Chief constable Jo Farrell says more officers are likely to be suspended as officers are re-vetted.

Just over 150 high schools were closed, and France’s education minister invited three major student groups to meet with him on Thursday afternoon.

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The GTA VI leaks keep coming - and the latest is almost as long as the game's official "extended look" on Netflix. Only instead of showing off all the various gameplay details, this one is more of an "extended look" at Jason running around Vice City naked. As Kotaku reports, GTA leaker Cyberleek, who cashed out on a memecoin and seemingly disappeared earlier this year, is back with a new 25-minute video of GTA VI gameplay.

The video suggests players will be able to play through GTA VI with their characters completely unclothed. According to Kotaku, Jason is naked throughout almost the whole video, including while on a motorbike, "at a beac …

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At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.

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At least 30 people were killed in a Russian strike on a commuter bus in the country’s east, officials said, a day after an attack on an apartment building far behind the combat zone killed 22.

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Saudi-led forces in Yemen said they intercepted two missiles targeting Riyadh. The kingdom is on edge after the authorities said strikes killed three people on Wednesday.

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Amazon's Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap. While they're great for kids, they don't offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company's new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is an attempt to build a device someone might actually want to use. It's one of a few new Android tablets Amazon announced today, and it's the one you need to know about.

Unlike the Fire Tablet lineup, the Alexa Tablet doesn't run some hobbled version of Android stuck with Amazon's app store with ads for Amazon services at every turn. It has full access to the Google Play app store. It's powered by 8GB or 12GB of RAM with a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 8-core CPU. T …

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Amazon is launching a new lineup of tablets that bear almost no resemblance to any tablet Amazon has ever launched before. They're not even called Fire, the name Amazon has used for its tablets for the last 15 years. They're called Alexa Tablets, and they're designed to do two things: bring Alexa Plus to the center of your whole computing life, and be straight-up excellent tablets.

The most important thing about these new tablets' software? They run Android. Full, Google Play-supported, all-the-apps Android. There are plenty of preloaded Amazon apps, of course, and some built-in ways to quickly access Prime Video content or shop for basi …

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Spotify has renewed its licensing agreement with Joe Rogan, whose podcast remains the number one show on the platform - and in the world. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the multi-year agreement is valued at around $250 million, allowing new episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience to appear on Spotify and across other platforms each week.

The renewal builds on the lucrative relationship between Spotify and Rogan that began with an exclusive streaming agreement for The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020. The company later allowed the show to be distributed to YouTube, Apple, and other podcasting platforms as part of its 2024 deal with Rogan.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine revealed last month that two POWs defected to South Korea. South Korea accused him of breaking a confidentiality agreement.

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French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.

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NHS winter pressures appear to be building already, with rises in waiting times for planned surgery.

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Attacks on ships around the Strait of Hormuz have continued as a war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi militia intensified.

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Inside Rick Jackson’s pivot from Donald Trump and to Brian Kemp

Frustrated with politics? Voters should demand answers from candidates.

Premier League clubs are "concerned" about political interference in Manchester City's appeal after Prime Minister Andy Burnham's comments.

Passengers have described their anger after their itineraries changed to involve hours spent on coach trips instead.

Roland Lescure tells the BBC that being in the bloc enables members to better address the challenges facing the world.