Anthropic urges ‘temporary pause’ on AI development to discuss risks
Announcement that ‘policymakers’ need to be convened by US firm viewed as marketing ploy by some expertsAnthropic has floated the idea of a worldwide ...
How did the notion of ‘two-tier policing’ evolve, and does it really exist?
Data discredits claims reawakened by the death of Henry Nowak that UK police actions disadvantage white peopleThe US government has joined criticism o...
Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy
Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer tooScientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread usi...
EU must prove it is capable and willing to take in new members, leaders say
Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’The EU must prove its willingness and ability...
Australian housing was already cooling before the budget – but how cold it gets depends on two key factors
Most economists believe the chronic undersupply of homes will eventually push prices higher once interest rates ease and the tax changes are priced in...
California governor’s race remains too close to call as vote-counting continues
Experts warn primary vote-counting could go on for days in governor’s race, LA mayoral race and congressional racesThree days after Californians heade...
International Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders
Nasa says Russian crew trying to fix worsening air leak in its portion of orbital laboratoryAstronauts onboard the International Space Station have be...
Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort plan – The Latest
Thousands have protested in the capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law...
Senate blocks surveillance bill in dispute over Trump’s intelligence pick
Seven Republican senators joined Democrats to block Fisa extension amid disquiet over nomination of Bill PulteUS politics live – latest updatesSeven R...
Quarter of UK musicians have lost all EU work since 2021, report finds
Average tour earnings down 45%, with nearly three-fifths of musicians saying touring in Europe is no longer viableMore than a quarter of British music...
Trump lawyers refuse to reveal financial information to BBC in defamation case
Request for evidence to support claims of reputational and financial harm from Panorama documentary dismissed as ‘fishing expedition’Donald Trump’s le...
Man jailed over 2003 Salford rape for which Andrew Malkinson was wrongly imprisoned
Paul Quinn, 52, to serve 24 years for attack that led to one of worst miscarriages of justice in modern British historyA man who evaded justice for ne...
UK-EU ‘reset’ summit may still happen next month despite delay speculation
EU’s Maroš Šefčovič says summit will ‘probably’ be in July but sources say it could be put back as talks deadlockedUK politics live – latest updatesTh...
Red states push conservative rebrands of Pride month in backlash to LGBTQ+ celebrations
Republican states rebrand June as ‘nuclear family month’ or ‘fidelity month’ in latest attack on LGBTQ+ communitiesJune is widely marked as gay Pride ...
What National Audit Office report reveals about royals’ property affairs
King footing bill for Beatrice and Eugenie, and Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh subletting among findingsA report that revealed Andrew Mountbatten-Winds...
Ruling removes ‘vital’ UK safeguards for severely disabled people, charities warn
Campaigners say supreme court judgment on deprivation of liberty safeguards introduces ‘regressive legal standard’Severely disabled people will be at ...
Unseen Edith Wharton short story is published more than a century later
The Men Who Saved the World, the Pulitzer winner’s lost manuscript found in Yale archives, appears in Strand magazineA never-before-published short st...
Man who stabbed ex-partner 17 times at office in Hampshire jailed for 26 years
Anwar Ashraf, 39, forced his way into building in Whiteley, where Carla Skeites was workingA man has been jailed for 26 years for attempted murder aft...
British Heart Foundation to close 150 charity shops as costs rise
Shoppers turning to online options also affects BHF, which has carried out review of retail armThe British Heart Foundation is to close about 150 shop...
US added 172,000 jobs in May as labor market shows signs of resilience
Government figures show unemployment rate at 4.3% amid rising inflation and economic uncertainty from Iran warUS employers added 172,000 jobs in May w...
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner wedding divides Palermo: ‘I could understand if it was for the pope’
While some residents are proud to host celebrations, others lament road closures and city’s transformation into a ‘theme park’Concetta Chillemi was ch...
‘Oyster card for the north’ could save commuters £276 a year, thinktank says
Proponents say scheme could generate up to £2.7bn in five years by making travel around north of England easier A proposed travel card for northern En...
About half of California waterways contaminated with Pfas, pesticide analysis finds
Review detects ‘forever chemicals’ in many of the state’s tested streams and rivers, including drinking water sourcesAround half of California waterwa...
Man, 21, charged with attempted murder after Surrey University staff member shot with crossbow
Former student Almunthir Daqamah, 21, due to appear in court on Friday while campus safety officer is in stable condition in hospitalA man has been ch...
Bondi distances herself from botched release of Epstein files | First Thing
Former attorney general said expected replacement, Todd Blanche, had been in charge of controversial process. Plus: why are 80% of US consumers angry?...
‘We call it the P-word’: Chicago professor suspended after assignment mentions Palestinians
School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor put under investigation after a student complained about a case studyA tenured art therapy professor ...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees say guards deny them food and clean water until they sign English documents
Detainees say they’re given ‘rotten’ water and denied meals for not signing papers in English that they don’t understandDetainees at Florida’s notorio...
Senate Republicans pass bill authorizing $70bn for immigration enforcement in vote-a-rama – US politics live
Republican senator Lindsey Graham said he was ‘very proud of my Republican colleagues for… making sure that Border Patrol and ICE are fully funded’Sen...
Typhoon Jangmi sweeps northwards leaving 23 injured in Japan
More than 1 million people advised to evacuate homes amid 80mph winds and heavy rainTyphoon Jangmi (also known as Typhoon No 6) moved northwards over ...
Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’
Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictionsThe Trump administration’s plan to dis...
