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Footage from the CBS News Sunday Morning interview with Jane PauleyThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex have discussed the online threats facing children in their first formal broadcast interview since their conversation with Oprah Winfrey three years ago.Speaking on CBS News Sunday Morning, the couple drew on their own experience as parents, saying all they wanted to do was “protect” their son Archie and daughter Lilibet.Prince Harry added that “one of the scariest things” was knowing that any parent could lose a child to suicide as a result of exposure to harmful content. The pair recently launched a new programme…

Ten thousand pairs of underwear which were used in Charli XCX and Billie Eilish’s latest music video have been donated to charity.Guess, a remix of the Brat original, dropped on Thursday night and showed Billie smashing into a party on a bulldozer surrounded by thousands of bras and knickers.During the video’s credits, a message appears saying all the unworn garments would be donated to I Support The Girls. The US-based charity works internationally to distribute underwear and period products to women experiencing domestic violence, homelessness and hardship.It says it has received 10,000 pairs which have “overtaken” its warehouse.”We’re so lucky…

Sales at Apple rebounded this spring, overcoming weakness in China and a dip in iPhone sales, delivering some good news to jittery financial markets. The tech giant said it took in $85.8bn (£67.3bn) in revenue over the three months to June, up 5% year-on-year – a return to growth after a slump at the start of 2024.The report came as the three major share indexes in the US closed lower, and investors sold off big names, including Amazon, in after-hours trade.Shares in Intel plunged by more than 19%, as the chip-maker responded to a sales slump with a cost-cutting plan…

The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned.It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI.Both funds were unveiled less than 12 months ago.The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said the money was promised by the previous administration but was never allocated in its budget.Trade body techUK said the government now needed to make “new proposals quickly” or the UK risked “losing out” to…

BBCIt had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments.And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government.It sounded almost too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.What’s the deal?Last Friday, just three days after formal negotiations started at the Department of Health’s London headquarters, Health Secretary Wes Streeting laid his cards on the table.It was, he made clear to the British Medical Association…

A major prisoner exchange between Russia, the US and four European countries is under way in Ankara, the Turkish presidency has confirmed.Three US citizens imprisoned in Russia – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, US Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva – are thought to be among those being released.In total, the exchange will involve at least 24 prisoners.Eight Russian nationals are expected to be returned to Russia, including several with suspected ties to Russian intelligence. One of them is Vadim Krasikov, identified by German officials as a colonel in Russia’s FSB intelligence service, who is…

Getty ImagesEdwards admitted on Wednesday to having 41 indecent images of children, which had been sent to him by another man on WhatsAppCulture Secretary Lisa Nandy will speak with BBC director general Tim Davie after former newsreader Huw Edwards pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.The pair are expected to speak over the phone on Thursday and discuss the organisation’s handling of the case.It comes after it emerged on Wednesday evening that the BBC was told Edwards was under suspicion of child abuse image offences.The corporation’s statement earlier in the day only referred to the organisation…

Engine-maker Rolls-Royce has said it would restart its dividend after a four-year gap, as it predicted a rise in profits.The company is forecasting a full-year underlying operating profit of between £2.1bn and £2.3bn ($2.70-2.95bn) for 2024, up to £300m more than it predicted in February.In October it announced 2,500 job cuts from its global workforce of 42,000 to create a “more efficient and effective” company.The Derby-based firm, which makes engines for aircraft, ships and submarines but also makes power generation systems, had not paid a dividend since 2020.Shares in the company jumped 11% to an all-time high of 501p in…

ReutersA faulty CrowdStrike update crashed 8.5 million Microsoft Windows computersCrowdStrike is being sued by its shareholders after a faulty software update by the cybersecurity firm crashed more than eight million computers and caused chaos around the world.The lawsuit accuses the company of making “false and misleading” statements about its software testing.It also says the company’s share price dropped 32% in the 12 days after the incident, causing a loss in market value of $25bn (£14.5bn).CrowdStrike denies the allegations and says it will defend itself against the proposed class action lawsuit.Meanwhile, the firm has said computers affected by the massive global…

A seven-year-old boy has become the first child in the UK to undergo surgery using a pioneering robot-assisted device.Reece, from Gosport, Hampshire, was treated for a kidney condition at Southampton Children’s Hospital.The NHS centre is leading a UK trial of the use of the Versius Surgical Robotic System on children, following successful operations involving adult patients.The hospital said it hoped the technology would produce faster recovery times, less post-operative pain and less time in hospital.Reece was diagnosed with an obstruction which inhibited the flow of urine from his kidney.Consultant paediatric urologist Ewan Brownlee used the robot to repair a narrowing…