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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail after being convicted over prostitution-related offences

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found guilty of transportation for prostitution following a landmark trial in New York – but cleared of more serious...

Four charged after £7m of damage caused to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton

Four people have been charged after £7m of damage was caused to two Voyager aircraft at RAF Brize Norton. The investigation into the incident...

Technology

Datadog stock jumps 10% on tech company’s inclusion in S&P 500 index

The Datadog stand is being displayed on day one of the AWS Summit Seoul 2024 at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in Seoul,...

Science

Virginia Tech Engineers Craft Durable, Self‑Repairing, and Recyclable PCBs

A team of scientists has developed a new kind of self-healing circuit board that stays functional even after severe mechanical damage and can be...

Technology

OpenAI says Robinhood’s tokens aren’t equity in the company

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI is distancing itself from Robinhood‘s latest crypto push after the trading platform began offering tokenized shares...

Technology

Amazon to shut down Freevee streaming TV service in August

Amazon logo on a brick building exterior in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2024. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images...

Science

Newly Detected Seaborgium-257 Offers Critical Data on Fission and Quantum Shell Effects

German Scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung found a new superheavy isotope, 257Sg, named Seaborgium, which reveals unexpected details about the stability and nuclear...

Science

NASA CODEX Telescope on ISS Reveals Hidden Secrets of the Sun’s Corona

A mini solar telescope aboard the International Space Station caught the first-ever images, which reveal the subtle and never-seen changes in the outer atmosphere...

Politics

Just 25% of public think Sir Keir Starmer will win next election – with welfare row partly to blame

Only a quarter of British adults think Sir Keir Starmer will win the next general election, as the party’s climbdown over welfare cuts affects...

Politics

Emotional Reeves a painful watch – and a reminder of tough decisions ahead

It is hard to think of a PMQs like it – it was a painful watch. The prime minister battled on, his tone assured,...

Technology

Ether and related stocks gain amid the latest crypto craze: Tokenization

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Stocks...

Science

Rocket Lab Sets Record with ‘Symphony in the Stars’ Launch for Confidential Client

Rocket Lab has launched the mysterious satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025, making another milestone, as it is the first ever record of their...

Science

New Satellite Constellation to Scan Earth Every 20 Minutes for Early Wildfire Detection

5A new satellite constellation developed by Muon Space promises to revolutionise wildfire detection by scanning the entire Earth every 20 minutes. The first satellite...

Bryan Kohberger pleads guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in 2022

A man has pleaded guilty to murdering four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Bryan Kohberger, a 30-year-old former criminal justice student, was...

Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ has sparked ugly debate – so why is it so controversial?

It is certainly big – 940 pages long – but on the question of beauty, Congress is divided. Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” has...

Gaza ceasefire proposal a significant moment – but there are still many unanswered questions

In the long Gaza war, this is a significant moment. For the people of Gaza, for the Israeli hostages and their families – this...

What is ‘Alligator Alcatraz’?

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 Mark Stone and David Blevins unpick the latest development in Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan –...

‘Alligator Alcatraz’: The airport of the future becomes symbol of Trump’s migrant clampdown

“If people get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons.” That’s what Florida‘s attorney general has said about the...

Paramount settles Trump lawsuit over CBS report with $16m payout

US media group Paramount has agreed to pay $16m (£11.6m) to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over what he alleged was a...

Business

AstraZeneca exit is a frightening prospect for the City and the government

It’s a threat that will send a shiver down the spine of Downing Street and shake the City of London to its core. Even...