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Campaigners call lack of progress ‘staggering’ as online regulator issues review of first nine months of new regime

Landmark online safety measures have failed to limit the proportion of children suffering harm from social media, the UK’s online regulator has admitted, in an assessment branded “staggering” by campaigners.

The proportion of children being fed unsafe content that often left them frightened, confused and upset, was almost unchanged, according to an Ofcom review of the first nine months of supposedly strict requirements on social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.

Despite distraction and distortion, voters know what issues will be informing their votes in this election

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Elections too often get pigeonholed. The hot take, or simplistic analysis, would have it that just one issue – often the issue the source so happens to be most animated about – will decide the entire result.

Tens of millions of Americans will go to the polls next month. Will they be galvanized by affordability? Maybe it’s Iran. Or healthcare? Taxes, perhaps. Or crime.

Prosecution says Robinson guilty of harassment of Daily Mail journalists because we do not live in a ‘vigilante world’

Tommy Robinson is guilty of harassing two journalists because we do not live in a “vigilante world”, jurors have been told, as the prosecution sought to use the far-right activist’s words against him.

Robinson had posted a video in which he told Daily Mail journalists he would find them after they wrote about his alleged role influencing England’s 2024 riots. He told them he had obtained details of where they and their families lived and warned them to abide by “men’s rules”.

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Prosecution says Robinson guilty of harassment of Daily Mail journalists because we do not live in a ‘vigilante world’

Tommy Robinson is guilty of harassing two journalists because we do not live in a “vigilante world”, jurors have been told, as the prosecution sought to use the far-right activist’s words against him.

Robinson had posted a video in which he told Daily Mail journalists he would find them after they wrote about his alleged role influencing England’s 2024 riots. He told them he had obtained details of where they and their families lived and warned them to abide by “men’s rules”.

Party insiders say they expect initial verdict to be against leader and are preparing to appeal against adverse findings

Nigel Farage’s Reform is braced for a negative report from the standards commissioner over his failure to declare a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne and plans to appeal against any adverse findings.

The party is on tenterhooks over the report, with multiple Reform insiders saying they are readying for a fightback through the appeals process and fully expect the initial verdict to find against their leader.

• Three-time Vezina winner leaves Winnipeg after 11 years

• Devils send four players and two draft picks to Jets

• Olympic gold medalist joins US teammate Jack Hughes

Connor Hellebuyck finally has a new home after the Winnipeg Jets granted the three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender’s trade request in a deal that sent him to the New Jersey Devils on Friday.

The Devils sent center Dawson Mercer, goalie Nico Daws, prospect Alexander Command, forward Nick Bjugstad, a 2029 second-round pick and a 2027 seventh-rounder to Winnipeg for Hellebuyck.

• Bayern Munich head coach had been nursing a virus

• Coach ‘undergoing thorough examinations’, club say

Vincent Kompany has been ⁠taken ⁠to ​hospital after the Bayern Munich coach felt unwell during training ⁠on Friday.

The Belgian, ​who ‌had been ‌nursing a virus in ‌recent days, was coaching his team before feeling unwell and being taken to ‌hospital.

This story is breaking news and will be updated

• Women’s rugby union: Australia 38-31 Scotland

• Cecilia Smith ‘sorry’ for red card on final Wallaroos game

The Wallaroos completed their three-game sweep over Scotland with a 38-31 win on Friday in a spicy contest that featured biting accusations and a string of yellow cards.

Australia produced plenty of classy moments in Canberrabut again lacked discipline in tackles and around the ruck to keep the tourists in it. The hosts received four yellow cards, with the retiring centre Cecilia Smith earning two of those to finish her 34-Test career on a red.

Hunter Foster fired at vehicle during a shoplifting call at a Walmart, killing one-year-old Kohen Wiley

Hunter Foster, the Mississippi police officer who shot into a vehicle and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned from the Senatobia police department. Earlier this week, Mississippi’s attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the shooting was “justified”.

