World number one Judd Trump moved into the quarter-finals of the Masters after making three century breaks in a 6-2 win over Ding Junhui at Alexandra Palace. Two-time Masters champion Trump has now triumphed in five consecutive matches against Ding, who won this title in 2011. The Englishman crafted breaks of 116 and 69 as…
Since moving to Liverpool in 2017, Salah has won every major club trophy on offer, including the Premier League twice and the Champions League. But it is continental kingship the 33-year-old has spent chasing in the twilight years of his career. “Nobody, even in Egypt, wants to win this trophy more than me,” said Salah…
California’s top prosecutor has launched an investigation into the spread of sexualised AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk’s AI model Grok. Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement announcing the probe: “The avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking.” xAI,…
Susie Rackand Alex McIntyre,West Midlands House of Commons Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood told MPs she had lost confidence in West Midlands Chief Constable Craig Guildford over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fan ban Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says she has lost confidence in West Midlands Police’s chief constable after Israeli football fans were banned from a…
US envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the start of phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza, with a technocratic Palestinian government established in the territory. He said the second phase would also see the reconstruction and full demilitarisation of Gaza, including the disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian groups….
TSGT Scott Reed, USAF The US and UK are reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to take action against Iran over its crackdown on anti-government protests. Officials have told CBS, the BBC’s US partner, that the partial American withdrawal was a “precautionary…
Hertfordshire Police John Alford was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail after sexually assaulting two teenagers Actor John Alford has been sentenced to eight and a half years in jail after sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The former London’s Burning and Grange Hill star committed the offences against a 14-year-old and 15-year-old…
Suffolk serial killer Steve Wright has been charged with murdering a 17-year-old girl more than 25 years ago, it can be reported. Victoria Hall’s body was found five days after a night out in Felixstowe in September 1999. Wright, 67, who is already serving a whole life jail sentence, denies killing her and is due…
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he has been informed that Elon Musk’s X is “acting to ensure full compliance with UK law” over sexualised deepfakes produced by its AI tool, Grok. There has been a fierce backlash to the images made using Grok and widely shared on X. It prompted the regulator Ofcom…
Shannen Headley & Caroline Gall,West Midlandsand Rachael Lewis,in Wolverhampton Fire broke out at the factory building on Wednesday morning More than 100 firefighters are tackling a huge factory fire and have warned residents and workers nearby to close their windows and doors amid concerns over air quality. The blaze broke out at a building near…