Epping council votes to urge government to shut asylum hotel
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Essex Peter Walker BBC News, Essex PA Protesters gathered near The Bell Hotel in Epping while the council met A council has voted unanimously to urge the government to close a hotel housing asylum seekers after a series of public demonstrations. The total number of people arrested after unrest outside the…
The rise of green tech is feeding another environmental crisis
BBC Raquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile’s Atacama salt flats. It’s a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but the plain is now dry and cracked with holes she explains were once pools. “Before, the Vega was all green,” she says. “You couldn’t see the…
Inside Health
James finds out why there are fears over new skincare products, plus physio goes digital. Source link
Hollow Knight: Silksong will actually be playable at Gamescom 2025, making me think a release might be imminent
Xbox will be showcasing Hollow Knight: Silksong at Gamescom 2025 The game will be playable on the upcoming Asus ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds at the Xbox booth Other titles present include Grounded 2 and Ninja Gaiden 4 Xbox has unveiled its plans for Gamescom 2025, which will include the opportunity…
Jeremy Corbyn launches new party to ‘take on the rich and powerful’
Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Getty Images Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is launching a new political party to “take on the rich and powerful” and campaign for the redistribution of wealth. The independent MP for Islington North said the party – which does not yet have a name – would offer an alternative…
More data shows EU cloud companies are struggling to compete with US giants
New data claims European companies hold 15% of the European cloud market, down from 29% in 2017 Amazon, Microsoft and Google hold a combined 70% of the European market Geopolitical tensions could change things somewhat New data from Synergy Research has claimed European providers of cloud storage and other services only account for 15% of…
Reform-led Durham County Council scraps diversity training
Bill Edgar Local Democracy Reporting Service Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Reform UK took charge of Durham County Council following the elections in May Diversity training for councillors at a Reform-led council has been removed. The equality, diversity, inclusion and climate change modules were removed from the Member Induction and Development…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s place on the Marvel timeline appears to have been revealed – here’s when the MCU movie might take place
Spider-Man: Brand New Day‘s position on the MCU timeline might have been revealed Filming will begin in Glasgow, Scotland in August A Marvel fan has snapped some set photos that indicate when it could be set Spider-Man: Brand New Day won’t arrive in theaters until July 2026, but some fans think they’ve already worked out…
What you may have missed about Trump’s AI Action Plan
The White House’s messaging on deepfakes is confused Compared with President Biden’s executive orders on AI, the new action plan is mostly devoid of anything related to making AI safer. However, there’s a notable exception: a section in the plan that takes on the harms posed by deepfakes. In May, Trump signed legislation to protect…