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Fans at Taylor Swift’s Scotland concerts last weekend danced so hard they set off earthquake monitors, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS).Seismic activity was recorded up to six kilometres away during the three gigs last Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield stadium, with some of her biggest songs causing spikes in activity every night. “Honestly, it was the most magical and wonderful night,” said Lindsay Hempenstall who was at the Eras gig on Friday.”A stadium full of complete love and joy, singing at the top of our lungs and sharing it all with more than 70,000 other people…

Concerns raised informally about Russell Brand’s behaviour while he worked on several Channel 4 programmes were “not properly escalated or adequately addressed”, an investigation has found. Brand, 49, was accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse as part of a joint investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, The Times and Sunday Times last year. He has strongly denied all accusations about behaviour which allegedly took place between 2006 and 2013.After the allegations were reported, TV production company Banijay UK began an investigation.Banijay UK bought Endemol, the company commissioned by Channel 4 to produce Big Brother spin-off shows EFourum, Big…

Sandwich maker Greencore, a major supplier to UK supermarkets, has recalled some products because of a risk of E.coli, the Food Standards Agency has said.It’s a precautionary step a week after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced an E.coli outbreak that left some people needing hospital treatment. Retailers including Boots, Asda, Co-op, Aldi and Amazon are affected due to “possible contamination with E.coli”, said the Food Standards Agency (FSA).It’s understood other manufacturers will issue their own recalls in the coming hours.The UKHSA said cases had nearly doubled in the last week – with a further 98 recorded – bringing…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is appearing in every part of our lives, from voice assistants in our speakers to smart washing machines. This week, Apple announced a new slew of AI features in its phones which Elon Musk said could become an “unacceptable security violation”. Last month, Microsoft sparked security concerns when it announced a feature that would take screenshots of users’ laptops every few seconds.So with all this technology sitting in our homes and pockets, should we be worried about privacy and how our personal information is being used?”Technology is great. You need to trust the technology, right?” says Vonny Gamot,…

Mark James – the Grammy-winning songwriter behind Elvis Presley’s hit Suspicious Minds – has died aged 83.A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, he also wrote Hooked On A Feeling and co-wrote Always On Mind. James died on 8 June at his home in Nashville, as first reported by his hometown newspaper, the Houston Chronicle.His family said in a statement: “Mark’s legacy and zest for life will live on in the hearts of those who loved him, and through his timeless lyrics and melodies that have been the soundtrack of lovers for generations.”Named as a Songwriter Of The Century…

Latitude Festival has dropped its sponsor, Barclays, after a number of musicians and comedians dropped out in protest over the bank’s ties to the Israel-Hamas war.Latitude Festival told Sky News: “Following discussion with artists, we have agreed with Barclays that they will step back from sponsorship of Latitude Festival”. Comedians Joanne McNally, Sophie Duker, Grace Campbell, and Alexandra Haddow all announced they would be boycotting the event last week.Musicians including CMAT, Pillow Queens, Mui Zyu, and Georgia Ruth had also pulled out of the event.Palestine Action, a group whose members attacked 20 of the bank branches across England and Scotland…

People are risking “dangerous consequences” by using “powerful” weight loss drugs to get “beach body ready”, a senior NHS doctor has warned.Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, said he was concerned about medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy being used by people who are “otherwise healthy” and “just want to lose a few pounds”. Buying such drugs online can lead to “side effects”, he said.”I’m worried about reports that people are misusing them – they are not intended as a quick fix for people trying to get ‘beach body ready’.”Doctors are seeing “increasing numbers” of patients with “complications”…

Hayley Tamaddon, who starred in Coronation Street, has arthritis, she has revealed.The 47-year-old actress, who also appeared in Emmerdale and Dancing On Ice, posted on Instagram she has been dealing with “horrendous” neck pain. She felt like her “head was going to explode” and she “puked up twice” after waking up, she wrote on the site on Thursday morning.Tamaddon – who played Andrea Beckett in Coronation Street from 2013 until 2015 – added she “realised I really should see a doctor” after dropping her son Jasper off at nursery and arriving for a photoshoot.”Ended up in hospital. On a drop…

Jaguar Land Rover is to invest more than £1m to help police tackle car thefts in the UK as part of ongoing efforts to reassure its luxury vehicle owners. The cash will be used to support police operations in hotspots, as well as fund intelligence gathering and target ports used by criminal gangs to smuggle stolen vehicles abroad, including Range Rovers. Money blog: Cadbury’s relaunches popular chocolate barIn addition to this direct support, specialist JLR teams continue to assist police by sharing expertise on the tactics and tools used in the theft of its vehicles, as well as help in recovery…

Microsoft won’t be releasing its controversial AI Recall feature with the rest of its updates next week.The feature that takes screenshots of users’ laptops every few seconds was being investigated by the Information Commissioners’ Office over security concerns. In a blogpost on Thursday, Microsoft said Recall won’t be “broadly available” from 18 June on Copilot+ PCs but instead, will be released to its testing group Windows Insider Programme “in the coming weeks”.”This decision is rooted in our commitment to providing a trusted, secure and robust experience for all customers and to seek additional feedback,” said Pavan Davuluri, a vice president…