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South Korea’s National Police Agency is investigating Telegram after the messaging app was accused of “abetting” the distribution of deepfake pornographic material, including doctored images of teenagers. The country faces an “epidemic” of the digital sex crime, said Human Rights […]

Stamps, banknotes and the national anthem – just three of the things that changed after King Charles took to the throne. Another change is that the UK has got wetter. The first 18 months in which the new monarch “rained

Charles Dickens published most of his novels in monthly magazine instalments, but if he was around now he might do the same on WhatsApp. The messaging app has “proven to be a boon” for authors in Zimbabwe as the country’s

A rise in drunken disorder on flights and at airports has led Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary to call for a two drinks per passenger limit at airport bars. Photos of the “airport pint” have long been an Instagram staple but

Is it “still safe to fly”? That’s the alarming question asked by one newspaper as it reported that 2024 has already been “one of the worst for air travel that anyone can remember”. But just how dangerous is air travel

A competition format used in chess and known as the “Swiss model” will be introduced for this season’s Uefa Champions League football tournament. In the new-look draw, to be held in Monaco this evening, clubs will discover which eight opponents

Israel said its forces killed five Palestinian “terrorists” in the West Bank this morning, following the deaths of 10 Palestinians yesterday as the Israeli military launched raids across the occupied territory. The violence has refocused attention on the area as

Keir Starmer said he hopes that an “ambitious” UK-Germany treaty will be agreed by the end of the year. The PM was speaking after he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin this morning. “Growth is the number one

Several British politicians have endorsed cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan to be the next chancellor of Oxford University after the incumbent Lord Patten stands down in February. Formerly Pakistan’s prime minister, Khan was removed from office by a contentious no-confidence vote in

Can a bacon sandwich raise your risk of diabetes? That’s the question being asked after a study of two million people found that eating a small amount of processed meat leads to a significantly increased chance of contracting the disease.