70 m. ago Britain's Got Talent FIRST LOOK: KSI meets the judges before YouTube star makes candid admission moments before making his big debut

The moment KSI meets his fellow Britain's Got Talent judges has been revealed in a first look glimpse of the new series

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79 m. ago Creative industries are among the UK’s crown jewels – and AI is out to steal them | John Naughton

The tech firms’ efforts to change copyright laws and gain free access to intellectual property is patently wrongThere are decades when nothing happens (as Lenin is – wrongly – supposed to have said) and weeks when decades happen. We’ve just lived through a few weeks like that. We’ve known for decades that some American tech companies were problematic for democracy because they were fragmenting the public sphere and fostering polarisation. They were a worrying nuisance, to be sure, but not central to the polity.And then, suddenly, those corporations were inextricably bound into government, and their narrow sectional interests became the national interest of the US. Which means that any foreign government with ideas about regulating, say, hate speech on X, may have to deal with the intemperate wrath of Donald Trump or the more coherent abuse of JD Vance. Continue reading...

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79 m. ago Real reason BGT star transformed appearance after horror hospitalisation

BGT singer, 26, bowled over Simon Cowell with his rendition of Sam Smith's Writing's on the Wall, going on to finish third in the competition

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79 m. ago Sidemen's Vikkstar teases huge collab with 'exciting' Britain's Got Talent's KSI

Sidemen star Vikkstar has opened up about his new career as he ventures into electronic music and joining forces with Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero

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79 m. ago Inside KSI's life from real name to net worth as he joins Britain's Got Talent

The 31-year old boxer and influencer is the newest Britain's Got Talent judge - but what do we know about his life?

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2 h. ago Voices: Keir Starmer’s secret letter reveals that he sees Nigel Farage as the real leader of the opposition

The prime minister has set out a restrictive approach to immigration in a memo to cabinet ministers – making clear that he sees Reform, not the Conservatives, as the threat at the next election, writes John Rentoul

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2 h. ago US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office

Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counselThe US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over the agenda of Donald Trump’s second presidency.The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel, could remain in his job at least until Wednesday. That’s when a lower-court order temporarily protecting him expires. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Simon Cowell's gesture to KSI leaves BGT judge speechless in backstage clip

Social media sensation KSI is the newest judge on the BGT panel and is set to make his debut on the ITV show this Saturday night in a clip from the premiere episode

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3 h. ago The iconic Bond girls then and now: As 007 fans are left furious as Amazon gain 'creative control' of the franchise we take a look back at the film's glamorous female stars

No James Bond film is complete without a Bond Girl and over the decades there have been an abundance of actresses who have taken on the roles. 

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3 h. ago Most explosive celeb spats of all time: From vicious band fights and catty name calling to Simon Cowell almost punching 90s icon in the face

Music mogul Simon Cowell, 65, has revealed during one heated exchange he almost punched his protégés and 90s boyband icon in the face.

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3 h. ago Thousands descend on London in protest against Trump’s Ukraine peace talks

The demonstration comes amid fears Ukraine is being frozen out of peace talks between Moscow and US President Donald Trump.

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4 h. ago Protesters say ‘don’t betray Ukraine’ as thousands march on Russian embassy

The demonstration comes amid fears Ukraine is being frozen out of peace talks between Moscow and US President Donald Trump.

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4 h. ago What is Apple's data protection tool? The controversial encryption feature being axed

Advanced Data Protection (ADP) protects data stored in iCloud with end-to-end encryption, which means the data can only be seen by the user who owns it, and only on their trusted devices

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4 h. ago Britain’s Got Talent 2025: where are the auditions filmed? Venue explained

This is where the Britain’s Got Talent auditions were filmed 👀

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4 h. ago UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture

Research group says discovery could lead to new type of environmentally friendly farmingA biological mechanism that makes plant roots more attractive to soil microbes has been discovered by scientists in the UK. The breakthrough – by researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, Norfolk – opens the door to the creation of crops requiring reduced amounts of nitrate and phosphate fertilisers, they say.“We can now think of developing a new type of environmentally friendly farming with crops that require less artificial fertiliser,” said Dr Myriam Charpentier, whose group carried out the research. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago John Swinney accused of being 'cowardly' over silence on single

Susan Smith, of For Women Scotland, accused Swinney of trying to “ride two horses” with his position on sex and gender self-ID.

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4 h. ago Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson leaves fans gobsmacked over his age

Hailing from Warrington, George Sampson is one of the original BGT stars, having clinched the title way back in 2008 during the second series. He was 14 at the time, but is a lot older now

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4 h. ago ITV Britain's Got Talent's first winner Paul Potts now after his life completely changed

The very first winner of ITV's Britain's Got Talent has been one of the talent show's biggest success stories, and his life has completely changed since winning the competition

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5 h. ago Britain's Got Talent star Paul Potts' life after win and surprising Taylor Swift connection

Britain's Got Talent is set to return to ITV screens this weekend with a host of talented acts set to take to the stage.

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5 h. ago Simon Easterby's life in Wales, his actual nationality and TV star wife

The interim Ireland coach has been linked with taking over from Warren Gatland

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