Coffee so bad it's called 'sock juice' and the rudest waiters in France - but that's how they like it! Why takeover of London-style cafes in Paris has infuriated locals
With UK and New York-style coffee shops taking over the French capital, has the death knell sounded for the traditional Parisian cafe? We asked locals in the city what they think...
Jamaican migrant jailed for raping his wife and his sister in Britain wins right to stay here because he is now bisexual and engaged to a younger man
The now 51-year-old Jamaican man was jailed for 18 years for raping two women, but now has won a case to stay in Britain because it would violate Article 3 of the ECHR.
Moment preacher at London mosque encourages worshippers to beat their wives if they refuse to obey them - as it faces investigation by charity watchdog
Videos Videos published on the Hackney Islamic Community Centre's YouTube describe gay sex as 'evil', and urge men to 'discipline' their wives for disobedience.
Warning over 'common mistakes' that cause blood pressure readings to rocket: 'Where you rest your arm could cause misleading result'
People could be wrongly diagnosed with high blood pressure because they are holding their arm the wrong way during routine tests, research suggests.
Microsoft makes Windows settings backup the default in 26H2
Annual update installed. You're up to date, so nothing seems to have changed. Wait a minute...
Sorry, blondes! Women with darker hair are judged more attractive and healthier-looking, study finds
For decades, blondes have been told they have more fun - but when it comes to attractiveness, brunettes may be getting the last laugh.
Revealed: How Man City plan to clear their name - we uncover the 'irrefutable evidence' that club claim PROVES £830m in 'sham' sponsorship deals came from legitimate sources
MIKE KEEGAN: Man City were found by a Premier League independent panel to have illegally pumped in more than £900m to swerve financial rules. This is how they plan to appeal the damning verdict.
Algerian teenager who tried to rob Bridgerton star and threatened to decapitate Aled Jones faces more jail time over Rolex robberies with machete
Then 16, Zacariah Boulares used a large bladed weapon to rob Mark Turner of his watch in Kensington Square Gardens, west London, on August 9, 2023.
Amber Heard treats herself to dinner at a three Michelin star restaurant as she offers a rare glimpse into her secluded Spanish life out of the spotlight
The actress, 40, shared a rare glimpse at her secluded life in Spain in an Instagram post on Wednesday, where she treated herself to dinner at a three Michelin star restaurant.
Size 26 woman who gorged on takeaways while working night shifts sheds 12 stone thanks to weight-loss jabs and claims she's now unlocked 'pretty privilege'
After doctors warned her she might not live to see 40, Christy, 28, from Bournemouth, decided to overhaul her lifestyle - and is now enjoying the benefits of what she calls 'pretty privilege.'
Baby girl whose body was found on Welsh shore may have been in water 'for a few weeks', police say
Officers launched a major inquiry after a walker out for a Sunday evening stroll found the deceased child along the shoreline, in Bangor, Gwynedd, at the weekend.
Boy, eight, died after being kicked in head by horse when he entered fenced off area while his mother's back was turned, inquest told
Louie Isaac Webster suffered a brain haemorrhage when he entered a fenced off arena at The Beeches Livery Centre in Warrington on June 15 and was kicked by his sister's new horse.
PS5 Emulation Is Suddenly Making Big Strides On PC
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: For a long time, PC gamers could access many PlayStation 5 games only if the publisher invested in a bespoke port (something Sony has recently said it will be scaling back). Now, though, rapid advancements in PS5 emulators and other tools are making recent PlayStation titles increasingly playable on generic PCs. SharpEmu was the first of these emulators, advancing from a "very early alpha stage" in May to a current state that can "load the eboot.bin of real games, execute native CPU instructions, and partially handle GPU-related functionality." The most recent release boasts 10 tested games that reach a "playable" state, including six that developer CursedIfElse says are "fully playable at 60 fps." That includes simple 2D games like Tetris Forever but also 3D titles like Astro Bot and the PS5 Demon's Souls remaster running at playable frame rates.
[...] Amid that SharpEmu progress, fellow PS5 emulator KytyPS5 launched its first public version last week. The major expansion of PS4-focused emulator Kyty "can boot 2D games and a selection of 3D games, including titles built with Unreal Engine 4/5, Unity, and custom engines," according to its GitHub page. An extensive compatibility list for KytyPS5 already shows 134 titles with "controllable gameplay" on the new emulator, though many of those still include reports of persistent, game-breaking bugs. But you can already find YouTube footage of PS5 titles like Astro's Playroom and Demon's Souls running quite capably under the emulator.
On top of those more traditional emulators, AnyPS5 might be the most interesting effort to get PS5 games running on PC. The self-described "tool for automatic executables porting" works kind of like Apple's Game Porting Toolkit, relinking a PS5 game's original x86 game code directly to native executable instructions that can run on PC. That puts the effort somewhere between direct static decompilation of a game's source code and more complete emulation of the entire PS5 environment.
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California woman seen luring puppy with food just so she could run it over and kill it with her van
The woman removed the puppy from the minivan, placed it under the vehicle, put dog food near the driver's door, then slowly drove forward as the puppy approached the food.
UK population hits new peak of 69.5million but growth slows as net migration and birth rates drop
There were an estimated 69,483,939 people living in the UK in mid-2025, up by 227,665 on the previous 12 months.
Courtney Meppen-Walter's family pay tribute to 'truly special soul' following footballer's death aged 32 - as fundraiser is launched to cover funeral costs
On Wednesday night, his family paid tribute to the 32-year-old - who had become a father for a third time in July - while launching a GoFundMe page.
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Pilot told friend he was 'lonely and unhappy' hours before 'deliberately' crashing into Hanningfield Reservoir
The pilot had been diagnosed with mental health issues
The other Traitors castles! Where countries around the world film their versions of the hit show - and how you can stay in them from just £34
From an Indian palace to a French chateau, overseas versions of the hit TV show - the celebrity version of which returns to UK screens tonight - have their own country piles to shout about.