The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a review into whether RAF bases were used by Jeffrey Epstein. It is expected the review, first reported by the Telegraph, will look into records and emails, while Defence Secretary John Healey was said to have ordered officials to turn over every stone …

Netflix has backed away from its proposal to buy Warner Bros Discovery, clearing the way for Paramount Skydance to win a months-long battle for one of Hollywood's most storied studios. Warner Bros, which put itself up for sale last year, on Thursday said Paramount's latest bid was "superior" to the …

6 hours ago Maia Daviesand Chris Graham At least one American citizen was shot dead and another injured by Cuban officials intercepting a speedboat off its coast on Wednesday, a US official has said. Border guards shot dead four people and injured the remaining six aboard the Florida-registered speedboat. Cuba …

Instagram investigating AI profiles 'fetishising' disabled people 5 hours ago Jacob EvansBBC News Instagram's parent company, Meta, is investigating AI-generated social media accounts that sexualise disabled people appearing on its platform. It comes after the BBC flagged dozens of profiles showing AI-generated images of women with disabilities, including Down's syndrome …

If you have been hit by relentless rain and flooding this winter you might well be expecting the weather to have broken some records. Provisional statistics from the Met Office show that is not the case, with rainfall so far this season, for the UK as a whole, just 9% …

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey says his technology firm Block is laying off almost half its workforce because artificial intelligence (AI) "fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. " "Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar …

Taking daily collagen supplements can rejuvenate the skin by boosting elasticity and hydration or moisture - but it won't stop wrinkles, says a new scientific review. Experts looked at the available evidence and say they are highly confident that collagen pills or powder provide "some legitimate" skin gains if taken …

8 hours ago Kayla EpsteinNew York There is a photo that shows Bill Clinton taking a night-time swim alongside Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite now convicted of sex trafficking. Another captures him smiling backstage at a Rolling Stones concert in Hong Kong with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and now …

5 hours ago James FitzGeraldand Nada Tawfik ,North America correspondent, in Chappaqua, New York Hillary Clinton told a congressional panel she "had no idea" about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, as she called for lawmakers to question President Donald Trump under oath about his past association with the late sex offender. "I …

The Green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with 14,980 votes. She beat Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin with 10,578 votes, and Labour’s Angeliki Stogia with 9,364 votes. The constituency had long been considered a safe Labour seat, with the vote triggered by the resignation of former …