Nobody gets fined for refusing to buy the Guardian newspaper, and a good thing too.

The Guardian is an estimable product, but plenty of us do not agree with its opinions or with its priorities. So we can choose not to buy it, or to buy something else.

Why then are we threatened with being dragged to court if we do not pay for the BBC, which is more or less the exact broadcast equivalent of the Guardian? And now the BBC wants us to pay even more to be hosed down with its incessant propaganda and unacknowledged bias.

There is a simple solution to the BBC's demand for another increase in its licence fee. If it won't even try to be impartial - and it is not trying very hard at the moment - freeze the fee which will then quickly dwindle thanks to inflation.

Unprecedented conditions have seen water levels in the vital 50-mile shipping route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans fall to their lowest since the mid-1900s.

Dozens of massive container ships carrying presents and festive items including Apple's new iPhones, TVs, exercise bikes, clothes and tree lights are experiencing delays of up to four weeks – and the crisis could yet last for several months.

Congestion in the canal could have a wider impact across the global supply chain - with experts warning that Christmas in the UK and Europe could be impacted.

The cost of food and energy prices could also rise because grains and fuels are among other major supplies transported through the canal now experiencing delays.

Experts have warned that the disruptions at the canal are likely to remain in place for 'some time to come', with some fearing the restrictions could continue into 2025.

After years of anticipation, the trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 finally emerged online yesterday.

Millions of eager gamers flocked to watch the trailer, which quickly set the record for the most YouTube views in 24 hours after racking up nearly 100 million hits.

Now, it seems cybercriminals have jumped on the bandwagon, and are targeting unsuspecting gamers with fake download links.

Worryingly, clicking on these links can flood your device with malware capable of tracking you or stealing your personal data.

Researchers estimate 8-inch Jorō spiders are likely to spread as far north as Canada. Jorō venom is as toxic as a bee sting, only posing a threat if the victim is allergic, experts advise. The jury is still out, however, on the impact that this gentle giant spider, which is believed to have first arrived in the US via shipping containers in Georgia in 2013, might have on local wildlife and ecosystems

New research shows that nanoplastics—microscopic particles broken down from everyday plastic items—bind to proteins associated with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia.

These stealthy nanoparticles have already infiltrated our soil, water, and food supply. Now, they may pose the next great toxin threat, fueling a wave of neurodegenerative disease.

Cash was used in 19% of transactions last year, according to retailers, up from 15% the previous year. Until 2015, notes and coins were used in more than half of transactions and, while card use now dominated, cash still had its benefits.

The consortium said consumers were budgeting carefully to try to cope with cost of living pressures, and there was also a "natural return" for cash after it slumped during the pandemic.

Its payments policy adviser, Hannah Regan, said: "We are now seeing a return to many of the pre-pandemic trends in payments, including smaller but more frequent purchases, and a slight return of cash payments.

"Unfortunately, what has not changed, is the ever-increasing scale of fees paid by retailers in order to accept card payments."

Senate Republicans have blocked a move to pass an aid bill for Ukraine after failing to secure border compromises they sought in exchange.

The $110bn (£87.3bn) package included $61bn for Ukraine, as well as funds for Israel and aid for Gaza.

The White House has warned that US funds for Ukraine could soon run out.

A Ukrainian official said that that failure to secure more US aid would mean a "very high possibility" that the war will be lost to Russia.

A few nights ago, the school in Khirbet Zanuta, a small Palestinian village in the hills south of Hebron, was destroyed along with most of the houses, by a bulldozer.

Its tracks lay fresh and undisturbed in the sand when we arrived. The village was empty as its population of about 200 Palestinians left around a month ago, after sustained pressure and threats from armed and aggressive Jewish settlers who live in nearby outposts that are illegal under both Israeli and international law.

A twisted metal sign lies in the rubble of the school in Khirbet Zanuta. In bold black letters it reads "Humanitarian Support to Palestinians at risk of forcible transfer in the West Bank". The sign records the donors who gave money to the project.

So she supports Lady Ballers. I would never have expected that. You go, AOC!

