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AFP via Getty ImagesFamilies of the victims of a fire at a Swiss bar on New Year’s Eve have expressed shock after officials admitted the venue had not undergone safety checks for five years.Romain Jordan, who represents some of the families, said the “staggering number of breaches and shortcomings in the inspections raises the question of whether the municipality should be investigated with even greater urgency”.Other lawyers also urged officials to take responsibility for the disaster at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana in which 40 people died and 116 were injured. Prosecutors believe the fire started when champagne bottles with…

Arsenal are ‘leading the race’ to sign Blackburn Rovers striker Igor Tyjon with another transfer given the ‘green light’, according to reports. The Gunners are having a great season with Mikel Arteta leading them to first position in the Premier League ahead of their clash against defending champions Liverpool on Thursday. Arsenal are 14 points clear of fourth-placed Liverpool and six points ahead of Manchester City and Aston Villa, who occupy second and third place respectively. Arteta was heavily backed in the summer transfer window as the Arsenal board gave him the funds to make eight new signings with the Gunners…

Although the Tayron feels typically solid, consisent and well-built inside, it’s not a haven of plush, luxurious materials.Some softer plastics and richer fabrics are present on the doors and dashboard, but there are still a few too many glossy and scratchy surfaces throughout, and not quite enough premium materials to lift the ambience above that of the Tiguan. You get the feeling that Volkswagen didn’t want its newest SUV to cross over too much with the Touareg, the brand’s more expensive luxury flagship – and there’s also VW’s characteristic preference for functionality and understatement in its interiors to consider. The…

Philips Hue has introduced a new software feature called SpatialAware at CES 2026 designed to ensure that all the lights in a space are in harmony with each other. Available exclusively for the Hue Bridge Pro, it takes into account each light point in a room and tailors the colors to ensure a natural representation. “In a sunset scene, for example, the lights on one side of the room emit warm yellow tones to mimic the setting sun, while the ceiling lights on the opposite side reflect darker shades,” the company wrote on its blog. The new feature is set…

James GallagherHealth and science correspondentBBCHolly was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was 23Bowel cancer samples that have been stored for up to a century will be analysed to try to solve the mysterious rise of the disease in young people.Despite the majority of bowel cancers still being found in older adults, the rise in younger patients has been seen around the world. This includes in the UK where bowel cancer rates have increased by 75% in the under-24s since the early 1990s – but scientists are unclear why.The basement at St Mark’s The National Bowel Hospital has a unique…

An employee at Japan’s nuclear safety agency lost his work phone containing sensitive information during a personal trip to China, Japanese media report.The phone contained confidential contact details of staff involved in nuclear security work at the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). The agency could not confirm if the data was leaked, reports say.The incident comes as Japan attempts to revive its atomic energy programme, which has been stalled for more than a decade.Japan ordered all its nuclear power plant reactors to be shut down in 2011 after a magnitude 9 earthquake and massive tsunami caused a meltdown at the Fukushima…

Michael Owen has warned the Manchester United board that rumoured Gareth Southgate would not be a “popular appointment” should he be given the job. United are searching for their next head coach after Ruben Amorim’s sacking on Monday and former England boss Southgate has long been linked with the role. The 55-year-old, who has not managed in club football since 2009 with Middlesbrough, is admired in the INEOS setup but Owen warned his unattractive brand of football may not please United fans. “He’s a name that has been banded about and comes with a… It’s weird for him because obviously…

Image: Unsplash Apple has quietly launched a security testing system that could transform how iPhones receive critical updates. The tech giant released iOS 26.3 (a) to beta users, marking the debut of their new “Background Security Improvements” system — a complete overhaul of how security patches reach devices. This looks like Apple testing the future of iPhone security in real-time. Secret security system Based on the announcement, Apple’s new Background Security Improvements system represents a dramatic shift from their previous approach. The system provides additional security protections between software updates for Safari, WebKit, and other system libraries. This marks the first…

As a former Mint user, I had to find a new budgeting app not too long ago. Intuit, parent company of Mint, shut down the service in March 2024, and prompted users to transition to its other financial app, Credit Karma. However, after testing Credit Karma myself, I found it to be a poor Mint replacement — that meant I needed to branch out and look elsewhere for a trusted app to track all of my financial accounts, monitor my credit score, follow a monthly spending plan and set goals like building a rainy-day fund and paying down my mortgage…

Nottinghamshire County Council has said it is “extremely disappointed” after one of its union jack flag banners was vandalised in Newark.The damaged flag, in Farndon Road, has now been replaced.The Reform UK-led authority’s £75,000 project started in December, with 164 union jack flags being fixed to lamp-posts in 82 areas across Nottinghamshire.Council leader Mick Barton said the flags had the potential to “strengthen community spirit”, but one opposition councillor said they were “divisive”.”Work will be taking place to replace a banner which was recently vandalised on Farndon Road in Newark,” the authority said.”We are extremely disappointed that someone would desecrate…