News for August 22, 2025

Campaigners say a deposit scheme for plastic, glass and cans will make a big difference to litter levels.

DCI Jessica James and DI Sunny Khan return for more crime solving on the streets of London.

The SEC’s move to a 9 game scchedule with 3 permanent rivals has us asking the question: Who are the three rivals?

Once the Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that it would require each of its member teams to play nine league games every year, we knew a schedule change was coming for the Kentucky Wildcats. And now we know which game took the hit. We learned last w…

BBC pundits Ruby Tui, Maggie Alphonsi and Simon Middleton praise the impact of England’s back three during their victory over USA in the opening game of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

West Ham United head coach Graham Potter says his side “have to do better” after they lost 5-1 to Chelsea in their first home game of the season.

Twenty five hot air balloons will light up Lanarkshire for the 25th Strathaven Balloon Festival.

At least six publications have uploaded articles by the alleged AI bot, allowing the alias Margaux Blanchard to use links to previous bylines to substantiate her career.

The original cost was estimated at £20m but it could end up costing double that amount.

Steve Smith’s 47 off 36 balls helps Welsh Fire avoid elimination from knockout qualification, with a brilliant eight-wicket victory over Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred at Edgbaston.

Enzo Maresca says he “didn’t want to take the risk” with starting Cole Palmer after the England international felt a niggle in the warm-up and was taken out of the Chelsea squad which beat West Ham 5-1 in the Premier League at the London Stadium.

Joao Pedro gets a goal and assist as Chelsea come from behind to comfortably beat West Ham 5-1 in the Premier League at the London Stadium.

England score 11 tries in an emphatic 69-7 victory over USA in the opening game of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in front of a record crowd of 42,723 in Sunderland.

The US star took to the stage on Friday night, and was almost drowned out by her devoted fans.

“After 13 years, Shopping is taking our last spin through the aisles,” the UK post-punk trio wrote on Instagram last week

Ellie Kildunne says she is “very proud” of England’s “amazing” World Cup start, following their 69-7 victory over USA at the Stadium of Light in the opening game of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

Bluesky will block access from Mississippi IP addresses in response to a new state law requiring age verification and parental consent for underage users. The decision, outlined in a blog post, will stand until courts decide the fate of the law. “Mississippi’…

Highlights from Premier League match between West Ham and Chelsea.

Two years later, fans of Red, White & Royal Blue might be in for a happy ending soon. After saying at a recent event that “pencils are kind of down for now” on the sequel, the literary source material’s author Casey McQuiston clarified the phrase on social me…

England captain Harry Kane scores a hat-trick and ex-Liverpool winger Luis Diaz scores his first Bundesliga goal, as defending champions Bayern Munich begin their league campaign with a 6-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: A lawyer representing the online message board 4chan says it won’t pay a proposed fine by the UK’s media regulator as it enforces the Online Safety Act. According to Preston Byrne, managing partner of law firm…

Pamela Digby was just 19 years old when she agreed to marry UK prime minister Winston Churchill’s only son, Randolph, on the day they first met. The union, short as it was, changed the course of her whole life.

The tragic death of an experienced skydiver in England one day after she ended the relationship with her partner has been ruled a suicide. The post Coroner: UK Skydiver Took Her Own Life, Did Not Deploy Parachute in Jump One Day After Breakup appeared first o…

British singer Tom Grennan is having a great time. He and his wife, Daniella Carraturo, welcomed their daughter, Dottie. Grennan’s new album, ‘Everywhere I Went, Led Me to Where I Didn’t Want to Be,’ hit number one in the UK. This is his third consecutive cha…

Luka Modric is expected to start for Milan in the Serie A opener against Cremonese on Saturday, with Max Allegri leaning towards a change of tactics.

Could her comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs and quieten the critics?

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The latest project was tipped by CEO Jim Farley, who thinks the Blue Oval should go after victory at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

Noah Michael Urban, the 20-year-old hacker from the notorious Scattered Spider group, was sentenced to 10 years in…

Can AI deliver real, tangible benefits at home and work? The post How the UK is using AI at home and work appeared first on Digital Journal.

