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Tech executives Elon Musk and Sam Altman have supported a call from Anthropic's chief executive to place permanent third-party reviewers inside frontier AI firms. Dario Amodei urged companies to slow down model capabilities amid growing fears over misuse, following revelations that Anthropic's Claude software was used by malicious actors for surveillance, fraud, cyber operations, and weapons development. Three people have been arrested during rival demonstrations in Portsmouth, including a seventy-six-year-old […]

More than ten million pounds of Premier League funds will remain frozen as part of an international criminal investigation into its former fantasy football partner, Sorare.com. The National Crime Agency and Luxembourg authorities are investigating the crypto-gaming firm, which allowed users to buy, sell, and trade digital player cards through instant buys or auctions. The cards could then be resold, with sellers setting prices alongside platform scarcity levels. A fifty-two-year-old […]

All ten of Labour's metro mayors have agreed to cap any new tourist tax at five per cent in their regions, while mayors from other parties have ruled out introducing the levy altogether. In a joint letter to the Chancellor and the Local Government Secretary, the Labour mayors called the Overnight Visitor Levy a critical step towards fiscal devolution. Responding to concerns from the hospitality industry, they promised the modest […]

The Transport Secretary has said a major failure of the UK's air traffic control system was not unavoidable, as flight chaos continues for a second day. Heidi Alexander told the Commons she has ordered an independent investigation by the aviation watchdog into the four-hour outage at operator Nats, which has caused over two thousand flight cancellations. Following a meeting with Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe, Ms Alexander confirmed a cyberattack […]

A Thames Valley Police sergeant has been dismissed without notice after showing colleagues an offensive date-rape drug meme while working as a supervisor. David Brenchley was also found to have inappropriately touched a female officer in 2021 and made sexualised, homophobic, and misogynistic comments in 2025. Although Brenchley disputed six of eight allegations, a misconduct panel proved all charges, ruling his actions constituted gross misconduct. Three people have been arrested […]

The policing minister has warned that demonstrators who cross the line from peaceful protest into illegality will face the full force of the law. Sarah Jones told the Commons that police were forced to deploy batons and pepper spray during clashes with anti-immigration protesters in Portsmouth. She said a group of over two hundred people arrived at the harbour at eight o'clock, intending to block three coaches. Former footballer Joey […]

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava confirmed at least five people have died, five others are injured, and multiple individuals were taken to local hospitals following an Amazon Cargo plane overshooting the runway at Miami International Airport. Firefighters arrived within minutes on what the mayor described as an incredibly difficult day, with officials promising further updates. In Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany party is heading for a major victory in the […]

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as efforts to end the war in Ukraine gather pace. Kremlin footage showed the negotiators being greeted by Putin, who noted the situation was not easy and said Russia would explain its position. Witkoff thanked Putin for agreeing to a three-day mutual pause on capital strikes, ahead of further talks in Kyiv on Sunday. Donald […]

Nigel Farage has been reported to parliament's standards commissioner over allegations two senior aides arranged for an American firm to fund three Reform UK polls costing £32,500. The Liberal Democrats referred Mr Farage to watchdog Daniel Greenberg on Friday evening, calling for a formal investigation. Lib Dem spokesperson Lisa Smart claimed aides went to great lengths to facilitate and conceal an impermissible donation. Judge William Sullivan has formally declared a […]