A Louisiana judge ruled Tuesday that a candidate’s one-vote win was void due to illegal votes and that a new election would have to be held.

In recent months, a number of high profile individuals have made headlines by deciding to give their lives to Christ.  So exactly what in the world is going on here?  Is this the beginning of a new trend?

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A years-old Bluetooth authentication bypass vulnerability allows miscreants to connect to Apple, Android and Linux devices and inject keystrokes to run arbitrary commands, according to a software engineer at drone technology firm SkySafe.

The bug, tracked as CVE-2023-45866, doesn't require any special hardware to exploit, and the attack can be pulled off from a Linux machine using a regular Bluetooth adapter, says Marc Newlin, who found the flaw and reported it to Apple, Google, Canonical, and Bluetooth SIG.

Newlin says he'll provide vulnerability details and proof-of-concept code at an upcoming conference but wants to hold off until everything is patched. The attack allows a nearby intruder to inject keystrokes and execute malicious actions on victims' devices, as long as they don't require a password or biometric authentication.

A set of 21 newly discovered vulnerabilities impact Sierra OT/IoT routers and threaten critical infrastructure with remote code execution, unauthorized access, cross-site scripting, authentication bypass, and denial of service attacks.

The flaws discovered by Forescout Vedere Labs affect Sierra Wireless AirLink cellular routers and open-source components like TinyXML and OpenNDS (open Network Demarcation Service).

Atlassian has published security advisories for four critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities impacting Confluence, Jira, and Bitbucket servers, along with a companion app for macOS.

All security issues addressed received a critical-severity score of at least 9.0 out of 10, based on Atlassian's internal assessment. However, the company advises companies to evaluate applicability according to their IT environment.

The company marked none of the security issues as being exploited in the wild. However, due to the popularity of Atlassian products and their extensive deployment in corporate environments, system administrators should prioritize applying the available updates.

A U.S. senator revealed today that government agencies worldwide demand mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to spy on their customers.

These revelations come after U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to the Department of Justice warning that various governments around the world have been requesting push notification data from two major tech companies. The goal of these requests is likely to gain access to data required to link users with specific accounts or devices.

New data from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) indicates a significant increase in heart issues among pilots, with heart failure spiking nearly 1,000% in 2022. 

On the morning of November 6, 1926, Detroit Free Press readers woke up to sensational front-page headlines: 'Sea Collegians Shock Japan with Rum Orgy.' 'More than a hundred students, among whom were six girls worth noting, were doing this evening, intensive laboratory work, in the bar of the Imperial Hotel', the article continued. It later transpired that the American newspaper correspondents themselves had been in the bar of Tokyo's Imperial Hotel when students descended the sides of their recently docked ship and came ashore. Knowing promising copy when they saw it, reporters sent the story back to the United States, where it was immediately printed in newspapers across the country.

The unelected dictator can’t hide her glee as she talks about taxing people who work for their money.

She just gets paid hundreds of thousands to be a tyrant. Then has a kickback job waiting on her after.

Get ready to embark on a visual journey through the annals of music history, as we unveil a collection of the most iconic album covers ever created. These timeless works of art have become inseparable from the albums, forever imprinted in our memories and associated with the songs that shaped our lives. In this captivating slideshow, we'll not only celebrate the visual masterpieces that grace these records, but also delve into the stories behind them, uncovering the secrets and secrets that have made them stand the test of time. Have done.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Wednesday the situation in Gaza is "getting worse every minute" with a new wave of refugees displaced to the south due to Israeli bombardment.

"There is no 'safe' zone, the entire #GazaPatti has become one of the most dangerous places in the world. There is nowhere to go, with shelters, including @UNRWA, overflowing," the UN body said on Twitter. " As Twitter.

Seattle's history is a fascinating journey that takes us back to the 1870s, a crucial period in the city's development. In this article, we'll explore what Seattle was like during this decade through historical photos.

These images offer an authentic and serene view of Seattle's past, showing the city's evolution in various aspects.

During the 1870s, Seattle's economy was inextricably linked to its geographic location. Located on Puget Sound, the city emerged as a center of trade and commerce.