Ready for a Whopper with a side of Orwell? Earlier this year, Burger King announced the rollout of Patty, an AI chatbot imbedded in headsets that tracks if cashiers neglect to say please and thank you and chimes in when a soda fountain is running low. Advances in AI, cameras,…
Prince George’s first day at Eton: King-in-waiting arrives with proud Prince and Princess of Wales by his side
Prince George has arrived for his first day at Eton College accompanied by his proud parents, the Prince and Princess of Wales. He walked in as both a king-in-waiting and a nervous 13-year-old about to embark on a thrilling new chapter of his life. The second in line to the…
This city’s winters are disappearing fast » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: As the climate warms, the “biggest little city in the world” – Reno, Nevada – is experiencing some of the biggest changes. Last fall, temperatures in Reno did not dip below freezing until November 19. It was the city’s latest fall freeze on record. And scientists from the nonprofit…
Nottingham attack victim’s death was ‘potentially preventable’ experts say
The death of a student killed in the Nottingham attacks was potentially preventable if he had received different medical treatment at the scene, a panel of experts found. Barnaby Webber, 19, was one of three people killed by paranoid schizophrenic Valdo Calocane in Nottingham in 2023. Fellow university student Grace O’Malley-Kumar, also…
The Vela Incident: Did an American satellite detect a secret nuclear test in 1979?
It began with an unusual flash detected off the coast of South Africa by an aging American satellite — and to this day, debate continues over whether this odd Cold War event involved an illicit atmospheric nuclear test. The strange story of the “South Atlantic Flash,” better known as the…
Labour warned of tax revenue ‘shock’ in New Year after Britain’s third-biggest taxpayer becomes latest billionaire to leave Britain
Labour has been warned of a looming tax revenue ‘shock’ after another billionaire quit the UK. Hedge fund tycoon Chris Rokos – who paid an estimated £330million to the Treasury last year making him Britain’s third-biggest taxpayer – has become the latest to join the exodus. Ministers played down the…
Trump’s Cabinet secretary lets slip what president would rather do than talk about Iran
By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT Published: 22:18 BST, 7 September 2026 | Updated: 10:51 BST, 8 September 2026 Standing outside of a Washington, DC, courthouse in late August, one of Donald Trump’s most trusted Cabinet members let slip how the president blows off steam. ‘The president works all…
Disabled widow, 83, who has never had a licence is convicted of failing to tax her late husband’s car while mourning his death
By OLIVIA DAY, ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 10:03 BST, 8 September 2026 | Updated: 10:17 BST, 8 September 2026 A housebound and partially blind 83-year-old pensioner has been hauled into court after failing to tax her late husband’s car while grieving his death. The elderly woman, who has never…
E-bikes to be fitted with number plates in clampdown on rogue riders
E-bikes will be fitted with number plates in a bid to crack down on dangerous cyclists. One third of the 1,500-bike fleet of Forest bikes in Richmond, west London, will be fitted with five-digit ID codes in a bid to make it easier to identify riders. The decision comes after nearly…
Thieves steal paintings worth £7.5million from Renoir museum in latest major heist in France
By ELIANA SILVER, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 09:13 BST, 8 September 2026 | Updated: 09:16 BST, 8 September 2026 Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday, stealing art worth a total of £7.5million. ‘This morning, two individuals broke into…