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Thousands wake up without power after wild weather batters parts of North Island
Power is slowly being restored across the lower North Island, but thousands of properties still remain without electricity after severe weather battered the region on Friday.

Fifa World Cup: Senegal and Iraq live updates of Group I clash in Toronto
Senegal and Iraq clash in their final game in Group I.

Germany breaks all-time heat record with 41.3 degrees Celsius

FAR Labs opens access to cheaper AI inference platform
Developers facing rising AI bills can now register for early access to FAR Labs' platform, which claims lower inference costs on some models.

ChatGPT’s powerful GPT-5.6 models arrive, but not for you
The U.S. government ban on Anthropic’s powerful Fable and Mythos models has everybody spooked. That’s why it’s a little surprising that OpenAI, Anthropic’s biggest rival, is slowly rolling out its latest and most powerful GPT models. Yes, the GPT-5.6 series of models is here, but not for everyone. It comes in...

Voices launches AI customer service voice platform
Enterprise contact centres are facing tougher scrutiny over AI voice quality and provenance, with Voices betting on consented talent and governance.

Norway v France - FIFA World Cup
Follow live coverage of the FIFA World Cup game between Norway and France in Foxborough.

Ireland stun world champions India for historic T20 win
Ireland pull off a massive shock as they beat world champions India for the first time in Friday's opening T20 international in Belfast.

Duckett & Stokes haul England back into third Test
Ben Duckett’s scintillating century builds on an inspirational spell from Ben Stokes to haul England back into the decisive third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge.

Disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards' blog shows staggering lack of awareness, campaigners say
Edwards admitted to accessing 41 images of children, including seven of the most serious type.

NRL coach saves woman from burning car hours after derby defeat
Jason Ryles was still stewing on his Eels side’s loss as he drove home, before a frightening sight snapped him out of his mood and into hero mode.

Forget Hormuz. The Shadow Fleet Is The Next Maritime Crisis.

Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes climbs to at least 920

Coral Reef Restorer is 'Bombed' Underwater as Fishermen Use Explosives to Bring in Their Catch (Exclusive)

Duckett leads England's fight back after Black Caps leave door open
Ben Duckett's rapid hundred led England's stirring reply to New Zealand's 438 in the series-defining test.

Country Life: Brewing up a taste for NZ grown coffee
Ikarus coffee has been a trailblazer growing coffee in New Zealand. Founder Rob Schluter continues to extend his plantation, but has a new venture brewing, for specialty coffee-lovers.

Fifa World Cup: France v Norway live updates of Group I clash in Foxborough
It's Kylian Mbappé v Erling Haaland in Foxborough.

ScienceLogic upgrades Skylar AI & wins IDC Leader nod
IT teams may gain broader visibility and faster remediation after ScienceLogic expanded Skylar AI and was named an IDC MarketScape Leader for AIOps.

Mercedes' Antonelli tops Friday practice in Austria
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli heads McLaren's Oscar Piastri in Friday practice at the Austrian Grand Prix.

Rice back in England training but James misses out again
Declan Rice returns to England training on Friday, but Reece James again misses out and remains a doubt to face Panama.

Usyk vacates belts but is not retiring
Heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk says he will vacate all his belts but is not retiring.

How can Democrats persuade more voters to like them?
We speak to Ben Rhodes, President Obama’s former senior advisor

Why is this heatwave so much worse?
The UK recorded for the hottest June day has been broken for the second day in a row.