Nathan Newby stepped outside a hospital for a vape and some fresh air on a winter night – but ended up talking down a suicide bomber after a simple act of kindness. This “extraordinary, ordinary man”, as a judge called him, is today being honoured with a George Medal, the UK’s second-highest civilian award for…
CNN — Shares of Google-parent Alphabet fell more than 3% in early trading Monday after a report sparked concerns that its core search engine could lose market share to AI-powered rivals, including Microsoft’s Bing. Last month, Google employees learned that Samsung was weighing making Bing the default search engine on its devices instead of Google’s…
The study will recruit 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from ten Bradford secondary schools and seek to assess the impact of having less access to social media – particularly on areas of their wellbeing such as sleep, anxiety levels, social interactions, as well as absence and bullying in schools. Source link
Soon after Disney pulled the plug, Paul and her ex-boyfriend, Dakota Mortensen, with whom she shares a son, released duelling statements with fresh allegations about their turbulent relationship. He was also granted temporary custody of their son, according to a court protective order. Source link
Musicians are increasingly interrupting their own shows to help fans – but venues might be safer than you think. Source link
The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico. Source link
Five NHS trusts with “deep-rooted challenges” will be the first to be placed in a new recovery programme, the health secretary has announced. Wes Streeting said “failure has been tolerated for too long”, and although there has been improvement across the NHS overall, some “challenged” trusts continue to struggle. The new NHS Intensive Recovery programme…
New York CNN — McDonald’s, which has been focusing on upgrading its core items to boost sales, is rolling out a series of changes designed to improve its signature burgers. Buns will be softer. Cheese, gooier. Onion will be added to patties right on the grill. And the Big Mac sauce? There will be more…
The nominations for the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards have been announced. A total of 124 programmes received nominations for this year’s awards, which will be hosted by comedian and Taskmaster presenter Greg Davies at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday 10 May. The five programmes with the most BAFTA TV nominations are:…
Jay-Z has said he felt “uncontrollable anger” after a sexual assault lawsuit was filed against him. The rapper has broken his silence over allegations made against him and Sean “Diddy” Combs by an anonymous accuser in late 2024. Both men denied the accusations, which concerned an alleged incident at a party in 2000, and the…
