3 h. ago Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president

Last week’s military coup in Madagascar followed weeks of protests by youth angry about a lack of opportunity, poverty, and regular power and water cutoffs in the sprawling African island nation

Politics

5 h. ago Mum thought Taylor Swift's £75,000 donation to daughter's cancer appeal was a prank

Lilah Smoot, two, had a seizure at home and an MRI scan found she had a tumour on her brain which, although was removed, led to the diagnosis of a very rare cancer

Economics

5 h. ago OpenAI to store data on British soil for first time under Government deal

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy will set out plans to allow firms to host information on ‘sovereign servers’ run by the tech giant.

Politics

7 h. ago Family rescued after being stranded on remote Massachusetts island for a day after their boat caught fire

A marine radio that washed up on the remote island led to the family’s rescue

Events

7 h. ago Sopranos creator David Chase to write HBO limited series on CIA drug program

Return marks his first TV series since groundbreaking mob drama, and will examine covert mind-control programDavid Chase is returning to television. The Sopranos creator will write MKUltra, a limited series on the CIA’s secret cold war-era mind control program, for HBO.The project, first reported by Deadline, will be Chase’s first series since the era-defining HBO mob drama. The dramatic thriller, based on John Lisle’s book Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKUltra, focuses on Gottlieb, a notorious scientist known as the “black sorcerer” who led Project MKUltra, the CIA’s covert psychedelic program that tested hallucinogenic drugs, hypnosis, and torture on willing and unwilling subjects from 1953 until it was halted in 1973. Continue reading...

Events

10 h. ago Elon Musk takes another shot at Transport Secretary Sean Duffy over NASA role: ‘He need moar brainz!’

The tech billionaire has called Duffy ‘dangerously stupid’ and campaigned for SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman to replace him as NASA chief

Technology

10 h. ago The best Windows VPN for PC in 2025, tried and tested by an expert

Add online privacy to your PC, with these free and paid-for VPN options

Politics

10 h. ago Can you actually relax with wearable tech? I Tried FaceGym’s New LightWear LED Mask

Saskia Kemsley explores whether FaceGym's LightWear LED Mask delivers on its promises of rejuvenating and relaxing beauty tech

Politics

11 h. ago The Guardian view on the cloud crash: an outage that showed who really runs the internet | Editorial

A failure at Amazon’s server centre paralysed global services for 15 hours. It was not just a glitch but a stark reminder of our digital dependency and fragilityAn outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday disrupted apps and websites around the world, affecting more than 2,000 companies and leaving millions of users unable to access services like Snapchat, Roblox, Signal, Duolingo and even Amazon’s own operations. Removing the tech from our tech-dependent existence led to workers being sent home and exams delayed. The crash, which lasted 15 hours, underlined how deeply our digital lives depend on a small number of cloud providers – and how vulnerable many everyday systems are to a single failure.If data is the new oil, then cloud computing is the pipeline, the refinery, the tanker fleet and, increasingly, the pump too. The big three – AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud – account for 60% of global cloud computing. They own the networks and cables that move data across the worl...

Events

12 h. ago Google and Apple may be forced to change app stores after watchdog’s ruling

The two tech giants currently dominate the market

Politics

12 h. ago Judge agrees to extend block on Guard deployment in Chicago while awaiting Supreme Court ruling

President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities over the objections of mayors and governors have brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings

Events

14 h. ago Will the Kindle paperwhite be on sale for Black Friday 2025? All you need to know

Our tech critics’ favourite e-reader had 28 per cent off in last year’s shopping event

Events

14 h. ago Apple and Google may face action over mobile phone dominance, says UK watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority said the two tech giants had substantial and entrenched market power with their platforms.

Technology

14 h. ago What is a VPN? Here’s how they work, why they matter and how to choose the right one

Confused about virtual private networks? A security expert explains everything you need to know

Politics

15 h. ago Slow Horses star Christopher Chung's real life love story: Roddy Ho actor is married to stunning Olivier

He is best known for playing the arrogant, unlucky-in-love tech whiz, Roddy Ho. But Christopher Chung's off-screen love life couldn't be further removed from his  Slow Horses character.

Politics

15 h. ago Parents of woman, 24, murdered in her home hail 'major step forward' on stalking laws

Clive and Sue Ruggles, whose daughter Alice Ruggles was murdered in 2016 by her ex-boyfriend, have welcomed a new judge-led review into stalking laws

Society

16 h. ago Apple's new MacBook Pro and iPad Pro M5 hit UK shelves with 90p

Apple has launched its new MacBook Pro M5 and iPad Pro M5, with retailers including Amazon, Sky and EE

Events

16 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy to have permanent police protection in prison

French interior minister says former president will have two officers in nearby cells at all times after beginning five-year sentence for illegal campaign fundingThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France’s interior minister has said.Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin a five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya – a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. Continue reading...

Events

17 h. ago CodeClan reborn: Scottish digital skills teaching returns with focus on future tech and AI

“Tech isn’t just for the chosen few, it’s for anyone ready to roll up their sleeves and make a change” – CodeBase

Events

17 h. ago Prince Harry, Steve Bannon and Will.i.am join unlikely alliance to oppose development of super

Safety group says it’s no longer ‘nerds versus the nerds’ in fight to stop runaway AI

Politics