News 24/10/26

The UK is to establish a new national AI Biosecurity Lab as part of the upcoming Budget, backed by one hundred million pounds of government funding.

The institute, developed alongside leading technology firms, aims to strengthen defenses against biological and cyber threats. Defence Secretary John Healey said artificial intelligence will transform daily life, benefiting schools, hospitals, communities and the wider economy.

A father who shot dead a teenage gunman at an elementary school in Oregon has spoken of his heartbreak for the children he could not save.

Three pupils and a teacher were killed by a sixteen-year-old former student before parent Kaylub Giamanco intervened. Speaking publicly, Mr Giamanco apologised to grieving parents, saying he wished he could have saved every child.