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Meta Looks to Raise at Least $25 Billion From Bond Sale

Google partners with Ambani’s Reliance to offer free AI Pro access to millions of Jio users in India

Reddit set to report Q3 earnings with user growth, AI deals in focus

Microsoft’s newest AI agent lets you ‘vibe code’ apps and automations
Microsoft has launched App Builder, a new AI agent that can be used to create apps using conversational language in just a few minutes. App Builder is based on Copilot and has a familiar workflow: describe what the app should do and it handles the rest automatically. This is essentially vibe...

Green thumbs up! Five perfect homes for garden lovers - and one has its own bush walk
As the “quarter acre dream” becomes a distant memory, spare square metres for planting stuff is increasingly at a premium.

Brent Edwards? Brent Tomich? Brent Willis? A fraudster’s ever-changing identities and his new business
Clients of an employment disputes resolution business question how the founder, who has fraud convictions, was able to set it up using a different name.

McConnell to make Scotland debut against USA
Edinburgh back row Liam McConnell will make his Scotland debut against the United States in Saturday's opening Nations Series game at Murrayfield.

Agyemang to miss rest of season with ruptured ACL
Forward Michelle Agyemang, one of England's key players in their Euro 2025 win, has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament.

Afghan man in court after man dies in knife attack
Safi Dawood is charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder over the Uxbridge incident.

How Harry Kane's NFL dream could become a reality
Former Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt tells BBC Sport why he thinks England football captain Harry Kane can fulfil his dream of becoming an NFL kicker.

Reports of mass killings in Sudan have echoes of its dark past
Some are warning of a genocide unfolding in Darfur - violence that is linked to killings there 20 years ago.

Verdicts in as Liam Hemsworth takes over as The Witcher
Liam Hemsworth's replaced Henry Cavill as the lead in Netflix's fantasy show. How does he do?

The real Melanie Lynskey: Shy, grounded - and still just a Kiwi mum
She’s one of our biggest acting exports, but off-screen, Melanie Lynskey is still the same down-to-earth Kiwi who gets nervous at parties and does the school run.

‘Resign or die’: Death threats sent to female student leader
Threats against student leaders highlight rising harassment of women in public life

Is it worth shopping around for your medication and who sets the prices?
If you’ve ever compared medication prices between pharmacies and wondered how they can be so different, we found out why.

Crowley starts at 10 with Doris on bench for Ireland against All Blacks
Jack Crowley is named to start at fly-half in Ireland's much-anticipated Chicago rematch against New Zealand, while returning captain Caelan Doris will start on the bench.

Haaland drinks raw milk - why is it controversial?
BBC Sport explores Erling Haaland's lust for raw milk and the wider implications surrounding the dairy product.

A New Generational Divide: Living with(out) the Bank of Mum and Dad (Eliza Filby)
Historian Dr Eliza Filby on how young people can thrive without leaning on family wealth.

Health officials worried as flu season comes early
UK Health Security Agency urges people to get vaccinated with cases on the rise.

Xi and Trump find temporary truce as China plays longer game
Talks have helped to steady a rocky relationship between the world's top two economies - but the rivalry persists.

The witches of Dumbarton - tortured, executed and falsely accused
More than two dozen people in the town were accused and tortured in the belief that they were doing Satan's bidding.