OpenAI hack on Australian government reveals anxiety at heart of global artificial intelligence dilemma
As the UN warns traditional safeguards are ‘unravelling’, Donald Trump says he will encourage, not restrain, the AI raceWhen the Australian prime mini...
‘We will get stuff done’: Burnham seeks to banish ghosts of Starmerism at Labour conference
The PM returns to Liverpool, where he was mocked last year, with a promise that no one will be left wondering what he’s trying to doUK politics live –...
Jeffrey Donaldson could face more than 10 years in jail for child sexual abuse, court told
Age difference between former Democratic Unionist party leader and his victims an aggravating factor, say prosecutorsJeffrey Donaldson, the former lea...
Mosques given £66m in emergency security funds after Southport disorder
Record sum from Home Office highlights hostility Muslims face, government’s anti-Islamophobia partner saysA record £66m of emergency security funding ...
Pakistan locks down Islamabad as Imran Khan’s party vows to march on capital
Tens of thousands of police deployed and roads barricaded as PTI party demands release of jailed former PMLeaders from Imran Khan’s party have vowed t...
‘Significant’ nor’easter brings high winds and heavy rain to US east coast
Forecasters say up to 40 million people in multiple US states could be affected by the early season northeasterly stormHigh winds and heavy rain were ...
BBC Sport’s digital revamp poses wider questions about purpose of the corporation
Some staff fear digital approach will pull BBC towards commercial model built around football, leaving minority sports and older TV viewers behindEarl...
Healey appoints Labour manifesto writer, fuelling election speculation
Exclusive: Economist Ravinder Athwal who worked in Keir Starmer’s team is poached from Flint Global Business live – latest updatesRavinder Athwal, the...
Civil rights lawyer Ben Crump releases data from Nolan Wells’ cellphone
Messaging ‘very telling’, says Crump after grand jury said it found no evidence of criminal conduct in teen’s deathCivil rights attorney Ben Crump rel...
Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false
Unnamed woman who filed and later dropped lawsuit against rap superstar states that she never met him, contrary to initial allegation of 2000 assaultA...
Removal of 760,000 people from ACA marketplace could undermine US health system
Trump administration move weakens federal insurance programs – and some poor people will likely forego healthcareThe Trump administration is removing ...
Pomp over progress as Trump rolls out red carpet for China’s president Xi Jinping
While the US president hailed the visit as ‘great’, almost nothing of substance was achieved, which was a win for XiKey takeaways from the Trump-Xi su...
Trump’s executive order on recreational fishing is a ‘giveaway of fish and ocean ecosystem’, advocates warn
Federal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulationsDonald Trump’s latest fishing or...
DNA database of UK dogs could help police collar criminals
Experts working on database that could identify particular breeds involved in crimes, or rule out canine suspectsFrom tracking criminals to sniffing o...
‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours
NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the countryA rapid new test for brai...
Meloni accused of election shift to right after ’shameful’ cap on foreign children in classrooms
Critics say decree also banning burqa in schools shows Italian PM running scared ahead of next year’s voteRights campaigners have accused the Italian ...
By Donald Trump’s telling, we’re in a US ‘golden age’. Americans may feel differently. Plus: Anger at the elite and a gunfluencer runs in TexasThis wa...
Tour Montparnasse renovation halted amid disagreements between owners
Plans to modernise ‘Paris’s ugliest building’ at a standstill after clashes over plans and pricingIt has been called a carbuncle on the Paris skyline,...
Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after alleged dinghy slashing in Channel
Thomas appeared at Basingstoke magistrates court on Friday after being charged with criminal damageThe far-right activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded no...
‘Your body fights to stay cool’: workers toil in record heat as federal rule frozen
Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deathsWhen it’s 90F on a hot summer day, Esther Minton...
How the illegal dumping of toxic waste in a Croatian town sparked national calls for clean-up
After years of illegal mass flytipping in Gospić, fed-up residents decided to take matters into their own hands“Gospić is our home,” Željka Šikić shou...
Britain’s low-paid urged to sign up to savings scheme offering cash bonus
Government-backed help to save is aimed at working people on universal credit and pays 50p for every £1 saved over four yearsAmid claims that millions...
Netanyahu lambasts Israel’s critics at UN as New York protesters detained | First Thing
More than 100 people arrested, including celebrities, while Israeli PM was claiming war on Gaza is ‘the opposite of genocide’. Plus a Guardian investi...
Noah Woods, three, died after leaving playground through gap in fence, inquest told
Boy became separated from a relative in Suffolk and went in the direction of a pond where he was later found deadA three-year-old boy who was found de...
Hurricane Polo barrels towards Baja California region of Mexico
Area’s second-most intense hurricane on record being fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific watersHurricane Polo is barreling towards the Baja Californ...
Polanski heckled at Jewish community hustings after saying that Zionism is a form of racism – UK politics live
The Green leader, who is Jewish, made the remarks as part of his campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras byelectionIn other developments:Foreign secret...
Pow! Man in Batman costume chases down suspected Norwich handbag thief
Superhero, who was joined by others dressed as comic book characters, retrieved stolen bag after scaling wallA scene from the fictional comic metropol...
David Beckham takes £39m dividend as World Cup deals drive record profits
Former footballer appeared in about 12 ad campaigns this summer, pushing brands revenue to $110.5mBusiness live – latest updatesDavid Beckham has take...
TalkTalk races to sell consumer and broadband arms as administration looms
Customers and jobs ‘top priority’ as company closes in on deals with Opus Broadband and investment group OctopusBusiness live – latest updatesTalkTalk...
Pope Leo visits France for first papal visit in 18 years – Europe live
The pope will deliver a landmark speech on AI development and discuss Europe’s futurePope Leo will visit France this weekend, the first papal state vi...
