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Noisy firework displays are being ditched and warnings about strobe lights are to be issued to Cambridge students as the famous May balls add to their woke credentials.

Going once, going twice, going offline

Christie's website remains offline as of Monday after a "technology security issue" shut it down Thursday night – just days before the venerable auction house planned to flog $840 million of art.…

Olubunmi Abodunde wielded the toy with such force on his wife Taiwo that a pathologist was unable to establish how many blows she had sustained.

China has furiously condemned the arrests of three suspects charged with spying for Hong Kong in the UK. It comes after the Home Office has ordered a review into recruitment and vetting.

MIKE KEEGAN: Theatre of Dreams? Theatre of Streams was more apt. There have been many dark days since the greedy Glazers stole the keys to Old Trafford back in 2005.

Walid Saadaoui, 36, and Amar Hussein, 50, were charged with preparation of terrorist acts. Bilel Saadaoui, 35, was charged with failure to disclose information about an act of terrorism.

AI is hitting the global labour market "like a tsunami" International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday. AI is likely to impact 60% of jobs in advanced economies and 40% of jobs around the world in the next two years, Georgieva told an event in Zurich. From a report: "We have very little time to get people ready for it, businesses ready for it," she told the event organised by the Swiss Institute of International Studies, associated to the University of Zurich. "It could bring tremendous increase in productivity if we manage it well, but it can also lead to more misinformation and, of course, more inequality in our society."

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Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates as Liverpool travel to Villa Park to take on Aston Villa in Premier League action.

Researchers from Australia found men who had levels of the hormone testosterone below normal limits had up to a 10 percent higher chance of dying from any cause.

Staff in Maryland want better pay and steady schedules; New Jersey doesn't want to rock the boat

It's been a labor-(movement)-intensive few days for Apple, which found out it faces a potential employee strike at one store, while elsewhere defeating another union organizing vote about which its organizers are calling foul. …

Parts of the town centre in leafy Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, had to close for safety reasons after the area was hit by thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon.

The former president's fixer took the stand in the Manhattan hush money trial and detailed how he arranged payments to keep accusers quiet before the 2016 election.

In the next six weeks events King Charles wants to attend include the Chelsea Flower Show, Trooping the Colour, Garter Day, Royal Ascot and the state visit by the Emperor of Japan.

Apple and Google have launched a new industry standard called "Detecting Unwanted Location Trackers" to combat the misuse of Bluetooth trackers for stalking. Starting Monday, iPhone and Android users will receive alerts when an unknown Bluetooth device is detected moving with them. The move comes after numerous cases of trackers like Apple's AirTags being used for malicious purposes. Several Bluetooth tag companies have committed to making their future products compatible with the new standard. Apple and Google said they will continue collaborating with the Internet Engineering Task Force to further develop this technology and address the issue of unwanted tracking.

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STEPHEN GLOVER: Rishi Sunak (pictured) was probably exaggerating when he said in his speech yesterday that 'more will change in the next five years than in the last 30'.

As summer beckons, our award-winning chef Sue Flay offers her top tips for the summer barbecue.

On a recent episode of Saturday Kitchen Live, the British TV chef tried her hand at a baingan bharta - a traditional Indian dish made by mashing together grilled eggplant, tomato, onion, herbs and spices.

UK fashion expert Shane Watson compares The Queen's Gambit actress Anya Taylor-Joy's airport look ahead of the Cannes Film Festival to that of Marilyn Monroe circa The Seven Year Itch.

Britain would be 'less safe' under Labour, Rishi Sunak said yesterday - as he put security at the heart of his General Election campaign.

Miss Teen USA first runner-up Stephanie Skinner, who represents the state of New York, has revealed she declined the title because she didn't want to sacrifice her character.