Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT's list of proven safety measures
The Federal Highway Administration quietly stripped bike lanes and other safety recommendations from a key list of best practices. Critics say those m...
UK investigation to determine if TikTok fails to protect children from harmful content
Ofcom concerned platform’s age verification is ineffective, leaving some at risk of seeing posts about self-harm and suicideTikTok is under formal inv...
Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike chain
Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most...
All newborns in England to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy from 2027
Campaigners hail ‘landmark moment’ in early detection and treatment of rare muscle-wasting diseaseEvery baby born in England will be screened for a ra...
Europe Wants to Break Free From American and Chinese Technology. But How?
France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they’re having to choose where to do...
Takeaways from Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing for attorney general
Todd Blanche remained composed throughout the hours-long hearing, but faced several testy moments during questioning as he seeks to win the support of...
Apple quietly reveals how its Maps ads will differ from Google’s
Apple has published the policies governing its upcoming Maps advertising business, revealing a strategy that differs from Google’s. The new rules proh...
Suno snatched millions of songs from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer
Suno data obtained in a hacking incident has exposed that the AI music generator was trained by scraping millions of songs and lyrics from online audi...
Unlicensed casinos could face ban on sponsoring UK sports teams from 2027
Proposal to protect vulnerable and stop money laundering could affect Premier League clubs and Formula One Unlicensed casinos could be banned from spo...
Unheard David Bowie songs from 1965 to be released – including ones with Jimmy Page on guitar
Compilation entitled David Bowie: The Shel Talmy Recordings will be released in September, collating material from when he recorded as Davy JonesUnhea...
Dale Vince to get damages from Daily Mail publisher over misleading article
Court of appeal rules Labour donor suffered ‘obvious injustice’ over photo next to the words ‘sex harassment’The green energy entrepreneur and Labour ...
Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools
Different Seasons, which incudes stories that inspired films such as Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, judged to contain ‘objective sensitive ...
Greetings from Paris, where an art installation transformed the Pont Neuf into a rocky cave
The oldest bridge in Paris was draped in fabric last month to appear like a mountain cave, in an installation by the artist JR. Unlike a real cave, th...
‘Fear, intimidation, violence’: calls mount to remove ICE from US streets after agents killed two men
Agents killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, even though both were not targets of enforcement actionUS o...
Arrest of American who has given $1m in aid to Palestine prompts fears of ‘growing repression from Trump’
Extradition request for James ‘Fergie’ Chambers sparks concerns that US government is conflating humanitarian aid with terrorismThe arrest in Ibiza an...
Man killed by semi after fleeing from immigration officials in Florida
Death of unidentified 28-year-old man marks third immigration enforcement-related death in one weekA person died during an encounter with federal immi...
Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham
Bill marks a full-circle moment for the PM-in-waiting and encapsulates what he says his government will be aboutAndy Burnham has always said he took h...
