Who is Andy Burnham, the U.K.'s new prime minister?
On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.
Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. Court records and inspecitions how safeguards fall short.
An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall
Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.
Deadly overnight Russian attack on Ukraine targets the capital
Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.
5 clever design tricks to make a small home look bigger
Just because you live in a small place doesn't mean it has to look or feel cramped. Interior designers share creative strategies to create the illusion of space that work for renters and small budgets.
Cuban artist and dissident exiled from country after 5 years in prison arrives in US
A famous Cuban dissident artist and musician, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, arrived in Miami on Saturday after being released from a five-year prison sentence on the condition that he leave his country.
MLS works to bring in a new generation of fans as the World Cup comes to an end
In 1994, the last men's World Cup the U.S. hosted sparked soccer fever, from youth leagues to TV broadcasts to the formation of MLS. Now, can MLS harness this World Cup for a new generation of fans?
Argentina, Spain and their stars Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal meet in World Cup final
Worry no more about wildfire smoke and $10,000 ticket prices. Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain — the first meeting of their transcendent stars — is here and seems destined to be a classic.
Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex trafficking
Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Miami after British authorities issued 38 new charges against them, and said they are "seeking extradition" for the two men.
Josh Kerr of Britain breaks 27-year-old world record in the mile
Kerr announced his bid to break the world record months in advance, and pulled off the plan in London on Saturday.
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Burnham will be bolder but stick to Labour manifesto, deputy leader says
Meanwhile Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Burnham is a "people pleaser", ahead of him becoming prime minister on Monday.
Russia launches major ballistic missile attack on Ukrainian cities
Five people are killed and at least 35 injured as Ukraine's two largest cities are targeted, as Kyiv continues its own assault on Russian infrastructure.
Tate brothers arrested in US as further UK charges take total to 59
The Crown Prosecution Service says it has requested their extradition from the US, while their lawyer says they are innocent.
US and Iran trade fire after two US soldiers killed in Jordan
Kuwait says an electricity and water plant is on fire after the second such attack in two days. Iran says US strikes hit an under-construction nuclear power plant.
Record numbers of honours for working class heroes
Record numbers of people from poorer backgrounds are now receiving awards.
The 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles
The newlyweds were first linked in 2023 after Healy's brief relationship with Taylor Swift.
Neighbours actor Terence Donovan dies aged 90
His son, actor Jason Donovan, posted to social media that his father died on Saturday night peacefully in Melbourne, Australia
Bruno Mars has an unexpected opening before Wembley party starts
After an eight-year absence from UK stages, Bruno Mars returned to Wembley Stadium with a polished, hit-filled show.
Chinese firm seeks compensation over British Steel nationalisation
Jingye said it will take action "through legal means to the very end" after the UK government nationalised British Steel.
Digital ID plan to be scrapped in Burnham's first major policy pledge
A spokesperson for the incoming prime minister says his government would “put its focus where people need it right now”.
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Connecting AI agents to outside services explodes the risk radius
Connect all the things and watch what happens
Using AI makes people less likely to admit they don't know something
Researchers found confidence increased even as accuracy fell
Java was a three-day hotfix away from dying horribly on stage
Tim Lindholm, Java's original JVM maintainer, shares with El Reg some of the grungy build details the doc glosses over
NextBSD returns to dollop Apple source on FreeBSD
New maintainer revives the project with Darwin components, Gershwin, and Claude Code
Mozilla speeds Firefox release schedule to biweekly
And what to expect in Firefox 153 as the next ESR release gets close
Microsoft cuts OneDrive support for older Windows 10 versions next month