A120 near Braintree partially blocked after crash
A CRASH between two vehicles is causing long delays on the A120 near Braintree.
Former Liverpool manager Matt Beard cause of death: Women's football 'icon', 47, was found hanged at his home
Coroner John Griffiths told a hearing on Monday that paramedics were called to his home in Deeside, Flintshire, before he was taken to hospital.
Mike Lynch's last words before he drowned along with his daughter and five others is revealed in interview his widow gave days after Bayesian yacht sank
Angela Bacares (pictured) survived the ordeal because she'd gotten out of bed just a few moments earlier - after the boat had tilted sharply - and had made her way to the deck to speak to the crew.
Alibaba unveils $53B global AI plan – but it will need GPUs to back it up
Chinese giant maps out datacenters across Europe and beyond, yet US chip curbs cast a long shadow
Analysis Alibaba this week opened an AI war chest containing tens of billions of dollars, a revamped LLM lineup, and plans for AI datacenters in Europe. But it also prompted a flurry of questions over how it will achieve all this in an increasingly fragmented IT landscape, when critical resources are in short supply.…
Microsoft Launches 'Vibe Working' in Excel and Word
An anonymous reader shares a report: You've probably heard of vibe coding -- novices writing apps by creating a simple AI prompt -- but now Microsoft wants to introduce a similar thing for its Office apps. The software maker is launching a new Agent Mode in Excel and Word that can generate complex spreadsheets and documents with just a prompt. A new Office Agent in Copilot chat, powered by Anthropic models, is also launching today that can create PowerPoint presentations and Word documents from a "vibe working" chatbot.
[...] Agent Mode essentially takes a complex task and breaks it down with planning and reasoning that you can follow. It then uses OpenAI's GPT-5 model to break down each step of document creation into an agentic task and execute it. It's like watching an automated macro in real time, showing everything it's doing in the sidebar.
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Harper Beckham, 14, is left cringing over dad David's singing at Oasis gig - while estranged Brooklyn's absence glares during family night out
The Beckham clan enjoyed a family night out on Saturday - yet a glaring absence remained in the form of their estranged son Brooklyn.
From the model 'shamelessly' dining out on her pop star sister's fame to the actor who 'nagged' his Peaky Blinders actor brother for a spot on the show... meet the men and women cashing in on their more famous siblings: DOLLY BUSBY
There's a new breed of attention-hungry relatives in town. Industry insiders have coined a new phrase - 'nepo siblings'. So who is top of the tree - and who is still scrabbling around at the roots?
Erica's last laugh: Rory McIlroy's wife grabs a champagne glass to sing about abusive USA fans - after they hit her with a drink and mocked his divorce u-turn
Rory McIlroy's wife, Erica Stoll, has had the last laugh after enduring three days of vile abuse from rowdy spectators at the Ryder Cup.
Mum was fatally bitten by her dog as pets fought over food in Essex flat
A MOTHER died after she was bitten by one of her two dogs during a “brief fight” between the pets over chicken nuggets, an inquest heard
Doctors pinpoint the most common warning signs that occur YEARS before a heart attack or stroke - as cases soar in younger people
The findings overturn the widespread belief that heart disease can strike 'out of the blue', affecting people with no obvious health problems.
Amanda Holden, 54, reveals how she keeps her incredible bikini body while having 'no limits' on booze and the secret trick she says anyone can do to look in immaculate shape
Amanda Holden has revealed the secrets behind her bikini body - 'unintentional fasting' and no limits on alcohol.
Essex Police's newest officers give career advice to Braintree pupils
Officers answered questions from Year 11 pupils about what it is really like to serve the community.
Who will win this year's Booker Prize? Our reviewers share their thoughts
We review the books on this year's Booker Shortlist.
Bonnie and Clyde pictured on the run: Remarkable photos show lovestruck outlaws during two-year crime spree that ended with their gruesome deaths
The murderous couple evaded the authorities for two years having been linked to a number of bank robberies, kidnappings and murders across America.
Drunken passenger who forced plane to turn back after proposing to air stewardess is jailed
30-year-old Matthew Taylor pleaded guilty to entering a Jet 2 flight to Alicante while drunk at Leeds-Bradford Airport, West Yorkshire on August 18th.
Eton-educated interior designer, 65, launched into racist and homophobic tirade as officers arrested him for drink-driving
Matthew Godley, 65, was caught drunk at the wheel when officers pulled him over at a petrol forecourt in Dorset in the early hours of May 27 to inspect damage to his vehicle.
Flight attendant reveals the emergency item she never travels without - even though it weighs more than her clothes
Peta, a flight attendant of 25 years who has travelled the globe for work, has revealed the one item she won't travel without.
John Grisham returns in the best Classic Crime novels out now: The Best of Peter Lovesey Stories by Peter Lovesey, The Litigators by John Grisham, A Quiet Place by Seicho Matsumoto
Barry Turner reviews the best Classic Crime out now.
Do you see blue or purple? Mind-boggling optical illusion divides the internet - as viewers struggle to agree on the colour of simple dots
From colour-changing fire trucks to 'The Dres ', many optical illusions have baffled the internet over the years. Now, a scientist from Harvard has discovered an illusion that might be the strangest yet.
Hotel review: Vintry & Mercer, London
Tucked down a side road, off the busy city streets you'll find 5-star hotel Vintry & Mercer.