James Earl Jones, who has died aged 93, was a massively accomplished and distinguished African American star of the stage and screen, an Egot titan and a great interpreter of classical and modern roles from Shakespeare to Eugene O’Neill and August Wilson. How he looked – magisterial, masculine, commanding – was of course a key … Read more
When CrowdStrike tried to parse a bad Falcon Suite configuration file pushed to millions of Windows machines this past July, the widespread crash took out the whole operating system and its applications – affecting countless machines across numerous industries around the world. The global IT outage caused widespread disruption of healthcare delivery, with many hospitals and … Read more
Ukraine’s foreign ministry said it had summoned a senior Iranian diplomat to warn of “devastating and irreparable consequences” for their relations if Tehran has supplied Russia with ballistic missiles. The EU said its allies had shared “credible” intelligence that Iran had supplied Russia with ballistic missiles, which the US warned would be met with “significant … Read more
Getty Images A scheme allowing the early release of thousands of prisoners in England and Wales comes into effect on Tuesday. About 1,700 are expected to be freed on the first day, with a total of about 5,500 to leave prison early during September and October. The emergency measure is aimed at dealing with prison … Read more
BBC The new drama is based on Prince Andrew’s notorious BBC interview Emily Maitlis says the Duke of York “lost respect” after her infamous Newsnight interview with him, but warned that Jeffrey Epstein’s victims didn’t get closure. “I think there is unfinished business,” the journalist told BBC News. “It isn’t some nice, neat ending.” The … Read more
Getty Images New analysis suggests hundreds of children with special educational needs are missing out on any form of suitable education, either at school or at home Hundreds of children with special educational needs (SEN) are completely missing from education in England, analysis suggests. Children with SEN make up 22% of the 2,900 children not … Read more
Lime Pictures/Channel 4 Cleo (Nadine Mulkerrin) and abusive boyfriend Abe (Tyler Conti) are at the heart of the storyline leading up to the time jump In one of British TV’s more unusual soap plot twists, the action in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks is jumping forward by a whole year – to let producers reduce the number … Read more
Reuters Navdeep Singh won a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw India had a lone shining moment at the 2012 London Paralympics when Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda won a silver medal in the men’s high jump. The country hadn’t won any medal at the 2008 edition in Beijing, so it felt special to millions of … Read more
Getty Images James Earl Jones might have enjoyed an acting career that lasted nearly 60 years. But the thing he will be remembered for was that voice. It was a deep, rolling, glorious contrabass; once described as the sound that “Moses heard when addressed by God.” He was the voice of Darth Vader in the … Read more
AFP Teenage footballers listen to the Russian national anthem before a match. Nearby, artists paint Russian President Vladimir Putin’s portrait on a wall during a graffiti festival. Welcome to Burkina Faso, one of the African nations where Russia is boosting its operations to gain influence. Evidence found by the BBC shows that Russia is using … Read more