US orders diplomats out of Saudi Arabia
The US has ordered non-emergency government staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, as Houthi drone and missile attacks on the kingdom escalate. Three people…
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Hidden PHP flaws put 70% of websites at risk
Serious flaws hidden for more than a decade in PHP, the code behind about 70% of websites, have triggered a global cyber-security alert after AI tools uncovered them.…
Apple's first folding iPhone gets a rave review
Apple's first folding iPhone has been reviewed, and Engadget reckons the $1,999 iPhone Duo was worth the wait. It opens from a 5.4-inch outer screen to a 7.6-inch inner…
Folding iPhone Duo hits UK stores Friday, but stock is limited
Apple's first foldable iPhone goes on sale in UK Apple Stores this Friday, 23 October, but walk-in stock will be "limited", the company has told MacRumors. Apple says…
Asylum firm offered £4,500 for flat councils rent at £1,790
A Home Office asylum housing firm offered a south London landlord £4,500 a month for a three-bed flat Southwark Council rents for £1,790. The firm, Clearsprings, made…
State pension rise pushes it over tax-free limit
The full state pension is set to rise £489 a year next April, and the taxman wants some of it back. It'll climb from £12,547 to £13,036, pushing it over the frozen…
Musk ordered Ukraine drone network slowdown, sources say
Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the SpaceX satellite network Ukraine uses to fly its drones, sources have told CBS News. Musk says the US military and "ultimately…
Ebola case confirmed in Nigeria's capital Abuja
Ebola has now reached Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, as the outbreak that began in Congo in mid-May keeps spreading. A woman who travelled via Uganda has…
Wheatus now sponsor a Worcester under 13s football team
Wheatus, the band behind Teenage Dirtbag, are now the shirt sponsor of a youth football team in Worcester. The side is Nunnery Wood U13s Phoenix. Coach Graham had stayed…
Tourist guilty over Las Vegas flamingo Peachy
A Canadian tourist who carried a flamingo called Peachy up to his Las Vegas hotel room has been found guilty of animal cruelty. Mitchell Fairbarn told the court he'd…
Apu speaks again on The Simpsons after nine years
The call about a Simpsons audition made Sunil Malhotra's "stomach sink". He knew it was for Apu, who hadn't spoken on the show in nearly a decade. Hank Azaria stepped…
Angel Tube station could shut for up to a year
A major London Tube station could close for up to a year, and it all comes down to three escalators. Angel, in Islington, has the longest escalators on the Underground…
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