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The arraignment of Rob Reiner’s son over the killing of his parents has been delayed after his high-profile defence lawyer withdrew from the case. A judge agreed to Alan Jackson’s request to exit the case during a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing on Wednesday, at which Nick Reiner, 32, was expected to be arraigned and enter a plea. The hearing took place roughly three weeks after actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife of 36 years, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead with stab wounds in their upscale home in Los Angeles.Mr Jackson said “circumstances beyond our control” were behind the move,…

Cyber flashing became illegal in 2024. Now, the government is making it a priority offence, putting the pressure on tech companies to do something about it. Cyber flashing is when someone sends a non-consensual explicit picture – best known as a “dick pic”. It’s most often women on the receiving end and, according to research by dating app Bumble, the adults most likely to receive those images are women between 40 and 45 years old.That being said, it’s an extremely common experience online, with one in three teenage girls saying they’ve received an unwanted sexual image, according to YouGov data.What changes…

Criminals have used Grok, Elon Musk’s AI, to create child sexual abuse imagery, the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has reported.For days, the IWF has been receiving reports from internet users that Grok had created child abuse images, but that content hadn’t crossed the threshold into illegal content. Now, it has, says the IWF.It is one of the few organisations around the world that is allowed to proactively track down child abuse material and found the material in a dark web forum. Image: An IWF analyst shows Sky News a mocked-up version of a report about child sexual abuse imagery The…

Brigitte Bardot’s funeral has been held with a private service in Saint-Tropez.The French movie and style icon died on 28 December at the age of 91 at her home in the French Riviera resort, where she lived for more than half a century.Her husband, Bernard d’Ormale, revealed in an interview with Paris Match magazine that she had died from cancer after undergoing two operations. Image: Brigitte Bardot (pictured in 1959) died on 28 December, aged 91. Pic: Sam Levin/Regie Du Film/Del Duca/Kobal/Shutterstock You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Celebrated and controversial: Brigitte Bardot…

Almost half of pornography users have accessed adult sites without government-mandated age checks since the measure came into force, new research shows.Since the law changed in July, 45% of 1,469 adults who use porn have gone on websites without age checks to avoid submitting their personal information, a poll by the Lucy Faithfull Foundation found. The research also showed that 29% of pornography users had used a VPN to avoid age checks on websites that do require them.A VPN – or virtual private network – can be used to mask a users’ location, allowing them to connect to the internet…

Donald Trump has announced Venezuela’s interim government will be “turning over” between 30 and 50 million barrels of “high quality” oil to the US.The oil – worth upwards of $2bn (£1.48bn) – will be taken by storage ships and brought directly to US unloading docks, the president said on Truth Social. It will be sold at its market price and the money generated from the sales will be controlled by Mr Trump himself, his statement added.Energy secretary Chris Wright has been asked to execute the plan.Catch on latest updates on Venezuela and Greenland Mr Trump has been open about his…

Hollywood star Mickey Rourke has told fans he is not behind a “humiliating” fundraising website set up to support him – and urged well-wishers to try and get their money back as the total reached almost $100,000.The Oscar-nominated actor and former boxer shared a video statement on Instagram saying he was “really frustrated” and “confused” by the page, titled “Help Mickey Rourke Stay in His Home”, which was set up on crowdfunding platform GoFundMe over the weekend. “Somebody set up some kind of foundation or fund for me, to donate money, like in a charity, and that’s not me,” Rourke…

Men with prostate cancer symptoms will be able to get fast-tracked video appointments with doctors via an upgraded NHS app.Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he was determined to make accessing healthcare “as simple as ordering a cab or takeaway”, and ensure those facing long waits are “seen on time again”. The video service is part of what the government has been describing as a new “online hospital”, which effectively means improvements to the NHS app.Prostate enlargement and a raised prostate specific antigen level – a possible sign of prostate cancer – are among the first conditions that will be managed…

The bosses of the most valuable UK-listed companies will have to work less than three days of 2026 to earn more than a typical worker does in a year, new research shows.The earnings of FTSE 100 chief executives will surpass the average salary of British workers just before midday on Tuesday, according to analysis from thinktank the High Pay Centre. Average pay (excluding pension contributions) for heads of UK blue chip companies stands at £4.40m, equivalent to an hourly rate of £1,353.23 and 113 times the average full-time worker’s pay of £39,039.The analysis is based on company pay disclosures and…

Timothee Chalamet and Jessie Buckley have picked up big acting prizes at the Critics Choice Awards, which have kicked off Hollywood’s awards season.Both stars are widely predicted to be in the running for Oscars when the nominations are announced later this month, and are also among the nominees at this weekend’s Golden Globes ceremony. One Battle After Another, starring nominee Leonardo DiCaprio, was named the Critics’ Choice best picture and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson took home the best director prize. Image: Host Chelsea Handler and actress Kate Hudson on stage. Pic: AP Image: Adolescence star Owen Cooper picked up another…