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Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges
A thinktank, the Centre for British Progress, has urged the UK government to introduce taxes on self-driving cars now, warning that widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could threaten hundreds of thousands of private hire jobs and worsen road congestion. The call comes just weeks after the first robotaxis began operating on London’s streets, with…
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We unfolded the iPhone Duo
The Verge’s Vergecast podcast dissects Apple’s latest product launch event, marking new CEO John Ternus’s first appearance in the role and the debut of the company’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo. Hosts and colleagues assess the new iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture camera, question whether Apple’s foldable borrows the best elements of existing Android…
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Court of Appeal increases jail term for driver in boyfriend’s death
A driver who filmed her teenage boyfriend hanging out of a car window moments before crashing and killing him has had her jail term increased from three to four and a half years by the Court of Appeal. Mia Howarth, 21, had been jailed at York Crown Court after admitting causing death by dangerous driving,…
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Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm
A Coinbase software engineer named Alex Wormuth has built “Stonkfly”, a simulated fruit fly brain hooked up to $100 and told to trade bitcoin, with the insect’s neural activity determining buy and sell decisions. It follows a March project by researchers at Eon Systems, who connected a simulated fly brain to a virtual body in…
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Everton midfielder frustrated by negative supporter reaction to transfer window
Everton midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has spoken out against the negative reaction to the club’s turbulent transfer deadline day, insisting the mood inside the dressing room is far more positive than perceptions from outside. David Moyes ended the window with fewer players than he started with, no cover at full-back and just one recognised striker, after…
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Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
Some tinned mackerel sold in the UK no longer contains traditional mackerel but has been quietly substituted with jack mackerel, a different, cheaper species, prompting criticism from consumer group Which? that shoppers are being short-changed. Brands including Princes and retailers such as Lidl have made the switch over the past year in response to an…
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Government delays Jackdaw gasfield ruling ahead of byelection
A decision on approving the Jackdaw gasfield off Aberdeen is expected to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of deliberately withholding its position ahead of the Holborn and St Pancras byelection on 8 October, where Green leader Zack Polanski is standing against Labour’s Sagal Abdi-Wali. Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh had…
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Ella Langley Can Barely Form a Sentence After Historic CMA Awards Milestone: “This Is Still Happening in Real Time”
Country singer Ella Langley reacted with shock and disbelief after receiving nine nominations for the 2026 CMA Awards, a milestone reflecting a breakout run fuelled by hits such as “You Look Like You Love Me”, “Nicotine” and “Choosin’ Texas”. Filming her reaction from home with only her dog and a friend for company, Langley struggled…
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What REALLY went down in Lindsay Clancy jury deliberation room amid holdout drama, revealed by legal experts who predict what’s coming next
The mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, which ended with a jury deadlocked 11-1, has prompted several jurors to speak publicly about tense and emotional deliberations in the Plymouth County courtroom. Clancy, a former labour and delivery nurse, does not dispute strangling her three young children but argued she was legally insane at the…