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Emergency services were called to Reid Avenue in Linwood at around 9.30am on May 5 following reports of an item at a property. Officers quickly cordoned off the area, with homes on both Reid Avenue and nearby Bridge of Weir Road evacuated as a precaution. A significant police presence built up throughout the morning, with CID officers, specialist search teams and police dogs all drafted in to assist. Police and bomb disposal units were deployed to a Renfrewshire street (Image: Newsquest) Two explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) vans were also seen at the scene. Police and bomb disposal units were deployed…

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has said two ambulances and an air ambulance were sent to the incident on Stockman’s Lane.A spokesperson said: “The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 13:19 on Tuesday, 5 th May, following reports of an RTC in the Stockmans Lane area, Belfast.”NIAS dispatched 2 Emergency Ambulances and HEMS were also dispatched to the scene by road.”Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, 1 person was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast by Ambulance.” Source link

Etsy announced Tuesday the launch of its native app within ChatGPT, opening up a new way for shoppers to explore its catalog of over 100 million listings. The new experience is designed to move beyond the limitations of traditional keyword queries. Instead of typing something like “wooden coffee table,” then scrolling and adjusting filters, users can now express what they’re looking for in natural language. For instance, “Help me find a Mother’s Day gift under $100 for my mom who loves gardening.” Now live in beta, the feature allows users to tag @Etsy directly within a prompt. From there, the…

Cruisers hoping to enjoy some alcoholic beverages while visiting destinations throughout the Bahamas on March 12, 2026, are in for a rude awakening. March 12 is the date of the Bahamas’ general election, and in the Bahamas, alcohol sales are forbidden on election days to maintain public order and ensure the voting process is taken seriously. Unfortunately, this means that alcoholic beverages cannot be sold to cruise guests, even though they are not participating in the election. Alcohol also cannot be sold at private destinations that are owned and operated by the cruise lines. Bahamas Election Alcohol Rule Notice Norwegian…

Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach.  The hackers claim to have stolen students’ names, their personal email addresses, and messages sent between teachers and students — the same type of data Instructure admitted was stolen. Instructure is the latest corporate giant hacked by the ShinyHunters gang. The cybercriminals have targeted universities and cloud database companies in recent months, in efforts to steal vast amounts of people’s personal information and threaten to post the data online if the companies do not pay the…

Space and Time (SXT), a level-1 data blockchain that secures onchain finance projects, has launched a virtual vault platform that it says is purpose-built for institutional lending.The Microsoft-backed blockchain said on Tuesday that its new virtual vaults can be configured by institutional lenders and borrowers to their specific agreement, with cryptographically verified, continuously updated visibility into borrower collateral across the centralized exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols where it actually sits.Real-time verification of collateral has long vexed the institutional lending sector, with generic solvency metrics falling short of practical needs.“We built Space and Time so both institutions and onchain protocols…

Amy Clare Chapman, 35, was a patient at Mill View Hospital in Hove when she died on March 27, 2025. Ms Chapman, who had a two-year-old son, was “allowed out unaccompanied… against the knowledge and wishes of her family”, law firm Slater and Gordon said. She was first admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton on March 3 due to “declining mental health”. After being discharged into community-based care, she was found to be at “high risk of suicide” and was admitted to Mill View. Slater and Gordon said Ms Chapman was “allowed out twice on March 27”…

Italian food chain Pizza Express has recently announced the opening of its new “Quick Service Restaurant” (QSR) in Brixton.The new site opened on Saturday, offering customers a self-ordering system for eating in, takeaway, and delivery.The opening marks a noticeable change for the brand, moving away from the traditional sit-down restaurant experience and towards a faster and more convenience-focused model. It also reflects a wider shift happening across the hospitality industry, as more restaurant businesses look at QSRs to cut costs, speed up service, and keep up with changing customer demands. Pizza Express launches its first QSR in BrixtonOn Saturday, Pizza Express…

Krutrim, India’s first GenAI unicorn, is shifting from AI model development to cloud services after months of relative quiet on product updates — a move that reflects the tougher economics of building large-scale AI systems. On Tuesday, Krutrim said it was moving toward cloud services, adding that the shift follows a business overhaul in late 2025 that included reallocating capital and talent and pausing chip design efforts. The update comes more than a year after the Bengaluru-based startup released its Krutrim-2 base model. The move follows a period of limited public activity from Krutrim, which has not made any significant…

Crypto exchange Coinbase said on Tuesday it is laying off about 700 employees, or 14% of its staff, as part of a broader restructuring aimed at addressing market volatility and increasing the use of AI tools to improve efficiency. The restructuring would see the company flattening its organizational structures to just five layers below the CEO and COO levels, according to an internal email that the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong posted on the company blog. The reorg would implement new requirements for managers to contribute more, and leaders could now have more than 15 direct reports. The company is also…