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Government by-election reshuffle, murder arrests over baby’s death, China’s £40bn bank rescue
Polanski rules out moving to Holborn and St Pancras if he wins its by-election; four arrested after a baby died camping in Staffordshire; China pumps billions into state banks; Mathspace hack hits a million Australians; Raya, Swinney and the Emmys feature in sport and showbiz.
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Liquid sidechain loses $320 million in Bitcoin to alleged researchers
Hackers have withdrawn roughly $320 million in Bitcoin from the federation wallet backing Liquid Network, a Bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream, while insisting they are acting as white-hat security researchers rather than thieves. The incident matters because Liquid is used by exchanges and financial institutions, and it exposes how federated sidechains rely on trusted operators…
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Steve Hackett stars in brand new Kompendium video for Lilly
Progressive rock guitarist Steve Hackett, best known for his time in Genesis, appears in a new video for the track Lilly, taken from a reissued version of Robert Reed’s Kompendium project. The video accompanies the release of “Beneath The Waves – The Director’s Cut”, a reworked edition of Reed’s ambitious 2012 all-star album, which came…
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Longevity doctor reveals what matters most for aging well, beyond pricey biohacks
A longevity specialist is pushing back against the growing trend of expensive “biohacks” — peptides, cold plunges and high-tech wearables — arguing that meaningful gains in healthy ageing come from basic, low-cost daily habits rather than costly interventions. Dr Annu Navani, chief medical officer at Le Reve Wellness in California, said the goal of longevity…
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Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
Grindr has agreed to pay £26m to settle a UK High Court lawsuit brought by around 12,000 users who alleged the dating app shared highly sensitive personal data, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies without proper consent. The case, filed in April 2024 by London law firm Austen Hays over alleged…
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UK food supply chain at risk from hostile attacks
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that cyber-attacks pose a serious and growing threat to the UK’s food supply chain, urging the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) to work more closely with industry to prevent severe disruptions. The warning follows damaging cyber-attacks on major retailers Marks & Spencer and the Co-op…
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UK cyber bill excludes personal liability for executives despite peers’ demands
Peers in the House of Lords have pressed the UK government to explain why the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill does not allow regulators to hold senior executives personally liable when compliance failures involve their consent, negligence or connivance. Baronesses Kidron and Ludford backed amendments to impose personal civil liability and formal board-level responsibility for…
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Electronic tag alerts sent by email are ‘too slow’ to protect domestic abuse victims, warn experts
Experts and senior police figures have warned that email-based alerts for electronic tag breaches are too slow to protect domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking victims, particularly as thousands of offenders are due to be released early from prison from October under the government’s early release scheme. Currently, when a tagged offender breaches an exclusion…
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‘Into the Breach’ Review: Star-Studded British Theater Doc Needs More Time to Serve Its Sprawling Subject Matter
Variety’s review of “Into the Breach”, Freddie Fox’s documentary on 20th-century British theatre, finds an entertaining but overstuffed film that tries to cover too much ground. Featuring a roundtable of acting legends including Judi Dench, Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman and co-producer Kenneth Branagh, the documentary charts the art form’s influence on British art, culture and…
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Multiple music Emmy debuts celebrated at 2026 ceremony
Winners across the seven music categories at the 2026 Emmy Awards, presented over two nights at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, have now been confirmed. In the headline music category, songwriters Gavin Brivik and Andrew Bird won outstanding original music and lyrics for “Need Someone” from The Pitt, beating high-profile nominees Lady Gaga (for…