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Getty Images Dating back to the early 1600s, the Walls are one of the city’s most iconic landmarks and a major draw for international visitors Researchers using state-of-the-art scanning technology have produced a highly detailed 3D digital map of Londonderry’s historic walled city. The Walls of Derry are famous for …

Victoria Cook,Londonand Joe Tidy,Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Security experts warn people living in the boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham and Westminster to be cautious following the attack The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) in west London has initiated emergency plans following a …

Julie McCulloughBBC News NI BBC Gordy Graham estimates that it will cost about £8,000 to replace his stolen tools A joiner whose work van was emptied by thieves outside his home in County Down says “if there could be some way to stop the resale of stolen tools” it might …

Louise CullenAgriculture and environment correspondent, BBC News NI Reuters Not all veterinary medicines are prescribed by qualified vets More than 19,000 vets in Northern Ireland have joined representatives from agriculture and the wider animal health and welfare industry to call for clarity from the UK government on new arrangements for …

[ Grant funding disruptions affected about one in 30 trials, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Source link

Apple TV removed The Hunt from its streaming slate last week after concerns were raised about plagiarism. The move, previously reported by Apple Insider, comes after French media journalist Clément Garin claimed that the story closely follows Shoot, a 1974 novel written by Douglas Fairbairn. The Hunt was originally supposed …

Amazon used to make it easy to sign up for a Prime subscription — but very difficult to cancel. From tricky shipping options to Prime Video, plenty of customers wound up with a subscription they didn’t want, and now Amazon is paying the price. In September, the US Federal Trade Commission …

David CowanScotland home affairs correspondent Lisa Petrie John Mcnab and his mum Lisa Petrie, who is now distributing kits to treat severe bleeding A mother whose son died in an alleged stabbing is distributing emergency “bleed kits” to save other people’s lives. Lisa Petrie’s 22-year-old son John Mcnab was fatally …

Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 6 is still relatively hot off the presses, having just launched in October. But thanks to Black Friday, you can pick up a copy on the PlayStation 5 for just $52.99 ($17 off) at Amazon. The price has also dropped at Best Buy to $59.99 ($10 off) …

Camilla Smythe from the Cyber Defence Alliance gives her tips for shopping online. BBC News

British racing has been spared from a tax rise on betting on the sport which it feared could lead to thousands of job losses. In her Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves did not increase the rate paid by bookmakers on racing bets. Reports of a proposed rise had led to British …

Police in New York City are holding a woman in custody who has been accused of dining at multiple upscale restaurants and then refusing to pay for her lavish meals. Pei Chung, 35, has been arrested and banned from restaurants at least seven times since late October, according to police …

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A woman has been jailed for life in New Zealand for murdering her two children, whose bodies were found in suitcases in an abandoned storage unit more than three years ago. Hakyung Lee, born in South Korea, was convicted in September after admitting using anti-depressant medication to kill her children, …

Australia’s landmark social media ban for children is being challenged in the nation’s highest court, with two teens alleging the law is unconstitutional as it robs them of their right to free communication. From 10 December, social media firms – including Meta, TikTok and YouTube – must ensure that Australians …

Forget “ello, ello, ello” – modern policing’s now about “AI, AI, AI”. The UK’s first police virtual assistant, powered by artificial intelligence, has been launched by two police forces as part of a new trial. “Bobbi” interacts like a human and helps answer frequently asked questions – but it isn’t …

Foreign tourists visiting popular US national parks like the Grand Canyon and Yosemite will need to pay an extra fee, the Trump administration said on Tuesday. The Department of the Interior, which runs the country’s national parks, said each international visitor will need to pay $100 (£76) on top of …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The SISAQOL-IMI consortium, co-led by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), has published a paper in The Lancet Oncology outlining how its recommendations for patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in cancer clinical trials were developed. Alongside the publication, the …

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a package of 19 bills aimed at protecting kids on the internet, teeing Congress up for a chance at passing some of the most substantive internet regulations in recent history, alongside a fight over online speech rights. The subcommittee on commerce will consider …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google officially shut down remote control features for first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats last month. Many owners assumed the devices would stop talking to Google once the company removed smart functions. New research, however, shows that these early Nest devices …