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Russia has blocked access to popular gaming platform Roblox due to concerns over child safety and extremism, including the spread of LGBT-related content. The country’s media regulator said Roblox had become rife with “inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children”, according to local news …

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson stunned onlookers when he made a shock appearance in north Belfast on Wednesday afternoon. Tyson was in town to visit close friend Kevin McKinney and family when he was spotted by fans on the Cliftonville Road. McKinney has a world title from racing Birmingham …

Reuters One of the four sons of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in a US court. Joaquín Guzmán López’s guilty plea on Monday comes after US prosecutors pledged last May to not pursue the death penalty against him. Lopez, 39, …

A British athlete crowned the world’s strongest woman says she was “robbed” of her winning moment after it emerged the original champion was a transgender woman who was ineligible to compete. Andrea Thompson was awarded the title retrospectively after American athlete Jammie Booker was disqualified. Thompson told BBC Sport the …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Zanidatamab, a bispecific HER2-targeted antibody, delivered clinically meaningful and durable responses for patients with HER2-positive biliary tract cancer (BTC), according to final results from the HERIZON-BTC-01 clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. In this clinical trial, zanidatamab …

More than 100 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in the Houston area of Texas on Monday afternoon, according to news reports citing local law enforcement. There were no reports of casualties. The tornado formed as the Houston area experienced a number of severe storms on 24 November, …

Michael Crider’s headline at PCWorld today perfectly captures how ridiculous the PC memory shortage has become: stores like the San Francisco Bay Area’s Central Computers are beginning to sell RAM at market prices, like you’d pay for the catch-of-the-day at a seafood restaurant. “Costs are fluctuating daily as manufacturers and …

Callum Beattie is among the headliners for next year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, his agent has confirmed. The details emerged during the singer-songwriter’s sold-out gig in Glasgow’s OVO Hydro arena on Saturday after Beattie invited his agent on stage. The musician, from Edinburgh, previously played at the festival near Beauly …

[ An astrocyte cell grown in tissue culture stained with antibodies to GFAP and vimentin. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / GerryShaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and preserves …

[ Graphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2025.10.026 Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center identified a new role for heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) in cancer predisposition and treatment resistance. Their discovery, published in Molecular Cell, demonstrates that HSP90 buffers BRCA1 mutations, masking their negative …

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players.  The system is currently voluntary, but by the first week of December it will be a requirement in markets such as …

A new AI feature within Google Photos is notably missing for Texas and Illinois residents, two of the most populated states in the US. This is particularly odd, given the feature has seen a significant rollout across the country since its debut.  The feature allows anyone to edit a photo …

Chi Chi Izundu & Rebecca ThornBBC Global Women BBC Arden Cho stars as the voice of Rumi in KPop Demon Hunters, which topped Netflix charts in 93 countries This is part of the Global Women series from the BBC World Service, sharing extraordinary interviews and stories from around the globe. …

The top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has resigned after six months in the role. Acting head David Richardson stepped down on Monday from the US’s lead disaster response agency. He took over the position in May after his predecessor was removed by Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary …

Prison staff who leaked details about Ghislaine Maxwell’s favourable conditions in a minimum-security facility have been sacked, according to a lawyer for the disgraced British socialite. Leah Saffian said employees at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas were “terminated for improper, unauthorised access” to an email system which allows “inmates …

Some Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who worked through the 43-day US government shutdown will get bonus cheques, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced. Noem said those who “served with exemplary service” would receive a $10,000 (£7,581) bonuses in addition to backpay to help them get back on their …

The US justice department is filing a lawsuit against the state of California over new congressional maps that voters approved in an election last week. The new maps favour Democrats and aim to cancel out gains made by Republicans after they drew new voting lines in Texas. Attorney General Pam …

Stephen Curry scored 46 points as the Golden State Warriors inflicted a first home NBA defeat of the season on the San Antonio Spurs. The two-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) helped the Warriors end a six-game losing streak on the road with a 125-120 victory at Frost Bank Center in …

Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced British socialite and co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, is planning to appeal to Donald Trump to commute her 20-year prison sentence, according to a whistleblower. Maxwell, a convicted sex offender, revealed her intentions in an email with the subject “commutation application” sent to her lawyer Leaf Saffian, …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, affects millions of Americans each year, often resulting in long-term health challenges. New national recommendations are now paving the way for more effective short- and long-term care for patients with TBI. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, a physiatrist with UT Health San …