54 h. ago Outrage as Netanyahu announces October 7 inquiry will be led by Israel’s government

Nearly three-quarters of the public support a fully independent commission of inquiry

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4 d. ago Government should pass ban on Israeli settlements trade before Christmas – Bacik

‘There is a clear appetite for this to be done, and to be done swiftly,’ Labour leader Ivana Bacik said.

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2 w. ago What I told MPs about the government’s catastrophic Afghan data leak

For nearly two years, media organisations - including The Independent - knew about an MoD data breach that had exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants to UK resettlement schemes but were prevented from reporting what had happened due to an unprecedented superinjunction. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft was called to give evidence at an MP-led inquiry into the catastrophic error

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3 w. ago Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders

The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents showWhen Google and Amazon negotiated a major $1.2bn cloud-computing deal in 2021, their customer – the Israeli government – had an unusual demand: agree to use a secret code as part of an arrangement that would become known as the “winking mechanism”.The demand, which would require Google and Amazon to effectively sidestep legal obligations in countries around the world, was born out of Israel’s concerns that data it moves into the global corporations’ cloud platforms could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement authorities. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago AI psychosis is a growing danger. ChatGPT is moving in the wrong direction | Amandeep Jutla

OpenAI’s CEO has announced loosening the platform’s safety restrictions. He seems not to understand how humans are wiredOn 14 October 2025, the CEO of OpenAI made an extraordinary announcement.“We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive,” it says, “to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues.”Amandeep Jutla MD is an associate research scientist in the division of child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘It was a little daunting’: Liam Hemsworth on playing Geralt in The Witcher

The Australian actor has taken over from Henry Cavill, who announced in October 2022 that he would bow out from the role.

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans spot Tess and Claudia's replacements in 'please' plea

The pair shocked fans on Thursday (October 23) when they announced that they would be leaving the BBC One show

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4 w. ago Sad new details emerge about death of Limp Bizkit's bassist Sam Rivers at just 48

On 18 October, metal band Limp Bizkit announced their bassist and founding member Sam Rivers had died at the age of 48, and now new details about what happened have emerged

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4 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in disarray as potential chairwoman steps down and third survivor quits panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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4 w. ago Grooming gangs inquiry in disarray as potential chairwoman steps down and victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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4 w. ago Asda announces new child 'rule' in 205 stores on October 31 for the whole day

Shoppers have been given notice about the upcoming plans at the supermarket chain

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4 w. ago Aston Villa warn fans not to display political messages in Maccabi Tel Aviv game

The match has become politicised after Birmingham’s safety advisory group banned supporters of the Israeli side from attending.

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4 w. ago Labour accused of 'sabotaging' grooming gangs inquiry after abuse victims quit panel

The resignations have triggered renewed calls for the inquiry to be scrapped and replaced with a fully independent, judge-led process

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last month Governments have an obligation not to support genocide, Archibald says

Caoimhe Archibald said public money should not go towards providing financial assistance to any companies arming Israel.

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