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Prisoners who committed rape, grooming, and serious child sex offences will be excluded from the forthcoming early release scheme for England and Wales, the government has said.Prime Minister Andy Burnham paused plans to release some prisoners in September as part of a bid to stop unprecedented prison overcrowding after backlash from survivors and victims. The scheme will now restart in October.Burnham said he “wanted to go even further”, but that would not be possible without the prison system collapsing and putting the public “at much greater risk”.Lissie Harper, the widow of police officer Andrew Harper, said it was “disgusting” that…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Israel’s defence minister triggered a political uproar on Monday after declaring on live television that he intended to sack the general responsible for the occupied West Bank, reopening a rift between the military and far-right government ahead of national elections.Israel Katz told the pro-government Channel 14 on Sunday night that Avi Bluth would be replaced for advocating to extend the detention of an extremist Jewish settler who is alleged to have violently attacked and sexually assaulted Palestinians earlier this year.The settler had…

Nina Raemont/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.At Samsung Unpacked in London last month, the tech giant unveiled its latest flip phone, the Galaxy Z Flip 8 — which it says is the lightest and thinnest flip phone on the market. If you’re interested in getting a deal on the new phone, T-Mobile is offering both new and existing customers a preorder deal on the phone for $100, down from the original price of $1,200, when you activate a line or trade in an eligible device on an Experience More or Experience Beyond plan. The phone will…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new set of malicious npm packages that target users of Alibaba developer tools with a cross-platform remote access trojan (RAT) as part of a sophisticated, targeted software supply chain attack targeting Chinese-speaking environments. One of the packages in question is “lib-mtop,” an unscoped package with the same name as a private Alibaba package under the “@ali” scope. Although the npm package was first published sometime in November 2023 with no functionality, three new versions (v1.0.1, v1.0.2, and v1.0.3) were uploaded earlier this March and April. It’s currently not clear if this was the result of…

In brief Air-gapped wallets never connect directly to the internet or wireless networks, helping protect private keys from online attacks. One such hardware wallet maker, Coldcard, recently fell victim to a massive exploit leading to over $114 million in user losses. While air-gapped wallets offer some of the strongest protection available for self-custody, they’re not immune from threats. Here’s why. If you’ve spent any time around cryptocurrency, you’ve probably heard the saying, “Not your keys, not your coins.” The phrase reflects the idea that whoever controls a wallet’s private keys ultimately controls the crypto inside it.An air-gapped wallet takes that…

Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing.  The goal is to send their experiments to the edge of space and return with meaningful data, while reflecting NASA’s long-standing commitment to develop future scientists and engineers. NASA’s student programs have long served as an entry point for hands-on exploration, connecting students to the agency’s missions and giving them direct exposure to real aerospace environments. Among these initiatives, the Louisiana Aerospace Catalyst Experiences…

Migrant children in Ceuta suffer loss, hunger in hope of a safer life in mainland Europe.Published On 3 Aug 20263 Aug 2026Hundreds of unaccompanied minors are stranded in Ceuta in North Africa, following the massive surge of migrants who swam around the border fence with Morocco to reach the Spanish territory.Some of the children are traumatised after witnessing family members drown in the Mediterranean Sea, as tens of thousands left Morocco in search of better opportunities.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAn estimated 3,000 to 5,000 migrants, of the roughly 60,000 who arrived in Ceuta on Thursday, have avoided…

Earlier this year, Lecornu asked three parliamentarians from his center-right coalition to report on France’s economic security. Obtained by POLITICO, the document called for a “radical change in posture” and urged the government to take “a holistic approach” to protecting strategic assets, securing critical supply chains, reducing dependencies and strengthening technological sovereignty. In a press release on the threshold change, Lecornu’s office said the government would give its response on any proposed foreign investments within 10 days of notification to “avoid placing an undue burden on companies’ ability to raise capital in financial markets.” The move is intended to “guard…

The political world’s attention has turned this week to Michigan, where the Democratic primary for Senate has become the party’s most expensive — and ugliest — fight of the summer.The contest, between Representative Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, is an ideological battle between establishment and progressive Democrats, as Reid Epstein wrote this morning. We’ll learn a lot about Democratic voters’ rapidly shifting views on Israel, and what they see as the best way to fight President Trump.But it will also be a test of two very different Democratic coalitions, and will tell us the…

Democrats in a battleground congressional district in Michigan are eager to oust a vulnerable Republican incumbent, as they look to win back control of the House in November.But first, they must settle, in their own ranks, a messy and bitter competition that some worry could complicate their plans this fall.The Democratic primary in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, which will be decided on Tuesday, has been consumed by hostilities. Two moderate candidates — who have refused the other camp’s calls to drop out — could split the vote and help open the door for a left-wing hopeful who centrist Democrats believe…