Author: DispatchTimes News Desk

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield has climbed above 3 per cent for the first time since 1996, prompting signs that Japanese investors are beginning to redirect money from overseas debt back into their home market. The shift is being watched closely across global financial markets because Japan has long been one of the world’s biggest buyers of foreign government bonds, including US Treasuries, French debt and Australian securities. As bond prices fell and yields rose worldwide on Wednesday, traders said expectations of weaker Japanese demand were adding to pressure on international borrowing costs. There has been no evidence of a…

Kate Lawler has offered a candid take on the back-to-school rush, admitting she had bought her daughter the wrong colour shoes and had not prepared the picture-perfect return to school often portrayed on social media. The former Big Brother winner shared the video on Tuesday as five-year-old Noa prepared to return to class after the summer break. Sitting on the floor of her utility room beside a pile of washing, Lawler described herself as a “Type B Mum” and reassured other parents that they were not alone. “Do not feel like a failure if you’ve watched these videos of American…

International law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity specialists have disrupted the Sality botnet, a peer-to-peer network that has infected more than 15,000 devices during more than two decades of operation. The US Department of Justice, FBI and Defence Criminal Investigative Service seized Sality-linked domains in the United States, while authorities in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania took control of further domains hosted in Europe. CrowdStrike’s Counter Adversary Operations team worked with the agencies and other industry partners to dismantle the botnet’s control channels through a “sinkhole” operation. The technique redirected communications from infected computers to infrastructure controlled by investigators, isolating the machines…

BBC Sport is expanding its coverage of the Women’s Super League for the 2026-27 season, with 25 matches to be shown live on BBC television and iPlayer, beginning with Chelsea’s meeting with Aston Villa on Saturday, 5 September. The broadcaster will also introduce The Women’s Football Fallout, a 15-minute post-match programme to follow each live fixture. England greats Fara Williams and Steph Houghton are among the pundits expected to provide analysis and reaction. The enhanced offering comes as the WSL prepares for its first season with 14 clubs rather than 12, following the promotion of Birmingham City and Crystal Palace.…

Corte Madera’s Town Council has taken the first formal step towards banning the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, vapes and nicotine pouches. The proposed ordinance was introduced by a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, September 1, in the Marin County town. It must return to the council for formal adoption before it can take effect. If approved, existing licensed retailers would be allowed to sell their remaining stock until January 31, 2027. The prohibition would then become enforceable from February 1, 2027, and would also cover commercial deliveries to addresses within Corte Madera. The measure would apply…

Ray Hadley told an alleged victim of Alan Jones’s unwanted kissing and touching that the veteran broadcaster “needs to be destroyed”, a Sydney court has heard. The former 2GB presenter was being cross-examined on Wednesday at the Downing Centre Local Court during Jones’s criminal trial, when prosecutors and defence lawyers examined a series of messages he sent to complainant “C”. Hadley agreed he had sent the message in October 2019, at a time when his relationship with Jones was strained and he had been involved in an unsuccessful attempt to take over his rival’s breakfast radio programme. In another exchange,…

A suspected thief is alleged to have taken influencer Colleen Bankston’s bag outside London St Pancras International station in broad daylight as she loaded luggage into the boot of a taxi. The incident happened on the morning of Sunday, August 30, when Ms Bankston briefly turned away from the bag. Video footage appears to show a man wearing headphones and a baseball cap bending down to pick it up before walking towards the station entrance. The man is then seen clutching the bag close to his chest as he moves away. Ms Bankston appears unaware of what has happened while…

South Korean foreign exchange authorities bought about $20 billion (£15.2 billion) in US dollars sold by SK Hynix after the chipmaker’s $26.5 billion American depositary receipt listing in July, according to a source with direct knowledge of the transactions. The purchases were made by the Foreign Exchange Stabilisation Fund through over-the-counter deals as SK Hynix repatriated the proceeds to South Korea, the source said. The fund is managed jointly by the country’s finance ministry and the Bank of Korea. The scale of the transactions has not previously been reported, although SK Hynix’s intention to bring the dollars raised in the…

Damian Lewis brought a touch of tartan to the European premiere of Pressure in London, joining co-stars Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott on the blue carpet at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. The 55-year-old actor wore a green and blue tartan tuxedo with a pale blue shirt and dark sunglasses for the screening on Tuesday, September 1. Lewis plays Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery in the Second World War drama. Fraser, 57, opted for a dark suit, while Scott, 49, looked smart in a navy suit and red shirt as the trio posed for photographs and chatted outside the cinema. The…

Dell has unveiled the 14S, a new student-focused laptop designed to offer a more affordable alternative to the company’s recently introduced XPS 13. Announced at IFA 2026, the Dell 14S will be available in four colours: linen, dusty rose, washed denim and velvet green. It is expected to go on sale later this autumn, although Dell has not yet confirmed its final pricing. The entry-level model will have 8GB of RAM and a 256GB solid-state drive. Buyers will also be able to configure the laptop with 16GB of memory and storage options of 512GB or 1TB. Dell representatives said during…