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Disney to raise streaming prices and curb sharing of passwords

Disney is raising prices on its streaming services and expanding a version containing adverts to markets including the UK.

Mouldy house did not play part in death of man, 27, coroner rules

A previously healthy man who lived in a cold, damp and mouldy house did not die because of conditions in the property, a coroner has ruled.

Definitely or maybe: Noel Gallagher says he often forgets words to songs

Some might say - but some might simply forget the words to the song.

PSNI: dissident republicans claim to have data from massive breach

Dissident republicans claim to possess some of the information from the Police Service of Northern Ireland's \"industrial-scale\" data breach, the chief constable has said.

Ex-Defra minister did not disclose Shell shares for five years despite rules

A former environment secretary has revealed the existence of shares worth more than £70,000 in Shell that she did not disclose as required for more than five years.

Lahaina - 'The town is gone and we're all homeless'

Witnesses have described the horror of the Maui wildfires that have killed at least 36 people and appeared to have burned much of Lahaina - the Hawaiian kingdom's original seat of power and home to King Kamehameha's palace - to the ground.

Fancy a glue sandwich or bleach mocktail? There's an app for that

A New Zealand supermarket experimenting with using AI to generate meal plans has seen its app produce some unusual dishes - recommending recipes for deadly chlorine gas, \"poison bread sandwiches\" and mosquito-repellent roast potatoes.

It was a blast: Virgin Galactic successfully flies tourists into space for the first time

Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight successfully landed back on Earth after taking three passengers into space yesterday.

Candidate's assassination a new low in Ecuador's descent into violence

Ecuador's terrifying descent into violence and criminality has reached a new low with the assassination in broad daylight of a presidential candidate campaigning on a tough-on-crime and anti-graft platform.

Dozens dead as wildfires engulf Hawaiian town

Crews continued mass evacuation efforts and desperate searches for survivors in the historic town of Lahaina in Hawaii yesterday, after at least 36 people died in ferocious wildfires. Officials warned that the death toll in the blazes on the island of Maui could rise.

'Not happy' - Bronze issues rallying call for England to raise their game

Lucy Bronze has said England are \"not happy with our performances\" and \"can give more\" in the World Cup quarter-final against Colombia on Saturday.

Finucane sprints to GB gold but Archibald suffers

Young rider claims first world title but Scot misses out on a medal in the Omnium

Chelsea hope to sign Caicedo before Sunday clash with Liverpool

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Moisés Caicedo from Brighton and are trying to agree a deal in time for the midfielder to face Liverpool on Sunday.

How the Saudi takeover has changed Newcastle

The contradictions and paradoxes are all-too apparent as club attempts to become one of the elite

Different Stokes - Captain faces his toughest challenge with selections for Test tour of India

Ben Stokes, everybody agrees, is a man on a mission. But it might be more accurate to call him a man on two missions. He doesn't merely long to make Test cricket exciting: he yearns to make selection boring. Picking the England team used to be a national sport.

AI could help reduce contrails by altering aircraft flightpaths

Aircraft contrails - or clouds of condensation behind planes - have been a familiar sight in skies across the world since the start of the jet age. However, a new experiment by Google and American Airlines suggests they could become much rarer, in a small but potentially significant step to cut aviation emissions.

Labour attacks Tories for 'losing' £251bn in Bank of England assets

Labour has accused the government of \"catastrophic financial mismanagement\" and claimed it has \"lost\" £251bn from the value of assets created to rescue the banking sector after the 2008 financial crash.

Chinese economy slips into deflation as recovery falters and demand slows

China's economy has fallen into deflation after consumer prices dropped year on year last month for the first time in more than two years, official data shows, with slowing domestic spending weighing down the postCovid economic recovery.

Brazilian president tells rich countries to pay up to protect rainforests

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has told developed countries to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to protecting the world's remaining tropical forests, as major rainforest nations demanded hundreds of billions of dollars of climate financing and a greater role in how it is spent.

Dozens injured in explosion at factory near Moscow said to have housed fireworks

An explosion has ripped through a factory said to house fireworks in the Moscow region, injuring at least 40 people and raising questions as to whether the blast was the result of an accident or of a targeted attack.

Blame game under way in South Korea as outcry over scout jamboree intensifies

Media outlets in South Korea have labelled the country's hosting of the World Scout Jamboree a \"national disgrace\", a \"survival game\" and a \"worst nightmare\". A public outcry has built up online and strangers were seen approaching scouts on the streets, apologising on behalf of their nation and handing out gifts.

Rapper sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

A musician was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday by a court in Los Angeles for the shooting of fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.

Google and Universal discuss deepfake payments for artists

Artists could in future be paid for artificial intelligence-generated songs that use their voices and melodies under a deal being negotiated by Google and Universal Music.

Amazon removes 'AI-written' books falsely listed under real author's name

Five books for sale on Amazon have been removed after the author Jane Friedman complained that they were falsely listed as having been written by her. The ebooks, which Friedman believes were machine generated, were also listed on the Amazonowned reviews site Goodreads.

M&S backs campaign to abolish VAT on period pant underwear

MPs, retailers and charities have written to the government urging it to axe the 20% VAT that applies to period pants, the absorbent underwear designed to be worn as an alternative to tampons and sanitary towels.

Net zero - Tory peer may back Labour over stance on environment

A Conservative peer and ally of Boris Johnson has hinted he could be tempted to back Labour, and questioned Rishi Sunak's commitment to tackling the climate crisis.

Abandoning human rights convention 'would make UK an outlier with Russia'

The UK would be an international outlier with Russia and Belarus if it left the European convention on human rights (ECHR), a leading law body has warned, after a government minister signalled that this could be an option to stop small boat crossings in the Channel.

'Ludicrously high theatre prices strangling youth audience' - Tennant

The price of West End theatre tickets can be \"ludicrous\" and risks strangling the next generation of theatregoers, David Tennant has said.

'Artist, rebel, romantic': Jamie Reid, designer for the Sex Pistols, dies at 76

Jamie Reid, the artist and graphic designer whose work for the Sex Pistols was a central pillar of the punk aesthetic, has died aged 76.

Office rentals firm WeWork warns it is close to collapse

It was the office rental startup that promised to \"change the world\" and once commanded a valuation of $47bn. Now WeWork has warned there is \"substantial doubt\" over whether it will be able to remain in business, as the flexible workspace company scrambles for cash to survive.