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Saudi national charged with planting recording device at OpenAI office

Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room.

  13 Oct, 2026
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Family pays tribute to 'warm and engaging' man killed in tiger attack

William Chapman was attacked by the tiger after he entered its pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

  13 Oct, 2026
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Pope diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery, Vatican says

Pope Leo had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.

  13 Oct, 2026
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Trump ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece after corruption allegations

Guilfoyle the allegations of improper conduct are "false" and being ambassador was the "honour of a lifetime".

  13 Oct, 2026
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Duane "Keffe D" Davis sentenced to 40 years for rapper Tupac Shakur's murder

The sentence marks an end to the mystery around Tupac's cold case, which has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.

  13 Oct, 2026
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Cornell cancels fraternity parties over sexual assault case

The school has faced an uproar over how it handled assault allegations brought by a woman known as Jane Doe.

  13 Oct, 2026
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Bumble bought for $1.3bn in 'bet on the future of humanity'

The dating app which recently ditched its "women-first" chat rule has been bought by an investment firm.

  13 Oct, 2026
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The Sabrina Carpenter clip which helped a 22-year-old make £120,000 a year

Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.

  13 Oct, 2026
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Man killed in tiger attack identified as William Chapman

A health and safety investigation is under way at Yorkshire Wildlife Park following the incident.

  13 Oct, 2026
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MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief

Sir Ken McCallum says Russia, Iran and emerging threats from AI were increasing the risks to Britain.

  13 Oct, 2026
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