Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’ Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast When a man with a terminal illness wrote to his…
The country has been left in the dark as it endures power cuts caused by the Iran war and reliance on gas imports At 1am, Halder’s alarm goes off and the 34-year-old Bangladeshi bank employee rises and heads to her kitchen. She is up at this time…
As a new exhibition celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Gordon Parks Foundation, those who knew him discuss his most powerful images Gordon Parks was not only a renowned photographer but also a poet, composer, director and mentor to so many…
After a battle to get his autistic children properly assessed, the London MC has co-founded a specialist centre in Kent to help neurodivergent kids realise their potential It has been a busy few weeks for the London rapper Giggs. Two weeks ago, he…
The women were among hundreds who were harmed by their treatment at County Durham health trust.
More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias Afwerki More than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for…
A NHS trust in north-east England told the BBC that 20 women underwent mastectomies that could have been avoided.
Exclusive: Survey finds 78% of councillors feel at risk in their roles, with 52% saying intimidation has risen in past year Heather Williams has been shouted at in the street, received death threats, threats of sexual violence, and had dog faeces…
(March Hare Music) This fusion of western folk and the traditional music of the Baka people creates an uneven patchwork of sound – but it astonishes when their vocals are placed front and centre Over the past 30 years, British folk musicians Su…
Woody, Buzz and their boxful of plastic friends are back, while Riz Ahmed gives a bravura performance in a compelling modern-day Shakespeare adaptation Not particularly hot off the production line – Toy Story 4 was seven years ago – Woody, Buzz and…
Wonderful archive footage charts the Sheffield outsiders’ unlikely rise, but the distant camerawork struggles to capture the thrill of their triumphant O2 gigs In 1978, in the classroom of a comprehensive school in Sheffield, a skinny, shortsighted…
Wembley will host its first American college football game on Saturday and one of Kansas' most famous fans could be among the 60,000 crowd.
Latest data to defy economic gloom shows 0.5% rise boosted by purchases of sports items, aircon units and fans amid heatwaves Business live – latest updates Retail sales across Great Britain unexpectedly rose last month, the latest economic…
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Mothercare has warned it faces a “highly uncertain” future after its Middle East franchise partner revealed it was set to close most of its franchised stores across the region next year…
Warwick Levy, who runs Lonely Kids Club, says AI may have been used to scrape his entire website and replicate designs Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast After 15 years running a small business making T-shirts, Warwick Levy…
(Major Arcana/Giant Music) Lorely Rodriguez contemplates the meaning of home – both physical and emotional – on a gorgeously humid, hopeful album that makes a virtue of her searching nature Since the early 2010s Lorely Rodriguez has cut a restless…
Twenty women have undergone unnecessary mastectomies, while others suffered significant harm while under the care of an NHS trust, a review of cases has found.
Repeated flooding of a key conservation site in Oxfordshire leaves a charity frustrated.
After a week of alarming warnings about the technology’s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) where they will…
The former world title challenger, 61, will take on representatives from five other continents in a tournament rated by the global chess body Fide Nigel Short, the 1993 world title challenger, will head to the Antarctic for his next tournament as…
Home, Manchester Rona Munro’s understated untangling of a fractured relationship is revived with Christine and Lois Mackie You can see why they cast real-life mother and daughter Christine and Lois Mackie in the central roles of Rona Munro’s 2002…
The billionaire’s departure will change little day-to-day but could be significant for club’s stadium plans Not since a doomed foray into the thorny world of the transfer market has Todd Boehly had any real influence over the day-to-day at Chelsea…
Yes sport is about effort, sweat and inclusivity – but it also turns elite athletes into magnificent specimens of humanity where the aesthetic is part of the appeal Have you seen the 40-second video that will change the way you think about women’s…
Their debut stormed the charts and wowed Iggy Pop, but health crises threatened to derail the Brighton duo. Now they’re back, taking aim at the manosphere, fascism and the ruling class At a last-minute surprise show in London, the British punk duo…
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