BBC News Russia has charged Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism over allegations the messenger app has been used for recruitment by Ukrainian secret services. The FSB – Russia’s domestic security service – said Telegram had been used “to prepare and co-ordinate acts of sabotage and terror” inside Russia and had failed to remove […]
BBC News Jay Clayton has been confirmed as the next US director of national intelligence (DNI), after President Donald Trump’s original choice was rejected by lawmakers. On Tuesday, the US Senate voted 51 to 47 to install Clayton, replacing the acting DNI Bill Pulte. Pulte was Trump’s original pick but faced backlash for being a […]
BBC News Cyber security officer Ritesh Patel was on the Hugging Face call with around 450 others and says the industry is working hard to address the new threat of rogue AI agents. “This is the reality of autonomous agents powered by frontier models: they are relentlessly persistent, sometimes highly noisy, and will try every […]
BBC News Korean pop group BTS have announced they will not submit their music for consideration at the 2027 Grammy Awards. The news came in a co-ordinated Instagram post, with all seven members of the band uploading an identical statement. “We have decided not to enter the Grammys this year,” a translation of the message […]
BBC News However Shanahan’s decision paid off in the pool, and she was seen fighting back tears after securing silver on Friday night. Having been inspired by seeing Hannah Miley in action at the 2014 Games, Shanahan told BBC Scotland News she hoped future generations might have be likewise inspired by watching her in the […]
BBC News Manchester City returned to pre-season training last week and midfielder Jack Grealish was spotted among the players who had reported for duty. But any immediate hopes of seeing the 30-year-old donning a City shirt once more were dashed on Tuesday night when he missed out on a seat on the plane for the […]
BBC News This year’s F1 championship introduced the biggest rule change in the sport’s history, with new aerodynamic and engine regulations. While the chassis rules have generally been a hit – even if the cars are a little slower than last year – the new engines most definitely have not. The nominal 50-50 split between […]
BBC News Uefa’s 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss Fifa’s controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions. Football’s world governing body has said it wants to create a new commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including the World Cup, and external investors will be able […]
BBC News Chief constables have also recently announced that all forces will introduce mandatory recording of police officer suicides. This comes after senior coroner Penelope Schofield published a prevention of future deaths report, external following the death of Sussex officer Benjamin Websdale, who was being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct at the […]
BBC News After an eventful couple of months, Yan Diomande, one of football’s top young prospects, is about to get his wish of joining a European powerhouse. The 19-year-old is signing with Real Madrid in what can only be described as a record-setting transfer. The Spanish giants will pay more than £100m for Diomande – […]
