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A family said they were shown a lack of empathy by an airline following a bereavement. Sophie Taylor, from Chudleigh, Devon, purchased two tickets with Ryanair in October 2024 as part of a package holiday to Lanzarote for her mum Sharon Watkins’ 60th birthday celebration. Sadly, her mother died in …

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been the target of death threats in prison – less than a day after beginning a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy. A video circulating online, which appeared to have been filmed by an inmate, showed verbal threats being made on Sarkozy’s arrival at Paris’ …

Peter RuddickBusiness reporter BBC/Lola Design Online shopping giant Temu has agreed to work with the greeting card industry to remove copied designs from its site more quickly. Card firms say hundreds of their copyrighted images have been used to create cheap rip-offs, costing them thousands of pounds in lost sales. …

Andrew Barton and Oli ConstableYorkshire BBC Det Ch Insp Andy Knowles led the investigation into Harvey Willgoose’s murder The detective who led the investigation into the fatal stabbing of a teenage schoolboy by a fellow pupil has urged children to “call out” their peers for carrying knives. Harvey Willgoose, 15, …

A university professor has vowed to continue teaching after pro-Palestinian students disrupted his lecture, made a threat to behead him and called for him to be sacked. Michael Ben-Gad, professor of economics at City St George’s, University of London, told Sky News he was also branded a terrorist because of …

Appetite for Beyond Meat’s plant-based burgers is shaky. But traders sure seem to developed a taste for its stock. Shares in the company have soared about 1,000% over four days – a stunning rally for a company that had seen its share price all but wiped out since it debuted …

PA Media Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has lodged a formal complaint with the Electoral Commission over a “malicious deep-fake” AI video. The video appeared online on Tuesday night and showed an AI version of Connolly appearing to announce her withdrawal from Friday’s election. Connolly called the video a “disgraceful …

Weapons is set to inhabit your TV this season. The horror mystery movie follows the unraveling of a tight-knit community after a class of children — all but one kid — goes missing, all in the same night. It’s a haunting story that explores themes of loss, grief and paranoia.  …

Channel 4 Iain Ross bowed out of The Great British Bake Off during dessert week A Sicilian trifle proved to be a sweet treat too far for Iain Ross as he bowed out of The Great British Bake Off during dessert week. The 29-year-old from Coleraine, County Londonderry, became the …

Jonny ManningNorth East and Cumbria Northumberland County Council Councillor John Allen has been kicked out of Reform UK A Reform UK councillor has been kicked out of the party following allegations he made online comments saying he wished to shoot Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Northumberland County Council’s John Allen was …

Pacemaker McMonagle, pictured at a previous court appearance, was jailed for child sex offences last year Former Sinn Féin press officer Michael McMonagle, who was jailed for child sex offences last year, has been given a suspended sentence for breaching a court order. He was given a one month prison …

Phil McCannBBC North West Tonight Handout Samantha Walker-Roberts says she was repeatedly dismissed by the authorities as a liar and an “attention seeker” A woman who was abused by grooming gangs has said she was labelled a “vigilante” by police when she tried to stop other paedophiles harming children. Samantha …

About 150 suspected counterfeit Labubu toys and fashion items – including dolls, plushies and phone cases – have been seized from shops in Renfrewshire. Trading Standards officers found the items breached safety standards and posed a significant risk to children. Formal warning letters have been issued to retailers by Renfrewshire …

BBC Irish police say they will be relentless in pursuing those behind the violence Violence that broke out during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin was planned online, Irish police have said. Six people were arrested after Gardaí (Irish police) were attacked with bricks, …

The cyber attack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cost an estimated £1.9bn and be the most economically damaging cyber event in UK history, according to researchers. Experts at the Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) have analysed the continuing fallout from the hack, which halted the car giant’s production on 1 …

Philippa GoymerNorth East Investigations BBC Ashley was abused and stalked by her ex-husband who was jailed for his crimes Following campaigns from victims of stalking, the government has agreed to review the law. Two victims, who the BBC introduced to a minister to share their experiences, said it was about …

Tessa WongAsia Digital Reporter Provided by Kokila Annamalai Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, Kokila Annamalai and Mossammad Sobikun Nahar had been charged with organising an illegal procession A court in Singapore has acquitted three women who organised a walk to the presidential office to show support for the Palestinian cause. The …

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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered web browser to challenge competitors like Google, which operates Chrome, the most popular browser in the world. ChatGPT Atlas does away with the address bar that is a key feature in search, with boss Sam Altman saying it was “built around ChatGPT” as …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Bunnie Xo stood up for herself while also defending her husband, Jelly Roll, after being attacked online for her bombshell appearance. The “Dumb Blonde” podcast host cuddled up closely with the country star in a short-and-sweet clapback clip posted on Instagram in …