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Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge
The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.
Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget
Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Who is London’s Batman? Is it Niko Omilana?
A mysterious caped figure has been helping the people of London. Some are convinced it is Niko Omilana disguised as Batman - but where is the proof?
Actor Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to sexual offence charges
The former Doctor Who and Kidulthood star appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Eight Bits of Trust: eMudhra's CA keys cracked in milliseconds
What is happening to UK prices?
UK inflation rose in September, pushed up by higher petrol and diesel prices.
Gambia to pay victims of Yahya Jammeh's rule from proceeds of his seized US mansion
The Gambia has confirmed receiving $2.5m from the sale of the house in Maryland.
Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?
Borat and Bruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G, more than two decades after the release of Ali G Indahouse.
Launch HN: Alter (YC S25) – Access control for multi-user agents
Hi HN! We’re Srikar and Kevan, founders of Alter – We’re building access control for agents that can take actions on behalf of multiple users.If you’v…
Pakistan arrests man wanted by US over $126m postage fraud case
Faheem Akram allegedly sold more than 5 million fake postage labels for a fixed price of $2 a piece.
Japan’s Kawakami Shohei on Worlds team gold: ‘We said, ‘Never give up, never give up, never give up’
By John Crumlish and International Gymnast Online Staff Kawakami Shohei told International Gymnast Online that he and his teammates did not think of s…
Giant tunnel proposed to clean up Windermere's sewage problem
The plan would eliminate sewage spills into Windermere, blamed for turning the water green.
Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea
France is divided over who to blame for and what to learn from weekend riots
In France and beyond there is widespread disagreement over what led to some of the worst unrest seen in French cities in modern history.
Microagi: Accelerating Embodied AGI
LabRobotBench v0.1: Benchmarking wet lab robotics
Elon Musk says Tesla-SpaceX merger being considered
Musk says special committees within both companies have been formed to look at a possible mega-merger.
The tech helping crack decades-old cold cases
Investigative genetic genealogy can help hunt down criminals but raises worries over privacy.
The Other Epidemic: Trying to get off benzodiazepines
No jeopardy but loads of fun - Champions League sets new goals record
It was goals galore again in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the competition setting a new record this season.