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Edinburgh International Festival will be phone-free - Benedetti
The violinist, who has been festival director since 2023 says the policy has come at the request of artists and audiences.

Former River City actor Iain Robertson found guilty of rape
The 45-year-old, who played Stevie O'Hara in the BBC soap, was also convicted of assaulting two other women.

Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction
On Tuesday, Today show presenter Savannah Guthrie begged anyone with information to come forward, saying, "We are in agony."

City of Culture legacy grants announced
Bradford Culture Company has announced eight projects that will receive funding of up to £20,000.

Ashley Cain says he's 'not proud' of sexist language
The former BBC Three presenter says he has changed since the historical tweets were posted.

South Korea could deport stalker who rang BTS star's doorbell 133 times
The Brazilian woman visited BTS member Jungkook's home 20 times in less than two months.

TV Festival to move from Edinburgh to Manchester
The event is relocating from the Scottish capital next year in a move to "radically" cut costs.

GTA 6 will cost $80 - and physical edition will not contain a disc
Rockstar has said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game.

NTT DATA partners Cursor to speed AI software modernisation
Legacy-system modernisation could accelerate as NTT DATA rolls out Cursor's AI coding tools internally before offering them to clients.

Why geocoding technology has become a cross-industry growth driver
Accurate address data is now helping firms cut delivery errors, price risk and target customers more precisely across multiple sectors.

AssureCare names Jeff Joo vice president for growth
Rising demand for modern public healthcare systems is driving AssureCare's push into government programmes, with Jeff Joo leading growth efforts.

New Zealand cyber losses rise as C2 incidents return
Direct financial losses climbed 76 per cent to NZD $5.6 million as three highly significant breaches revived fears over public fallout.

Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94
The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.

Uncovering the West Midlands roots of Thomas the Tank Engine
It is Christopher Awdry's measles in the 1942 that led his father to create Thomas the Tank Engine.

Ticket reseller StubHub UK customers to get refunds over illegal hidden fees
The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.

Dame Jilly Cooper leaves £8.5m fortune to children
Dame Jilly died after sustaining a fatal head injury in a fall at her Gloucesterhire home in 2025.

The Other Bennet Sister to return for Christmas special
Filming is set to resume in Wales this summer for new three-part special.

Jesy Nelson 'outraged' after MPs debate muscle condition that affects her twins
The singer says children face a "postcode lottery", as testing for the disease is staggered.

Dify flaws expose cross-tenant AI data, Zafran says
Users of Dify's cloud service could have had private chats and files exposed after Zafran Security disclosed four flaws in the AI platform.

SaaS pricing is a Ponzi scheme running out of new seats to sell
Enterprise renewals are set to shrink as agents replace logins, forcing software vendors to rethink seat-based pricing before revenue slips.

Candescent names Jason Edelboim as Chief Executive Officer
The banking software group is betting on AI-led growth as it seeks to expand its reach across more than 1,300 institutions.