A cross-party group of eighteen MPs and one peer has written to Defence Minister Luke Pollard, urging the government to replace real bear pelts on the King's Guard hats with fake fur. The letter, signed by Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green politicians, says using Canadian bearskin caps fails to meet today's ethical standards and is impossible to justify. They called on the Ministry of Defence to proactively work with manufacturers […]

Prince Harry and Meghan have moved their children, seven-year-old Archie and five-year-old Lilibet, to a new school just days into term following security concerns. Their move comes after returning from the United States last month. A spokesperson said the decision was made after discussions with their security team regarding practical arrangements, while expressing immense gratitude to staff at their previous school. US rapper Macklemore claims he has been removed as […]

Refereeing body Pro Ref has admitted an error after VAR awarded Manchester City their winning goal in Sunday's Manchester derby. Erling Haaland's strike handed City a one-nil victory, but officials now concede VAR failed to recognise that Enzo Fernandez interfered with play from an offside position. Pro Ref confirmed the video assistant should have advised an on-field review and has contacted Manchester United. A Russian drone has struck a train […]

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 […]