
Cost of online passport application could rise to over £100
The Home Office says the increase will help it “move to a system that meets its costs through those who use it” and rely less on taxpayers.
THURSDAY, 19 MARCH 2026, 02:01

The Home Office says the increase will help it “move to a system that meets its costs through those who use it” and rely less on taxpayers.

Glasses use verbal cues and floating text to assist wearers and are expected to be available in early 2027
AI software that can be embedded into smart glasses has won a £1m prize for technology to help people with dementia.
Built into chunky, black-rimmed frames that have a camera, microphone and speakers, the tech – known as CrossSense – guides wearers through everyday life by means of a...

Wales suffer double injury blow before the 2026 Six Nations with the loss of Alex Callender and Nel Metcalfe.

He is rounding up his testimony as the last witness before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee.
The report detailing evidence that Russian ‘agents’ worked with the ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula and tried to influence South Africa’s 2024 elections raises questions about Mbalula’s credibility, and how Russian agents spent so much money, with so little impact.

Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video games
Playing along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research.
Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London found that children...

Wales Under-20s wing Tom Bowen stays in Cardiff after signing new deal with the Arms Park club.
Meta is shutting down its VR social platform Horizon Worlds, which was once a key piece of the pivot to the metaverse. The company said the app will be taken off the Quest store at the end of March, and fully removed from Quest headsets by June 15. After that date, it will shift to a standalone “mobile-only experience.” CNBC reports: The shift for Horizon Worlds, which was once a central part...
The outbreak has sickened people in California, Texas and Florida. The agency said Cheddar cheese products from Raw Farm are “the likely source,” but the company denies it and has not recalled them.

Over 100 others served with letters to cut them off
Fugitive gym trainer Stanislav Stamenov is applying for bail in an attempt to be released from custody in Cape Town, where he was arrested earlier this year after Daily Maverick reported that he is wanted in Romania for drug trafficking. The State has argued that he should remain behind bars.

The agency Mullin is vying to run entered its fifth week without funding, and concerns surrounding the budget loomed over questions.

South Africa’s financial regulator warned about the decrease in local listings, saying this raises questions about the depth and vibrancy of public capital markets and about how they can support economic growth.

Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged and continued to expect one rate cut this year as they acknowledged increased uncertainty due to war in the Middle East.

The 33-year-old was interviewed after a complaint that he had breached a non-harassment order about contact with his ex-wife.

The 33-year-old was interviewed after a complaint that he had breached a non-harassment order about contact with his ex-wife.

Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.

The US Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was questioned over what Democrats perceive as a discrepancy between White House and intelligence community claims.
The poor in South Africa and the wider region will bear the brunt of this unfolding catastrophe, while the inflationary headwinds will slow economic growth, raise borrowing costs and impede the government’s already limited capacity to help those most in need.

Kristian Parry, 26, found work at another nursery despite being arrested for making indecent images.

This is contained in the responses by the President to the Ad Hoc Committee.