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William Chapman, 24, appeared in the two-part ITV comedy May Contain Nuts, which starred Shirley Henderson. Henderson is best known for playing Moaning Myrtle in the Harry Potter films.

The FBI has disrupted a network accused of helping North Korean IT workers secure remote jobs with American companies, seizing nearly 200 computers and dismantling more than 40 laptop farms in Texas. US officials said the operation targeted a revenue stream believed to help fund North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes while allowing the country to evade international sanctions. The FBI said the laptop farms were operated by American facilitators who received and housed company equipment. North Korean operators then accessed the devices remotely and posed as US-based employees working for companies that had hired them. “North Korea is…

AI researchers are taking up smoking to signal their belief that artificial intelligence will eventually cure cancer, according to an unsubstantiated claim by Palantir chief technology officer Shyam Sankar. Speaking to CBS’s Face the Nation, Mr Sankar said the alleged behaviour reflected what he described as a “mass psychosis” gripping Silicon Valley as companies compete to develop artificial general intelligence (AGI). AGI refers to a computer system capable of thinking and reasoning at a level equal to, or beyond, that of a human. “So many researchers have started smoking as a way of signaling to other researchers how much they…

A 42-year-old man who died after being ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was found beneath the ride, unresponsive and not breathing, police said. Cobb County Police officers were called to the park at about 3.58pm on Monday, where they discovered Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem beneath the Goliath attraction. Preliminary interviews with witnesses and park employees indicate that Mr Kariem was thrown from the ride and struck other visitors before falling to the ground. Officers secured the scene and called in the department’s Major Crimes Unit to investigate the Six Flags Over Georgia roller coaster death.…

Wayne Rooney has criticised Cristiano Ronaldo over his conduct during a recent dispute with the Portugal national team, saying the forward undermined his manager, team-mates and the Portuguese Football Federation. Ronaldo stormed off at the end of a match in which he was an unused substitute before leaving the Portugal camp shortly afterwards. The 41-year-old later issued a lengthy statement on social media attacking manager Jorge Jesus. Wayne Rooney criticises Cristiano Ronaldo Speaking on The Overlap, Rooney said Ronaldo’s actions were unacceptable, regardless of his status as one of football’s greatest players. “It’s just wrong in every sense from my…

A Frisco man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison after stabbing a Lyft driver and stealing his car in what prosecutors said was an attempt to kidnap a 13-year-old child. Antwain Karmen Williams, 20, pleaded guilty to first-degree felony aggravated robbery in Collin County, Texas. The sentence followed evidence that he had arranged the ride as part of a plan to obtain a vehicle. Lyft driver suffered life-threatening injuries The attack happened on December 16, 2024, at the Legends at Legacy apartment complex on Legacy Drive in Frisco. Police were called shortly before 5.45pm and found the driver…

A man who lost a government job offer after complaining about a pride flag has had his compensation claim rejected. The case centred on the employment offer and the complaint about the flag. No further details of the decision were provided.

Pope Leo XIV has undergone successful surgery to remove a lung nodule, the Vatican has said. The procedure took place on Tuesday and was completed within the expected timeframe, according to the Holy See Press Office. “The procedure was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned, and the Holy Father has returned to his room,” the office said. The Pope had announced during his Sunday noon prayer that he would undergo the operation.

Myleene Klass attended the 2026 Sky Arts Awards in London after explaining that her busy schedule meant she could not commit to Hear’Say’s 25th-anniversary reunion tour. The singer and presenter, who is the only member of Hear’Say not to have joined the planned shows, arrived at the event just hours after hosting Classic FM Live. She wore a blue satin gown with a fringed overlay as she walked the pink carpet at The Roundhouse. The awards were due to be hosted by Grayson Perry and Rebecca Lucy Taylor, also known as Self Esteem. Klass was among a number of guests…

Federal Reserve official Williams currently sees no need for a US interest rate hike in 2027, Bloomberg News has reported. The assessment indicates that Williams does not presently expect rates to need raising during the year, though no further details were provided.