More Than 1,000 UK Veterans Face Pension Repayment Demands After Administrative Errors
More than 1,000 retired UK service personnel are being pursued for pension overpayments caused by administrative and calculation errors, with some veterans facing demands to repay tens of thousands of…
Mike Ashley Calls Burnham’s Retail and Business Rates Plans ‘Populist’
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has criticized Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s approach to business rates and the cost of living, arguing that higher employment costs and commercial property taxes are…
WhatsApp Hawala Network Moved Hundreds of Millions of Euros Across Borders
A WhatsApp group containing 532 money brokers was used to arrange hundreds of millions of euros in cross-border cash transfers, including transactions linked to terrorism financing and organized crime, according…
Berlin Refuses Ransom Demand After Hackers Claim 5.79TB Data Theft
Berlin authorities have refused to pay a ransom following a cyberattack on the German capital’s government network that resulted in data being stolen from multiple departments. Ransomware group Rhysida has…
Dutch Institute Issues Red Alert Over Trump-Shaped Ecstasy Pills Containing PMMA
The Netherlands’ Trimbos Institute has issued a Red Alert over potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped to resemble U.S. President Donald Trump after tests found very high concentrations of PMMA. The…
Starbucks Leans on Cold Drinks as Gen Z Shifts Away From Traditional Coffee
Starbucks is increasingly relying on cold beverages as younger customers favor customizable drinks over traditional hot coffee. Cold drinks now account for the majority of Starbucks beverage sales, while products…
UK Graduate Job Vacancies Nearly Halve as AI and Hiring Costs Reshape Entry-Level Work
Graduate job vacancies in the UK have fallen sharply over the past year, with employers listing 8,383 roles in July compared with 15,397 a year earlier, according to jobs platform…
University of Roehampton Offers £2,000 Esports Scholarships to Students
The University of Roehampton is offering esports scholarships worth up to £2,000 to undergraduate and postgraduate students who can combine strong academic performance with competitive gaming. More than 100 scholarships…
Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin Join Consortium Buying Minority Stake in Liverpool FC
Fenway Sports Group has agreed to sell a minority stake in Liverpool FC to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and backed by investors including Amazon…
Social Media Is Changing How Young Women Learn About Menstrual Health
Young women are becoming more familiar with terms such as “cycle syncing,” menstrual phases and polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, as social media makes conversations about periods and hormones…
Gered Mankowitz’s Personal Music Photography Archive Heads to Auction
More than 100 signed photographs by British music photographer Gered Mankowitz will go to auction in Wiltshire on September 7, offering collectors images of artists including the Rolling Stones, Jimi…
Taxidermy Head Bought for £50 Sells for More Than £60,000 After Thylacine Identification
A mounted animal head originally mistaken for an antique fox has sold for more than £60,000 after being identified as a likely thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger. The specimen had previously…
VideoVerse’s $250 Million Sale to Minute Media Unravels Amid Fraud Allegations
VideoVerse’s reported $250 million acquisition by Minute Media has unraveled less than a year after it was announced, with investors and creditors pursuing multiple legal claims involving former CEO Vinayak…
CEVA Logistics Cyberattack Disrupts Eight European Warehouses and Exposes Customer Data
CEVA Logistics has confirmed a cyberattack affecting eight warehouses in Europe, disrupting shipments and exposing personal information belonging to customers of several companies that use its logistics services. The affected…
King’s Cross Draws AI Startups as London Office Demand and Talent Competition Rise
King’s Cross has become one of London’s most sought-after locations for artificial intelligence companies, bringing startups, major AI labs and investors into a tightly concentrated area around the city’s Knowledge…
Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Raise Safety Concerns on Passenger Flights
Airlines and aviation regulators are increasing warnings about lithium-ion batteries as more passengers travel with power banks, phones, laptops, vapes and other rechargeable devices. Industry data shows about two battery-related…
Woman Calls for Stronger AI Rules After Friend Created Explicit Deepfakes
A woman whose modelling photographs were used to create sexually explicit AI images without her consent is calling for stronger regulation of artificial intelligence. Georgia Horton said photographs taken from…