BBC News A man who kept his dead mother in a chest freezer in the living room of the family home for nearly three years and continued to collect her pension and benefits has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Christopher Phillips, 60, was arrested after the body of Sylvia Phillips, […]
BBC News Newly crowned five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will race in this month’s Vuelta a Espana in an attempt to win all three of cycling’s Grand Tours. The Slovenian UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider will be the runaway favourite to win the three-week Grand Tour after becoming the joint most successful Tour de […]
BBC News Once a cheap part used to provide computers and a range of gadgets with short-term memory, random-access memory (RAM) has shot up in price due, in part, to demand from AI firms. Prices for graphics cards, a key component of consoles and gaming PCs, have also gone up because of their use in […]
Digital Trends Chromebooks spent 15 years establishing Google as a viable laptop platform. The leaked Lenovo Googlebook 15 suggests the company now wants its next generation of Android-powered computers to sit beside premium Windows machines without those obvious compromises. This model looks distinct from Lenovo’s upcoming 2-in-1 tablet that leaked online a few days ago. […]
BBC News Wildfires have forced around 60,000 people to evacuate parts of Washington state, destroying hundreds of buildings and leaving thousands without power. Three major blazes continued to burn around the city of Spokane on Monday, with officials warning that the fires had not been contained. Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown described the situation as “the […]
BBC News Thirty-five people were killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a traditional court session in the north of the Darfur region, a local rights organisation has said. Dozens more were reported injured in Sunday afternoon’s attack. The Emergency Lawyers Group, which monitors violence against civilians, said the attack occurred in […]
BBC News If they defeat Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok in the third round of Europa League qualifying, Rangers will play either Lillestrom of Norway, the winners of the tie between Northern Irish champions Larne and Iberia 1999 of Georgia, or the losers of two Champions League qualifiers – between Levski Sofia (Bulgaria) and Kairat Almaty […]
BBC News A former X Factor finalist has denied murdering a social media influencer by running her over with a car in central London. Gabrielle Carrington, 29, allegedly struck Klaudia Zakrzewska outside Inca nightclub in Argyll Street, Soho, at 04:30 BST on 19 April. Carrington, of Manchester, was initially charged with attempted murder but that […]
Digital Trends Samsung appears ready to place another major bet on MediaTek for its most expensive Android tablet. After using the Dimensity 9300+ inside the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra and the Dimensity 9400+ in last year’s Tab S11 Ultra, the company may stick with the chipmaker for a third consecutive generation. A new Geekbench listing […]
BBC News Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice is being investigated by the parliamentary standards watchdog over an allegation he failed to declare an interest. The investigation was opened on Tuesday 28 July and was published on the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner website on Monday. The watchdog says Tice is being investigated under Rule 6 of […]
