Police say they’re ‘a million percent confident’ Chris Baghsarian was not the intended target. Source link
ByteDance to curb AI video app after Disney legal threat
Videos featuring Spider-Man and other characters which are Disney’s intellectual property have gone viral since Seedance’s update. Source link
Bedding firm backs down on 'Swift Home' trademark after Taylor Swift appeal
Swift’s team had flagged similarities between her trademark and the company’s contested design. Source link
Premier League Wolves edge League Two Grimsby in FA Cup ‘throwback’
It was, undeniably, an “old school cup tie” – one which both managers agreed provided “a bit of a throwback”. The pitch at Blundell Park was already a quagmire before kick-off between League Two Grimsby Town and Premier League Wolves, and rapidly deteriorated under relentless rainfall on the east coast. The ball travelled unpredictably across […]
The lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh that shocked the world
Officials say that most cases involved ordinary criminality – land disputes, theft, extortion, or personal feuds – that were later framed as religious violence. By its count, only 71 incidents had a clear communal element, including 38 cases of temple vandalism, eight attacks on temples, and one killing. Source link
Trump has big plans for Venezuela's oil but are they feasible?
The US president wants American energy firms to start extracting the crude but they are reluctant. Source link
Ex-minister who admitted child sexual abuse to BBC still free years later
Robert Corfield admitted when confronted by the BBC that he sexually abused a boy, Michael Havet, in the 1980s. Corfield’s was one of more than 1,100 names given to a hotline set up to report sexual abuse within the church, which has no official name but is often referred to as The Truth or the […]
America's Next Top Model shaped reality TV, but should it ever have been made?
A new Netflix documentary will finally see Tyra Banks and her fellow judges address some of the most controversial scandals from the reality show. Source link
Ministers want to reform SEND
The Liberal Democrats have outlined fundamental principles including a “fair funding system” that incentivises schools to accept SEND pupils, while Reform UK is developing its own SEND policy after the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, said some parents were “abusing the system” – limiting the support for those “genuinely in need”. Source link
UK government considering increase in defence spending
“To meet the wider threat, it’s clear that we are going to have to spend more, faster,” Sir Keir said. “We’ve shown our collective intent in this regard as well, with the historic agreement to increase spending to 5% on security and defence. And we’re prepared to explore innovative solutions.” Source link