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A sub-postmaster victim of faulty IT software Horizon was described as a “bluffer” when he alerted senior Post Office officials about bugs in the system.One of the Post Office’s heads of legal Rodric Williams dismissed the complainant and told the Post Office Horizon Inquiry on Thursday there was “bunker mentality” among staff in relation to the media’s coverage of the IT system. The inquiry has been hearing evidence to examine who in government and the Post Office knew what and when about the accounting computer programme that falsely generated financial losses at Post Office branches across the UK and led…

The Allman Brothers Band guitarist and singer Dickey Betts has died aged 80, his family announced.The musician, who was known for writing one of the band’s biggest hits, Ramblin’ Man, which appeared on their 1973 album Brothers and Sisters.Betts shared lead guitar duties with Duane Allman, who died in a motorcycle accident in 1971, in the original Allman Brothers Band to help give the group its distinctive sound and create a new genre – Southern rock.Acts ranging from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Kid Rock were influenced by the Allmans’ music, which combined the blues, country, R&B and jazz with sixties rock.Founded…

A woman who stalked Harry Styles has been jailed and banned from seeing him perform.Myra Carvalho, 35, who appeared at Harrow Crown Court sitting at Hendon Magistrates’ Court in London, was said to have stalked the 30-year-old English singer by sending him 8,000 cards in less than a month.She was sentenced to 14 weeks’ imprisonment after pleading guilty on Tuesday to a charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress, a court official said.A restraining order lasting for 10 years was also imposed on Carvalho who was also told she cannot attend any event where Styles is performing. Follow Sky…

Meta’s AI has told a Facebook user it has a disabled child that was part of a New York gifted and talented programme.An anonymous parent posted in a private parenting group, asking for advice on which New York education programme would suit their child. They described the child as ‘2e’ which stands for twice-exceptional and means they have exceptional ability and also a disability.”Does anyone here have experience with a ‘2e’ child in any of the NYC G&T [Gifted & Talented] programs?” the user asked.”Would love to hear your experience, good or bad or anything in between.” Instead of getting…

Sydney Sweeney has hit back at a Hollywood producer who said she “can’t act” and is “not pretty”, calling her comments “sad” and “shameful”.The 26-year-old actress, who’s starred in hits including White Lotus and Euphoria, is hot property in LA right now, most recently producing and starring in independent horror film Immaculate – just one of three feature films she’s had out in the last six months. Image: Producer Carol Baum, pictured in 2007. Pic: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for CineVegas However, the Emmy-nominated actress came in for negative attention from veteran producer Carol Baum, who specifically referenced Sweeney following a…

Hundreds of UK partners at EY, the big four accountancy firm, have been warned of a potential slide in profits this year amid a wider slowdown in the professional services sector.Sky News has learnt that a presentation given last week by Stuart Gregory, a senior figure in EY’s finance and transformation team, notified colleagues that profit-per-partner could slip by as much as 15% in its financial year to the end of June. Last year, EY recorded average distributable profit per partner of £761,000 – down from a record £803,000 the year before, and well below rival PricewaterhouseCoopers.A fall on the…

Travis Kelce has landed his first TV presenting role – hosting the game show Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?The American Football star – who has become more famous since he began dating Taylor Swift last year – plays for the Kansas City Chiefs and helped them win the Super Bowl for a second year running in February. Image: Kelce and Swift at Coachella. Pic: Jennifer Johnson/Shutterstock for Neon Carnival Their high-profile relationship has been credited with bringing NFL a legion of new fans, and causing a buzz every time they’re seen out together, including their recent date night at…

The average cost of car insurance in the UK is now more than £900 according to one comparison website – that up 43% over the space of one year. Ian’s joined by Steve Dukes, Chief Executive of Confused.com to discuss what it means for premiums and payouts.Music investment company Hipgnosis has agreed to a £1.1bn takeover by Alchemy Copyrights. The fund owns 138 catalogues with more than 40,000 songs by artists including Blondie and Red Hot Chili Peppers.And Security giant Cisco is teaming up with the design team at McLaren F1 on building and upgrading their cars – hear from…

China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed.”We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme,” he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday. “China has made extraordinary strides, especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,” he said.The NASA administrator was giving evidence during a committee hearing to sign off the US space agency’s £20.3bn ($25.4bn) budget request for 2025.He was asked by the committee’s chairman Hal Rogers about China’s “very significant investments” in their space programmes and how NASA would maintain…

US music stars Ashanti and Nelly have revealed they are engaged and are expecting their first child together.The award-winning performers – who first dated over 20 years ago – rekindled their romance last year. They first met at the Grammy Awards in 2003, and dated for a decade before going their separate ways. Image: The stars pictured in 2011, during their first relationship. Pic: AP Ashanti shared a video on Instagram, saying she’ll need “about nine months” to prepare for her next big gig.Nelly also shared the post, which was captioned, “Baby baby baby baby”, on his official Instagram feed.…