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Arise Sir David: Footballer Beckham is knighted
The star was recognised alongside stars from the world of culture including Dame Elaine Paige.

Badenoch calls for sackings at BBC over edited Trump speech
An episode of Panorama is accused of misleading viewers with its editing of a speech by Donald Trump.

This triple 4K mini PC with 32GB RAM is built for productivity (20% off)
Know what your home office needs? A decent computer you can leave there without packing and unpacking all the time as you would with a laptop. And my home office computer of choice these days is a mini PC like the Bosgame P4, which offers great specs at an even...

Record employment at small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany

Gang smuggled cocaine inside tropical fruit boxes

Magna ramps up driver monitoring system (DMS) business in China

Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun Didn’t Expect Romance to Turn ‘Serious’

Bloomfilter launches app to synchronise AI & human workflows
Bloomfilter launches the Celonis Agent Miner app to help businesses integrate and optimise AI agents working alongside human staff in daily workflows.

This Aussie start-up plans to make Medibank-style breaches impossible
As the cost of cybercrime heads toward $10 trillion annually, one Australian company is taking a radically new approach to protecting data.

Palantir Slides on AI Valuation Concerns, Burry Put Options

'Ball of the century? That was my job' - Ashes 'rhino' Harris
Australia seamer Ryan Harris needed a second chance at being a professional cricketer, but when it came he formed one of the Ashes most clinical partnerships with Mitchell Johnson.

How Kompany turned Bayern into a formidable force
Bayern Munich are the only unbeaten team across Europe's top five leagues, but how has Vincent Kompany turned them into a formidable force?

Primark's UK sales fall as owner explores spinning off fashion retailer
ABF explores spinning off Primark chain from food brands as UK shoppers cut back on fashion purchases

Reeves lays ground for painful Budget, but will it be worth it?
The chancellor's pitch: the Budget will be painful, due to the actions of others, but it will be worth it, to tackle debt, help public services and promote growth.

Save $1,100 (!!!) on this pro-tier RTX 5080 OLED gaming laptop today
I didn’t think this deal was real at first, but I double-checked… and sure enough, it appears that B&H has truly cut down the price of this bonkers Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop with an incredible $1,100 discount. That means instead of paying the full $3,499 for this esteemed...

Philips Hue turned my lights into motion sensors. It’s magical, but imperfect
Aside from its various processor, memory, and device capacity improvements, the new Philips Hue Bridge Pro comes with a killer feature: the ability to turn your existing Hue lights into motion sensors. I’ve been testing this functionality for the past few weeks, and yes, it works. Getting it to work...

Bugcrowd acquires Mayhem to blend AI automation with human expertise
Bugcrowd has acquired Mayhem to combine AI-driven automation with human expertise, enhancing continuous cybersecurity testing across software lifecycles.

Inside Marc Benioff's big bet on generative AI

Appian CEO says he refuses to use AI to screen résumés

I'm the CEO of an AI company based in the US and India. Seattle and Bengaluru have pros and cons — here's how I make it work.

Stokes signs England deal to home Ashes in 2027
Captain Ben Stokes extends his England central contract through to the end of the next home Ashes series in 2027.

Who do fans think is the key player in each Premier League team?
From the "soul of the team" to an "absolute warrior", here are the Premier League's 20 key players, as chosen by our fan writers.

Vapers overtake smokers for first time in Britain
Some 5.4 million adults use vapes daily or occasionally compared with 4.9 million using cigarettes, figures show.