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Five men who used migrants’ passports as ‘debt bondage’ after smuggling them into UK in £1.6m money laundering scheme are jailed
Five men from an organised crime group have been jailed for smuggling Vietnamese migrants into the UK and confiscating their passports as part of a debt-bondage scheme. Led by twin brothers Vinh and Quang Van Nguyen, the group allegedly used Facebook adverts to offer migrants an “end-to-end” journey to Britain, then collected money from them…
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What you need to know about Anthony Albanese’s migration crackdown: Who will be sent home under proposed changes
Australia’s Labor government is preparing proposed restrictions on temporary migration, including tighter rules for international students bringing family members and measures against “visa-hopping”. The reforms aim to reduce net overseas migration to 245,000 in 2026–27 and 225,000 the following year, while speeding up the departure of people who no longer have a legal right to…
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I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses
Snap’s forthcoming Specs augmented-reality glasses offer shared digital experiences, including multiplayer virtual dominoes over a real table. The glasses represent more than six years of development and Snap’s ambition to create a new computing platform, but hands-on testing suggests the $2,195 product may not yet be ready for everyday consumers. The standalone glasses contain their…
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Japanese company develops a humanoid robot ‘ambulance’ for on-the-spot repairs
GMO Internet Group has launched what it calls Japan’s first “humanoid ambulance” onto the streets of Tokyo, a maintenance van that responds when its humanoid robots break down while on duty. Rather than shipping a malfunctioning robot away for repairs and disrupting its work, the vehicle brings engineers, diagnostic equipment, spare parts and even a…
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Reform in freefall, British mother missing in Malawi, Saudi-Houthi clashes escalate
Sixteen Durham councillors have now quit Reform UK amid its Welsh leader’s arrest, while Leicester mother Nusrat Osman remains missing in Malawi and Saudi Arabia says it downed a Houthi drone near Mecca; also: the EPA scraps power-plant pollution limits and Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro draws a muted reception.
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Cyberattack disrupts International Meteor Organization’s global observation network
The International Meteor Organization (IMO), the nonprofit that coordinates amateur and professional meteor observations worldwide, has confirmed its infrastructure suffered a “critical blow” following a cyberattack, taking much of its website offline. The group expects several weeks of partial downtime while it transitions to new systems. This matters because the IMO’s databases and unified reporting…
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Pink Sweat$ on the Music That Keeps Him Moving | Billboard x Planet Fitness
In a promotional video for the “Artist in Motion” series, presented by Billboard and Planet Fitness, R&B singer Pink Sweat$ discusses how music underpins his daily routine, sense of self and wellbeing. He describes protecting his morning ritual with water and calming music before explaining the origins of his stage name and how movement and…
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Griffith urges Burnham to pledge no tax rises in October Budget
Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith has urged Andy Burnham to rule out further tax rises in next month’s Budget, after economic figures showing rising inflation and borrowing costs left the government facing criticism over its fiscal credibility. The pressure follows a pointed remark from former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane, who said financial markets…
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Shadow Chancellor warns Labour against tax rises and red tape for small businesses
Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith is to use his first major speech since taking on the role to warn Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s successor discussions against further tax rises on small businesses, arguing that firms are already over-taxed and burdened by excessive compliance red tape. The intervention matters because it sets out the Conservative Party’s early economic…
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Five Dead After LA Bus Crash Triggers Secondary Helicopter Disaster; Woman Charged
A collision between a vehicle and a bus in Los Angeles has set off a chain of fatal consequences. The initial crash resulted in two deaths, and when a news helicopter arrived to cover the scene, it subsequently crashed i