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The creator of a petition calling for former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE following the Horizon scandal has said it is 'fantastic' that she has lost her honour.

The Post Office tried to play down the potential impact of its dodgy IT system on criminal trials in Scotland, prosecutors have revealed.

Victims of the Post Office scandal from Greater Manchester have powerfully spoken out to reveal how false charges wrecked their lives.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye has donated to the Los Angeles based organization School on Wheels, which will support more than 1,000 students experiencing homelessness from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The artist has donated several million dollars to charitable organizations in recent years, including humanitarian efforts in Gaza, Ethiopia, Lebanon, Covid relief and more. According to the announcement, the mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for children who are the most disadvantaged in the city.

This Morning fans were left in tears as the real-life Mr Bates made an appearance on the programme, alongside his wife, Suzanne. Alan and Suzanne have been thrust back into the spotlight after the release of ITV's new series, Mr Bates vs The Post Office.

Gus Kenworthy has a new man in his life!

ITV1's Mr Bates vs the Post Office retells the story of how hundreds of innocent subpostmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft.

If you are thinking about upgrading your home media in 2024, as well as boosting your internet speeds, Sky might just be the provider for you. And whilst Christmas is already done and dusted for another year, the January sales that come after the holidays are not.

The new year and looming rising inflation rates means many households will be looking for cheaper ways to enjoy their favourite streaming services. And Sky is offering just that by cutting a huge £180 off its popular Sky Stream bundle, but only if you catch the deal by this 2024 date.

Did Kanye West use AI software to write his public apology to the Jewish community??

Mike Fazioli If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you took the evolution drawing showing the progress from ape to man and replaced it with televisions, it would be a long line of large, heavy monkeys for about 60 years, and then a very rapid transformation to the slim, upright human that is today’s Smart TV. Even that plasma TV you owned a mere dozen years ago would be a hairy knuckledragger.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, the U.K.’s largest festival of Japanese cinema, will take to the road in February and March. Its 2024 selection is the event’s largest ever with much of it attuned to the theme of memories, times and reflections.

Comcast has revealed that a major data breach at Xfinity may have compromised the accounts of close to 36 million subscribers. A vulnerability by one of its software providers, Citrix, exposed usernames and hashed passwords and, for some customers, names, contact information, the last four digits of social security numbers, dates of birth and secret questions and answers.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., said personal data for approximately 35.9 million customers of its Xfinity services may have been illegally accessed by hackers in a security breach that occurred in October. On Monday, Comcast began notifying customers of the hack.

A doctor who named himself after a Star Wars character while dealing drugs has been jailed for a second time. Shoaib Ahmad sold fake versions of the anxiety-reducing medication Xanax, cannabis and ecstasy online.

More than 20 takeaways and restaurants in Edinburgh, London, St Helens and Stoke have been subject to unannounced visits as part of a crackdown on electronic till fraud. The action by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers took place over the last four weeks, with 24 hot food takeaways and restaurants targeted.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent European Union officials have reached a provisional deal on a legal framework for the development and use of artificial intelligence within Europe, calling for greater transparency as well as setting parameters for high-risk AI. The political agreement, which has yet to be detailed and came together following 37 hours of debates within the European Commission, highlights what is prohibited when it comes to AI, key requirements for using high-risk AI and penalties.

A live event hosted by Fortnite has added two more shows due to long queue times. The Big Bang event was scheduled on Saturday night but players were met with long queue times that saw them missing out.

Disney is poised to be the top entertainment industry beneficiary of a potential improvement in U.S.-China relations, according to a veteran Wall Street analyst.

Coronation Street's Daniel Brocklebank has shared a heartbreaking update about his family's experience with motor neurone disease.The soapstar, 43, who plays Billy Mayhew in the long-running ITV soap, took to X, formerly Twitter, to speak about his grandfather's diagnosis with the devastating condition.The soap's current storyline has seen Billy's partner Paul Foreman heartbreakingly diagnosed with MND, with Daniel now sharing how this disease has impacted his off-screen life. Sharing a video showing a book that will those suffering from the disease record their voices, Daniel wrote: "Sadly my grandfather and many other people living with MND didn't have this incredible invention during his illness.

AGBO announced the winners of their 48-hour filmmaking competition, “No Sleep ‘til Film Fest.” 

Well, this is awkward…

ScottishPower is trialling “revolutionary” AI technology to predict winter power cuts and get engineers in place BEFORE they happen.

A corrupt police analyst has been jailed after she was caught revealing to the underworld that the secret EncroChat communications platform had been hacked by law enforcement.

The Usual Suspects and Miller’s Crossing, has given his views on ‘de-aging’ technology and the “terrifying” advent of artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry.“I think the de-aging process is at a very exploratory stage,” he told NME in an exclusive interview, before commenting on Martin Scorsese’s 2019 Netflix mob epic The Irishman, which aged down Robert De Niro and Al Pacino up to 50 years by using first-of-its-kind motion capture technology created from AI software. “I didn’t think it quite worked in The Irishman,” Byrne said, “but it will get better and it will get incredibly sophisticated.”He continued: “The advent of AI is going to affect every single facet of life from now on, it’s especially going to affect the truth.

Lecturers are considering a return to traditional pen and paper tests to combat the rising use of AI by students.

When it comes to migraines, most of us think of intense headaches that can cause pain and throbbing. But migraines can be so much more than that – with some sufferers even needing hospital treatment for the debilitating disease.

Week five was a stressful week of Survivor as the castaways were still getting used to their brand new tribes after they dropped their buffs and had to leave their old tribes behind.

A man brutally stabbed his housemate 34 times after he mistakenly thought he’d broken his plate. Stephen Owusu, 23, confronted 42-year-old Thomas Murphy, before going to the kitchen and picking up a 20-inch knife before plunging it into his body.

Apple iPhone users are being urged to download a new update recently released by the US tech giant.

While many Apple users are enjoying the latest iPhone, users of older-generation devices are being urged to update their phones as soon as possible.

Jaden Thompson The Polish video game developer CD Projekt SA has used artificial intelligence to replicate the voice of the late Polish actor Miłogost Reczek, who died in 2021. His voice will be simulated in “Phantom Liberty,” an extension of the dystopian video game series “Cyberpunk 2077.” Per Bloomberg, the company reached out to Reczek’s family, which gave permission to recreate his voice using AI.

The Girl Boss era is over, as women are embracing a slower, more relaxed approach to life, and the 'Snail Girl' trend takes over social media. The lifestyle embraces slowing down and being happy, instead of constantly busy and stressed in your professional life.The term was coined by Australian fashion designer and founder of Hello SiSi, Sienna Ludbey.

The BBC has blocked the artificial intelligence software behind ChatGPT from accessing or using its content.

Google has begun rolling out its major Android 14 software to Pixel phones, meaning Samsung Galaxy owners are to see a major update.

Anyone with an iPhone is being urged to check their settings and download an important update issued from Apple.