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TalkTalk crisis prompts efforts to protect critical national communications
TalkTalk could enter administration within days, raising national security concerns because it supports broadband and secure communications for major organisations, including the Ministry of Defence. Officials, civil servants and telecoms regulators are reportedly working to prevent disruption and keep the company’s services operating. TalkTalk has about 1.5 million customers and is Britain’s fourth-largest broadband provider.…
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Open-source AI campaign breached at least 27 companies, report finds
A Chinese-speaking criminal used three open-source AI tools to conduct at least 105 attacks against companies, compromising at least 27, including a Fortune 500 hospitality firm and a major US airline. The largely autonomous campaign stole more than 600,000 payment-card records, installed card-skimming software and sometimes risked operational disruption through data deletion. The tools divided…
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Woman filmed during JFK assassination identified after 62 years
A woman who appeared in footage filmed during President John F. Kennedy’s assassination motorcade in Dallas on 22 November 1963 has been identified after 62 years. Joan Jackson, now 94, was photographed and filmed wearing a headscarf and holding a young boy, but remained unknown until her daughter recognised her and contacted the Sixth Floor…
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Soft justice is letting victims down, says furious Met chief who claims paedophiles are prioritised over children with cushy bail
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has publicly criticized Labour’s justice reforms, arguing that pressure to reduce the remand population is leading courts to grant bail to dangerous offenders, thereby prioritizing criminals over victim safety. He warned that this approach is eroding public confidence in the justice system and driving victims to abandon prosecutions after witnessing…
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Cosseted AI billionaire admits he doesn’t know his own ADDRESS or phone number
Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, disclosed during an interview with New York Times journalist Ezra Klein that he does not know his own address or telephone number. This admission emerged whilst discussing whether artificial intelligence is causing people to forget basic skills like long division and multiplication tables. Huang argued that the loss of these…
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UK food and drink trade deficit largest since 2000 at £21bn
The UK’s food and drink trade deficit has reached £21 billion—its largest since 2000—as export volumes fell by 11.7% in the first half of 2026 whilst imports surged to near-record levels. Industry leaders have characterised the figures as a “wake-up call,” citing Brexit, the Middle East conflict and US tariffs as key factors undermining overseas…
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Wild Arms Successor That Sony Rejected Has Been Cancelled, 4 Years After Its Reveal
Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness, a spiritual successor to Wild Arms, has been cancelled by publisher 505 Games and parent company Digital Bros. The decision follows repeated attempts to revise its gameplay, ending a project that had been announced four years earlier and led by former Wild Arms developers. The game was…
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DCU writes off €4.38m after student accommodation project collapses
Dublin City University has written off €4.38 million in professional fees after abandoning a planned student accommodation project, following a miscommunication with the Department of Higher Education over funding arrangements. The Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee criticised the situation as “absolutely scandalous,” questioning the entire project appraisal process. The failure is particularly significant given Ireland’s substantial…
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Burnham Eyes Early Election as Labour Surges; Poland Probes Sabotage
Poll swings in Labour’s favour fuel speculation PM Andy Burnham could call a snap election. Poland investigates a Starlink station fire as deliberate sabotage amid NATO security warnings.