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Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media

Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media

César Gastélum was filming outside a fast-food outlet in Sinaloa state when he was killed by a motorbike driverA popular Mexican influencer has been s…

Woman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden – latest

Woman arrested after four men stabbed in Covent Garden – latest

Police arrested a woman in central London after four men were found with stab wounds in the shopping and entertainment districtThe London Ambulance Se…

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’

Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)The taxi app company Uber and the …

Cat survives Utah apartment fire by sheltering in closet for three days

Cat survives Utah apartment fire by sheltering in closet for three days

Toast the cat escaped his namesake fate when blaze ripped through building and displaced more than 40 familiesA pet cat quite fittingly named Toast su…

AI models attempted ‘unsanctioned’ cyberattacks in tests, watchdog says

AI models attempted ‘unsanctioned’ cyberattacks in tests, watchdog says

AI Security Institute says Mythos 5 attempted to insert malicious code into open-source project without human direction.…

Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon

Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon

Scientists will track stray rocket part striking the Moon to study crater formation and lunar dust from cosmic impacts.…

Test for Australia’s best laundry detergent sees Aldi and Omo tied for first place

Test for Australia’s best laundry detergent sees Aldi and Omo tied for first place

In a Choice test of 48 products, the Aldi powder also came out on top for top loadersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConsum…

Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations

Labor’s gambling reform friendless as Coalition withholds support amid drug and sex worker allegations

Sarah Henderson says bill ignores gambling inducements, uniting parties and independents against controversial legislationFollow our Australia news li…

Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati event as doubts grow over US Open defence

Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati event as doubts grow over US Open defence

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was expected to defend his ATP Masters 1000 ​title in Cincinnati.…

Nigeria cannot build safe schools in unsafe communities

Nigeria cannot build safe schools in unsafe communities

The Safe Schools Initiative will keep falling short until the lack of security beyond school grounds is confronted.…

Pakistan and Uganda athletes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games

Pakistan and Uganda athletes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games

UK police looking into reports of 'missing' athletes who didn't return home after Commonwealth Games closing ceremony.…

Perez Hilton hospitalised after livestreaming self-harm on Tiktok

Perez Hilton hospitalised after livestreaming self-harm on Tiktok

Emergency services were seen outside Hilton’s home in Miami on Tuesday night after members of the public reported seeing Hilton harm himselfThe celebr…

NSW Liberal leader defers decision on frontbencher Damien Tudehope following leak revelations at Icac

NSW Liberal leader defers decision on frontbencher Damien Tudehope following leak revelations at Icac

Kellie Sloane says ‘leaking a report is never good’ as Reformer Jean-Claude Perrottet tells inquiry group signed up members to ‘dodgy’ branchesFollow …

How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster that killed a climbing legend

How a generation of record-setting guides died in a disaster that killed a climbing legend

Their fellow guides say their deaths in Pakistan dealt a devastating blow to Nepal's mountaineering community.…

'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition

'I feel like I dug my own grave': The workers caught in the AI transition

AI is reshaping the Philippines' outsourcing industry, raising questions over the future of the industry.…

Jetstar to charge passengers up to $52 to put baggage in overhead lockers

Jetstar to charge passengers up to $52 to put baggage in overhead lockers

Airline says struggling to find room in overhead lockers on planes a ‘stressful part of the airport experience’Follow our Australia news live blog for…

Australia news live: Jetstar to charge passengers for overhead baggage; Labor drops so-called ‘widow tax’

Australia news live: Jetstar to charge passengers for overhead baggage; Labor drops so-called ‘widow tax’

Airline removes carry-on weight limit but will charge for bags that don’t fit under seat. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free ap…

Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom

Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and FacebookElon Musk’s X has becom…

Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia

Charity cyclist Bob Montgomery, 82, dies one day after 5,200km ride across Australia

Montgomery died in a single-vehicle crash in Sydney just one day after completing his latest fundraising cycling trip with his teenage grandsonFollow …

There's a reason child vaccination rates are falling - and it's not social media

There's a reason child vaccination rates are falling - and it's not social media

As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations…

UFC's Nascimento, 34, dies after apparent heart attack

UFC's Nascimento, 34, dies after apparent heart attack

MMA fighter Allan Nascimento dies at the age of 34, says the sport's leading promotion the UFC.…

Thunderstorms and flash flood risk on final day of UK heatwave

Thunderstorms and flash flood risk on final day of UK heatwave

More places in southern and eastern England are expected to reach heatwave criteria on Tuesday but cooler temperatures are on the horizon.…

Australia news live: charges laid after alleged replica gun scare in Sydney entertainment spot

Australia news live: charges laid after alleged replica gun scare in Sydney entertainment spot

Two men were arrested on Monday evening and one was charged over an alleged replica pistol. Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free…

French boy thrown from Tate balcony has ‘smile back’ after hospital release

French boy thrown from Tate balcony has ‘smile back’ after hospital release

Family update on GoFundMe page says child, who was six when badly injured in 2019 incident, is now back at school A boy thrown from the viewing balcon…

Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’

Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’

Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and onlineGet our breaking news email, free app…

John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’

John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’

The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track AmericansJohn Oliver discussed the tools …

This lawyer believes in second chances. Now AI is providing a boost

This lawyer believes in second chances. Now AI is providing a boost

Tens of millions of Americans have criminal records that can be barriers to employment. An AI-powered app is helping those eligible to expunge their r…

Conservatives call for greater use of facial recognition from police

Conservatives call for greater use of facial recognition from police

Conservatives have called for all images of suspects to be run through facial recognition software.…

Two men seriously injured after Sydney building suddenly collapses

Two men seriously injured after Sydney building suddenly collapses

Another five people assessed by ambulance personnel after roof and wall cave in on Wattle St in UltimoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest u…

Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol

Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol

Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1mFormer rugby le…