92 m. ago Vermont Republican lawmaker resigns over racist and antisemitic group chat

State senator Samuel Douglass, 26, and wife, Brianna, both made comments in Young Republicans Telegram groupA Vermont state lawmaker has resigned over racist and antisemitic chat messages that circulated within the Young Republican political group, another substantial consequence in a scandal that on Friday saw the New York state Young Republicans’ charter revoked.State senator Samuel Douglass, the only elected official known to have taken part in the leaked group chat exposed by Politico, resigned Friday over his participation. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Toto Wolff vows to 'learn from mistake' after failing to sign Max Verstappen for Mercedes

Toto Wolff has admitted he made a mistake in publicly courting Max Verstappen throughout the 2025 season, but has not ruled out a future move for the Red Bull racer

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2 h. ago Brexit impact on UK economy ‘negative for foreseeable future,’ Bailey says

The Bank of England governor, speaking at the G30 International Banking Seminar, highlighted a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate.

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3 h. ago Paul Scholes would oppose Man Utd hiring Ruben Amorim 'replacement contender'

Ruben Amorim's future at Manchester United is in doubt, and Paul Scholes may heavily oppose one name in particular who has been linked with replacing the Portuguese head coach

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4 h. ago Reform’s newest MP Danny Kruger: ‘On a personal level I deeply regret rejecting the Tory party’

Danny Kruger became Nigel Farage’s biggest scalp after the shadow minister defected to Reform. Alex Ross visited the East Wiltshire MP at his office to find out why he left the Tories – and what the future holds for Reform

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4 h. ago Paul Scholes would be dead against Man United move after bombshell Ruben Amorim claim

Ruben Amorim's future at Manchester United has been cast into speculation as of recent, and Paul Scholes won't be a fan of one manager who has been linked to replace him if recent comments are anything to go by

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4 h. ago Gavin and Stacey's Larry Lamb says he's 'done' while disussing health and ageing

Gavin and Stacey star Larry Lamb has opened up about his life in France and the UK, as well as his relationship status, health and his thoughts on the future of the hit BBC show

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6 h. ago Inside San Francisco’s new AI school: is this the future of US education?

The private Alpha School says its students can learn faster and better – but experts warn not all may benefit from an AI boom in schoolsIn the world’s tech innovation epicenter, an “AI-powered” private school has made headlines for unabashedly embracing the technology.Alpha School San Francisco, which opened its doors to K-8 students this fall, is the newest outpost of a network of 14 nationwide private schools. Its learning model entails just two hours of focused academic work per day, during which the school says students can learn twice as fast as their counterparts in traditional schools – with the help of artificial intelligence. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 21 haunting Halloween releases coming to cinemas in 2025: from family favourites to future cult classics

What better way to avoid the door knockers this Halloween than a trip to your local cinema to catch one of these frighteningly good releases this season?

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7 h. ago ‘There were stoats in kitchen cupboards’: AI deployed to help save Orkney’s birds

Stoats have been an existential threat to Orkney’s rare birds but technology is helping to eradicate themAt first, the stoat looks like a faint smudge in the distance. But, as it jumps closer, its sleek body is identified by a heat-detecting camera and, with it, an alert goes out to Orkney’s stoat hunters.Aided by an artificial intelligence programme trained to detect a stoat’s sinuous shape and movement, trapping teams are dispatched with the explicit aim of finding and killing it. It is the most sophisticated technology deployed in one of the world’s largest mammal eradication projects, which has the aim of detecting the few stoats left on Orkney. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer

Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuildingMargot Raggett has spent the past decade raising money for conservation efforts around the world but, right now, she feels nervous about the future. “It does feel like we’ve taken a backward step,” she said.The wildlife photographer has raised £1.2m for the cause in the past 10 years through her Remembering Wildlife series, an annual, not-for-profit picture book featuring images of animals from the world’s top nature photographers. The first edition was published in 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was being drafted but, in the years since, efforts to tackle the climate crisis have been rolled back. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Can you actually fool AI to push your resume to the top of the pile?

Recruiters are locked in a technological ‘arms race’ with desperate jobseekers — and secret instructions targeted at hiring robots are the latest trick, Io Dodds reports

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8 h. ago Man seeking asylum in Canada trapped at US Ice facility after he says he crossed border by mistake

Canada isn’t helping to repatriate refugee applicant Mahin Shahriar, a 28-year-old Bangladeshi man, his lawyer saysA refugee applicant living in Canada is trapped at a US immigration detention facility after he says he mistakenly crossed the border, but his lawyer says Canada isn’t helping to bring him back.Mahin Shahriar, 28, who came to Canada from Bangladesh in 2019, told the Canadian Press he accepted an invitation from a “friend” to visit a property near Montreal, which he now suspects was part of a broader human trafficking operation. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing materialAsk Google’s AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who.And if you ask OpenAI’s technology to do the same, a similar thing happens. What’s wrong with that, you may think? Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Gaza’s children needed a ceasefire – now they desperately need the aid that will keep them alive | Alison Griffin

The youngest and most vulnerable have suffered extreme mental and physical trauma. We can help – but we must be granted immediate accessAlison Griffin is head of conflict and humanitarian campaigns at Save the Children UKIn the last few days, we have seen celebrations alongside cautious optimism about a future for Gaza without bombs and bullets. This much needed pause in hostilities is providing children with the chance to sleep without the fear of drones above their heads, airstrikes on nearby buildings or fires breaking out in their tents. Families in Gaza are slowly returning to their neighbourhoods and trying to salvage what they can of their lives from the rubble.But crucially, what they are still not currently getting is full and sustainable access to aid supplies and vital services. This is about fundamental basic rights for children in the occupied Palestinian territory, which we have been demanding and advocating for since 1953.Alison Griffin is head of conflict and humanit...

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8 h. ago Blackstone says Wall Street is complacent about AI disruption

Jonathan Gray says private capital group has put risks from the technology ‘top of our list’ when evaluating deals

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9 h. ago Samuel Ojo on the future of technology and basic human needs – cartoon

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9 h. ago Amy Dowden's future on Strictly 'sealed' after eight years and fans will be gutted

Amy Dowden has been on the Strictly Come Dancing pro line-up for almost 10 years and has danced with several famous faces

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9 h. ago Best home security system 2025: Top UK house alarms tried and tested by experts

These are the best smart UK home security systems I’ve tested for keeping your house safe, from wireless alarms to video doorbells and security cameras that work seamlessly with your smart home technology.

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10 h. ago Nottingham Forest v Chelsea live: Ange Postecoglou under pressure after talks as Premier League returns

Postecoglou is yet to win after seven games in charge and the arrival of Chelsea could be crucial in deciding his future

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