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22 new movies and 11 new series just touched down on Netflix with Wednesday and KPop Demon Hunters once again topping the charts.

Black hat hackers are often greedy, and their desperation to amass ill-gotten wealth can drive them to do virtually anything. This was evident in a recent data breach, which exposed the sensitive information of over 2.7 million patients at DaVita, a prominent…

24 Designers Reimagine How Walls Can Shape Public Space at the 2025 Seoul Biennale In an effort to shake up how architects use the exteriors of their buildings, 24 designers from around the globe will create an enormous Walls of Public Life at the 2025 Seoul …

This 1997 Porsche Boxster is a right-hand-drive UK-market example that was imported to the US in January 2023 and acquired by the current owner in June of that same year. It is powered by a 2.5-liter flat-six paired with a five-speed manual transaxle and is f…

Inflation dangers: Low-income consumers tend to spend a higher proportion of their incomes on necessities than those with higher incomes. They have less of a cushion against the loss of purchasing power that’s inherent in inflation. The post Inflation bites: …

Limp Bizkit will play this weekend’s Reading and Leeds festivals – and you’ll be able to watch Fred Durst and co. rocking out no matter where you are

A UK festival has denied that Irish band The Mary Wallopers had their set cut off for displaying a Palestinian flag, instead claiming the act used a chant “widely understood to have a discriminatory context”.

A new Mississippi law requires us to block full access to Bluesky unless all users complete age checks. We have concerns about this law’s implementation.

Mock draft season is over. Scheduling mocks are flooding the internet in the wake of the news that the SEC will move to nine conference games in football in 2026. Each SEC team will have three permanent opponents, “focused on maintaining many traditional riva…

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo says more should be done to tackle racism in football, including prison sentences for anyone convicted of abuse.

Read how our young Gunners fought back from 2-0 down to salvage a point against Nottingham Forest…

The apology came after an X user claimed the app “let #trans ideology infect a language lesson,” presumably a reference to Rowling’s anti-trans views.

TWEAKS AND UPDATES Search Engine Land: ChatGPT is sending less traffic to websites – down 52% in a month. “Referral traffic from ChatGPT to websites is down 52% since July 21, according to Pr…

The 2025 college football season is almost here, while a UK great on the hardwood is calling it a career. On the latest edition of Bleav in Kentucky, Vinny Hardy and Cole Parks discussed the latest news surrounding UK Athletics, including: Be sure to catch th…

Videos posted online show the crowd booing when the sound is cut, as well as chants of ‘let them play’.

ARC Music Festival Fri 8/29 – Sun 8/31 at Union Park The post ARC Music Festival celebrates a world of house music in the city that birthed it appeared first on Chicago Reader.

Prince Harry and King Charles’ peace talks spiraled into fresh bitterness and leaking accusations as the royal family attempts to make amends.

Authorities in Southern California have arrested the parents of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro after the baby went missing on August 14. His mother reported being attacked and finding that Emmanuel is missing, initiating a comprehensive investigation. Discrepancie…

Mattia Zaccagni reveals Maurizio Sarri told Lazio players to use the transfer embargo as ‘a challenge’ and he expects a tough opening game against Como.

Europe’s share of global economic output has fallen from 33% to 23% since 2005 while its space launch capacity has nearly collapsed, launching just four rockets this year compared to over 100 for the United States and 40 for China. The continent’s economic st…

Great Britain’s Daryll Neita finishes third in the women’s 100m sprint behind American duo Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Sha’Carri Richardson at the Diamond League event in Brussels.

This 1997 Rover Mini Mayfair is a Japanese-market, right-hand-drive example that spent time in the UK before it was purchased by the current owner on BaT in October 2024. It is powered by a 1,275cc inline-four linked with a four-speed manual transaxle, and it…

Antoine Semenyo believes prison sentences should be considered as a punishment for racial abuse in football, following his “painful” experiences at the hands of a supporter last week.

Trish Turner, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service veteran running its digital assets effort, is the latest senior official leaving for the private sector.

A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls has crashed on a major road, killing five people and injuring many others.

Lucas Paqueta rocket hits West Ham in front against Chelsea!

