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The company have unveiled their latest invention, which comes with a $3,499 price tag Apple has unveiled an augmented reality headset which it claims to be “the most advanced personal electronic device ever”. Called Vision Pro, it is labelled as “mixed reality” as it combines “virtual reality” – in which the wearer is fully immersed in the digital world – with “augmented reality” – where digital images are overlaid onto the

A housebuilding campaign similar to those that took place after the world wars is needed, a Conservative former cabinet minister has said amid calls for the Government to build more homes. David Davis was opening a backbench debate on housing in the Commons when he suggested the campaign, and he said one solution to housing shortages would be to build more garden towns and villages. Conservative former housing secretary Simon

Sir Keir Starmer will try to persuade unions to back his plan for a shift to green energy as part of a “new business model for Britain”. The Labour leader will address the GMB union’s conference after its general secretary criticised the Opposition’s plan to ban new oil and gas extraction licences in the North Sea. In a speech on Tuesday Sir Keir will pledge to work with unions to

A 23-year-old man has been arrested as part of a murder inquiry launched after the death of a man in Edinburgh. Peter Mullen suffered serious injuries in Leith Street, near the Greenside Row junction, on Friday at around 7.45pm. The 30-year-old was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary but died a short time later. On Monday, Police Scotland said a 23-year-old man had been arrested in connection with Mr Mullen’s death.

An inquest has heard that two youngsters died from drowning after a “suggestion” that they got into difficulty by getting caught in a riptide in the sea off Bournemouth beach. Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were rescued from the sea during the incident on Wednesday, but both died in hospital. In a hearing to open the inquest proceedings at Bournemouth Town Hall, Dorset coroner’s

Ofcom will not be taking action after receiving more than 8,000 complaints about actress Adjoa Andoh saying the Buckingham Palace balcony is “terribly white” during ITV’s coverage of the coronation, the watchdog has said. The watchdog said viewers also objected to ITV News presenters Tom Bradby and Chris Ship referencing the remark. In a statement, Ofcom said: “We have concluded our assessment of complaints we received about a comment made

Holly Willoughby said she felt “shaken, troubled, let down and worried” as she made an emotional return to This Morning in the wake of Phillip Schofield’s departure from the ITV programme. The TV presenter, 42, was back on screen after being pictured in Portugal with her family on a half-term break following the shock departure of her former co-host Schofield and his subsequent revelation of an affair with a younger

Harry is claiming damages over alleged unlawful information gathering The Duke of Sussex is due to appear at the High Court as his case against the publisher of the Daily Mirror over alleged unlawful information gathering begins. Harry is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its titles – which also include the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People – were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging”

An Afghan refugee has spent 82 weeks in a ‘bridging hotel’ as they await permanent housing in Scotland, figures have revealed. Freedom of information data revealed by the Scottish Liberal Democrats showed the longest a current refugee has waited is 575 days in temporary accommodation. Meanwhile, the Home Office figures show the average wait for permanent housing is 331 days, or 47 weeks, for Afghan refugees in Scotland. The temporary