Ostensibly, plant lovers should be the easiest to shop for. Just get them a plant, right? Wrong. (Well, most of the time.) I review indoor hydroponic gardens for WIRED and have been a proud plant parent for almost 30 years, so I can say that even if you have a running mental catalog of all your recipient's houseplants and know which ones they don't yet have, you may not know what they have space for, or what kind of substrate or pot they'd like to be using. In general, the best gifts remind them of the plants they do have, or that will help them care for them.

Issued one day before the deadline set by the US president, the BBC's official apology to Donald Trump leads the way on the front page of the Guardian. Under the headline "BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama, but rejects $1bn claim" the paper quotes the BBC's public statement that "sincerely regrets" how it edited a clip of his speech in a Panorama documentary, but strongly disagrees there is a basis for Trump's defamation claim. The Daily Telegraph, which originally broke the story about Panorama, has a new angle involving another big BBC show.

Trump has played only three events this year and is ranked number 461 in the American Junior Golf Association rankings. She received a sponsor's exemption to play at the Annika but ended the first day four shots behind her closest competitor and 19 off the lead, held by South Korea's Haeran Ryu on six under. "The whole time I was nervous without a doubt," said Trump. "I thought I did pretty good for just first time, being the youngest player in the field. I had a great time out there."

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Noor NanjiCulture reporter Reuters / AFP via Getty Images The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode which spliced parts of a speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation. The corporation said the edit had given "the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action" and said it would not show the programme again. Lawyers for Trump have threatened to sue the BBC for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the corporation issues a retraction, apologises and compensates him. The fallout from the scandal led to the resignations of BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness.

Apple enthusiasts know that the latest generation of watches only rarely go on sale, so imagine my surprise this morning to spot the Apple Watch Ultra 3 marked down at Amazon. Like the other Apple Watches, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 comes in a variety of case color and band combos, so your mileage may vary on which are discounted. I spotted three at the lower $700 price point: Black Titanium Case with Black Alpine Loop, Natural Titanium Case with Blue/Bright Trail Loop, and Natural Titanium Case with Light Blue Alpine Loop…

Stephen Fairclough,in Cefn Fforest and Angela Ferguson,BBC Wales BBC An 18-year-old man from Newbridge has been arrested in connection with the incident, police said A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old girl died and a woman was seriously injured. An 18-year-old man from Newbridge has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder in connection with the incident in Cefn Fforest, near Blackwood, Caerphilly, at around 07:15 GMT, Gwent Police said. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene while a 56-year-old woman from Cefn Fforest is currently receiving treatment in hospital.

Last month, Tatum told BBC Sport that the NBA wanted to collaborate with EuroLeague over plans and that any NBA Europe plans would be to help the sport's overall growth. However, EuroLeague chief executive Paulius Motiejunas said the NBA's proposals would only "hurt" the sport and that an additional league is "not necessary". "I'm here to grow basketball in Europe, to make it better," Motiejunas told BBC Sport. "From time to time, you have these new projects or new ideas coming. They can either grow the status quo or make it much better or they can hurt.

Compare Top 7 Best Webcams Before You Buy, Try Using Your Smartphone AccordionItemContainerButton You may not need a dedicated webcam at all. It's actually really easy to use your smartphone's cameras as a webcam instead, and they're usually far superior. Recent iPhones, for example, have a feature called Continuity Camera—this works with certain MacBooks and allows you to wirelessly use the iPhone's camera as a webcam. Apple even sells a Belkin mount that lets you hang your iPhone off the top of your MacBook or external monitor for the full effect.

Michael RaceBusiness reporter Chris O'Shea was speaking to the BBC as part of the Big Boss Interview series Sean FarringtonBusiness presenter Chris O'Shea hasn't lived in Scotland for decades but the boss of Centrica, the owner of British Gas, is worried over the future of the energy industry in his homeland. He is concerned that the "demise" of drilling for gas and oil in the North Sea and the move to green energy will not create new roles quickly enough to offset job losses. His wide-ranging interview with us follows a series of difficult moments for the industry as soaring energy prices pushed household bills up and saw bumper dividends to shareholders and pay packets to bosses - including him.

Rees-Zammit made his international return as a replacement in the second half against Argentina to win his 33rd cap. The 24-year-old came back to rugby with Bristol this summer after two years attempting to make it in American football. The wing will make his first start since the 2023 World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina and attempt to add to his tally of 14 international tries. "He played a good few minutes last weekend and we feel he's ready to return to the starting line-up," said Tandy. "I think we've definitely seen lots of how we want to play against Argentina.

If you’ve ever shopped for a beauty product, you’ve probably heard of Sephora. The brand is known for its excellent rewards program, free birthday gifts, free samples, generous return policy, and a giant variety of shades and products for everybody. Splurging on makeup, skincare, and haircare products can be expensive, but a Sephora promo code makes it easier to treat yourself to a big black-and-white striped bag of beauty products. Sephora Black Friday Sale 2025 Like so many other brands, Sephora is holding their own Black Friday Sale. This means it’s a great time to upgrade your beauty collection while staying on-budget with major discounts on often-pricey makeup.

Newly released emails suggesting Donald Trump knew about the conduct of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein dominate Thursday's papers. "He knew about the girls" is the Guardian's headline, quoting directly from one of the messages released by Democrats on the House oversight committee. The email is one of three published exchanges containing allegations that the US president was aware of Epstein's activities. Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. Trump "spent hours" at Epstein's house with a woman later identified as a victim of sex trafficking is the Financial Times' lead, as it focuses on another allegation revealed in the newly released emails.

