12 h. ago London Bridge LIVE as police swarm train station and people 'evacuated'

Police responded to an incident at London Bridge station this evening with people taking to social media to claim passengers were evacuated from platforms

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20 h. ago Google removes AI model after it accuses US Senator of sexual misconduct

Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn tells Google boss Sundar Pichai that Gemma produced fake links to non-existent news articles

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29 h. ago Ivy League student kicked out of Yale after creating fake identify from rural North Dakota to hide Asian roots

A Yale undergraduate known as 'Katherina Lynn' was expelled after officials discovered she fabricated her identity, claiming to be from rural North Dakota instead of California.

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30 h. ago Fight back against flood of fake news and AI 'slop' on tech platforms, media leaders urge PM

In a letter to the Prime Minister, leading figures from newspapers and broadcasting urge him to take steps to address the misinformation flourishing online.

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41 h. ago A fatal drop: what do we know about the drugs, 500 times stronger than heroin, taking Australian lives?

Only a few years after first being detected in Australia, nitazenes have been found in everything from vapes to fake heroin – and the death toll is risingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn the middle of winter last year, in a unit in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Carly Morse, Thomas Vale, Michael Hodgkinson and Abdul El Sayed used a rolled-up bank note to inhale cocaine. About 3am on 24 June 2024, all four likely became unresponsive.El Sayed’s uncle, Cory Lewis, became concerned late the following night when his nephew, who had been living with him, did not return home.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Trump issues stark warning to Nigeria threatening military action with ‘guns blazing’

DONALD Trump has threatened military action against Nigeria, accusing the West African nation of allowing the “killing of Christians” by Islamist extremists. Trump’s remarks came just one day after he added Nigeria to the U.S. list of “Countries of Particular Concern” over religious freedom. Posting on his social media platform, Truth Social, the former U.S....

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3 d. ago World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown

Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step upWith the once-familiar pillars of the old world order crumbling and the US stepping away from action on climate crisis, it falls to others to assume global environmental leadership. Those leaders who understand the urgency should seize the opportunity afforded by Brazil hosting Cop30 this month to build a coalition of committed countries determined to turn back the climate deniers.Many now see China – the most successful manufacturer of solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle technologies – as the global low-carbon powerhouse. But its national emission goals, recently submitted to the UN, are underwhelming and it is unclear whether China is willing to take up the mantle of climate leadership. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago FC Midtjylland warn against fake Celtic tickets with Europa League showdown set to be a sell out

The Hoops make the trip to Jutland on matchday four of the competition in six days time

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4 d. ago Fake baby scandal takes dark new turn as accused woman goes into hiding

The world has been gripped on the ongoing story of how a woman had secretly faked a pregnancy, birth and death of her baby, but now the woman at the centre of the drama has fled her home

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4 d. ago Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe

The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importerIt was a hell of a scoop.Here was Bill de Blasio, the progressive former mayor of New York who has been an enthusiastic supporter of Zohran Mamdani, suddenly turning on the man whom many expect to be elected as the next mayor next month. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'She should be embarrassed': Woman at centre of fake baby scam causes outrage with new update

Kira Cousins conned friends and family with a realistic Reborn doll and a prosthetic bump

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5 d. ago Business and charity leaders urge ministers to lead England’s transition to four

Open letter signed by more than 100 leaders comes after local government secretary criticised a council for switching to shorter weekAnalysis: Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stanceMore than 100 business and charity leaders have called on ministers to “lead the country’s transition toward a shorter working week”, after the local government secretary criticised a council for shifting to a four-day work pattern.Steve Reed wrote to South Cambridgeshire district council, the first English council to trial a four-day week, raising concerns about performance and value for money, and expressing his “deep disappointment” over the policy. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Fake baby scam 'mum' Kira Cousins signs exclusive TV documentary deal

A documentary is set to be made on Kira Cousins who shocked Scotland by faking her pregnancy and duping people into believing a plastic doll was her newborn.

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5 d. ago The face of a "despicable" fake cop who scammed a lady in her 90s

“I am grateful that Ahmed has been jailed for his role in such an awful scam, targeting a vulnerable individual"

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5 d. ago 'Fake' Madeleine McCann fears for her life in prison after someone 'slipped something in her drink'

Julia Wandelt, 24, is alleged by prosecutors to have peddled the myth she is Madeleine while stalking Kate and Gerry McCann by sending emails, making phone calls and turning up at their address

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5 d. ago Kerry Katona's boyfriend and net worth as she exposes fake pregnancy news

The former singer and realty TV star has addressed rumours that she is pregnant again

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5 d. ago Vietnam leader’s UK visit overshadowed by ‘interrogation’ of BBC journalist

British government being urged by friends of journalist to pressure Vietnam's top leader, who is scheduled to meet Sir Keir Starmer, to secure her release

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6 d. ago 'Fake pregnancy mum' who fooled family with toy baby 'goes into hiding'

Kira Cousins, from Airdrie in Scotland, fooled her her loved-ones into believing a plastic doll was her newborn baby having spent months wearing a fake bump

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6 d. ago Fake baby scandal deepens as Kira Cousins FLEES home & goes into hiding

FAKE baby ‘mum’ Kira Cousins has fled home and gone into hiding. The 25-year-old — who duped family, friends and the supposed father into believing she was pregnant — had been bombarded with hate online. Now, to escape the backlash, she has left the house she shares with her mum in Airdrie, Lanarkshire. A former pal said:...

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6 d. ago Moment gang posing as officers rob man for his watch before fleeing in fake police car

The robbery took place after a car crashed into multiple vehicles while reversing on College Road, Birmingham , at 2pm on Monday.

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