Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.

A 10-day ceasefire to pause fighting between Israel and Hezb

Also: If you know what Eric Swalwell looks like, you'll get at least one question correct.

Going back to work after having a baby can be overwhelming. You're juggling all the emotions of being a new parent while getting up to speed at your job. Tips to help you make a smooth transition.

An NPR analysis shows how immigrants' attempts to live or work legally in the U.S. are caught in a bureaucratic morass.

The short course provides solid basics for using AI. But it also misidentifies AI products, links out to bad advice and raises ethical concerns about the products it promotes

Migrants deported from the U.S. routinely disappear into El Salvador's prisons the moment they land or in the weeks that follow. Many remain incommunicado from family and lawyers for years.

Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.

The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.

It's emerged that Lord Mandelson did not pass inital security vetting checks ahead of taking up the role of ambassador to the United States.

Paul Quinn, 52, is found guilty of the rape for which Andrew Malkinson was jailed for 17 years.

Kinahan, in his 40s, was arrested in Dubai on foot of an arrest warrant issued by the Irish courts.

Noah Sibanda died "alone, scared and in pain", his mother says.

The reported attack had caused concern and prompted protests calling for more details from police.

The UK government blocked the rapper from entering the country over his history of making pro-Nazi and racist statements.

The broadcaster was known for his eclectic taste and for helping champion world music on BBC Radio 1.

The actor, known for his role in BBC police drama Hope Street, has died "peacefully at home".

It comes after a group claimed to have targeted the Israeli Embassy in an online video post.

Bug hiding in plain sight for over a decade lands on KEV list

CISA is sounding the alarm on a newly-exploited Apache ActiveMQ bug, ordering federal agencies to patch within two weeks as attackers circle a flaw that's been quietly lurking for more than a decade.…

Or, how public information and a €5 tracker exposed an avoidable opsec lapse

Militaries around the world spend countless hours training, developing policies, and implementing best operational security practices, so imagine the size of the egg on the face of the Dutch navy when journalists managed to track one of its warships for less than the cost of some hagelslag and a coffee.…

We hear Sweden is lovely place for workloads to visit

Microsoft Azure capacity woes are back, and worse than ever, judging by the complaints of UK users.…

Starts new one on boot loops

More than a year after giving administrators an unwelcome surprise with a security update that turned out to be a Windows Server 2025 upgrade, Microsoft has marked the incident as "resolved."…

Rosalind Franklin moving again, though another budget cut looms

NASA is moving ahead with its contribution to the European Space Agency's (ESA) long-delayed Rosalind Franklin Mars rover despite another attempt by the Trump administration to cut funding for the effort.…

Users who stream their own media files ticked off as Plex warns Alexa skill will die on June 15

Plex is pulling the plug on its Alexa integration, leaving anyone who relied on voice commands to wrangle their media library out of luck.…

University student says he plans to move to Android, but concedes iOS engineers acting fast

Apple is finally working on a fix for a bug that has locked some users out of their iPhones for months, The Register understands.…

Jack might be on Track, but the order screen certainly isn't

Bork!Bork!Bork! It was not so much Jack in the Box as Bork on the Screen at a US drive-through fast food outlet the other day. Luckily, a Reg reader was there to take it all in.…

Top civil servant tells MPs bid was strong on quality and value for money

The UK government awarded Capita a £239 million contract to run the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) after assessing its past performance, despite the rollout later leaving thousands of retirees waiting for payments, a senior civil servant has said.…

All that kit, and the fix was simply stepping aside

On Call Life is filled with random events, but The Register tries to make readers’ lives just a little more predictable by always using Friday morning to bring you a new instalment of On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your tech support stories.…

She's well qualified but will need to navigate RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda.

Is $20,000–$25,000 a sweet spot for secondhand electric cars? We think so.

Data centers face construction delays and energy bottleneck as resistance grows.

The two newest Fire Sticks block apps from outside of Amazon's store.

"The world that was, doesn't exist. It's just us, trying to hold onto what was."

"I've been thinking about reentry for three straight years."

Prices for "critical components" are surging because of massive data center investments.

Blue Origin will soon launch the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, this time with a reused booster.

Here's which players are winning the race to transition to post-quantum crypto.

Europe's first Mars rover mission is now on its fourth rocket: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy