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‘Genie won’t go back in the bottle’ on AI, says security minister

‘Genie won’t go back in the bottle’ on AI, says security minister

‘Genie won’t go back in the bottle’ on AI, says security minister

20 April 2023

Calls to suspend or stop the development of artificial intelligence due to fears about the new technology are misguided, Tom Tugendhat suggested.


Cut driving by 20% to curb emissions, says think tank

Cut driving by 20% to curb emissions, says think tank

Cut driving by 20% to curb emissions, says think tank

20 April 2023

The UK is on course to see driving increase by 2050, but the Green Alliance has called for the Government to set a target to cut car use.


Medical chiefs call for third-party intervention to end junior doctors row

Medical chiefs call for third-party intervention to end junior doctors row

Medical chiefs call for third-party intervention to end junior doctors row

20 April 2023

Downing Street has said there will be no talks unless junior doctors abandon their starting position of a 35% pay rise and call off strikes.


Music lovers need to be on their guard against ticket scams, major bank warns

Music lovers need to be on their guard against ticket scams, major bank warns

Music lovers need to be on their guard against ticket scams, major bank warns

20 April 2023

Lloyds said it has seen reports of fake tickets being offered to see popular performers such as Harry Styles, Coldplay and Lewis Capaldi.


Tory peer’s suggestion of rolling back devolution condemned by party colleagues

Tory peer’s suggestion of rolling back devolution condemned by party colleagues

Tory peer’s suggestion of rolling back devolution condemned by party colleagues

20 April 2023

Lord Frost said some powers currently held by the Scottish Government are not required under devolution.


School and college leaders to hold national strike ballot for first time

School and college leaders to hold national strike ballot for first time

School and college leaders to hold national strike ballot for first time

20 April 2023

The Association of School and College Leaders said the decision to hold a ballot was made due to funding, pay and conditions.


Ex-SNP chief executive Murrell seen in public for first time since arrest

Ex-SNP chief executive Murrell seen in public for first time since arrest

Ex-SNP chief executive Murrell seen in public for first time since arrest

20 April 2023

Nicola Sturgeon’s husband was questioned for 11 hours earlier this month by detectives investigating the party’s finances.


William thanks Lorraine Kelly for her campaign in memory of Dame Deborah James

William thanks Lorraine Kelly for her campaign in memory of Dame Deborah James

William thanks Lorraine Kelly for her campaign in memory of Dame Deborah James

20 April 2023

The Prince of Wales urged viewers to ‘listen and learn about the signs and symptoms’ of bowel cancer.


Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, warns chief justice

Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, warns chief justice

Ignoring ECHR orders would threaten rule of law, warns chief justice

20 April 2023

A move allowing ministers to ignore Strasbourg orders stopping the removal of migrants has been condemned by a former top British judge.


Two-year project to make UK’s busiest railway station ‘lighter and brighter’

Two-year project to make UK’s busiest railway station ‘lighter and brighter’

Two-year project to make UK’s busiest railway station ‘lighter and brighter’

20 April 2023

Network Rail said it has started refurbishing London Waterloo’s roof, which was built in 1922.


Risks posed by mosquito-borne disease as climate changes assessed

Risks posed by mosquito-borne disease as climate changes assessed

Risks posed by mosquito-borne disease as climate changes assessed

20 April 2023

Scientists said mosquitoes and ticks represent a growing threat in Scotland.


‘Four months in the middle of nowhere was absolutely paradise’

‘Four months in the middle of nowhere was absolutely paradise’

‘Four months in the middle of nowhere was absolutely paradise’

20 April 2023

Natalie Corbett left her life and new husband behind for a spell in Port Lockroy, on Goudier Island in Antarctica.


Jet2 to post almost £400m profit as holiday firm revises target figures

Jet2 to post almost £400m profit as holiday firm revises target figures

Jet2 to post almost £400m profit as holiday firm revises target figures

20 April 2023

The low-cost airline and holiday firm saw shares rise after it hailed ‘encouraging’ summer bookings.


Braverman defends highlighting ethnicity of grooming gang abusers

Braverman defends highlighting ethnicity of grooming gang abusers

Braverman defends highlighting ethnicity of grooming gang abusers

20 April 2023

The Home Secretary said it is not racist to speak ‘plain truths’.


WH Smith to open more than 120 new travel stores as sales surge

WH Smith to open more than 120 new travel stores as sales surge

WH Smith to open more than 120 new travel stores as sales surge

20 April 2023

Boss Carl Cowling hailed ‘strong’ current trading and told shareholders performance was ‘ahead of expectations for the full year’.


Marine ‘confident’ he will break London Marathon record with ‘Fridget Jones’

Marine ‘confident’ he will break London Marathon record with ‘Fridget Jones’

Marine ‘confident’ he will break London Marathon record with ‘Fridget Jones’

20 April 2023

Sam Hammond is trying to break the record for the fastest marathon carrying a household appliance (white goods).


Capita reveals evidence of data breach in cyber attack

Capita reveals evidence of data breach in cyber attack

Capita reveals evidence of data breach in cyber attack

20 April 2023

The outsourcer has restored staff access to Microsoft Office 365 after the attack and ‘virtually all’ the impacted client services.


Former Tory chairman hits out at Westminster’s ‘outdated’ complaints system

Former Tory chairman hits out at Westminster’s ‘outdated’ complaints system

Former Tory chairman hits out at Westminster’s ‘outdated’ complaints system

20 April 2023

Report on bullying allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is imminent.


Medical cannabis is ‘industry of the future’ that will create jobs – Tory MP

Medical cannabis is ‘industry of the future’ that will create jobs – Tory MP

Medical cannabis is ‘industry of the future’ that will create jobs – Tory MP

20 April 2023

David Mundell urged ministers to have a ‘much more coordinated and focused approach’ when it comes to supporting the medical cannabis sector.


Medical chiefs call for third party to help broker deal for junior doctors

Medical chiefs call for third party to help broker deal for junior doctors

Medical chiefs call for third party to help broker deal for junior doctors

20 April 2023

The Academy voiced concerns that a solution had not yet been reached.


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