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PostgreSQL 19 graph queries fail the ‘would you ship this?’ test
PostgreSQL developers have dropped planned graph query support from the upcoming version 19 release, citing unresolved bugs that could cause problems after launch. The feature, SQL Property Graph Queries (SQL/PGQ), added to the SQL standard in 2023, would have let users explore relationships between connected data nodes, but the community decided further work was needed…
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Sandbanks property developer strangled his wife following Sunday roast at their £3million home after she filed for divorce over his affair, court told
A property developer strangled his wife during a drunken row at their £3million Sandbanks home after she filed for divorce over his affair, a court has heard. Paul Pressland, 63, denies intentionally strangling Gemma Martin, 52, at their Dorset property in December 2024, claiming he acted in self-defence, while prosecutors say the attack left her…
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Russian frigate fires two flares at Danish military chopper, narrowly missing the NATO aircraft as Putin becomes increasingly aggressive
A Russian frigate fired two flares towards a Danish military helicopter in international waters off Denmark on Monday, narrowly missing the aircraft, in an incident Danish leaders have condemned as reckless and unacceptable. The helicopter was on a routine mission photographing the frigate when the flare passed within metres of it, with no prior warning…
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Labour fury as Reform UK launches Space Invaders-style ‘small boat watch’ game with Royal Navy repelling Channel migrants
Labour and other critics have condemned Reform UK after Nigel Farage’s party launched a “Small Boat Watch” app featuring a Space Invaders-style game in which players command a Royal Navy vessel to intercept Channel migrant boats. The move has been branded a distraction from an ongoing Metropolitan Police investigation into Reform’s donations and a separate…
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Channel 4 poaches Paramount’s TV ad sales business from Sky
Channel 4 has won the television advertising sales business of Paramount, owner of Channel 5, taking it away from Sky in a deal worth more than £300m. The move is a significant boost for Channel 4, which depends on advertising for around 90% of its £1bn revenue, and comes just days after the broadcaster announced…
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Louise Haigh: UK must heed warnings from AI experts
The UK’s first secretary, Louise Haigh, has told ministers to “heed the warnings” from AI industry leaders about potential threats, as pressure builds on the prime minister to use next year’s UK-hosted G20 summit to drive global regulation of the technology. Speaking at the TUC conference, Haigh said AI had huge potential to improve public…
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Farage says a Reform UK government would stop unions funding Labour if they block £72m donations – UK politics live
Nigel Farage has warned that a future Reform UK government would prevent trade unions from funding the Labour Party if unions succeed in pushing through a cap on political donations, after his own party received an unprecedented £72m from two donors. Trade unions responded with a joint statement stopping short of backing an outright cap…
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‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable
Playground Games, the Leamington Spa studio behind the Forza Horizon series, is reviving the beloved British RPG franchise Fable after a decade in limbo, following Microsoft’s 2016 closure of original creator Lionhead Studios. The project matters because Fable was a cherished blend of quintessentially British comedy and fantasy, celebrated for its droll writing and world-altering…
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Parents seek out school uniform deals, cutting average spend to £54.53
Parents and carers in Great Britain spent 12.5% less on school uniform ahead of this academic year, as households squeezed by the cost of living crisis turned to promotions and secondhand items to cut costs. The average uniform spend fell to £54.53 in the four weeks to 6 September, down from £62.29 a year earlier,…
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Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch
Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update to fix bugs introduced by its record-breaking September Patch Tuesday release, which had patched nearly 1,000 vulnerabilities in the company’s largest update to date. The fixes address issues affecting businesses, developers and gamers, underlining how increasingly frequent these emergency patches have become as Microsoft grapples with quality problems…