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A key stretch of the M25 has been closed as two fire engines respond to an incident.

CNN reports: The FBI arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert as part of the investigation of a damaging hack that exposed the sensitive data of current and former FBI employees, according to court documents and people familiar the investigation. Edward Dubrovsky was arrested in the Philadelphia area in recent days... Dubrovsky is facing charges related to extortion and making threats. He has been transferred to Texas's Eastern District for a scheduled detention hearing, according to court records and a law enforcement official. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest on Friday but did not disclose where it occurred or what role the man is suspected of playing in the hack. Patel also didn't name Dubrovsky, but CNN confirmed the defendant is believed to be tied to the FBI hack through multiple people familiar with the investigation... A LinkedIn profile under Dubrovsky's name lists years of experience in the Canadian cybersecurity industry and describes Dubrovsky as a 'globally recognized cybersecurity expert.' An Ed Dubrovsky is also the author of a book on handling ransomware negotiations with cybercriminals... There has also been an inquest at the FBI over how such a critical security lapse happened. The FBI determined that a contractor managing the bureau's jobs portal failed to update software "explicitly issued to secure the platform," [senior FBI cyber official, Brett Leatherman said last week]. The FBI has "removed the contractor," he said. The software in question is a human-resources platform made by Oracle, ShinyHunters has said. The hackers previously used a flaw in the software to attack targets in the education sector in May and June, according to Google's Threat Intelligence Group. But months later, the FBI contractor apparently still had not applied a security patch that was available for the software. "The inmate locator at the U.S. Bureau of Prisons website reports that a 54-year-old Edward Dubrovsky is currently being held at a federal facility in Philadelphia," reports security researcher Brian Krebs. Thanks to long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 for sharing the news.

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Coleen Rooney (formerly McLoughlin) and Alex Gerrard, the now wives of two of England's top talents in that team, were at Garibaldi's in the German spa town of Baden-Baden.

It is nearly time to put skis to slope once more, so what's new for the season ahead? Plenty, writes Gabriella Le Breton, including a whizz-bang new lift in Verbier.

Black holes are already some of the strangest objects in the universe, but scientists now say they could unlock an even more bizarre part of the cosmos.

It has a library and gym and the main bedroom has its own private balcony

The Opposition leader - who galvanised the party faithful with her conference speech in Birmingham - said: 'I've instructed the Conservative Party to be ready for an election at any point.'

It's one of the fastest growing places in the UK

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Experts say infections of Clostridioides difficile - highly contagious bacteria known as C. diff - increased by more than 50 per cent since 2020.

Tackling anti-social behaviour, speeding and drug-related crime remain top priorities for Essex Police across the Maldon district.

A picturesque Essex village known for its historic charm, stunning countryside and links to one of Britain's most famous artists has been named among the best hidden gems in the country.

Simply Red, fronted by Mick Hucknall, will head to Essex next year.

The farmer behind one of the UK’s best-rated pumpkin patches said he was pleased with the result despite challenging farming conditions in 2026.

A picturesque Essex village known for its historic charm, stunning countryside and links to one of Britain's most famous artists has been named among the best hidden gems in the country.

Simply Red, fronted by Mick Hucknall, will head to Essex next year.

The actor, 76, is said to have been left 'unsettled' after an encounter with social media influencer Jack Jones, who was wearing the Ray-Ban smart glasses which are fitted with a tiny camera.

Brooklyn Beckham had a feisty response as fans completely blasted his latest cooking video on Saturday.

On Thursday those trying to access the Ubuntu website, ISO downloads, and similar Ubuntu resources on Thursday found the site "inoperable," reports Phoronix, with the disruption confirmed as a distributed denial of service attack. "Our team is working diligently to resolve the incident," according to a Thursday post on Ubuntu Discourse — followed by a later announcement. "At this time our team continues to work on restoring affected services, most of them are now available. We appreciate your patience and understanding." Ubuntu's status page shows the Ubuntu.com outage lasting for 2 hours and 27 minutes on Friday — though with four-hour outages Wednesday (and other outages affecting other Ubuntu sites). Today "All components are Operational," the status page reports.

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Celebrity Traitors is said to be in chaos after a star's pal has claimed to know who has made it to the final - after 9.6 million tuned into Friday night's episode.