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Man, 23, who smashed window of property in Kent before stealing van and driving 17 miles to London is arrested in tactical swoop
A 23-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly smashing a window at a property in Swanscombe, Kent, stealing a van and leading police on a pursuit that ended 17 miles away in Bromley, south-east London. The chase concluded when Metropolitan Police officers used tactical contact to force the vehicle to a controlled stop, leaving it…
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Instagram limits reach of unlabelled AI persona accounts
Instagram is cracking down on AI-generated influencer accounts that fail to disclose they are not real people, marking the platform’s first concrete enforcement step against undisclosed synthetic personas. The company has renamed its previously voluntary “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” and will now actively identify unlabelled accounts and restrict their reach, following complaints from…
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BT on track for estimated £2bn windfall from selling old copper amid AI boom
BT is set for a windfall estimated at more than £2bn over the next decade from selling off redundant copper cabling as it replaces the UK’s old telephone network with full-fibre broadband. The company is benefiting from a surge in copper prices, driven by soaring demand from AI datacentres, electronics manufacturing and the renewable energy…
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The New Yorker Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup, Featuring Conan O’Brien, Mariska Hargitay, Mahershala Ali, Hannah Einbinder and More
The New Yorker has announced the speaker lineup for its 2026 festival, which returns to New York City from 23 to 25 October as part of the magazine’s annual “celebration of culture and ideas.” Chat show host Conan O’Brien headlines the event, appearing in conversation with New Yorker editor David Remnick, alongside a broad mix…
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‘Howard Stern Show’ Inks Deal For Weekly Series At HBO Max
Howard Stern is bringing The Howard Stern Show to HBO Max as a weekly filmed series, ending years in which only brief video clips of his SiriusXM broadcasts were made public. The deal, struck between HBO Max, Stern’s production company and SiriusXM, gives worldwide streaming audiences full access to the show for the first time,…
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‘The whistling on the theme tune? That’s Dickie Attenborough!’ Hayley Mills on Whistle Down the Wind
Hayley Mills, star of the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind, has shared her memories of making the film, which was adapted from a novel written by her mother, Mary Hayley Bell. The story, about children who discover a fugitive in their barn and believe him to be Jesus, was brought to the screen by…
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WheelMates release countdown: Exact date and time
WheelMates, a co-operative racing game developed by Firevolt, is set to launch worldwide on PC on Tuesday, 1 September. The release date has been confirmed by the publishers, and the game lets players and a friend control tiny RC cars as they investigate a mystery in a maze-like laboratory after a professor calls for help.…
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Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign
Iran’s economy is in deep crisis as the United States launches a new sanctions campaign, “Operation Economic Outcast”, against a backdrop of runaway inflation, a collapsing currency and fuel shortages that many Iranians already find overwhelming. The situation matters because it threatens to push millions further into poverty while raising the risk of social unrest,…