A Kurdish man who was force fed over the course of eight months while on hunger strike in US immigration detention has spoken out about it for the first time, describing how much the process harmed him physically and psychologically.

The BFI London Film Festival has announced that two of the U.K.’s most acclaimed producers will lead the industry program at its upcoming 70th edition.

Pippa Harris, who produced “Hamnet,” “1917” and is currently working on “The Beatles” biopics, and James Wilson, who produced “The Zone of Interest,” “The Voice of Hind Rajab” and “Under the Skin,” are set to take part in their own spotlight conversations as part of the LFF’s industry forum.

For decades, the SEO playbook was simple: create great content, optimize for search, and watch the traffic roll in. A lot of successful businesses were built on that playbook — Semrush included. 

Thames Water paid its finance chief a £1m signing-on fee in July as the company struggles with a mountain of debt and faces temporary nationalisation.

Steve Buck joined the company in April 2025 but it is understood the seven-figure payment was not made until last month after the company had taken legal advice over its contractual obligations.

Amir Elaguizy has books about neural networks from the '60s.

Senior police detective Frans Mathipa had been fighting for four months to gain access to a crucial piece of information in the case he was working on. Finally, he was told, it was going to come his way.

Consumers will benefit from an end to so-called subscription traps and a crackdown on "pretend prices", Andy Burnham has said.

The prime minister is bringing forward a package of changes announced under his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer, to make it easier to cancel subscriptions.

Ed Case’s victory highlights ongoing clashes between centrist Democrats and liberal newcomers in US politics.

US Representative Ed Case of Hawaii has defeated a progressive Democratic challenger in the Hawaii primary, election results showed late Saturday.