Ms Watson said problems arise when the technology quotes legislation that does not exist in England and Wales (PA) PA Archive AI is thought to be fuelling a rise in the number of people asking a watchdog to review complaints made about the police, as well as applying for judicial reviews of its own decisions. […]
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MSPs are expected to back a call for Westminster to hand over the powers to allow a second Scottish independence referendum. Scottish First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney has tabled a motion calling on the UK Government to make a Section 30 order, to devolve to Holyrood the powers needed for such a vote to take […]
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The trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson for a series of alleged historical sexual offences is due to begin later. Proceedings at Newry Crown Court will commence with the process of selecting a jury. Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences. Lady Eleanor Donaldson also denies several charges (PA) PA Archive The […]
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has branded Alberta’s vote on whether to hold an independence referendum a “dangerous bluff” and likened it to Brexit. Mr Carney was the governor of the Bank of England in 2016 when Britain decided to leave the European Union. He warned that a decade on, the UK was still “trying […]
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Wes Streeting has likened tech companies to the tobacco industry, and medical leaders have compared the dangers of social media to smoking, as pressure grows on ministers to impose a ban for under-16s ahead of the closure of an online safety consultation. The Government’s Growing Up In The Online World consultation, which floated measures such […]
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Today’s heatwave has twice broken the record for the all-time warmest temperature for May after parts of London hit 34.8℃. The peak was recorded at Kew Gardens in south-west London, a full two degrees Celsius higher than the benchmark before this bank holiday weekend. Heathrow in west London had reached temperatures of 33.5℃ earlier this afternoon. Parts […]
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A 17-year-old has been stabbed and nine people have been arrested after a crowd of teenagers gathered in Clapham, south London. Met Police were called to Clapham Common on Friday as fighting broke out at the ‘unauthorised gathering’, which had been promoted on TikTok. Footage from the event shows people punching one another and attacking […]
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Eleanor Noyce Published May 25, 2026 7:50am Updated May 25, 2026 8:35am A new train dubbed the ‘Eurostar of Scotland’ is set to make its first official journey today — much earlier than originally planned. The new Lumo service, linking Stirling with London, was piped off amid fanfare in the shadow of the Wallace Monument […]
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Monday is forecast to be the hottest bank holiday on record with “historic” temperatures of 34C predicted in Greater London and south-east England. It comes after the UK saw its hottest May day for at least 79 years on Sunday with a high of 32.3C at Kew Gardens in south-west London. Tom Morgan, a Met […]
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The companies first announced the landmark deal in June 2023 (Alamy/PA) Big technology and artificial intelligence (AI) firms earn up to £194,000 from using the data of each UK internet user over their lifetime, according to new analysis. Some of the world’s biggest and most powerful companies collect and monetise personal data to power the […]
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