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[ Credit: Yan Krukau from Pexels We often hear about the financial losses associated with internet scams, but new Griffith University research is shining a light on the toll it can take on a person’s mental health. Dr. Luke Balcombe from Griffith’s School of Applied Psychology has researched the significant …

A controversy has broken out in Germany about whether a trans right-wing extremist should serve a prison sentence in a women’s or a men’s facility. In July 2023, Marla-Svenja Liebich was sentenced by the Halle District Court in Saxon-Anhalt to a total of one year and six months in prison …

Simon Jack Business editor, BBC News PA Media The government is preparing to take control of the UK’s third largest steelworks in a bid to save the business and protect 1,500 jobs. Managers have been lined up to take over Speciality Steels UK (SSUK) in South Yorkshire which is owned …

Getty Images There are increasing reports of people suffering “AI psychosis”, Microsoft’s head of artificial intelligence (AI), Mustafa Suleyman, has warned. In a series of posts on X, he wrote that “seemingly conscious AI” – AI tools which give the appearance of being sentient – are keeping him “awake at …

Two Labour-run councils have said they are considering taking legal action to stop the use of hotels to house migrants in their areas after Epping council won a temporary injunction on Tuesday. The leaders of Wirral and Tamworth councils both say they are considering their legal options in the wake …

Ireland cruised to a 10-wicket victory over Germany in the first match of their European T20 World Cup qualifiers in Rotterdam. Germany won the toss and elected to bat, but only Christina Gough with 28 reached double figures as Laura Delany led the Irish bowling attack with four wickets for …

A man charged in connection with the attempted murder of a senior police officer is to be released on bail, a High Court judge has ruled. Liam Robinson, 45, is accused of involvement in moving a car used in the attempted murder of John Caldwell in Omagh, County Tyrone, in …

Ben Lynch Local Democracy Reporting Service Facundo Arrizabalaga/MyLondon Video footage shared online show a long line of people rough sleeping outside John Lewis Members of a group of rough sleepers evicted from an encampment on Park Lane are thought to have relocated to locations along Oxford Street. Video footage shared …

A man has been found guilty of raping a pregnant woman in a maternity hospital more than 45 years ago. A court heard Brian Thomson, 67, carried out the attack at the Elsie Inglis Maternity Hospital, in the Abbeyhill area of Edinburgh, in June 1980. Thomson also abused a seven-year-old …

A litter picking group have called on people to take their rubbish home after collecting almost half a tonne of rubbish from a popular beach after a firework display. Volunteer Liv Waldock, 29, from Porthcawl, Bridgend county, said the Porthcawl Wombles group picked up 433kg of rubbish following a display …

England head coach John Mitchell believes his team “deserve to play in front of large crowds”. A record attendance for a Women’s Rugby World Cup opening match is expected, with more than 40,000 tickets sold for England’s game against the United States in Sunderland on Friday. READ MORE: Women’s Rugby …

The Trump administration has revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former US officials, accusing them of politicising intelligence for partisan or personal gain. In a memo posted on social media, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard directed several national security agency heads to immediately strip the officials of …

Chris McHugh BBC News, Oxfordshire BBC A teaching union said the school’s former staff had been left in a “desperate” situation A parent of two children who attended a private school that announced its closure last week has said its leadership team has “dropped off the face of the earth”. …

ESPN is showing off its overhauled app ahead of the launch of its live sports streaming service. On Wednesday, ESPN detailed all of the new features coming to the ESPN app, including a TikTok-style vertical video feed. ESPN’s long-awaited live sports streaming service costs $29.99 per month and puts all …

Todd Chrisley: We’re coming back to television The Chrisley children tell ‘My View with Lara Trump’ the best parts of having their parents back home after the former reality TV stars’ pardon by President Donald Trump, a television comeback, and how they view the prison system. NEWYou can now listen …

A pair of kayakers have described rescuing two women in separate incidents after a dolphin began pushing them underwater. Brothers Rhys and Gareth Paterson said they saw the animal jump on one swimmer’s back and force her head below the surface at Lyme Bay in Dorset on Thursday. “She was …

Mitchell Labiak Business reporter Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves has some big decisions to make ahead of the Budget in November. Economists says she is on track to break her own rules on government borrowing unless she can find billions to make up the difference between public spending and tax …

Getty Images A string of protests took place outside The Bell Hotel in Epping over the summer, which police said became violent on occasion The High Court’s decision to block a hotel in Epping from accommodating asylum seekers will not suddenly end their use nationwide. But could it be a …

Troll-like Labubu dolls have taken over the consumer world. Their creator, Pop Mart, has reported a near 400% net profit so far this year, while some have spent thousands on the toys second-hand. The frenzy over the furry dolls has led to huge queues outside the Chinese retailer’s stores, and …

Gunmen in north-west Nigeria have stormed a mosque, killing Muslim worshippers in what the local government has called a “reprisal attack”. Police in Katsina state said 17 worshippers were shot dead by the assailants – known locally as bandits – but other reports from the region say the death toll …