The Senatobia board of aldermen accepted Foster’s resignation on 21 October and the resignation took effect immediately. Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June shooting. Yesterday, the Mississippi department of public safety released body-camera and surveillance footage from the shooting, at a Walmart in Senatobia, during which the toddler died in his mother’s arms after being shot.

Party insiders say they expect initial verdict to be against leader and are preparing to appeal against adverse findings

Nigel Farage’s Reform is braced for a negative report from the standards commissioner over his failure to declare a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne and plans to appeal against any adverse findings.

The party is on tenterhooks over the report, with multiple Reform insiders saying they are readying for a fightback through the appeals process and fully expect the initial verdict to find against their leader.

Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing

A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.

Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks.

Video shows AI likenesses of people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party appearing to admit to wrongdoing

A political ad from Spain’s main opposition party that used a deepfake video of the prime minister’s wife has sparked outrage and set off a wider debate on AI, as the deeply polarised country gears up for general elections next month.

Launched this week across the social media channels of the conservative People’s party (PP), the video used artificial intelligence to manipulate the likenesses of various people linked to Pedro Sánchez’s Socialist party and appeared to show them admitting to acts such as soliciting prostitutes and taking kickbacks.

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Методология Twelve-Factor App, разработанная Адамом Виггинсом, описывает подход к созданию приложений в формате «программного обеспечения как услуги» (software as a service, SaaS). Разберём все двенадцать факторов: как они менялись, что из них актуально сегодня и как они повлияли на практику разработки.

Нередко приходится слышать, как расхваливают подходы к разработке и развёртыванию софта в старые добрые времена. Сегодня так говорят о Heroku. Не поймите меня неправильно: это и в самом деле был выдающийся продукт, он задал новый способ писать веб-приложения и разворачивать распределённые системы. 

Похоже, они многое сделали правильно: больше десяти лет спустя мы всё ещё пытаемся добиться такой же лёгкости разработки.

Я хочу пройтись по каждому из двенадцати факторов Адама Виггинса, сооснователя Heroku. Этот текст, известный как “12 Factor App”, обобщил идеи, которые сделали работу с Heroku удобной и результативной. Я хочу рассмотреть, как как эти идеи повлияли на практики в прошлом, как они изменились со временем и какие из них актуальны сегодня.

Historic England archaeologist says some inns’ claims to date back 1,000 years are inaccurate and oldest is from 1430

With their low ceilings, timber beams and roaring fires, many of England’s inns lay claim to being the oldest in the land and to have been visited by Vikings and Saxons.

But an archaeologist who worked on behalf of Historic England says not one of the more than two dozen pubs that make this claim is being accurate.

Contents of laptop of Joe Biden’s son were part of a bizarre saga in the final weeks of 2020 presidential election

Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged on Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.

Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides surrendered on Friday and made their first appearance in federal court in Washington DC. Floris’s legal team expressed outrage at the development coming from the US Department of Justice, the parent agency of the FBI.

US constitution unequivocally states that he can’t campaign again, which the president also seems to acknowledge

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Donald Trump joked with rally-goers on Thursday evening that he had “the right to run again” for president, invoking a claim he has repeatedly made that he may seek a third term despite it being unconstitutional.

“I don’t know who is going to be your next president and I think the law said, I’m not 100% sure, but I think the law says I’m not allowed to run again,” Trump said in Sioux City, Iowa.

Historic England archaeologist says some inns’ claims to date back 1,000 years are inaccurate and oldest is from 1430

With their low ceilings, timber beams and roaring fires, many of England’s inns lay claim to being the oldest in the land and to have been visited by Vikings and Saxons.

But an archaeologist working for Historic England says not one of the more than two dozen pubs that make this claim is being accurate.

21 октября были раскрыты две критические уязвимости PHP — CVE-2026-109618 и CVE-2026-109619, обе с CVSS 9.2. Их эксплуатация позволяет выполнять код без аутентификации с правами веб-сервера.

Уязвимым можно считать PHP с версии 5.4. Что интересно, уязвимости были найдены с помощью нейросетей (Gemini 4 Argon + GPT-5.6 Sol), а размер патча составляет больше 10 тысяч строк кода.