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Blackwood: Murder investigation launched after two people assaulted
Stephen Fairclough,in Cefn Fforest and Angela Ferguson,BBC Wales A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old girl died…
Susan Darwin
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Google DeepMind is using Gemini to train agents inside Goat Simulator 3
The researchers claim that SIMA 2 can carry out a range of more complex tasks inside virtual worlds, figure out how to solve certain…
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Stock markets did just fine during the government shutdown as investors shrugged off dysfunction in Congress
Forty-three days later, the U.S. government shutdown has come to an end. While it wreaked havoc on government services, flights, and…
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Man pleads guilty to Edinburgh gangland Hogmanay pub murder
Social media videos showed Marc Webley taunting his rivals A man has admitted murdering another man in Edinburgh in a gangland shooting on…
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The 2025 government shutdown is officially over after a record 43 days
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for…
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Morgan McSweeney: Who is Starmer's chief of staff?
Morgan McSweeney, a man instrumental to the rise of Sir Keir Starmer, is at the centre of another political row after wave of anonymous…
Business
The Download: AI to measure pain, and how to deal with conspiracy theorists
It was during the pandemic. They suddenly started posting daily on Facebook about the dangers of covid vaccines and masks, warning of an…
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Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
Police and crime commissioners are to be scrapped in England and Wales to save £100m over this parliament, the government has said. The…
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The Penny, the most-reproduced artwork ever, is officially out of production
Your pennies are now collector’s items. The last penny was minted Wednesday at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, spelling the end of…
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Ed Miliband calls on Keir Starmer to sack anonymous briefer
Chris Mason,Political editor and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls from senior ministers to sack whoever…
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Jack Schlossberg is branding a next-gen Kennedy campaign
Jack Schlossberg announced he’s running for Congress. And instead of using his last name in his campaign logo, the 32-year-old—born John…
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Google is still aiming for its “moonshot” 2030 energy goals
They spoke about the tech giant’s growing energy demand and what sort of technologies the company is looking to to help meet it. In case…
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Council visited wrong house before Sara Sharif's murder - report
Daniel Sandford,UK correspondent and Joshua Askew,South East Council staff tried to check up on 10-year-old Sara Sharif the day before she…
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Apple lets you upload your passport to your iPhone. Here’s how to do it
Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, Apple has rolled out a new iOS 26 feature that lets users store their U.S. passport on…
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What to say to coworkers who get laid off
Seeing peers lose their jobs has a way of making people weird. It’s not much different from grief. When someone loses a loved one, you can…
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Wylfa nuclear power plant plans go ahead, creating Anglesey jobs
Gareth Lewis,Wales political editor and Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondent A first-of-its-kind nuclear power station is to…
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Chris Mason: Unpicking a messy day for the government
Chris MasonPolitical editor "It's not been our finest 24 hours in government," one senior figure in government acknowledged to me, after…
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‘Colleague-zoned’: How work jargon is seeping into romantic relationships
One X user named Julia recently shared screenshots of an email exchange with her boyfriend in which she was, in her own words,…
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Most companies are one resignation away from a leadership crisis
If talent is the oxygen of a company, succession planning is the life-support system. Yet too many organizations treat it like an org…
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Slovakia v Northern Ireland: Bailey Peacock-Farrell on NI's 'strongest' squad yet
The on-loan Blackpool goalkeeper came back into the starting team for the World Cup qualifiers due to a shoulder injury keeping Pierce…
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How Ukraine is fighting to hold on through another freezing winter amid Russia's growing attacks
James LandaleDiplomatic Correspondent In her Soviet-era apartment block on the outskirts of eastern Kyiv, Oksana Zinkovska-Boyarska lives…
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Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history
Watch: Trump signs bill to end longest US government shutdown President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to reopen the government…
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Dua Lipa and Coldplay urge government to 'stop touts from fleecing fans'
Mark SavageMusic correspondent Pop stars including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Sam Fender, Radiohead and The Cure have called on Sir Keir Starmer…
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Scientists discover why type 1 diabetes is worse in children
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Scientists have discovered why type 1 diabetes is more severe and aggressive when it…