43 minutes ago Apps that create deepfake nudes should be banned, says online safety group

Internet Matters has urged the Government to respond to a study which says thousands of teenagers have encountered an AI-made deepfake nude image.

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43 minutes ago Cabinet is ‘united’ on Budget, says Reeves after ministers settle spending plans

The Chancellor said it was ‘right’ that Cabinet ministers had attempted to get the best settlements possible for their departments.

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2 hours ago The Franchise review – Armando Iannucci’s superhero satire is saved only by a standout star

This spoof from a team of comedy greats ends up a bit of a mess – largely due to the lack of great jokes. But one actor comes up with the goodsIt is a strange truth that to satirise something effectively, you have to love it – at least a little. You have to see it in the round and understand not just where it fails but where it succeeds, and why some people like it while others loathe it. Good satire doesn’t come from indifference: it comes from disappointment, rage and the desire to show not just how things fail but how they could be better.Jonathan Swift wrote about people eating babies because he was furious. Jane Austen looked at Georgian women’s lot and laid bare all its miseries through laughter. Leaping over a few centuries, the likes of Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister an...

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2 hours ago Mikel Arteta 'honest' as Arsenal boss explains way to fix discipline problem

Gunners saw third player sent off in eight games on Saturday

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2 hours ago Aaron Ramsey gives honest thoughts on INEOS after working with Man Utd owners

INEOS became involved at Manchester United in February following Sir Jim Ratcliffe's £1.3billion deal to acquire a minority stake in the club, but fans haven't witnessed progress this season

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2 hours ago Ant and Dec 'leaked WhatsApp messages' show role in Newcastle's Saudi takeover

Newcastle United's takeover from the Saudi Public Investment Fund was in danger of stalling in 2020, with leaked messages showing the showbiz double act's role in moving talks along

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2 hours ago Glasgow Warriors play down talk of alleged gouging in Sharks defeat in South Africa

Knee injury to prop Nathan McBeth confirmed

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2 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional welcomed back after 'snub' left fans fuming

Strictly Come Dancing's Lauren Oakley has been left without a partner for the 2024 series but she was back on television screens to present the choreography corner segment on It Takes Two

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2 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing fans say same thing as star appears on It Takes Two after 'snub'

Strictly Come Dancing professional Lauren Oakley has been left without a partner for the 2024 series, but has made a return to It Takes Two this week to present choreography corner

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3 hours ago 'Your nursing team are fully behind you': Senior hospital manager told Lucy Letby 'hang in there, girl' after she was accused of harming babies, public inquiry hears

Karen Rees admitted she got 'too close' to the nurse after she was moved off the neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She told bosses it was 'immoral' Letby was taken off the neonatal unit.

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