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Children in the UK have reported a surge in explicit deepfake images featuring their likenesses, as a safety watchdog warned AI is making such content easier to produce.The Report Remove service, which blocks intimate images from appearing online, said there had been a rapid increase in imagery that had been digitally manipulated or “faked” in some way, including with AI and nudification tools.In the first six months of this year it received 420 reports from children of images of themselves that they believed had been faked or manipulated to appear explicit. The number has already exceeded its 2025 total of…

Richard Tice has said he and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage are suing the National Crime Agency (NCA) over the alleged leaking of confidential financial information.The Boston and Skegness MP and Reform deputy leader told Talk TV they believed the NCA had committed “multiple criminal offences” and said they would be seeking an apology and damages.He accused them of leaking “individual bank statements, bank transfers, details of conversations with bank managers from different banks”.Last month Tice wrote to the agency to ask if they would investigate whether they were responsible for the leaking of private financial information to the media.It…

Chelsea’s problems mounted as their pre-season tour came to an end in a strangely fiery draw against the Malaysian champions Johor Darul Ta’zim. The omens do not look promising with a bloated choice of forwards, echoes of their inexperience and indiscipline last season, and fewer than two weeks for the new manager, Xabi Alonso, to reintegrate key players and work with the entirety of his squad before they kick off the Premier League season against Fulham – managed by his old friend Álvaro Arbeloa – on 24 August.Alonso, tasked with transforming a club that finished 10th in the Premier League…

When “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” director Jane Schoenbrun described their vision for the bloody one-take sequence in which Little Death (Jack Haven) massacres an entire summer camp — all set to Counting Crows’ 1996 rock ballad “A Long December” — they said it should feel like a Michael Bay movie. “That’s the one part of the movie where it doesn’t have a filthy old print look to it,” cinematographer Eric Yue tells Variety. “It should feel cool and not in another era’s language, so we built upon that.” In “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” a young…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called for a stronger partnership between government and the Church to raise disciplined, cultured and responsible young people capable of providing the leadership needed to drive Nigeria’s future development. Governor Abiodun made the call on Sunday at the Golden Jubilee Thanksgiving Service of the Egba Anglican Diocese, held at Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Ake, Abeokuta. The governor said while government has the responsibility to provide infrastructure, quality education and economic opportunities, the Church and other faith-based institutions have a critical role to play in building character, strengthening families and instilling sound moral values in the…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes new signing Bruno Guimaraes can help the club reach the “next level” after completing his £75m move from Newcastle United. The 28-year-old Brazilian midfielder was officially unveiled to Arsenal supporters at Emirates Stadium before the friendly against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Guimaraes was not included in the squad for Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat by Dortmund but could make his debut against Como on Wednesday. Arteta said he was delighted to bring Guimaraes to north London and praised the midfielder’s attitude since joining the club. As reported by BBC Sport on Sunday, Arteta was quoted as saying,…

Stalled for months, the peace process in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be gaining momentum.The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group has accepted 15 prisoners released by the government in Kinshasa. The handover is part of a framework agreement signed last year, after talks mediated by Qatar.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt may be a small step, but it could pave the way to ending the fighting in the eastern DRC. Previous attempts have failed to bring peace to the region.Could this mechanism address the core issues of the long-running conflict?Presenter: Per NybergGuests:Kambale Musavuli – Analyst at…

The Green Bay Packers held their ninth practice of training camp Sunday. The practice was moved inside the Don Hutson Center as storms hit the area.Here’s the good, bad and ugly — compiled from multiple reports — from practice No. 9.THE GOODWELCOME BACK: It was a big day as the Packers had several players return to practice, or practice for the first time this summer.The list of players included:• Tight end Tucker Kraft (knee)• Defensive tackle Javon Hargrave (knee/PUP) • Offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele (knee) • Guard Aaron Banks (knee/rest) • Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt (ankle) • Running back Chris…

This is the premise of the new campaign, as written on the blog post announcing the update: As the battle-hardened Ranger, players survive a labyrinthine dimension where time folds back onto itself, creating a unique looping structure where each visit in the present reshapes the future. Collect runes to unlock previously sealed paths brimming with new routes, encounters and secrets, plus persistent health and ammunition upgrades throughout add a new layer of progression to Quake’s classic gameplay. The new maps have been added to the campaign list in the remastered version of Quake, and like that remaster, they’re available free…

..Slams ADC, threatens legal action over Adamawa candidate substitution By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has criticised the presidential candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar under the African Democratic Congress, ADC, while also faulting the party’s handling of its Adamawa State governorship primary. Lawal made the remarks in a Facebook post on Sunday titled “Kachalla Series Three,” in which he alleged that the ADC replaced Engr. Umar Suleiman, whom he said won the party’s Adamawa governorship primary, with Tukur Moddibo. He attributed the alleged substitution to ethnic considerations and…