Thousands of planes from Airbus’s widely-used A320 family have been ordered for repairs following a software issue. The aircraft manufacturer is carrying out software updates for 6,000 of its jets – around half the global fleet – threatening travel disruption for airline passengers. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority said it …
Read More »Runaway driver caught by CCTV after crash
Police were able to use CCTV to find a disqualified driver who ran from the speed of a high-speed crash. Jamie Challis, 24, had been driving a Volkswagen Polo at speeds of up to 70mph (113kmh) before a collision in Newport with another car and then a lamppost, which ripped …
Read More »Runaway driver Jamie Challis caught by DNA on car airbag
Jenny CastertonProducer, The Crash Detectives BBC Investigators examined the crash scene after a man was thrown from the rear seat of a VW Polo A disqualified driver who ran from the scene of a high-speed crash, leaving one of his passengers severely injured, was caught out when police found his …
Read More »DoorDash data breach exposes customer names, emails and addresses
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! DoorDash confirmed a data breach that exposed personal details for a mix of customers, delivery workers and merchants. The stolen information included names, email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses. The company said it has no evidence of fraud tied to the …
Read More »About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
It’s long been known that X (and Twitter before it) is a major venue for foreign influence campaigns to meddle in American politics. Much of the focus has been on Russian troll farms, which the US government has targeted on several occasions. But the launch of X’s About This Account …
Read More »Police issue ‘frost-jacking’ warning after cars stolen in Fife
Police have warned drivers about “frost-jacking” after three cars left unattended with their engines running were stolen in Fife. The thefts happened over a 50 minute period on Friday outside homes in Glenrothes, Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy. Two of the cars were recovered a short time later. Police Scotland said the …
Read More »Cloudflare shows massive internet outages aren’t a matter of if — but when
Cloudflare has become the latest web infrastructure giant to collapse in the span of a month, replacing entire sites, including X, ChatGPT, Spotify, Canva, and even the outage-tracking DownDetector, with an error message for hours this morning. It’s the latest in a string of outages that Mehdi Daoudi, CEO and …
Read More »Keyless car theft devices selling online for £20,000, BBC finds
Emma VardyBBC Breakfast business presenter A doorbell camera captured footage of a gang using an electronic device to steal a car Gadgets used by criminals to steal keyless cars without breaking in are being sold online for more than £20,000, the BBC has found. A new law is imminent on …
Read More »Our dogs’ diversity can be traced back to the Stone Age
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC News My own dog seems a long way from a wild wolf If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet’s ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study …
Read More »France focuses on jihadist enemy that never went away, 10 years after Bataclan
Paris attacks: What happened 10 years ago? Just as France marks the 10th anniversary of the Bataclan massacres, another reminder has come of the permanence of the jihadist threat. A former girlfriend of the only jihadist to survive the November 2015 attacks has been arrested on suspicion of plotting her …
Read More »China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know
EPA/Shutterstock Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Japan could respond with its self-defence force if China attacked Taiwan Over the past week, China and Japan have been locked in an escalating war of words. It all started when Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, suggested that if China attacked …
Read More »Want to Avoid Microplastics in Food? We Found the 8 Most Common Foods That Contain Microplastics
People in the US consume between 39,000 and 52,000 microplastic particles per year. But where do they come from? In addition to our kitchen items and takeout storage containers, we could be ingesting microplastics through the water we drink and the food we eat. And certain foods are more likely …
Read More »Scrapped WW1 medal returned to family after disappearing 55 years ago
The moment 98-year-old Jeff Greaves was presented with his father Willie’s long-lost Victory Medal A World War One medal consigned to the scrap heap and lost for 55 years has been reunited with the 98-year-old son of the soldier originally awarded it. Willie Greaves served with the West Yorkshire Regiment …
Read More »Kenya demands safety for its citizens after post-poll crackdown
The safety of Kenyans caught up in post-election violence in neighbouring Tanzania must be guaranteed, Kenya’s foreign minister has told his Tanzanian counterpart. Kenyan citizens are living in fear in Tanzania after being reportedly targeted in a brutal crackdown on the protests that followed last week’s disputed election. President Samia …
Read More »Stone of Destiny fragments history revealed
Culture Perth and Kinross The Stone of Destiny is currently on display at Perth Museum The existence and fate of fragments of the Stone of Destiny have been revealed in new research. The pieces were separated from the artefact when it was secretly repaired following its famous removal from Westminster …
Read More »Donald Trump says Christians are being persecution in Nigeria
Olaronke Alo,BBC Global Disinformation Unit, Chiamaka Enendu,BBC Global Disinformation Unit and Ijeoma Ndukwe,Lagos Getty Images US President Donald Trump’s threat to go into Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” to stop the killing of “record numbers of Christians” did not come out of the blue. For months, campaigners and politicians in Washington have been …
Read More »Son who stabbed mother to death in Peterhead to be detained in hospital
A man who stabbed his mother to death in a “frenzied” attack in an Aberdeenshire town is to be detained in hospital indefinitely. Jonathon Divers, 33, struck Elizabeth Watson, 58, at least 40 times at their home in Catto Drive, Peterhead, in June 2023. He was initially charged with murder …
Read More »Andrew fixed palace visit for firm with £1.4m deal with ex-wife
Billy Kenber,politics investigations correspondent and Phil Kemp,political reporter Getty Images Andrew met the owners of a crypto-mining firm which worked with Sarah Ferguson at Buckingham Palace Andrew Mountbatten Windsor arranged a private tour of Buckingham Palace while the late Queen was in residence, for businessmen from a cryptocurrency mining firm …
Read More »WW1 letters show how Hackney social club lifted soldiers’ morale
BBC Chris Highmore and her grandson Tom look through the letters from James Cole – his great great grandfather and another letter from great great uncle Alf A box of letters unearthed in renovation works at a London social club has revealed the moral support the club gave to its …
Read More »Is Bonfire Night slowly being replaced by Halloween?
Getty Images Halloween has become a staple of the autumn calendar for many As leaves turn golden and nights grow longer, two traditions jostle for space in the autumnal calendar. Bonfire Night and Halloween may share the same season, but they tell very different stories: one is rooted in political …
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