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Former banker’s Hampshire wellness ventures face neighbours’ planning objections
A former London banker, Jon Wright, relocated to Hampshire during the pandemic to establish multiple wellness businesses on agricultural land, including a mushroom cultivation venture, sauna, and forestry school. The 44-year-old and his wife Holly now face a planning dispute after neighbours objected to their operations, dismissing the mushroom business as a “hobby” rather than…
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Hidden web instructions can prompt Copilot CLI to expose developer secrets
Researchers say GitHub Copilot CLI can be tricked into exposing developer secrets through malicious instructions hidden in encrypted web content. The technique, called Cryptographic Context Injection, matters because it may evade safeguards that scan text for harmful instructions, although its success depends on which AI model handles the session. In the researchers’ tests, the attack…
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Neo headphones that fold into portable speakers go on sale in the US
Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter’s Neo headphones are now available in the US after appearing at CES 2026 and raising funds through Kickstarter. Their flexible headband lets them roll up into a Bluetooth speaker, giving them a dual use that sets them apart from conventional wireless headphones. The Neo cost $249 and are sold in black or…
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Healey meets bank chiefs as Budget tax rises face scrutiny
Chancellor John Healey held talks with banking sector leaders today amid speculation that October’s Budget could include a tax raid on the sector to raise additional revenue. The government needs to raise approximately £5 billion for its Defence Investment Plan, whilst its fiscal headroom has halved to around £12 billion due to international tensions and…
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More signs of Burnham conference bounce as poll finds Labour opening five point lead over Reform
A YouGov poll found Labour opening a five-point lead over Reform after its conference, adding to signs of a bounce in support for the party. The result matters amid speculation about a possible early election, although Labour leader Andy Burnham has dismissed the prospect of a snap poll. Labour rose three points to 27 per…
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Trump orders diesel relief as Australia curbs immigration
Donald Trump acts to ease diesel prices and ends taxpayer-funded political adverts. Angus Taylor promises Australia’s largest immigration cuts; Mary Fowler withdraws from upcoming friendlies.
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Drax’s proposed North Yorkshire datacentre could emit 8.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year if powered as planned, according to an analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council. That would be nearly twice the annual emissions attributed to flights from Gatwick, raising concerns about the project’s impact on the UK’s climate targets. The estimate…
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Tory shadow minister claims there are ‘no-go zones’ in Luton where ‘white people won’t go’
Conservative shadow minister Blake Stephenson claimed that parts of Luton are “no-go zones” where white people will not go, prompting a dispute over integration and the language used to describe the town. His remarks matter because they came from a senior opposition politician during a debate on immigration at the Conservative Party Conference. Stephenson, the…
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Indian opposition MPs detained in protest against election chief
Police in Delhi detained several opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, as they marched towards the Election Commission headquarters to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation. The lawmakers were released shortly afterwards and resumed their march, holding a sit-in; the protest marks an escalation of opposition criticism over a nationwide voter roll…
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Kemi Badenoch admits Tories might NOT be able to bring back the state pension triple lock if Labour scraps it before election
Kemi Badenoch says the Conservatives still support the state pension triple lock, but she will not promise to reverse any law Labour passes to weaken it. She said doing so could be difficult if a future government had already spent the money saved, and added that she would not make a pledge without knowing what…