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UK accounting body to halt remote exams amid AI cheating

Candidates will have to sit assessments in person unless there are exceptional circumstances, says ACCA

The world’s largest accounting body is to stop students being allowed to take exams remotely to crack down on a rise in cheating on tests that underpin professional qualifications.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), which has almost 260,000 members, has said that from March it will stop allowing students to take online exams in all but exceptional circumstances.

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© Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

© Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

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British-Egyptian rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah apologises for ‘hurtful’ tweets

Campaigner recently released from prison makes statement after PM’s support is questioned by Tory MPs

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian human rights campaigner, has apologised unreservedly for what he accepted were shocking and hurtful tweets that he wrote more than 10 years ago in what he described as heated online battles.

He said he was shaken by the criticism that has rained down on him since the tweets were highlighted by shadow ministers challenging Keir Starmer’s support for him since he was released by the Egyptian government to travel to the UK after his release from more than 10 years in prison.

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© Photograph: Sayed Hassan/Getty Images

© Photograph: Sayed Hassan/Getty Images

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The hill I will die on: Pigeons are working-class heroes and deserve some respect | Toussaint Douglass

These unfairly maligned animals were nuggets for our ancestors and served for the UK during the second world war

Is there something I would figuratively die on a hill for? Yes, there is – and as it happens, I’m sitting on a literal hill right now, feeding them. Pigeons. Why pigeons? Because it’s about time they get the respect they deserve.

I like pigeons. Because they’re like me, working class. You can tell pigeons are working class because every pigeon looks knackered. It’s about this point in the conversation that people politely make their excuses and slowly back away (literally) while avoiding eye contact. No doubt, reading this, you are doing the same (figuratively).

Toussaint Douglass is a comedian from Lewisham, south London. His show Accessible Pigeon Material will be showing at Soho Theatre, 26-31 January 2026

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Tom Jenkins’s best sport photographs of 2025

The Guardian sport photographer selects his favourite images he has taken this year and recalls the stories behind them

This is a selection of some of my favourite pictures taken at events I’ve covered this year, quite a few of which haven’t been published before. Several have been chosen for their news value, others purely for their aesthetic value, while some are here just because there’s a nice story behind them.

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© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

© Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

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I was there: Europe’s dramatic Ryder Cup win signed off a strange week

Some extraordinary golf was often overshadowed by the Donald, colourful fans, crazy MCs and tempers flaring

I was out by the practice green late afternoon on the Monday of the Ryder Cup, and so was Bryson DeChambeau. He was on his own, signing autographs for the handful of people on the other side of the railings, and there was this one woman leaning over towards him, a bottle blonde, late middle-aged, in a tight white dress. She was only a couple of feet away from him but she was screaming in his ear like she was trying to reach someone across the far side of the golf course. “We love you Bryson! Bryson! We love you! We love you for everything you’ve done for the Donald! We love you for everything you’ve done for the Donald!”

It was a long, strange week, and when I think back on it now the golf is entirely overwhelmed by technicolour memories of the weird scenes around the grounds of Bethpage Black and in the surrounding town of Farmingdale. I wish I could say that the things I remember best are that approach shot Scottie Scheffler hit from 180 yards at the 10th, or the 40ft putt Rory McIlroy made on the 6th, or Jon Rahm’s chip-in from the rough at the 8th. But they’re not.

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© Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

© Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

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‘Seeing all the work that goes into DIY scenes changed my life’: the bitterly optimistic indie-rock of Prewn

Like her forebears Fiona Apple and Giant Drag, Izzy Hagerup puts a distinctly twisty take on indie-rock, and is unafraid of dark emotional truths

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A word that Prewn, AKA Izzy Hagerup, often uses to describe her music is “dissociation” – the disconnected emotional state embodied by many of the Chicago-born musician’s songs. It’s not an impression anyone would be left with from listening to her bitter, potent take on indie-rock. Hagerup’s guitar lines snake as they thrash; her balladry is grimy and expansive, steered by febrile vocals that recall mid-period Fiona Apple and the drone of the cello she played as a kid. Unexpected moments lurk, such as the shadowy slip into trip-hop on recent single Dirty Dog.

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© Photograph: Silas Ray Burns

© Photograph: Silas Ray Burns

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Is it true that … you’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed?

Stress releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol, which can suppress your immune system – but chronic concerns are more of an issue than short-term worries

‘Stress has a well-established effect on your immune health,” says Daniel M Davis, head of life sciences at Imperial College London. “But stress is a very broad phenomenon. You can feel stressed watching a horror movie, or you can experience long-term stress, like going through a divorce.”

Short-term stress can temporarily affect your immune system. “The number of immune cells in the blood changes,” says Davis. “But it returns to normal within about an hour, so it’s unlikely to have any major impact.”

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© Illustration: Becky Barnicoat/The Guardian

© Illustration: Becky Barnicoat/The Guardian

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Boy, 5, killed after arm trapped in ski resort travelator in Japan

Hinata Goto reportedly fell as he was trying to get off the 30-metre-long walkway

A five-year-old boy has died after becoming trapped in a moving travelator at a ski resort in northern Japan, local media have said.

The victim, Hinata Goto, died on Sunday after his right arm became trapped in the walkway’s winding mechanism during a family skiing trip to Otaru, a city on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.