Great Britain's women began their EuroBasket 2027 qualification attempt with a 85-64 victory over Switzerland in Manchester. The hosts trailed 22-12 after the first quarter, before scoring 32 points in the second to lead by six at half-time. Britain pulled away after the break to secure a dominant victory in their opening Group D match in the first round of qualifying. Holly Winterburn hit a game-high 26 points for the hosts at the National Basketball Performance Centre. Britain face Austria in Vienna on Saturday, before playing Norway in Bergen on Tuesday.

Mark SavageMusic correspondent Getty Images Dua Lipa was among the artists calling on the government to curb the resale of tickets at vastly inflated prices Pop stars including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Sam Fender, Radiohead and The Cure have called on Sir Keir Starmer to honour his election promise to protect fans from online ticket touts. More than 40 musicians have signed a letter urging the UK prime minister to "stop touts from fleecing fans" and cap the price that can be charged when tickets are resold. The government launched a public consultation on the issue in January after complaints from fans, saying it would tackle touts who "are systematically buying up tickets on the primary market and reselling them to fans at often hugely inflated prices".

While Middleton-Patel stole the show by the end of the night, it was Earps who was the focus before kick-off. The mural of Earps, painted outside Old Trafford following her heroics with England at Euro 2022, bore a 'Welcome to Manchester' message which felt riddled with irony as she stepped out in the pouring northern rain in the opponent's colours. She was a heroine to many during her time at United and played a key role in the club's first FA Cup victory, and their rise up the Women's Super League table.

A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the hemp extracts industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including gummies and drinks. The provision, part of the funding bill passed by the US Senate Monday night, would ban the “unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp-based or hemp-derived products, including delta-8, from being sold online, in gas stations, and corner stores,” according to a Senate Appropriations Committee summary of the legislation. The bill, accounting for $26.65 billion in funds, is being voted on in the House of Representatives Wednesday.

Catherine MorrisonBBC News NI BBC Fiona Ferris says the video of her giving CPR to a pedestrian who was knocked down and killed added to the family's grief A woman who was filmed giving CPR to a man fatally injured in a road crash is calling for photographs and videos of crash sites to be made illegal. Fiona Ferris was driving home through Newry, in County Down, with her two young children in the car last December when she attempted to help pedestrian Dominic McGrath, who had been knocked down by a bus.

Mark Selby beat defending champion Mark Williams 6-5 in a final-frame decider to reach the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Leicester. In a high-quality opening between two of the greats - who hold seven world titles between them - Wales' Williams took the first two frames with breaks of 77 and 114. England's Selby responded with two half centuries and a wonderful break of 136 as he reeled off the next four frames to lead 4-2, before Williams replied by edging three hard-fought frames to go 5-4 up.

On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police Department records. It was not a routine purge. For seven months, the data—records that had been requested on roughly 900 Chicagoland residents—sat on a federal server in violation of a deletion order issued by an intelligence oversight body. A later inquiry found that nearly 800 files had been kept, which a subsequent report said breached rules designed to prevent domestic intelligence operations from targeting legal US residents. The records originated in a private exchange between DHS analysts and Chicago police, a test of how local intelligence might feed federal government watchlists.

David CowanBBC Scotland home affairs correspondent Getty Images The UK Supreme Court issued its ruling on two appeals A landmark ruling by the UK Supreme Court could trigger multiple legal challenges by men convicted of sexual offences in Scotland. Five judges have ruled that Scotland's courts have taken an approach to evidence which risks depriving a defendant of their right to a fair trial. The Supreme Court had been considering the case of two men, David Daly and Andrew Keir, who were appealing against convictions for rape. The court dismissed their appeals and said they had received fair trials – but ruled that Scotland's courts should change their approach to the admission of evidence in such cases.

England's games against Serbia and Albania - which conclude their World Cup qualifiers - may be dead rubbers, with qualification secured, but they are highly significant when it comes to deciding who plays in that key area when the tournament starts. Rogers revealed the extent of his friendship with Bellingham when he said: "I don't remember it, but apparently he came to my fifth birthday party." They are often seen together on England duty and Rogers has said previously: "It made it even sweeter, sharing the pitch with him again. It's so nice, knowing I can share these moments with him and that he feels happy and proud as well.

As more robots start showing up in warehouses, offices, and even people’s homes, the idea of large language models hacking into complex systems sounds like the stuff of sci-fi nightmares. So, naturally, Anthropic researchers were eager to see what would happen if Claude tried taking control of a robot—in this case, a robot dog. In a new study, Anthropic researchers found that Claude was able to automate much of the work involved in programming a robot and getting it to do physical tasks. On one level, their findings show the agentic coding abilities of modern AI models.

Kate Whannel,Political reporter and Brian Wheeler,Political reporter Watch: Sir Keir Starmer says any any attack on cabinet members "unacceptable" Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he has "never authorised" attacks on his cabinet ministers, calling briefings against them "unacceptable". The PM was speaking at Prime Minister's Questions after some of his allies told numerous media outlets he could face a leadership challenge from another cabinet minister such as Health Secretary Wes Streeting. There has been speculation about the extent to which Sir Keir was aware of the anonymous briefings, which had been aimed at shoring up his position, or had encouraged them in some way.

Edwards leaves Middlesbrough second in the Championship table, five points behind leaders Coventry City. Wolves, meanwhile, are rooted to the bottom of the top-flight table after a poor start to the season in which they have picked up just two points from their opening 11 league games. Edwards will be joined at Wolves by Harry Watling, who takes on the role of assistant head coach and was part of his team at the Riverside Stadium. Wolves executive chairman Jeff Shi said Edwards had shown "tactical awareness" when he was a youth coach at the club.