New legislation is being tabled in Australia's parliament today to force big tech to allow users to switch off algorithms which send them recommended content.
US President Trump’s diesel deal with Russia has alarmed Ukraine and its allies. What is he hoping to achieve at home, and what does the deal mean for Kyiv and Moscow?
Two-mile stretch of Huntington Beach closed after sighting at location popular with surfers and swimmers A popular southern California beach was closed after a great white shark was reportedly spotted “exhibiting aggressive behavior” on Tuesday afternoon. The Huntington Beach fire department said there was a “credible report” of a 10-12ft great white shark circling near a lifeguard tower, which is…
A fresh wave of protests by India’s youth-led Cockroach movement has been met with a brutal crackdown by Narendra Modi’s government and the closure of a historic protest site in Delhi. Two of the movement’s leaders have been imprisoned for five days for violating suppression measures. The protests, which began over frustration about education and unemployment, are now focused on voting rights. Mod…
Ben Norris says cost-cutting measure that means show will be recorded outside Birmingham risks ‘extraordinary burden’ for crew A cast member of The Archers has said its actors have been angered by the BBC’s decision to axe the show’s new studio, in a move that could lead to it being recorded away from its home in Birmingham. Ben Norris, who plays Ben Archer in the world’s longest-running soap oper…
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor Bev Craig invited City representative on trade trip organised by business secretary A club representative from Manchester City was invited on a government-backed trade delegation to India this week, despite the club being found guilty of 114 breaches of Premier League rules. Andy Burnham’s successor as Manchester mayor Bev Craig took a representative from the cl…
Global human rights commitment adopted by government extends reach to enablers of unlawful activity The UK is expanding its sanctions powers to freeze assets and target entities enabling illegal Israeli settlements, obstructing humanitarian aid or unlawfully holding prisoners. The statutory instrument introducing the Global Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law sanctions adds three new g…
माले । माल्दिभ्सले विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा विदेशी लगानीसम्बन्धी नियम कडा बनाएको छ। संशोधित व्यवस्थाअनुसार निर्माण, घरजग्गा, लेखापरीक्षण र सूचना प्रविधिसम्बन्धी निश्चित क्षेत्रमा विदेशी लगानीका लागि कम्तीमा २५ प्रतिशत स्थानीय स्वामित्व अनिवार्य गरिएको छ। केही व्यवसाय भने
Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding The government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but concerns remain over how the transition will be funded. Currently, just 3.4% of England’s agricultural land is farmed organically, one of the smallest shares in Europe. France…
Jason O’Connell’s suspected use of the specs to aid his speech in Senedd reignites debate over AI-enabled devices It was a flowing speech packed full of precise statistics – but Jason O’Connell, a Reform UK Senedd member, was not quite the gifted orator he had first appeared. The periodic flashing in his spectacles seemed to give the game away as he spoke for five minutes in the Senedd chamber wit…
Michael Kotlikoff addressed his administration’s handling of the 2024 allegations as the faces calls for his resignation Michael Kotlikoff, the president of Cornell University, spoke to the New York Times about sexual assault allegations at the school, acknowledging for the first time that he knew a student had reported being sexually assaulted in November 2024, but did not follow up with the Jane…
