Selby holds off spirited Trump to win third UK title
Mark Selby holds off a spirited Judd Trump fightback to win 10-8 and claim his third UK Championship title in York. ⌘ Read more

Benin president says situation ‘under control’ after coup attempt
Patrice Talon says the West African nation’s government will punish those responsible for a coup attempt. ⌘ Read more

College Students Flock To A New Major: AI
AI is the second-largest major at M.I.T. after computer science, reports the New York Times. (Alternate URL here.) Though that includes students interested in applying AI in biology and health care — it’s just the beginning:

This semester, more than 3,000 students enrolled in a new college of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
At the Unive … ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Ashton Hurn confirmed as new SA Liberal leader
South Australian Liberal MP Ashton Hurn has secured her party’s leadership months out from the next state election. ⌘ Read more

Murder investigation after child and woman die in house fire
Mary Holt, aged 60, and Tadhg Farrell, aged four, died in a house fire in County Offaly. ⌘ Read more

Breaking: Paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith could have been ‘detected and disrupted earlier’
The Queensland government in January ordered a review into how one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles was able to offend for so long. ⌘ Read more

How would your social feed look if you controlled what you saw?
Sexual violence prevention group Teach Us Consent is pushing for Australians to have the choice to “opt-in” to social media algorithms. ⌘ Read more

I’m A Celebrity 2025 winner crowned in series final
The winner of the ITV reality show’s 25th regular series is crowned in the Australian jungle. ⌘ Read more

Government promises 50,000 new apprenticeships in youth employment push
Funding will be used to help employ young people in sectors including AI, hospitality and engineering. ⌘ Read more

‘We just cried’: Stenson breaks marathon record in emotional scenes
Jessica Stenson breaks the Australian marathon record before an emotional phone call to the former record holder, Sinead Driver. ⌘ Read more

Murder investigation after child and woman die in house fire
Mary Holt, aged 60, and Tadhg Farrell, aged 4, died in a house fire in County Offaly. ⌘ Read more

‘Everything destroyed’ as Indonesia’s Aceh grapples with disease after floods
Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care at the lone hospital in the area. ⌘ Read more

No Rise in Radiation Levels at Chernobyl, Despite Damage from February’s Drone Strike
UPDATE (12/7): The New York Times clarifies today that the damage at Chernobyl hasn’t led to a rise in radiation levels:

“If there was to be some event inside the shelter that would release radioactive materials into the space inside the New Safe Confinement, because this facility is no longer sealed t … ⌘ Read more

Kremlin praises Trump’s national security strategy
The strategy argues the US should revive the 19th century Monroe Doctrine, which declared the Western hemisphere to be Washington’s zone of influence. ⌘ Read more

**Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation **
Patrice Talon says the situation is “totally under control” not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou. ⌘ Read more

Watch: The Women’s Football Show
Analysis and top stories from week 10 of the 2025/2026 Women’s Super League season. ⌘ Read more

**Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation **
Patrice Talon says the situation is “totally under control” not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou. ⌘ Read more

England coach says team ‘over-prepared’ for Brisbane Test, as players head for Noosa getaway
England coach Brendon McCullum claims his team trained too hard for the Gabba Test, which ended in a bruising eight-wicket loss that leaves the tourists’ Ashes hopes in tatters. ⌘ Read more

How the internet reacted to the Aussies going 2-0 up
Mitchell Starc was the hero, again, as the English were comprehensively outplayed in Brisbane — but how did the internet react? ⌘ Read more

Looking back on 25 years of hitchhiking in the Pilbara, Kevin has many tales to tell
At 12 years old, Kevin Guiness was rebuilding engines on an outback cattle station. Now, the Yindjibarndi elder reflects on what kept him going. ⌘ Read more

‘Ketamine Queen’ spiralled before Matthew Perry death, friends tell BBC
A new BBC documentary sheds light on how Jasveen Sangha ended up being charged in the Matthew Perry case. ⌘ Read more

WA power producers accused of overcharging on wholesale electricity
The cost of electricity is being driven up by some Western Australian power producers breaking the rules and charging more than they’re allowed, the state’s economic watchdog alleges. ⌘ Read more

**Benin coup thwarted by loyalist troops, president tells nation **
President Talon says the situation is “totally under control” not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou. ⌘ Read more

McIlroy completes Australian Open mission even if he did not lift trophy
Rory McIlroy’s appearance at the Australian Open in Melbourne has gone a long way to restoring the prestige of the tournament. ⌘ Read more

Legal challenge to police designated area declaration for Melbourne CBD
A legal challenge is launched against a “designated area” declaration for Melbourne’s CBD that gives police greater powers to search people without a warrant. ⌘ Read more

OpenAI Insists Target Links in ChatGPT Responses Weren’t Ads But ‘Suggestions’ - But Turns Them Off
A hardware security response from ChatGPT ended with “Shop for home and groceries. Connect Target.”

