Governments and businesses race to patch websites with critical cyber-security update
The vulnerabilities were found within the PHP programming language by AI systems run by OpenAI. But could they just have easily been found b...
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20 of 114 episodesCyber-security warning: fix websites or take them down
Governments and cyber-security agencies around the world are urging online companies to fix flaws in their programming language, or take dow...
Donald Trump puts pressure on President Zelensky
With Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities intensifying, we examine Ukraine's resistance to making a deal to end the war. Also on the programm...
French cities impose curfews after weekend of rioting
French cities including Paris, Nice and Lyon have imposed overnight curfews after protests about the cost of living turned violent over the...
Trump blames Zelensky for Ukraine impasse as mid-terms loom
US President Trump is in campaigning mode as the mid-term elections take place in two weeks, but he's simultaneously embroiled in a geopolit...
Wes Streeting says US will continue to back Ukraine
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting says the US will continue to back Ukraine after meeting with his counterpart in Washington DC Pete Hegseth....
Elon Musk says any limits on Ukraine's Starlink access down to US, not his firm
SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellites systems help guide drones towards military targets in Russia and track incoming threats to Ukrai...
Pope has surgery for lung cancer
Doctors took out the tumour during a ninety-minute procedure at the Gemilli Hospital in Rome. Also on the programme: a warning from MI5 on t...
Andy Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit
The PM says "deeper cooperation" on some key issues - including youth mobility, food and drink, and energy - would help drive economic growt...
Trump - Putin deal: Russia to release diesel into global market
President Donald Trump says he has reached a deal with Vladimir Putin to "immediately release" Russian diesel into the global market. The ag...
Polls close in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election
Polls have closed in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to choose a new MP after former Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced he was sta...
Conservatives to scrap inheritance tax on family homes
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to scrap inheritance tax on family homes. But rival parties have criticised the proposal...
Tear gas fired but most pupil protests peaceful in France
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France, as a wave of protests by high-school pupils spread to their parents...
Author and former politician Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Archer's publisher HarperCollins said the author died "suddenly and peacefully at home" on Monday between writing sessions. His fellow forme...
Widdecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage
The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has also been charged with preparing acts of terror including against Reform UK leader Nigel Far...
Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination'
The plane plunged more than 17,000ft two hours into its journey on Wednesday, before passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and retook...
Dame Esther Rantzen dies at 86 after lifetime of campaigning
Dame Esther Rantzen, who presented BBC show That's Life! for 21 years and launched the charity Childline, has died at the age of 86. Prime M...
The PM vows to end existing triple lock on pensions in 2030
Andy Burnham said he was levelling with the nation, as he set out his vision for the future in a conference speech packed with policy propos...
Labour says reducing welfare spending is a "moral duty"
Andy Burnham is giving his first Labour Party Conference speech as PM tomorrow - he's expected to give more details about his signature plan...
UK diesel prices approach all-time high
Diesel prices in the UK are approaching record levels as the fallout from the US war with Iran continues to drive up costs. The prime minist...