Visitor numbers to UK’s 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds Traffic to pornography websites in the UK has fallen in the wake of age checks being introduced this year while use of specialist software to dodge viewing restrictions has increased, according to the communications watchdog. Ofcom said the enforcement of age vetting on 25 July led to an immediate fall in visits to popular online porn publishers, including the most visited provider in the UK, Pornhub. Continue reading...

There will also be live music performances from Andrea Bocelli, Robbie Williams and Nicole Scherzinger.

Former MP and leader of the House of Commons tells court ‘situation took its toll on me’ The former Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, was forced to increase security at her home and office after she was targeted by a stalker, a jury has heard. Mordaunt sobbed in court as she described how the alleged attentions of Edward Brandt, 60, which included bombarding her with emails and calls and jumping a security barrier at her office, left her feeling vulnerable and drained. Continue reading...

Bells of St Peter’s ring out and thousands of pilgrims and tourists applaud selection of Francis’s successor Thick white smoke billowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling to the world that the Roman Catholic church has a new pope. The smoke was met with loud applause from the thousands of pilgrims and tourists waiting in St Peter’s Square. It means that one of the 133 cardinals inside the chapel has obtained the necessary two-thirds majority required to win the conclave, the secretive centuries-old ritual of electing a new pontiff. Continue reading...