2 h. ago Democrats wrestle over chance to kill the ban on transgender care in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Democrats have an opportunity to protect transgender people’s health care. It also comes at a time when Republicans see anti-trans policies as a winning issue, Eric Garcia writes

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7 h. ago BBC threatens legal action against AI startup over content scraping

Letter sent to Perplexity AI but US-based firm calls corporation’s claims ‘manipulative and opportunistic’The BBC is threatening legal action against Perplexity AI, in the corporation’s first move to protect its content from being scraped without permission to build artificial intelligence technology.The corporation has sent a letter to Aravind Srinivas, the chief executive of the San Francisco-based startup, saying it has gathered evidence that Perplexity’s model was “trained using BBC content”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'I worried for her physical safety but the online world put her most in danger'

Adele Zeynep Walton's sister, Aimee, was one of 88 alleged deaths caused by Canadian national poison parcels. In her new book Logging Off, Walton calls for greater online safety to protect others

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16 h. ago Met Police introduces patrols to protect women and girls at concerts

The operation began on June 5 at Beyonce’s concert at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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18 h. ago Canada imposes tariffs on steel and aluminium to curb imports

Ottawa places 100% levies on non-US shipments as it looks to protect jobs

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22 h. ago Denmark to deploy ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russian threat

US-made vessels will monitor maritime activity as part of military trial amid criticism over deepening ties with American tech firmsDenmark is deploying floating drones on the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure and bolster maritime surveillance amid the growing threat of hybrid attacks from Russia.The arrival of Saildrone, a California-based company, has prompted criticism in Denmark over forging tighter bonds with the US in such a sensitive area as digital security. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Denmark deploys ‘saildrones’ in Baltic to protect undersea cables from Russia

US-made unmanned vessels will monitor maritime activity as part of trial, amid criticism over closer ties with AmericaDenmark is deploying floating drones on the Baltic Sea to protect undersea infrastructure and bolster maritime surveillance amid the growing threat of hybrid attacks from Russia.The arrival of Saildrone, a California-based company, has prompted criticism in Denmark over forging tighter bonds with the US in such a sensitive area as digital security. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago 'Scotland's dumbest criminal' set fire to himself while torching cars for gang

Sheriff Tim Niven-Smith also imposed an eight-month supervised release period to protect the public from serious harm once Gibb is freed from jail.

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24 h. ago Simple mistake parents make during a heatwave could be deadly for your child

We've all got our children's best interests at heart but efforts to protect them could be putting them in danger

Society

25 h. ago Emmerdale star teases huge DNA twist and it's bad news for village

Emmerdale's Robert Sugden has been doing his best to protect his ex-husband Aaron Dingle from his long-lost sibling John Sugden, but it seems there could be more twists ahead

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28 h. ago Tough action needed to halt level of attacks on police in NI, federation warns

The Police Federation for Northern Ireland has launched the ‘Let Them Protect’ public campaign.

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29 h. ago English university students must face 'shocking' ideas in a drive to protect free speech on campus

The U.K. national regulator for higher education says students at English universities must prepare to confront ideas they find uncomfortable and shocking

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30 h. ago Miliband extends help with energy bills to more than 500,000 London homes

But campaigners warn the £150 rebate is not enough to protect vulnerable households

Science

33 h. ago How to keep your garden furniture in good nick all summer long

Experts reveal how to protect your alfresco furniture from sun, rain and mildew – and make it last more than one summer.

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39 h. ago JENNI MURRAY: Those paid to protect children must stop being scared of racism accusations and tell us what they know

When I encounter horror stories about the grooming gang scandal - and how the young rape victims were accused by police of being prostitutes - my blood boils.

Events

44 h. ago Technician awarded $75m in lawsuit after losing fingers in explosion while making HVAC repairs at a Kroger

Brian Mierendorf, 37, suffered the injuries while trying to protect customers from toxic chemicals at Michigan store

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47 h. ago Shabana Mahmood says UK will seek reform of human rights convention

Justice secretary says ‘public confidence in the rule of law is fraying’ but she wants to protect ECHR by changing itEchoes of Brexit as Starmer is pressed to seize initiative on human rightsThe justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said Britain will pursue reform of the European convention on human rights (ECHR), both at home and in Strasbourg, saying “public confidence in the rule of law is fraying”.Mahmood’s warning in her speech at the Council of Europe came as the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, said she would undertake an examination of how the courts were applying the right to freedom from degrading treatment. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Is it true that I ‘don’t get angry’? Or am I actually dangerously suppressing it?

Anger is rarely thought of as positive – but the emotion itself exists to protect us, says author of Good Anger, Sam ParkerMy friends and I sometimes rank the seven deadly sins in order of personal relevance. For me, “wrath” always comes last. (I shan’t say what’s first – too revealing.)Anger doesn’t feature in my day-to-day life. I even struggle to feel wrathful when it’s appropriate. World events make me fatalistic and depressed; when my gym instructor says to “let loose” on the ski machine, my effort remains constant. The time I visited a rage room, my main takeaway was that the Metallica song I selected as the soundtrack sounded fantastic on big speakers. Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Hackers, Spies and Saboteurs: How Leonardo will help to fortify UK Defence against Cyber Attacks

New service will support the delivery of a range of simulated attacks against Armed Forces target systems, replicating ‘real world’ adversaries to protect against security vulnerabilities.

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50 h. ago Woman woken by intruder and forced to put her jewellery in bag

Police have released a description of the suspect who they believe is responsible for four separate burglaries in Cardiff

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