26 m. ago Notable victory for Steve Clarke as Scotland boss on cusp of outright record

4-0 win over Liechtenstein may not silence detractors but there was cause for optimism

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54 m. ago Watch US, China Hold Talks in London | Bloomberg Markets 6/9/2025

Watch US, China Hold Talks in London | Bloomberg Markets 6/9/2025  Bloomberg

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61 m. ago AI takes backseat as Apple unveils software revamp and new apps

AI announcements at WWDC limited to incremental features and upgrades despite pressure to competeApple’s artificial intelligence features took a backseat on Monday at its latest annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The company announced a revamped software design called Liquid Glass, new phone and camera apps as well as new features on Apple Watch and Vision Pro. But in spite of pressure to compete with firms that have gone all-in on AI, Apple’s AI announcements were limited to incremental features and upgrades.Users will have a few new Apple Intelligence-powered features to look forward to including live translation, a real-time language translation feature that will be integrated into messages, FaceTime and the Phone app. The Android operating system has offered a similar feature for several years. Apple also introduced a new fitness app called Workout Buddy, which uses an AI-generated voice to speak to you during your workouts. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago 2026 World Cup host city CEOs admit to ‘uncertainty’ amid rocky political landscape

Host city heads in charge of welcoming visitors Ice raids, visas, and travel bans could impact fansExecutives from the US host city committees for next year’s World Cup said on Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids have created “uncertainty” as they prepare to host an influx of foreign visitors.The 2026 World Cup, which will be co-hosted with Canada and Mexico, will take place in 11 cities across the US, and is predcited to draw more than five million visitors over the course of the 40-day tournament. However, visa processing times have been slow for several countries, travel bans have been instituted (including for recently qualified Iran), and raids ostensibly aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants have seen the government arrest and deport visa holders, permanent residents and even citizens. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dog owners in Lanarkshire warned of dangers of blue algae over the summer months

A recent study has revealed that when dogs enter bodies of water, their skin, and fur can release active ingredients from flea and tick treatments - chemicals that are harmful to aquatic wildlife, including birds that feed on them.

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3 h. ago Passenger trains between Russia and North Korea set to resume

The direct train service has been on hold since 2020

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3 h. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Spain's wildest pilgrimage, El Rocío, brings together faith, nature and partying

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims slogged for days under a punishing sun through country roads, sandy paths, even a river ford to reach the tiny hamlet of El Rocío in southern Spain for Pentecost weekend.

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3 h. ago Dua Lipa's lookalike sister sets internet ablaze as they twin in new photo: 'There's two?'

Dua's lookalike sister, Rina, has taken the internet by storm after a photo of them posing together went viral... as tons of her longtime fans couldn't believe how similar they looked.

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5 h. ago Arsenal hold fresh Benjamin Sesko transfer talks but RB Leipzig holding firm on £70m price tag

Ollie Watkins and Viktor Gyokeres have also been considered by the Gunners

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5 h. ago Advanced AI suffers ‘complete accuracy collapse’ in face of complex problems, study finds

‘Pretty devastating’ Apple paper raises doubts about race to reach stage of AI at which it matches human intelligenceApple researchers have found “fundamental limitations” in cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, in a paper raising doubts about the technology industry’s race to develop ever more powerful systems.Apple said in a paper published at the weekend that large reasoning models (LRMs) – an advanced form of AI – faced a “complete accuracy collapse” when presented with highly complex problems. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Los Angeles mayor accuses Trump administration of provoking chaos in city with ‘dangerous escalation’ – live

Karen Bass urges protesters to stay peaceful to avoid playing into Trump’s hands; governor Gavin Newsom says California will sue over national guard deploymentLA braces for fourth day of protests against immigration raidsAbout 300 Guard troops have been deployed to LA so far.President Donald Trump earlier said he would deploy 2,000 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, despite the objections of California governor Gavin Newsom. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Keir Starmer holds talks with Nato chief as he pushes Britain to agree £30BILLION hike in defence spending demanded by Donald Trump

Mark Rutte has been holding talks with the PM in London, and gave a speech warning of the need for a 'quantum leap' in investment.

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6 h. ago Investigation launched after deportee breaks free on Heathrow runway

Man apprehended after freeing himself from restraints and sprinting across runway at Terminal 2An inquiry is under way into how an immigration detainee who was being deported from the UK managed to free himself from restraints and started to run, close to the takeoff paths of planes at Heathrow airport.The man, who was captured on film sprinting across the runway at Terminal 2 on Sunday, was about to be deported to India but managed to break free from the guards holding on to his waist restraint belt while escorting him to the plane. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice could be set for key royal roles as Prince William eyes revamp

Prince William could hold the key to Prince Andrew's daughters' futures when he takes the throne

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6 h. ago ‘A gift of a role for a mother’: Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer on playing Tolstoy’s tortured Anna Karenina

From Anne Boleyn to Lady W to Game of Thrones, she has played tough women who kick against society’s constraints. What will the actor bring to the great Russian character who leaves her husband and son?It was back in 2019 that the role of Anna Karenina was first mentioned to Natalie Dormer. Six years, many screen roles, one pandemic and two children later, Dormer is finally set to take on the titular role of Leo Tolstoy’s epic as Phillip Breen’s adaptation comes to Chichester Festival theatre. The delay has ended up working out well, says Dormer, since Tolstoy’s characters are at the “cutting edge of technology”. The new railways were transforming Russia, and that wasn’t all. “Electric light!” exclaims Dormer. “We talk about it in the play, how that’s going to revolutionise their lifestyles. That trepidation about new technology is so adaptable to today: the terror of the AI train that’s coming our way. That generation of adults in the story – they’re on the precipice of a futuristi...

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7 h. ago The biggest titles announced at Summer Game Fest, PlayStation and Xbox showcases

This week has been a pretty big one for new games, with PlayStation, Xbox and Summer Game Fest each holding their own events to show off some of the biggest upcoming games

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7 h. ago Man Utd release nine players from club as Ruben Amorim holds last ditch contract talks

Manchester United have confirmed that nine players will leave the club this summer, including first-team trio Christian Eriksen, Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof

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7 h. ago How to watch Apple’s WWDC 25 livestream? UK start time and ways to follow it live

Apple is holding its next big event - and this is how you can watch in the UK 🍎

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9 h. ago US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump's phone call with Xi

High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy

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9 h. ago 9 ways we kept in touch during the 80s, 90s and noughties, which you'll only understand if you were around

The way we communicate has changed hugely in recent years, rapidly rendering once-ubiquitous technology obsolete.

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