6 h. ago Lib Dems to vote on blocking trans members from party roles reserved for women under reform of 'unlawful' diversity rules

Activists say current rules mean that biological women could be absent completely from party roles if the rules are followed and all the positions are held by trans women.

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41 h. ago ‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy

The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to ‘learn’ your child’s personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn’t long before I wanted this experiment to be over ...‘I’m going to throw that thing into a river!” my wife says as she comes down the stairs looking frazzled after putting our four-year-old daughter to bed.To be clear, “that thing” is not our daughter, Emma*. It’s Grem, an AI-powered stuffed alien toy that the musician Claire Boucher, better known as Grimes, helped develop with toy company Curio. Designed for kids aged three and over and built with OpenAI’s technology, the toy is supposed to “learn” your child’s personality and have fun, educational conversations with them. It’s advertised as a healthier alternative to screen time and is part of a growing market of AI-powered toys. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago 'Craven coward': Elon Musk responds to call for him to be sanctioned over remarks at Tommy Robinson's rally

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey called for the Telsa owner to be sanctioned over remarks he made to crowds attending the ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in London

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3 d. ago Lib Dems propose 'exclusion zones' banning criminals from certain areas after release

MSP Jamie Greene has submitted amendments to the Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill which would create so-called exclusion zones for those on licence.

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6 d. ago Chelsea could face points deduction after being hit by 74 FA charges

Chelsea have been given eight days to respond after being accused of breaking rules around the payment of agents for transfers and third-party ownership by the Football Association

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7 d. ago Starmer urged to sack Mandelson amid Epstein business deal revelations

PM says he has confidence in ambassador when questioned in the Commons by Lib Dem and Tory leadersKeir Starmer has been urged to sack Peter Mandelson as the UK’s US ambassador after more details emerged of his close friendship and business dealings with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.The prime minister was pressed on whether he knew that Mandelson, when business secretary in 2010, had reportedly allowed Epstein to help broker the sale of a UK government-owned business to a US bank – months after the financier had been released from jail in relation to his conviction for procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. Continue reading...

Economics

8 d. ago Lib Dem leader 'made to look a fool' over SNP independence spending

The Tories said Alex Cole-Hamilton had been ‘dangerously naïve’

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9 d. ago Daisy May Cooper shows off dramatic 10st weight loss in catsuit at son's birthday party

Daisy May Cooper showed off her 10 stone weight loss in a picture from her son's birthday party. The star has been candid about her transformation in recent years after making changes for her health

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9 d. ago Manchester City settle with Premier League and accept sponsorship rules are valid

Dispute over associated party transaction rules endsClub still face charges of breaching financial rulesManchester City and the Premier League have settled their dispute over rules that limit the ability of top-flight clubs to sign sponsorship deals with companies related to their ownership.The fight over so-called associated party transaction rules had been seen as a potential challenge to the entire Premier League rulebook, but both parties have now stepped back from the brink, with City agreeing to accept the legitimacy of the APT rules as they stand. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Man City release statement as Blues settle APT case with Premier League

Manchester City have agreed a settlement with the Premier League over Associated Party Transaction rules.

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9 d. ago Manchester City and Premier League 'reach a settlement' over rules dispute

Manchester City and the Premier League have reached a settlement out of court regarding their dispute in the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules case

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9 d. ago Man City and Premier League reach settlement over dispute before October trial

Manchester City and the Premier League have terminated proceedings regarding Associated Party Transaction rules after a settlement was reached

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1 week ago Beaming Kate Middleton ties back her lighter locks as she cheers on England at the Women's Rugby World Cup

Kate, 43, is attending the women's team's match against Australia in her role as Patron of the Rugby Football Union, while her husband Prince William watches Wales take on Fiji.

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1 week ago Beaming Kate Middleton ties back her newly blonde locks as she cheers on England at the Women's Rugby World Cup

Kate, 43, is attending the women's team's match against Australia in her role as Patron of the Rugby Football Union, while her husband Prince William watches Wales take on Fiji.

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1 week ago What happened to unlikely lothario Lembit Opik: After engagements to a weather girl and a Cheeky Girl, former Lib Dem MP slid into debt and ended up doing cruise ships gigs

From Westminster upstart to pop star's consort, Lembit Öpik has lived so many different lives it can be hard to keep track of his latest reincarnation.

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1 week ago Watch: Moment passengers scream in terror after bus crashes outside Victoria station as peer among 17 injured

Former Lib Dem MP David Alton taken to hospital amid claims the ‘out of control’ No24’s brakes may have failed

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1 week ago 'Trump Tower' stunt lights up Reform HQ as Nigel Farage slammed over 'foreign influence'

"Trump puppet" Nigel Farage should be put on a foreign influence watchlist after skipping Parliament to schmooze the President and his allies in Washington, the Lib Dems say

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2 w. ago QUENTIN LETTS: His jagged, gapped teeth had shades of Hannibal Lecter. Better watch out

The new supremo is Zack Polanski, 42, a smooth-talking vegan and ex-Lib Dem hypnotherapist who used to tell women they could think their way to a bigger bust.

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2 w. ago UK still ploughing millions into Putin's war chest through loophole, PM warned

Ministers have been urged by the Lib Dems to close loopholes which analysts say create hundreds of millions of pounds of tax revenue for the Kremlin

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2 w. ago Reeves’ tax hikes have hit ‘one in five job vacancies’ at small firms as Labour urged to fix ‘utter mess’

Exclusive: The Federation of Small Business has claimed Rachel Reeves does ‘not have the backs’ of its members as new analysis of official statistics by the Lib Dems has revealed the impact of the national insurance hike for employers

Economics