But “There are no live tests for ads” on ChatGPT, insists Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT. Posting on X.com, he said “any screenshots you’ve seen are either not real or not ads.” … ⌘ Read more

Grim outlook for river spanning four states if nothing is done to combat climate’s impact
Water needs for river communities will be under increasing pressure over the next 25 years, according to predictions from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. ⌘ Read more

Warning against mushroom foraging in California after fatal poisoning
California’s poison control system says there have been 21 poisonings in recent weeks from wild death cap mushrooms. ⌘ Read more

One dead and at least 20 poisoned after eating wild mushrooms in California
California’s poison control system says there have been 21 poisonings in recent weeks from wild death cap mushrooms. ⌘ Read more

Is there any way back for Salah and Liverpool?
After Mohamed Salah’s explosive interview about his Liverpool future, BBC Sport takes a closer look at if there is a way back for him. ⌘ Read more

Live: Wall Street closes in on fresh record ahead of expected Fed rate cut, ASX poised to slip
Expectations of a rate cut pushed Wall Street higher, while the ASX looks unlikely to follow that positive lead. Follow the day’s events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. ⌘ Read more

Guehi scores late header to secure Crystal Palace win over Fulham
Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi scores a late header for a 2-1 win against Fulham which moves them into the top four in the Premier League. ⌘ Read more

Abuse survivors meet to reflect and remember lives lost in two states
Newcastle and Ballarat are 1,100 kilometres apart but share a dark bond — scores of suicide deaths linked to historical Catholic clergy abuse. ⌘ Read more

How Home Assistant Leads a ‘Local-First Rebellion’
It runs locally, a free/open source home automation platform connecting all your devices together, regardless of brand. And GitHub’s senior developer calls it “one of the most active, culturally important, and technically demanding open source ecosystems on the planet,” with tens of thousands of contributors and millions of installations.

That’s confirmed by this year’s “Oct … ⌘ Read more

‘Everyone follows fashion’ - is Premier League better now than 20 years ago?
In his BBC Sport column, ex-Premier League boss Tony Pulis looks at what has changed in the Premier League in the past couple of decades and whether it is for the better, from a manager’s perspective. ⌘ Read more

The US fired on survivors clinging to a ‘drug boat’ — who gave the order?
What happened in the lead-up to a second strike on a speedboat in the Caribbean — who knew what and when, and who gave what order — is now under scrutiny. ⌘ Read more

‘Sadly I’ve got a lot more seasons with him’: Piastri praised as future world champion
Oscar Piastri’s chief rival, new formula 1 world champion Lando Norris, says the Australian will “get the better of me” after their tension-filled title race decider in Abu Dhabi. ⌘ Read more

Linux GPIB Drivers Declared Stable - 53 Years After HP Introduced The Bus
Merged to the mainline Linux kernel last year was GPIB drivers in the kernel’s “staging” area. GPIB is the General Purpose Interface Bus launched by HP back in 1972 for lab equipment and more. After a year of cleaning up the code in the kernel’s staging area, for Linux 6.19 the GPIB drivers have been promoted out of the staging area and into the Linux kernel proper. The Linux kernel now has stable driver support for this 8 Mbyte/s parallel … ⌘ Read more

Former Two by Twos sect member manages hotline for child abuse survivors
Jillian Hishon has devoted hundreds of hours, listening to an estimated 280 victims of historical child sexual abuse from within the fundamentalist Christian church she grew up in. ⌘ Read more

Transwoman took on police and won after being referred to men’s help service
Victoria Police fought a legal battle with a transgender woman for more than two years before admitting it incorrectly referred her to men’s support services. ⌘ Read more

Patient ‘traumatised’ after doctor did not wear gloves during pap smear
Two women have told the ABC they believe the health regulator is failing to acknowledge the power imbalance between doctors and patients. ⌘ Read more

Syrians scrape by as cautious celebrations mark one year of ’liberation’
Today marks one year since the Assad dictatorship in Syria was toppled by Islamist rebels, bringing an end to nearly 14 years of civil war. Some are celebrating, while others continue to struggle. ⌘ Read more

Nancy suffers nightmare debut as his Celtic challenge laid bare
BBC Scotland’s Martin Dowden assesses Wilfried Nancy’s first game in charge of Celtic as Hearts win at Parkhead. ⌘ Read more

Frank Finger and beloved muster dog Annie’s emotional final TV appearance
From hit series Muster Dogs to a new television show, Frank Finger and his beloved kelpie Annie’s unbreakable bond steals the spotlight once again. ⌘ Read more

Move aside sheep, crops are taking over in mixed-farming regions
Mixed farming, which involves growing crops and rearing livestock, used to be standard practice in Australia, but there are almost 100 million fewer sheep in Australia than there were 35 years ago. ⌘ Read more

Benin coup attempt foiled by loyalist troops, interior minister says
A presidential adviser tells the BBC that President Patrice Talon is in a safe location. ⌘ Read more

Exploitation fears over SA government aged care changes
The South Australian government is trying to speed up the transfer of hospital patients into aged care, but advocates say they are “trampling on the rights of older people” in the process. ⌘ Read more

Watch: FA Cup second round highlights
Jason Mohammad presents highlights from the second round of the FA Cup. ⌘ Read more

Russia ramps up recruitment of foreign fighters despite ceasefire talks
Through a targeted social media campaign, Russia is offering citizenship and money to foreigners who join its fight in Ukraine, but experts say this is a desperate measure from Moscow. ⌘ Read more

First-home owner’s highest offer declined as seller ‘put off’ by government scheme
When Regan buys his first home, the government will own around 30 per cent of it. But he is fast realising that for that to even happen, a lot of things have to fall into place. ⌘ Read more