help and built on the Messaging Layer Security protocol. RCS Universal Profile 3.0 also includes editing and deleting messages, cross-platform Tapback support, and replying to specific messages inline during cross-platform conversations.

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Westlife are storming to the top of the charts with their latest hit following their dazzling turn on Britain's Got Talent on Saturday. 

The 32-year-old comedian made light of the assassination as he performed at The Roast of Kevin Hart at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Sunday night livestreamed on Netflix.

A month out, the World Cup is mired in controversy over concern over eye-watering ticket prices and transport costs, travel bans, war, peace prizes and the USMNT's performances.

By which we mean it bought someone else's with other people's money

One of American passengers has tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, US health officials said late Sunday. Another had mild symptoms.

Rico Gedel, 25, was recorded on a prison officer's body camera making the remark after the depraved singer was killed in a brutal 20-second knife attack.

The posters found on Cable Street in Shadwell, Tower Hamlets, feature an image of an armed Israeli settler grinning and holding his phone up along with the words 'Labour's monsters'.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Speaking to graduates of University of Central Florida's College of Arts and Humanities and Nicholson School of Communication and Media on May 8, commencement speaker Gloria Caulfield, vice president of strategic alliances at Tavistock Group, told graduating humanities students that AI is the "next industrial revolution," and was met with thousands of booing graduates. "And let's face it, change can be daunting. The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution," Caulfield said. At that point, murmurs rippled through the crowd. Caulfield paused, and the crowd erupted into boos. "Oh, what happened?" Caulfield said, turning around with her hands out. "Okay, I struck a chord. May I finish?" Someone in the crowd yelled, "AI SUCKS!" Her speech begins around the hour and 15 minute mark in the UCF livestream. [...] Before the industrial revolution comment, Caulfield praised Jeff Bezos for his passion and use of Amazon as a "stepping stone" to his real dream: spaceflight. Rattled after the crowd's reaction, she continued her speech: "Only a few years ago, AI was not a factor in our lives." The crowd cheered. "Okay. We've got a bipolar topic here I see," Caulfield said. "And now AI capabilities are in the palm of our hands." The crowd booed again. "I love it, passion, let's go," she said. "AI is beginning to challenge all major sectors to find their highest and best use," she continued. "Okay, I don't want any giggles when I say this. We have been through this before, these industrial revolutions. In my graduation era, we were faced with the launch of the internet." She goes on to talk about how cellphones used to be the size of briefcases. "At that time we had no idea how any of these technologies would impact the world and our lives. [...] These were some of the same trepidations and concerns we are now facing. But ultimately it was a game changer for global economic development and the proliferation of new businesses that never existed like Apple and Google and Meta and so many others, and not to mention countless job opportunities. So being an optimist here, AI alongside human intelligence has the potential to help us solve some of humanity's greatest problems. Many of you in this graduating class will play a role in making this happen."

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The actress, 44, who already shares a daughter, two, with the hunky model, 29, said 'It's happened. I have a tiny baby next door!'

Resident doctors want an extra £3billion a year but the health secretary said the real burden would be ten-times higher as it is likely other staff would expect the same deal if he caved in.

Four Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPSs) stepped down as more than 60 members of Sir Keir's own party publicly told him it is time to go.

The Oldest Sweet Shop first opened its doors 199 years ago in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, and Ben Howie, 29, says Britain's taste for treats hasn't changed too much since.

Arsenal's 1-0 victory at West Ham has caused debate for the nature of the Hammers' disallowed equaliser in second-half stoppage-time. 

Gazing out at the sunset with their toes in the white sand, they looked like any other well-to-do middle-aged couple enjoying precious time with their adult daughters.

William will tour a new centre run by James' Place, a charity which provides free therapy for men in suicidal crisis.

Shortly after 6am on Sunday, May 3, Stuart Blanchard was woken by angry voices drifting through his bedroom window.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing 32-year-old man with links to Harlow and Herts.