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© Photograph: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images

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☕️ Rainbow Six Siege piraté : Ubisoft a fermé ses serveurs et annulé les transactions

Tout commence ce week-end par un cadeau de Noël totalement inattendu pour certains joueurs : des crédits, des objets, des skins et des packs ont été distribués « gratuitement ». Selon BleepingComputer, pas moins de deux milliards de crédits R6 qui auraient été distribués. Actuellement, 15 000 crédits R6 sont vendus 99,99 euros.

Selon l’ancien joueur et désormais streameur KingGeorge, des joueurs ont aussi été bannis et/ou réautorisés dans le jeu. De faux messages étaient aussi affichés sur le bandeau d’information du bannissement. Bref, c’est un peu le scénario catastrophe avec une pénétration des pirates en profondeur dans les mécanismes du jeu.

Ubisoft has apparently been breached by an unknown group that gifted random items and billions of R6 credits pic.twitter.com/Z8qnTWuClT

— Nevermiss (@Nevermissgg) December 27, 2025

La réaction officielle d’Ubisoft ne s’est pas fait attendre. Samedi 27 décembre (à 15h10 heure française), l’entreprise publiait un message sur le compte officiel de Rainbow Six Siege sur X : « Nous sommes au courant d’un incident […] Nos équipes travaillent à sa résolution ». Rapidement suivi d’un deuxième message, plus inquiétant : le jeu et sa marketplace « ont été volontairement mis hors service le temps que l’équipe se concentre sur la résolution du problème ».

Quelques heures plus tard, toujours sur X, Rainbow Six Siege répondait à la crainte de certains joueurs :

« Personne ne sera banni pour avoir dépensé les crédits reçus. Une annulation de toutes les transactions effectuées depuis 11 h (heure UTC) est en cours. L’indicateur de bannissement a été désactivé lors d’une mise à jour précédente. Les messages affichés ne sont pas de notre fait. Une vague officielle d’interdiction de R6 ShieldGuard s’est déroulée, mais n’est pas liée à cet incident. Nous travaillons d’arrache-pied pour que ce problème soit résolu et que les joueurs puissent rejouer ».

Hier après-midi, le compte officiel annonçait qu’une « restauration [était] en cours. Et, par la suite, des tests de contrôle approfondis seront effectués afin de garantir l’intégrité des comptes et l’efficacité des modifications ». Il y a quelques heures seulement, Ubisoft annonçait un « retour progressif, en ouvrant le jeu à un petit nombre de joueurs seulement ». Deux heures plus tard (ce matin à 3h12), « le jeu est ouvert à tous », mais pas la marketplace, qui reste fermée « jusqu’à nouvel ordre ».

Le retour en arrière est désormais terminé : : « Les joueurs qui ne se sont pas connectés entre le samedi 27 décembre à 10h49 UTC et le 29 décembre ne devraient voir aucun changement dans leur inventaire ». Par contre, pour ceux « qui se sont connectés après le 27 décembre à 10h49 UTC : un faible pourcentage d’entre eux pourraient temporairement perdre l’accès à certains objets leur appartenant. Des investigations et des corrections seront menées au cours des deux prochaines semaines ».

Ubisoft ne donne pas de détail sur le piratage de son jeu, mais des yeux se tournent vers une faille MongoDB massivement exploitée ces derniers jours. Nous aurons l’occasion d’y revenir dans la matinée.

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Le Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 se montre enfin sous Geekbench avec ses 192 Mo de cache L3

Vous le savez, nous le savons, preque le monde entier est au courant, AMD annoncera et lancera des nouveaux processeurs au CES 2026 de Las Vegas. Deux nouveaux mod�les sont au programme, les Ryzen 7 9850X3D et Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Concernant le Ryzen 7 9850X3D, nous serions sur un mod�le 8 c�urs / 16 threads, qui profiterait de 96 Mo de m�moire cache L3 et de vitesses folles, � savoir 4,7 GHz de base et 5,6 GHz en boost, pour un TDP de 120 W. Il devrait aussi permettre d'exploiter de la m�moire en 9800 MT/s.Concernant le Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, nous aurions 16 c�urs et 32 threads, mais surtout une double dose de 3D V-Cache pour un total de pas moins de 196 Mo de cache L3 ! Pour les vitesses, on �voque 4,3 GHz de base et 5,6 GHz en boost. En revanche, attention, le TDP serait de 200 W. […]

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OpenAI recherche un spécialiste des risques liés à... l’IA

En guise de résolution du nouvel an, OpenAI semble vouloir renforcer son dispositif de sécurité. Face à l’accélération spectaculaire des capacités de ses modèles d’intelligence artificielle, Sam Altman vient d’annoncer le recrutement d’un Head of Preparedness, un poste dont la mission est aussi claire qu’inquiétante : anticiper tout ce qui pourrait mal tourner avec l’IA.
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Kettles to roof leaks: expert tips on home care to avoid surprise bills

Prevention and and keeping on top of the small problems will save you money in the long term

Looking after electrical goods will save you money in the long term. “Regular, small tasks keep appliances working efficiently and help you avoid early replacements,” says Paula Higgins, the founder of the HomeOwners Alliance.

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© Illustration: Jamie Wignall/The Guardian

© Illustration: Jamie Wignall/The Guardian

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