Wastewater from aircraft toilets could provide a critical warning system for the global spread of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) superbugs, a silent pandemic that threatens to kill more people than cancer by 2050. A new study led by scientists from Australia’s…

Bradley Cooper is back behind the camera with his third directorial effort, Is This Thing On? Following on from A Star is Born and Maestro, hopes are, of course, high for the latest movie from one of Hollywood’s most ambitious… Read more…

Dream11 and My11Circle have ceased real-money gaming offerings following the enactment of a law banning such services. Other companies like Zupee and MPL are also discontinuing or suspending real-money games. Companies are exploring alternative advertising mo…

The song was recorded in the pop band’s early days when they were named ‘Gentry’

Trump’s confirmation this week that any security guarantees would not involve any US troops on the ground was just one of the sorts of noises that would be music to Putin’s ears.

Remarks from Ruth Porat, President and Chief Investment Officer, Alphabet and Google at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium.

Recent court cases show that there are consequences for illegal providers

Whether it’s Brat, White Boy, Hot Girl, Barbenheimer or way back to the Summer of Love, Americans love to give summer a theme.  Yet, in 2025, we just couldn’t get it together to make this summer anything.  It’s not for a lack of options to get excited about —…

Thousands says they have suffered health problems or lost property after fire caused by British military.

Liam Livingstone sends a six sailing over the crowd, before being caught behind the very next ball in Birmingham Phoenix’s match against Welsh Fire in the Men’s Hundred at Edgbaston.

Laura Lancaster, Head, US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions, has expanded the roles of her top lieutenants Kara Smith and Tom Lieber in the department which handles development and production of series coming from outside studios. Lancaster outl…

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray to take the salute at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

Existentialism gets a bad rep for being overly pessimistic, but its fundamental promise of autonomy is actually quite positive. Sure, life can be meaningless; m..

Some of the country’s most storied landscapes are best explored on foot — we’ve got trails for strollers, striders and everyone in between.

Throwback!: In January 2020, a quiet street in Bolsover, England, became the unlikely setting for a bold act of revenge that quickly made headlines across the UK. When a dispute between a painter and his client reached boiling point, the result was a striking…

A divide appears to be opening up between young women and young men in the way they vote and view the world.

On the same day that portions of the infamous Epstein Files were finally delivered under duress to Congress and the White House pulled every trick in the book to distract, the incarcerated and pardon seeking Ghislaine Maxwell may have just provided Donald Tru…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios after a very lengthy search has found their new Head of International Theatrical Distribution in Paramount’s Helen Moss. Moss, who has been Paramount’s SVP of International Distribution for more than a decade, will launch Amazon …

CrowdStrike reports COOKIE SPIDER using malvertising to spread SHAMOS macOS malware (a new variant of AMOS infostealer), stealing…

Starbucks customers have been asked to stop bringing “bulky items” into cafes, after some brought printers and desktops.

Families across the UK can continue to travel to dozens of popular destinations for no more than £3 for a single fare.

The US producer behind some of the most popular TV dramas of the past two decades tells Sky News why she finds some of the criticism of Bridgerton “bizarre”.

Authorities across Africa arrested more than 1,200 suspects and seized nearly $100 million in a sweeping cybercrime operation that dismantled online fraud networks and illegal crypto mining operations, INTERPOL announced on Aug. 22. The three-month crackdown,…

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This week’s Apple headlines; iPhone 17 Pro release dates, new iPhone 17 design cues, iOS update warning, the low-end MacBook, F1 movie finds more success, a naive UK request denied, and more…

Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.

(TrendHunter.com) The Xiaomi Smart Temperature and Humidity Monitor 3 Mini is making its official market debut in Europe as a low-cost environmental sensor perfect for keeping an eye on conditions. The device is…

Beloved anime series Solo Leveling is the latest of the genre to be turned into a live-action remake by Netflix.

Censorship-mad UK is going after US Tech companies. The post ‘We Have Broken No Laws in the United States’: 4chan Refuses to Pay Fines to UK’s Media Regulator Ofcom, in Another Show of Resistance to Draconian ‘Online Safety Act’ appeared first on The Gateway …