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The four-minute campaign film, titled What Has The BBC Ever Done For Me?, aired for the first time last night, featuring almost 100 famous faces ahead of crucial talks over the Royal Charter.

An expired card, overzealous spam filter, and broken authenticator create havoc with a very clear moral

The new Prime Minister has talked in the past about reinstating the 50p rate, saying there is 'definitely a case' for it.

Firefighters are currently tackling a wildfire in Heybridge in Maldon. The situation is ongoing.

Firefighters are currently tackling a wildfire in Heybridge in Maldon. The situation is ongoing.

Dewi Aeron Evans, 25, died after medics were called at around 10.30pm on Saturday.

Datacenters tax utilities normally, so just imagine what they could do if workloads were designed to destroy

The new Prime Minister said he was ready to risk his reputation with voters by making an overhaul of the 'broken' system a centerpiece of his premiership after replacing Sir Keir Starmer.

The European Commission has fined AliExpress more than $625 million, the largest penalty yet under the Digital Services Act, after finding that the marketplace failed to "diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe, or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform." EU officials said flagged products repeatedly reappeared, sellers could evade safeguards, and AliExpress's recommendation and ad systems helped amplify dangerous goods. Ars Technica reports: For shady sellers, the risks of detection appeared low. The e-commerce site's mandatory brand authorization system was also ineffective and understaffed, the EC found, and AliExpress did not penalize traders for selling illegal products as its policy claims it would. Making things worse, AliExpress "inadequately assessed how its recommender and advertising systems exacerbate the spread of illegal products," the EC said. So rather than remove illegal products, AliExpress was recommending them to consumers and helping to maximize exposure. Talking to the press, the European Union's tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, noted that one in five Europeans shop monthly at retail sites like AliExpress, Temu, and Shein. AliExpress also relied on a single quantitative metric to gauge how effectively its systems were working to weed out illegal products. And that metric did not properly measure the extent of the harm. EC testing found that "a high volume of illegal products" -- including unsafe toys and dangerous cosmetics -- "continued to circulate despite AliExpress' moderation efforts." In June 2025, AliExpress was ordered to bring its platform into compliance with the DSA but failed to make the necessary changes, the EC said. The fine was calculated to be proportionate to the nature of the violations, which the EC considered "particularly serious infringements," and to penalize AliExpress's delayed interventions to mitigate flagged risks. [...] AliExpress told Ars it was "surprised" by the "disproportionate" fine. AliExpress said it plans to appeal the decision, claiming the EC ignored its "sound risk management framework and the significant, proactive enhancements we have made." The massive online retailer noted that its EU market is substantially smaller than its China market and said that it invests "substantial resources in risk assessment and mitigation, product safety and consumer protection" and "has been and continues to be committed to meeting our obligations to consumers."

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Jennifer Lopez set pulses racing as she posed naked in a bathtub to celebrate her lookalike sister Lynda's 55th birthday.

Chinese open-weight model GLM 5.2 happily obliged

The 40-year-old pop star and tech wiz, 42, were present at the Saturday evening nuptials, held at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

After six years of bleating that the Royal Family was awful, that Queen Camilla had left 'bodies in the street' and that there was no way he could possibly bring Meghan back to the UK - a plot twist.

Rain could finally be on the way in Essex following weeks of dry weather. Forecasters the Met Office have predicted a 50% chance of showers this weekend.

Rain could finally be on the way in Essex following weeks of dry weather. Forecasters the Met Office have predicted a 50% chance of showers this weekend.

Brent crude rose as high as $91.42 a barrel on Monday after the US and Iran exchanged fresh strikes while benchmark gas prices surged to a four-month high above €60 per megawatt hour.

There were fears that the development would have an impact on traffic and the environment

VideoCardz reports that connecting certain LG monitors to Windows PCs can trigger Windows Update to automatically install the LG Monitor App Installer, which runs at startup and repeatedly displays McAfee trial promotions. From the report: Gamers Nexus reproduced the behavior with an LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B after receiving reports from monitor owners. Windows Update first installed LG extension and software component packages. Windows Reliability Monitor showed that LG Monitor App Installer appeared one minute later. The installation did not display a consent prompt or require the user to approve the download. Gamers Nexus tested the application across 32 consecutive system boots. It displayed a McAfee promotion during 31 of them. On the remaining boot, it promoted one of LG's own monitor utilities. The McAfee popup offered a 30-day trial that would convert into a paid subscription. The behavior does not appear to be limited to newly purchased displays. Gamers Nexus also received the popup on an LG UltraFine 32UN880-B purchased three years earlier. User complaints about LG Monitor App Installer date back to at least 2024, although the recent increase in reports suggests that more models may now be receiving it.

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If you ever wanted an example of a man who became a superstar but never changed as a man, Kevin Keegan would be top of that list.

Bryson DeChambeau reportedly tried to get US President Donald Trump involved in the dispute that saw him hit with a two-shot penalty at The Open.