44 h. ago ‘I had no other choice but to go to A.I’: The free ‘therapy’ filling the gaps in America’s broken healthcare system

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

Science

1 week ago New plans to complete revamp of Glasgow Queen Street station

Shops and offices to fill long-standing gap site beside concourse

Politics

1 week ago Which tax rises could fill the £50bn black hole in Britain’s balance sheet?

The Independent looks at Rachel Reeves’ options as she looks to fill the gaping hole in Britain’s public finances this autumn

Economics

2 w. ago Treasury ‘considers inheritance tax reforms’ to fill £50bn spending gap in budget

The Treasury is reportedly drawing up options on inheritance tax ahead of the autumn Budget

Economics

2 w. ago Sha'Carri Richardson breaks her silence following arrest for pummeling her boyfriend at Seattle airport

American Olympic hero Sha'Carri Richardson has broken her silence after footage showing her shoving her boyfriend repeatedly has gone viral.

Events

3 w. ago Pfizer Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by FDA

Email obtained by Guardian says Pfizer was told approval may not be granted, meaning Moderna may have to fill gapPfizer’s Covid vaccine for young children may not be renewed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this fall, prompting Moderna to fill possible gaps in supply, according to an email obtained by the Guardian.The move would pull the only remaining Covid vaccine for all children under five from the market. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover £40bn deficit, thinktank says

NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap Rachel Reeves will need to raise taxes to close a government spending gap that is on course to reach more than £40bn after a slowdown in economic growth and higher-than-expected inflation, according to a leading thinktank.In a blow to Labour’s hopes of balancing the books without breaking manifesto commitments ruling out personal tax rises, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said a number of factors would knock off course the chancellor’s plans to stay within Whitehall spending limits. Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Religious schools fill the education gap for Afghan boys

In Kabul’s alleys and courtyards, boys in white caps and tunics recite verses from the Quran in a growing network of madrassas, the religious schools increasingly filling the gaps in Afghanistan’s fractured education system.

Culture