37 h. ago Dutch safety board calls for urgent improvements after deadly North Sea cargo ship blaze

A Dutch safety watchdog says that protocols for responding to emergencies on busy North Sea shipping routes off the Dutch coast must be urgently improved

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41 h. ago Mikel Arteta calls on Arsenal board to give new contract to ‘really important player’

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is looking to reshape his side this summer as they bid to kick on next season and win silverware, and is hoping that the club's board see fit to hand out a new deal to Thomas Partey

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2 d. ago ‘Every person that clashed with him has left’: the rise, fall and spectacular comeback of Sam Altman

From Elon Musk to his own board, anyone who has come up against the OpenAI CEO has lost. In a gripping new account of the battle for AI supremacy, writer Karen Hao says we should all be wary of the power he now wieldsThe short-lived firing of Sam Altman, the CEO of possibly the world’s most important AI company, was sensational. When he was sacked by OpenAI’s board members, some of them believed the stakes could not have been higher – the future of humanity – if the organisation continued under Altman. Imagine Succession, with added apocalypse vibes. In early November 2023, after three weeks of secret calls and varying degrees of paranoia, the OpenAI board agreed: Altman had to go.The drama didn’t stop there. After his removal, Altman’s most loyal staff resigned, and others signed an open letter calling for his reinstatement. Investors, including its biggest, Microsoft, got spooked. Without talent or funding, OpenAI – which developed ChatGPT and was worth billions – wouldn’t even ex...

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4 d. ago Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta challenges board with plea as 'four or five' to leave

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has called out the Gunners board ahead of the summer transfer window as he looks to swap his third silver medal for gold next season

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8 d. ago Brit on holiday up north films 'big cat' with dead rabbit in mouth in 'fascinating' sighting

Mystery beast spotted while Brit was enjoying a weekend break with his wife in Northumberland but he filmed it and posted the footage on Facebook asking for help

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9 d. ago 'Unbelievable': Hibs' David Gray pays tribute to players and board for big call as St Mirren take umbrage at officials

Head coach believes bond between team and fans is as strong as he’s seen

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1 week ago Bus driver killed by Edinburgh tram 'because horn was not loud enough'

Carlos Correa Palacio died in 2018 with the tragic incident highlighting long-standing safety concerns amid calls for urgent improvements to tram warning systems.

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1 week ago 'Deeply personal and painful' experiences of maternity services must lead to action

That is the call of the head of a patient group, and health board chiefs said they are responding

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1 week ago Mum 'made wrong decision' and got on plane after horrifying call from doctor

Michelle Gidion and her family were about to board a flight to the French Alps when a consultant called to tell her she'd been diagnosed with leukaemia and should not fly

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2 w. ago Green Brigade call out Celtic board for hardline Hibs tifo stance as 2 reasons issued for ultras roadblock

The fan group have vented online after their banner for the clash with David Gray's men was turned down

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2 w. ago Police 'sent to stop bus after passenger refused to put packet of cheese and onion crisps away'

A woman on board the bus in Galway put a call in to the cops to complain about the smell of the crisps, according to the Irish Mirror.

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2 w. ago Kevin Thelwell sent back to Rangers drawing board as takeover kings watch transfer guru they 'liked' make bold call

Incoming sporting director Kevin Thelwell had reportedly been keen to take an Everton ally with him to Ibrox

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3 w. ago Rodgers 'gold dust' leaves Celtic skipper awestruck as Callum McGregor sends clear message to board about boss

McGregor is hoping his boss commits to a new deal after being blown away by his 'gold dust'

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3 w. ago A shooting at a small North Carolina college leaves 1 dead, 6 wounded

A shooting at a small college in eastern North Carolina left one person dead and six others wounded and prompted a campus lockdown

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4 w. ago Zelensky claims North Korean missile used in devastating Kyiv attack which left 12 people dead and dozens injured contained 'American components'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed the North Korean missile used to destroy part of Kyiv in a devastating overnight attack contained American components. 

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4 w. ago Russia used North Korean missile in killer Kyiv strike, Zelensky says as he reveals death toll has climbed to 12 with more than 100 injured in blast

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed that Vladimir Putin's forces used a North Korean missile in the deadly attack on Kyiv that has so far killed 12 and injured more than 100. 

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