Two people killed in light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond 17. October 2026 (12:52) Police Scotland says boy, 16, and 80-year-old man died in incident north-east of village of Drymen in StirlingA 16-year-old boy and an 80-year-old man have been killed in a light aircraft crash near Loch Lomond in Scotland.Emergency services were called to reports of an incident north-east of the village of Drymen, Stirling, at about 4.45pm on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
HTC Made Smart Glasses That Are Way More Private 17. October 2026 (12:30) These smart glasses do just about everything Meta glasses can, but they're not tied to a social media platform.(Wired)
Ministers must be honest about Russian threat to UK, says former Foreign Office head 17. October 2026 (12:19) Peter Ricketts calls for more resilience in protecting banking, energy and water systems from cyber-assaultsMinisters need to be honest with the British public about the immediate threat posed by Russia, which could soon lead to lives being lost, a former national security adviser has said.Peter Ricketts, who advised David Cameron when he was prime minister, became the latest figure to warn about the scale of the threat posed by “hybrid attacks” from Vladimir Putin’s forces. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Big in Japan: Hull 17-year-old is tipped to make it to the very top as a sumo wrestler - and he hopes 5am starts, 5,000 calories a day and doing the washing-up will get him there