68 m. ago Voices: ‘Such a shock’: Readers reveal what it’s like to learn a life

Our community has shared stories of impersonal diagnoses and overstretched services, agreeing that while digital updates can improve efficiency, compassion and communication must remain at the heart of NHS care

Events

77 m. ago Taylor Swift fans spot major new album clue in series trailer

Taylor Swift is still making headlines with her new album The Life of a Showgirl but fans are convinced she is already dropping hints about her next project.

Culture

2 h. ago New UK Government update on calls to stop income tax change in April

The Treasury has responded to an online petition calling for a stop to making tax digital next year.

Politics

2 h. ago M&S Christmas food launches today and shoppers beg for one thing to be added

Christmas fans are excited as Marks and Spencer has rolled out its range of festive food early this year - from biscuit tins to picky bits and festive fillings in sandwiches

Politics

4 h. ago Tesco shoppers rush to supermarkets after spotting return of Christmas sandwiches

Supermarkets are rolling out their 2025 Christmas ranges already and sandwich lovers are delighted that Tesco festive fillings are back - from returning favourites to plenty of newness

Economics

6 h. ago Michael Barrymore is embroiled in a furious argument with London shopkeeper over a packet of cigarettes as fallen presenter accuses staff of 'making up a new law'

Barrymore, 73, was incensed after his request for four packets of Silk Cut purple were refused due to previously unheard of restrictions on the sale of tobacco.

Politics

10 h. ago Big Brother with 'an app for everything', or just not that bad? Manchester's verdict on digital ID

"I like pen and paper, I don't do digital"

Politics

12 h. ago Expert's £20 paint trick making UK homes feel taller with no renovation needed

This may be one of the best house hacks - and the best thing is you won't have to spend a hefty cheque. With just tape, a roller and a tin of paint you could make your house appear bigger

Economics

17 h. ago OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content

New version will allow users to customize AI assistant’s personality in what firm calls ‘treat adults users like adults’ policyOpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a “treat adult users like adults” principle.OpenAI’s plan includes the release of an updated version of ChatGPT that will allow users to customize their AI assistant’s personality, including options for more human-like responses, heavy emoji use, or friend-like behavior. The most significant change will come in December, when OpenAI plans to roll out more comprehensive age-gating that would permit erotic content for adults who have verified their ages. OpenAI did not immediately provide details on its age verification methods or additional safeguards planned for adult content. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago Argument for rolling out ‘creepy’ digital ID ‘too optimistic to be convincing’

Viscount Camrose warned that the Government’s argument for rolling out a digital ID system was ‘too optimistic to be convincing’.

Politics

19 h. ago Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music

The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishingD’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51D’Angelo – a life in picturesIn the mid-90s, the Roots’ drummer Questlove was approached to work on the first album by a new soul singer. He turned the offer down out of hand: “I was like, ehhh, soul singers in the 90s – whatever,” he later remembered. “I’m not doing this. Nothing about soul singing had moved me, from any 90s offering, the same way it did with Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls.”A year later, with D’Angelo’s debut album Brown Sugar on the shelves, Questlove had radically reconsidered his opinion: when he spotted the singer in the audience at a show the Roots were playing, he “thwarted and threw off the entire show” by suddenly playing “an obscure Prince drum roll” in a (successful) attempt to attract his attention. “The only person that mattered to me that...

Politics

20 h. ago Emmerdale John Sugden's shock return 'unveiled' and fans don’t have to wait long

Emmerdale fans are convinced that killer John Sugden will be making his return to the village a lot sooner than they think, and it's not during the Corrie crossover

Events

20 h. ago Hollyoaks fans 'work out' Tony Hutchinson's heartbreaking exit after 30 years

Hollyoaks fans are convinced that a soap legend will be killed off next week as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations after Darren Osborne's worrying phone call

Politics

20 h. ago Who could Manny Pacquiao face next if he misses out on Rolly Romero fight?

Pacquiao is due to fight in January, but might not get a world title shot against Romero after all

Politics

22 h. ago ChatGPT ‘upgrade’ giving more harmful answers than previously, tests find

Campaigners ‘deeply concerned’ about response to prompts about suicide, self-harm and eating disordersThe latest version of ChatGPT has produced more harmful answers to some prompts than an earlier iteration of the AI chatbot, in particular when asked about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, digital campaigners have said.Launched in August, GPT-5 was billed by the San Francisco start-up as advancing the “frontier of AI safety”. But when researchers fed the same 120 prompts into the latest model and its predecessor, GPT-4o, the newer version gave harmful responses 63 times compared with 52 for the old model.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago All Creatures Great and Small's Siegfried Farnon admits 'I wasn't sure if it would work'

All Creatures Great and Small recently returned to our TV screens for its sixth series and Samuel West has revealed he wasn't convinced by one element of the show

Politics

22 h. ago Hollyoaks fans fear original character will be killed off during 30th anniversary

Hollyoaks fans are convinced a soap legend will be killed off next week as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations

Events

23 h. ago Welsh Coronation Street legend's exit 'sealed' in heartbreaking death twist

Coronation Street fans are convinced that a soap legend could be set for a heartbreaking exit in a devastating twist

Events

23 h. ago Married at First Sight UK fans convinced they know who will leave show after subtle clue

Married At First Sight UK viewers are convinced they know who will be leaving the experiment next

Politics

23 h. ago Coronation Street Todd's murder 'sealed' in exit twist but Theo's not the killer

Coronation Street fans are convinced they have worked out a heartbreaking exit to come for Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce)

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