All you need to know ahead of the Bafta Film Awards 2026 6 hours ago Emma SaundersCulture reporter Hollywood stars are set to descend on London for the 2026 Bafta Film Awards on Sunday, the biggest night in the British film calendar. An A-list showdown is expected between Paul Thomas …

MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest 14 hours ago Imogen James MPs on the Business and Trade Committee will meet on Tuesday to discuss launching an inquiry into the role of UK trade envoys following Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest. The former prince was arrested by Thames …

UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC 3 hours ago Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that the UK and its allies should deploy non-combat troops to Ukraine right now, to "flip a switch" in Russian President Vladimir …

Sometimes Lorna Grinnell-Moore, a nurse in Birmingham, gets the phone slammed down on her. Often, she has to listen to the most outlandish conspiracy theories and, on one occasion, she recalls being verbally abused. "There's always going to be ones like that, who just don't want to hear, and you …

Trump says he will increase his new global tariffs to 15% 9 hours ago Dearbail Jordan US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose global tariffs of 15%, as he continued to rail against a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his previous import taxes. Trump said on …

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown 8 hours ago Siavash Mehdi-Ardalan ,BBC Persianand Jaroslav Lukiv Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests - the first such rallies on this scale since last month's deadly crackdown by the authorities. The BBC has verified footage …

Move over, PayPal mafia: There’s a new tech mafia in Silicon Valley. OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, is arguably the biggest AI player in town. The company is reportedly now in talks to finalize a $100 billion deal, valuing the company at more than $850 billion. Many employees have come …

OpenAI seems to have found product-market fit with young Indians. The company said on Friday that users between 18 and 24 years of age accounted for nearly 50% of messages sent to ChatGPT in the country, and users under 30 accounted for 80%. The AI lab said Indians use ChatGPT …

It’s no secret that the electrical grid is aging, but one part stands out from the rest. Transformers haven’t changed much since Thomas Edison made his first light bulb. Now, a string of startups are working to modernize the transformer, replacing it with modern power electronics that promise to give …

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