11 h. ago Vaping overtakes smoking in Britain for first time after generational shift

Campaigners welcome Office for National Statistics data showing 5.4 million people now vape compared to 4.9 million smokers

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14 h. ago How UK's ditched cigs and turned to vaping: Record 5.4million now use e

Just 9.1 per cent adults in Britain smoked in 2024, down on last year and a fraction of the nearly 50 per cent during the 1970s, according to the ONS.

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1 week ago Who's who of French artists in focus as a major private art collection goes on show in Berlin

A major German private art collection accumulated over four generations is going on large-scale show for the first time in Berlin

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3 w. ago Brand new Ryanair Boeing 737 Max jet carrying 160 to Britain is evacuated with emergency slides deployed moments from take

A brand new Ryanair Boeing plane that was set to carry 160 people to the UK has been evacuated after smoke was reported in the cabin and cockpit. 

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3 w. ago It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards? | Marina Hyde

His AI video generator Sora 2 has been reviled for pinching the work of others. One giant leap for Sam: for everyone else, not so muchTake a look at Sam Altman. I mean, actually do it. Go to Google images, where you can find countless photos of the OpenAI boss smiling in a kind of wan genius way, the humble lost puppy of Silicon Valley. But I urge you to simply cover the bottom half of his face in any of these pictures, and you will immediately clock that Sam has the sad-psycho eyes of the lost woman’s boyfriend who the police have asked to front the missing person’s appeal. Please come home, Sheila – we’re all worried sick and we just want you back.If that joke seems off-colour, or crass, or some kind of manipulative stretch – please, don’t worry. I’m using the OpenAI gold standard of giving-a-toss, where the unwilling subjects of any generated content have to formally, time-consumingly and bureaucratically opt out of being used/abused/exploited any way anyone likes. I haven’t hear...

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4 w. ago Barratt Homes West Scotland unveils first CGI images of new Glenboig development

The collection of stylish two-, three- and four-bedroom homes is already generating strong interest from first-time buyers and growing families.

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4 w. ago Renewables overtake coal globally for the first time on RECORD

Renewable energy sources have generated more power than coal globally for the first time on record, according to a new report.

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4 w. ago Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report findsThe world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research.A report by the climate thinktank Ember found that in the first six months of 2025, renewable energy outpaced the world’s growing appetite for electricity, leading to a small decline in coal and gas use. Continue reading...

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