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Man found shot dead in van carrying migrants at French rest stop
A 47-year-old man was found shot dead inside a UK-registered tradesman’s van at a French motorway rest stop, where around ten migrants were also found. The discovery has prompted an investigation into the killing and possible organised migrant trafficking. The van was found on Friday at the Champ l’Epée rest stop, about 20 miles north…
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One of America’s most unique cities is being drowned by BEAVERS… as critters are set to ruin nearly 200 years of history
A colony of beavers has built a dam in the wetlands behind Scandia City Hall in Minnesota, raising water levels approximately 20 feet beyond normal and flooding the surrounding area. This threatens the Gammelgarden Museum, which preserves the heritage of Swedish immigrants who established the state’s first Swedish settlement, along with historic buildings dating from…
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Anthropic’s super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows
Anthropic’s Mythos model helped identify a critical authentication flaw in Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS), and attackers began exploiting it within a day of its public disclosure. The activity makes the vulnerability the second Mythos-linked flaw known to have been used in real-world attacks, raising the stakes for organisations running vulnerable servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-61500,…
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Omani co-pilot accused of attacking Flydubai captain had raised security concerns
An Omani co-pilot severely wounded the captain of a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv using an onboard crash axe during an attempted hijacking on Wednesday, causing the aircraft to plummet 14,000 feet in 29 seconds before passengers and crew regained control. The UAE’s prosecutor general has called it an attempted terrorist act. The incident raises…
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Ex-Royal Marine completes world record row across two oceans without setting foot on land: ‘The man-eating sharks reminded me not to fall over the side’
David Bell, a 54-year-old ex-Royal Marine, has broken a world record by rowing 17,500 miles from Peru to Kenya across the Pacific and Indian Oceans in 327 days, completing the longest solo, unsupported ocean row by distance. The achievement is particularly remarkable because Bell has a lifelong fear of water, yet undertook this extraordinary challenge…
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Campaigner says school meal standards need in-house cooks and funding
Food campaigner Dr Dolly van Tulleken argues that improving school meals requires schools to employ and train their own cooks, rather than rely on large catering firms. She says the companies have failed to meet existing standards and that the new rules will have little effect unless schools receive funding and support to prepare meals…
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‘Real Housewives’ stars’ kids face legal trouble after cameras stop rolling
The article describes legal and personal difficulties involving children of “Real Housewives” stars, drawing attention to events that have unfolded away from reality television. It reports allegations and arrests involving Teresa Giudice’s daughter Milania, Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann’s son, and NeNe Leakes’ son; the cases remain at different legal stages. Giudice said Milania had…
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Burnham must remember: more regulation is not the best way to improve public services | Phillip Inman
Andy Burnham has delayed significant public service reforms until the 2030s, including local government reorganisation and water industry overhaul. The author argues that policymakers should prioritise customer satisfaction over regulation when reforming public services, as excessive regulation tends to entrench tick-box cultures rather than improve outcomes. Drawing on economist Sir John Kay’s concept of “Obliquity”,…
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A playful pinch led a man to discover breast cancer in Las Vegas
Robert Pfleghardt says a friend’s playful nipple pinch during a Las Vegas trip in 2021 led him to notice a lump in his chest, which was later diagnosed as breast cancer. His experience highlights that men can develop the disease and may overlook symptoms because they do not expect breast cancer to affect them. After…