11 h. ago Kids as young as five attacking teachers as UK schools recovering from impact of Covid

The impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns is still being felt in schools, teachers have said, as data shows a shocking rise in physical attacks on adults by children as young as five

Events

14 h. ago I used it to find nine siblings but now I’ve deleted my data: 23andMe users on the site’s bankruptcy

‘I don't know who could get their hands on what,’ 23andMe user Laura Khalil said after the company announced it is looking for a buyer

Politics

39 h. ago Move fast, kill things: the tech startups trying to reinvent defence with Silicon Valley values

Venture capital-backed, $1bn companies are disrupting the way war will be waged with AI and futuristic weapons. Will they overthrow the traditional big military manufacturers, and what would that mean for the battlefield?Visit tech startup Skydio’s headquarters on the San Francisco peninsula in California and you’re likely to find flying robots buzzing on the roof overhead. Docking stations with motorised covers open to allow small drones that resemble the TIE fighters from Star Wars films to take off; when each drone lands back again, they close. The drones can fly completely autonomously and without GPS, taking in data from onboard cameras and using AI to execute programmed missions and avoid obstacles.Skydio, with more than $740m in venture capital funding and a valuation of about $2.5bn, makes drones for the military along with civilian organisations such as police forces and utility companies. The company moved away from the consumer market in 2020 and is now the largest US dro...

Events

47 h. ago Edinburgh named foot fetish capital of Scotland as searches for 'feet pics' soar

Data has revealed that search results for the sexual fetish centred on feet has soared by 89% in the capital.

Politics

65 h. ago AI may help us cure countless diseases – and usher in a new golden age of medicine | Samuel Hume

AlphaFold, which uses AI to find a protein’s structure, has only been around since 2020 but has already had a meteoric impactAlphaFold might be the most exciting scientific innovation of this century. From Google DeepMind, and first reported in 2020, it uses artificial intelligence to figure out a protein’s 3D structure. The technology has already been used to solve fundamental questions in biology, awarded the Nobel prize (in chemistry – to Demis Hassabis and John Jumper) and revolutionised drug discovery. Like most AI, it’s only getting better – and just getting started.A protein’s structure gives us clues about its function, and helps us design new drugs. AlphaFold, which was trained on a huge database of experimentally solved structures called the Protein Data Bank, predicts a protein’s structure based on its amino acid sequence.Solving a decades-old problem: the structure of the nuclear pore complex, one of the biggest structures in the cell. This complex is the guardian of ent...

Politics

3 d. ago As a geneticist, I will not mourn 23andMe and its jumble of useless health information | Adam Rutherford

Millions paid to give away their most personal data. At least in return they found out more about their earwaxInformation is the most valuable resource on Earth. We shed data from everything that we do, and megalithic corporations hoover it up. With that, they know us better than we know ourselves, and the information we readily give up is used to upsell to us, and manipulate our political and personal views. We are users of social media, but in reality we are the product. Google’s mission was never simply to provide a search engine; it was to curate the world’s information. Perhaps it is no coincidence that the commercial genetic testing company 23andMe was cofounded by Anne Wojcicki, once the wife of one of the Google creators; 23andMe’s mission was to curate the single richest dataset in the known universe, the one you carry around in your cells: your genome.23andMe provided information purporting to be about your personal health and ancestry. All you had to do was spit in a tube...

Science

3 d. ago Surprising destination is named as UK's best value tourist attraction

To get the results, Premier Inn analysed data on admission prices as well as the time spent on average, at 300 locations around the world, to reveal the best value attractions for people to visit.

Politics

3 d. ago German newspaper boasts it tracked down private data of top US security officials

A German newspaper is boasting it has accessed personal data and contact information online, even passwords, for some of America’s top security officials, including Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.

Politics

4 d. ago Scottish Highlands take top spot as the most photogenic landscape in UK

The study, based on r/LandscapePhotography data, shows the Highlands captivated photographers

Culture

4 d. ago Stamp duty changes fail to 'slow the market' as house prices jump by £13k in just one year

Movers currently pay stamp duty if their property costs more than £250,000. But from April 1, buyers will have to pay a tow percent charge on all home purchases priced from £125,000.

Economics

4 d. ago Mapped: House and rental prices revealed across the UK as growth accelerates

Figures from the Office of National Statistics show average private rent in the UK was £1,326 per month in February 2025

Society

4 d. ago Why you could face a huge 42% penalty when renewing car insurance

Motorists who leave renewing their insurance to the last minute are paying £164 more, on average, than those who renew 26 days earlier, data shows.

Politics

4 d. ago Annual house price growth accelerates but rental prices slow

The figures were released as the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation slowed by more than expected.

Society

4 d. ago Annual house price growth accelerates but rental prices slow – ONS data

The figures were released as the rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation slowed by more than expected.

Society

4 d. ago Odds of May interest rate cut rise after UK inflation falls to 2.8% – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as pound dips after February’s inflation reportFurther benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bnFive economic factors that will govern Rachel Reeves’s spring statementSterling is weakening a little, after UK inflation fell by more than expected this morning.The pound has lost nearly a third of a cent against the US dollar to $1.2915.The market reaction to this data has been minimal, as the focus remains on the Spring Statement later today.The pound has dropped slightly, but GBP/USD is down less than 20 pips so far on Wednesday, the bond markets are not open, but we think that UK Gilts will also have a mild reaction to this data. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Top Fed official says market angst over inflation would be ‘red flag’

Austan Goolsbee’s warning comes after key survey shows consumers expect soaring price growth

Economics

4 d. ago ONS local jobs data gives ‘volatile’ results, research finds

Assessment will add to questions about the work of embattled UK statistics agency

Politics

5 d. ago Revealed: Why you could now face a huge 42% penalty when renewing your car insurance

Motorists who leave renewing their insurance to the last minute are paying £164 more, on average, than those who renew 26 days earlier, data shows.

Politics

5 d. ago February inflation set to ease in ‘calm before storm’ of April bill hikes

The latest inflation data will be published on Wednesday, the same day the Chancellor delivers her spring statement.

Economics

5 d. ago Unity Trust Bank marks 40 years of impact with increase in lending to areas of high deprivation

Unity Trust Bank, which supports organisations that create positive social impact across the UK, has published its annual results for 2024, reflecting its strong commitment to housing and healthcare in Scotland.

Economics