97 m. ago Revealed: Five patient deaths were linked to junior doctors' strikes

An audit shows strikes by the BMA in 2023 and 2024 were raised in five Prevention of Future Death Reports issued by coroners.

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1 hour ago Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says

A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster

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3 h. ago Harrowing warning about police racism as 'lack of leadership courage' fears raised

A new report by the Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board (ISOB) says the Home Office must clarify how the Government's Police Race Action Plan (PRAP) will continue beyond next year and said the Home Office must be 'hands on'

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3 h. ago British children living in 'unbearable poverty' as students make school breakfast plea

More than three-quarters of children’s doctors say poverty-related illness has increased over the last two years, as they warned of an 'unbearable level' of hardship among kids

Society

3 h. ago 'Addictive' nicotine pouches sold to children are replacing disposable vapes

While disposable vapes are now banned, kids are turning to equally attractive nicotine pouches- which they can technically buy legally.

Politics

4 h. ago Billie Eilish to stop hiding behind producer brother as she thought wasn't 'good' enough

Nine-time Grammy winner Billie Eilish says she's grown as an artist since her brother Finneas has started chasing his solo career - and she's even been brave enough to ditch her parents on her current world tour

Politics

6 h. ago Dad changes surname to 'Rubber Duck' after best pal issues hilarious dare

Daniel Caldwell will legally change his surname to 'Rubber Duck' for a year after his childhood pal dared him to do it if they raised more than £3,000 for charity

Politics

6 h. ago Prince Harry retraces Diana's footsteps by walking through a land mine field in Angola for charity

Prince Harry has followed in his late mother’s footsteps by wearing a flak jacket and walking down a path in an active land mine field in Angola to raise awareness for a charity’s work clearing explosives from old war zones

Politics

7 h. ago Chinese takeaway raises eyebrows with saucy viral Facebook post

"Spat my coffee everywhere!"

Politics

7 h. ago Coronation Street's Theo unrecognisable in legendary kids TV show

A former star of Tracy Beaker has undergone a dramatic transformation and is now unrecognisable as a Coronation Street heartthrob

Culture

7 h. ago 'How can you say that we killed our baby?' Court hears what parents told police after two

Daniel Gunter, 27, and Sophie Staddon, 23, are both accused of murder and causing or allowing their son's passing on March 5 last year.

Events

7 h. ago Information that led to Afghan superinjunction being lifted was available last year, government admits

Fresh questions have been raised over why the unprecedented gagging order was maintained for so long when the level of risk to Afghans was known last year

Politics

7 h. ago Teen describes moment she was choked by father in 'attempted honor killing' after refusing arranged marriage

Fatima Ali, 18, testified against her parents Ihsan Ali, 44, and mother Zahraa Subhi Mohsin Ali, 40, at their attempted murder trial. They are accused of trying to strangle her in a Muslim 'honor killing'.

Events

7 h. ago How Sweden became a progressive powerhouse of women’s football

The country has a long history of championing the women’s game, pioneering coaching and iconic playersFor a nation with a population of 10 million, with a men’s national side that failed to quality for three of the past four World Cups, Sweden have a track record in women’s football that belongs to a sporting superpower.Sweden finished third at three of the past four Women’s World Cups and are five-time World Cup semi-finalists. They also claimed the silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympics. In Europe, their success is even more consistent and they stand one win from a 10th European semi-final when they meet England in Zurich on Thursday. Their men’s national side has not reached a world or European semi-final for more than 30 years. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Zuckerberg says Meta will build a data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push

The CEO said the company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence productsMark Zuckerberg proclaimed that Meta would spend hundreds of billions of dollars on developing artificial intelligence products in the near future and, to that end, construct a data center planned to be nearly the size of Manhattan.The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is among the large tech companies that have struck high-profile deals and doled out multimillion-dollar pay packages to AI researchers in recent months – some as high as $100m – to fast-track work on machines that could outthink humans on many tasks, a concept known as “superintelligence” or “artificial general intelligence”. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago Zuckerberg says Meta will build data center the size of Manhattan in latest AI push

CEO says company plans to spend hundreds of billions on developing artificial intelligence productsMark Zuckerberg proclaimed that Meta would spend hundreds of billions of dollars on developing artificial intelligence products in the near future and, to that end, construct a data center planned to be nearly the size of Manhattan.The parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is among the large tech companies that have struck high-profile deals, and doled out multimillion-dollar pay packages to AI researchers in recent months – some as high as $100m – to fast-track work on machines that could outthink humans on many tasks, a concept known as “super-intelligence” or “artificial general intelligence”. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago The Guardian view on the Afghan leak superinjunction: a dangerous precedent is set | Editorial

In an era of mistrust in politics, the government now has a duty to bring maximum transparency to a very opaque scandalOne of many extraordinary features of the data breach that put tens of thousands of Afghan lives in jeopardy is the length of time between the original leak and the government taking action. The email containing a highly sensitive dataset was sent from a Ministry of Defence computer in February 2022. Ministers were not aware of the problem until August 2023.The fact that the MoD’s systems were lax enough for the error to have been made is worrying enough. The delayed response is more alarming still. And then there is the disturbing mechanism by which the whole scandal was kept from the public eye.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Dad of crypto king mysteriously vanished in LA. Then ‘creepy texts’ from him started to arrive in the family group chat

Naiping Hou, 74, of Rancho Cucamonga, California was last seen on March 18

Politics

8 h. ago Fresh agony for family of Camp Mystic girl swept away in floods as her letters arrive home AFTER her death

Single parent McLeod McCrory, 50, has shared notes her daughter Blakely, eight, penned during her final days at the doomed Christian camp for girls in Hunt, Kerr County.

Events

8 h. ago Parents deny killing newborn baby found beaten to death on hospital ward

Brendon Staddon suffered injuries to his head, neck, legs and jaw on March 5 last year.

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