Alec Baldwin has returned to US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time since his trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust was dismissed.
Instagram owner Meta says Dame Judi Dench and John Cena will be voice options for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.Users will also be able to get information from AI versions of Awkwafina,
I am in a high-end coffee shop in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco, staring suspiciously into a cup of expresso. This is no conventional coffee: it is made without using a
The largest restoration of Rembrandt’s masterpiece, The Night Watch, is under way at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.Following five years of research using techniques such as digital imaging and artificial intelligence, eight restorers
Frank Auerbach, the British-German painter who fled Nazi Germany as a child, has died aged 93, his representatives have announced.Considered one of the greatest painters of his age, Auerbach died peacefully at
The UK’s unemployment rate has risen, official figures suggest, while pay growth continues to slow.The rate of unemployment stood at 4.3% in the three months to September, up from 4% the previous
The struggling genetic testing company 23andMe says it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, as it fights for survival.The once-popular DNA-testing site will also halt work on therapies it
Two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern Spain, several areas of the country are on alert, with a new weather front expected to bring torrential rain and low temperatures.Eastern and
Oil giant Shell has won a landmark case in the Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut its carbon emissions by 45%.The Hague court of appeal said it could
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan will all be up for major honours at the 2025 Grammy Awards.The trophies will be handed out in a star-studded
The UK could face a £22bn hit to its exports if Donald Trump imposes a blanket 20% tariff on all imports into the US, according to a new analysis.UK exports to the
China has unveiled new measures aimed at boosting its flagging economy, as it braces for a second Donald Trump presidency.The country plans to tackle tens of billions of dollars of local government
The head of the US central bank has hit back at speculation that his post might be in jeopardy as Donald Trump prepares to assume power in Washington.Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell
Nissan has said it will lay off thousands of workers as it slashes global production to tackle a drop in sales in China and the US.The Japanese car making giant says it
A booking system that Shropshire residents must use to visit recycling centres would be scrapped if the Liberal Democrats were in power, the party says.Anyone wishing to use the county’s five recycling
An e-bike subscription scheme has been launched in a Shropshire town, that hopes to encourage people to make greener journeys.Residents in Shrewsbury have the chance to try an electric bike for 12
Donald Trump vowed on his campaign that he would tax all goods imported into the US if he won back the White House. Following his victory, businesses and economists around the world
The director of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 believes returning players might have contributed to what’s been called the series’ biggest-ever launch.Microsoft, which now owns publisher Activision-Blizzard, recently said the latest
A series of parcel fires targeting courier companies in Poland, Germany and the UK were dry runs aimed at sabotaging flights to the US and Canada, Polish prosecutors say. Katarzyna Calow-Jaszewska revealed
How do you follow the best film ever made? Well, perhaps that’s over-stating the case, but there was a flurry of articles in 2021 claiming that Paddington 2 (2017) had more positive
Rachel Reeves’ Budget is “very, very different” to the Liz Truss mini-Budget of two years ago, according to a senior government minister.Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones’s comments were designed to
Civilian staff employed by the Metropolitan Police are being balloted for strike action in a dispute over office working.The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) has said its 2,400 members are being
Striking Boeing workers are set to vote on a new offer from the aviation giant, which includes a 38% pay rise over the next four years.The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace