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Daniel De SimoneInvestigations correspondent BBCPaul Thompson was shot dead while being driven home in a taxi through Belfast in April 1994. He was murdered in a sectarian attack by loyalist paramilitaries who had set out to kill Catholics.The taxi driver was a friend who was collecting a fare at another address in the Springfield Park area in the west of the city. But no one at the address had rung the taxi firm. The call is suspected to have been a deliberate decoy by the killers who wanted to lure a taxi as prey. Paul was not specifically targeted. They…
BBCAllana Falconer has competed in 20 different Hyrox races since taking it up in 2023Hyrox is a fitness craze that shows no signs of dying out – with 1.3m people expected to compete in an event somewhere in the world this year.The competition, which is split between running and fitness exercises, has proven particularly popular with young millennials and Generation Z – people in their twenties to early forties. Its rapidly growing popularity has been attributed to social media.Fashionable looks are often a non-negotiable for competitors, with many choosing to compete in high-end fitness brands, matching their outfits with their…
Manchester City newbie Marc Guehi has shed light on his failed move to Premier League rivals Liverpool after a deal fell through in the summer. Guehi has been one of the Premier League’s most sought-after players over the past year, with Liverpool and Man City among those vying for his services. In the summer, the England international came close to joining Liverpool as the Premier League holders agreed a deal worth around £35m on deadline day. However, Crystal Palace opted to pull the plug at the eleventh hour, as they did not have enough time to secure a suitable replacement.…
The government has announced it is ploughing £36m into the Dawn supercomputer, which will lead to a sixfold increase in performance and make it one of the most powerful supercomputers in the UK. Through the funding, Cambridge, which is home to Dawn, will be provided with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, which the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said would be made available free of charge to UK researchers and startups. The funding is part of the government’s AI opportunities action plan, which is backing British AI with over £2bn in public compute infrastructure – including expanding…
Rina Gonoi, the former soldier who was sexually assaulted while serving in Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF), has reached a settlement with two remaining defendants – the state and an ex-colleague.Her attorney said on Monday that Gonoi will receive 1.6 million yen ($10,400; £7,600) from the Japanese government, but no compensation or apology from the former colleague.It marks the end of Gonoi’s civil lawsuit against five ex-soldiers and the government in a case that has drawn international attention. She reached settlements with four of the five earlier.A 2023 ruling in a separate criminal case found three of the ex-soldiers guilty of…
Peter HoskinsandAdam Hancock,Business reportersHiba Kola/ReutersThe price of gold has risen above $5,000 (£3,659) an ounce for the first time ever, extending a historic rally that saw the precious metal jump by more than 60% in 2025.It comes as tensions between the US and NATO over Greenland have added to growing concerns about financial and geopolitical uncertainty.US President Donald Trump’s trade policies have also worried markets. On Saturday he threatened to impose a 100% tariff on Canada if it strikes a trade deal with China.Gold and other precious metals are seen as so-called safe-haven assets that investors buy in times of…
Manchester United star Amad Diallo mocked Arsenal after Michael Carrick’s side ended the Premier League leaders’ unbeaten record at the Emirates. Before Sunday’s match between Arsenal and Man Utd, Mikel Arteta’s side had not lost a single home game in all competitions this season. However, Man Utd handed the Gunners their first defeat on home turf my battling back from behind to win 3-2 at the Emirates. It was another superb performance from the Red Devils after their statement win against Manchester City last week, while Arsenal were incredibly poor and deserved to lose. Arsenal were toothless in attack and…
Image generated by Google Gemini The TikTok ban drama has officially ended, followed by a dramatic weekend of platform issues. After years of political threats, court battles, and last-minute deadline extensions, TikTok has finally secured a deal that allows it to keep operating in the United States. Last week, the company confirmed it had closed a long-awaited deal to split its US operations from its global business, allowing the video app to continue operating for its more than 200 million American users. This agreement marks the end of a saga that began during Donald Trump’s first term, when Washington raised…
Interest in sovereign cloud services has followed a bumpy trajectory over the past decade, both in the public sector and private enterprises. In the early days of cloud computing, fear, uncertainty and doubt reigned supreme in boardrooms and IT departments, as CIOs and IT decision-makers grappled with the notion of migrating workloads off physical hardware, housed in privately owned datacentres, to multi-tenanted public clouds, operated by overseas tech firms. The situation fuelled interest in private cloud deployments, as they allowed enterprise IT departments to tap into the benefits of public cloud while maintaining a greater degree of control over…
All schools in England should follow new government guidance and be phone-free for the entire school day, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.In a letter to schools seen exclusively by the BBC, she said it was “not appropriate for phones to be used as calculators, or for research during lessons”, as well as during break times and lunchtime.Ofsted will be inspecting schools on the implementation of their mobile phone policies going forward, she confirmed, with teachers also being advised not to use their phones in front of pupils.One head teachers’ union said using Ofsted to “police” schools’ mobile phone policies…