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‘Multiple people’ stabbed on train

Today at 23:08 PM, via BBC News

British Transport Police is currently responding to the incident on a train to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

World

Woman charged over Louvre jewellery heist

Today at 17:03 PM, via BBC News

Two men were already charged earlier this week after officials said they had “partially recognised” their involvement in the museum theft.

Sport

‘Embarrassing’ Wolves savaged as relegation looms

Today at 22:33 PM, via BBC News

Owners Fosun do not want to sack manager Vitor Pereira but if something does not change – either results or personnel – then “embarrassing” Wolves will be heading to the Championship.

Education

Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests

Today at 11:00 AM, via The Guardian

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

Bridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for 13-year-olds and more extracurricular activities for all children to prevent them becoming “stuck in a doom loop of detachment” from school.

The education secretary said that...

Science/Tech

Employees Are the New Hackers: 1Password Warns AI Use Is Breaking Corporate Security

Today at 22:50 PM, via Slashdot

Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: Password manager 1Password’s 2025 Annual Report: The Access-Trust Gap exposes how everyday employees are becoming accidental hackers in the AI era. The company’s data shows that 73% of workers are encouraged to use AI tools, yet more than a third admit they do not always follow corporate policies. Many employees are feeding sensitive information into large...

Science/Tech

NASA Seeks Backup Plan for Carrying Astronauts to the Moon

Today at 21:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from CNN:[C]iting delays in Starship’s development and competitive pressure from China, NASA asked SpaceX and Blue Origin — which holds a separate lunar lander contract with the space agency — to submit plans to expedite development of their respective spacecraft by October 29. Both companies have responded. But the space agency is also asking the...

Science/Tech

Scientists Say ‘Dueling Dinosaurs’ Fossil Confirms a Smaller Tyrannosaur Species, Not a Teenaged T. Rex

Today at 20:34 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shared this report from NPR:It’s known as the “Dueling Dinosaurs” fossil: A triceratops and a tyrannosaur, skeletons entangled, locked in apparent combat right up until the moment of their mutual demise… That discovery in 2006 now appears to have overturned decades of dinosaur dogma about Tyrannosaurus rex, the fearsome giant long thought to be the sole top predator stalking...

Science/Tech

Ubuntu Will Use Rust For Dozens of Core Linux Utilities

Today at 19:34 PM, via Slashdot

Ubuntu “is adopting the memory-safe Rust language,” reports ZDNet, citing remarks at this year’s Ubuntu Summit from Jon Seager, Canonical’s VP of engineering for Ubuntu:. Seager said the engineering team is focused on replacing key system components with Rust-based alternatives to enhance safety and resilience, starting with Ubuntu 25.10. He stressed that resilience and memory safety, not just...

Health

How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo

Today at 11:02 AM, via New York Times

Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits.