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When reviewing SUVs, we focused on the core priorities of a modern buyer: practicality, versatility, flexibility, drivability, running costs and safety. Here is what our expert team of road testers assessed:1. Driving dynamics and performance We evaluated handling and body control on mixed roads. Because SUVs have a higher center of gravity, we specifically tested for body roll through corners to ensure a stable, car-like feel. Performance was tested across various powertrains – petrol, diesel, hybrid and electric – to measure acceleration under load and refinement at motorway speeds.2. Real-world practicality We didn’t just look at spec sheets; we measured actual cabin space…
ISC2, the non-profit cyber professional membership association, has joined the UK government’s recently launched Software Security Ambassador Scheme as an expert adviser. Set up at the beginning of the year by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the scheme forms part of a wider £210m commitment by Westminster to remodel approaches to public sector cyber resilience from the ground up, acknowledging that previous approaches to the issue have basically gone nowhere and that previously set targets for resilience are unachievable. It is designed to incentivise organisations to pay more attention…
The intriguing Africanfuturist heist game, Relooted, is out on February 10. Developed by independent South African studio Nyamakop, the game focuses on a ragtag crew from Johannesburg that liberates real-life African artifacts from a series of fictionalized Western museums. is best described as a 2.5d side-scrolling action platformer with stealth and puzzle elements. You have to carefully plan each heist with your fellow teammates, knowing where to place each crew member and how you’re going to get in and out in one piece. Once you’ve grabbed the artifact you’re looking for in each mission, an alarm will sound and you have…
A special broadcast revealing the next Life is Strange game is set to air next week. While we don’t know much more than that, the video does reveal that this new entry will launch in 2026.The reveal stream will air on Tuesday, January 20, beginning at 12:30 pm ET. The stream’s cryptic video description reads “Separate the real from the rumor… Join us for the exclusive reveal of the next Life is Strange game,” so there’s little indication of what this next entry entails. Will the next game be a follow-up to 2024’s Life is Strange: Double Exposure or something different…
An aircraft that crashed in flames in Kentucky in November had a structural flaw that had been identified by Boeing on similar planes 15 years ago, according to investigators.The MD-11F freighter operated by UPS, crashed after one of its engines separated from the wing as it was preparing to take off from Louisville.The plane briefly lifted off from the runway, before hurtling out of control into an industrial area. Fifteen people died as a result, including three crew and 12 on the ground.In an update report, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed that cracks found in the engine…
A school is being inspected by Ofsted over concerns it may have been intimidated into cancelling a visit from a Jewish MP.Bristol Brunel Academy said it postponed a visit from Damien Egan in September due to student safeguarding issues over a pro-Palestine demonstration planned on the same day.Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver said he was “troubled by the message this sent to children – especially children from the Jewish Community” and added the threshold for an inspection had been met.”We take our responsibilities to educate young people about British values extremely seriously, which is why we invited Mr Egan…
It attributed the increase to colder-than-average weather in early 2025 accelerating pothole formation. Vehicles suffered broken shock absorbers and suspension springs and bent wheels – damage valued at around £600 per vehicle. In December last year, the government announced highways authorities across England would receive £1.6 billion in funding for filling potholes and repairing roads. A quarter of the funding councils receive will be dependent on them publishing annual reports detailing how many potholes they have identified and repaired. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said: “The public deserves to know how their councils are improving their local roads, which is why…
If you’re looking for something to entertain your kids for the next several months (and potentially longer), YouTube would like you to know that more than 100 classic episodes of Sesame Street are on the platform.The partnership between Sesame Street creator Sesame Workshop and YouTube was first announced last year and encompasses both old episodes as well as new content. Some of the themed compilations that have also been added to YouTube and YouTube Kids focus on specific educational topics such as ABCs and STEM, while others have broader themes like “Adventure & Imagination” and “Friendship & Play.”Media history enthusiasts…
Iran’s judiciary has denied it scheduled the execution of a man arrested in connection with the country’s recent protests.Norway-based Kurdish human rights organisation Hengaw said earlier this week that the family of Erfan Soltani, 26, had been told he faced execution on Wednesday, only days after he was detained.On Wednesday, Hengaw cited them as saying Soltani’s execution had been “postponed” but warned that “serious and ongoing concerns” regarding his life remained.The judiciary said he faced charges of “colluding against national security” and “propaganda activities against the establishment”, which are not punishable by the death penalty, state broadcaster IRIB reported.The judiciary…
Political Correspondent Harry Farley explains.