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Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police

Civil liberties groups say Facewatch system in stores such as Sainsbury’s and B&M is ‘dangerous escalation’Facial recognition technology in shops will soon alert police in real time to the presence of serious offenders, with civil liberties groups warning of a “dangerous escalation” towards surv...

Jessica Murray Social affairs correspondent 1 month ago

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UK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says

Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself day after meeting about anonymous complaint in which she was not allowed to bring a colleagueThe mother of a young woman who took her own life after facing disciplinary proceedings at the Treasury has called on the government department to change its practices.Chloe...

Helena Horton 1 month ago

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EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’

Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.In an offi...

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels 1 month ago

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Bayeux tapestry arrives on British shores for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ exhibition

Crowd cheers as artwork depicting Norman conquest is unloaded at British Museum after cross-Channel voyageLike the man whose conquest of England almost a millennium ago it recounts, the Bayeux tapestry crossed the Channel in the dead of night, in as much secrecy as possible, landing on the country’s...

Kevin Rawlinson 1 month ago

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Weather tracker: Typhoon leaves people stranded on rooftops in China

Eleven reported dead as flooding also brings danger of snakes, while buildings collapse in Mumbai amid heavy rain As the first typhoon to make landfall in China for the 2026 season, Maysak has caused devastating damage in southern and central regions. The Guangxi region received intense downpours of...

Megan Davies and Daniel Harris for MetDesk 1 month ago

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‘AI accountability agenda’: US senator unveils package of bills to curb tech’s harms

Exclusive: Senator Ed Markey on why he has proposed legislation aimed at curbing datacenters, automated hiring systems and harm to childrenUS senator Ed Markey is worried about the perils of unregulated artificial intelligence.What part? All of it: the costs associated with thirsty, energy-guzzling...

Sanya Mansoor 1 month ago

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Police officer hurt amid violent disorder in London after France beat Morocco

Four arrests after Edgware Road incidents, say policeTeenager dies in France while celebrating team’s winA police officer has been hurt and several people were arrested after disorder in London on Thursday night in the wake of France beating Morocco 2-0 in a World Cup quarter-final in Boston in the...

PA Media and Agence France-Presse 1 month ago

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Burnham urged to ditch Mahmood’s migrant settlement plans to stop Labour being ‘imitation’ of Reform – UK politics live

Burnham set to be next PM with strong support from all wings of the party as 322 Labour MPs back him Good morning. Even the BBC has (almost) given up describing Andy Burnham as the person who is likely, or almost certain, to become the next PM. As of last night, it is now, barring something so unexp...

Andrew Sparrow 1 month ago

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Swift nest reportedly thrown in skip during house renovations in South Tyneside

Conservationists fear more nests may have been destroyed during work on Jarrow houses by council-appointed contractorSwift chicks are feared to have been thrown into a skip during house renovations in South Tyneside, despite rules that should stop the destruction of nests.The Northern Swifts Group (...

Fiona Harvey Environment editor 1 month ago

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Developing countries spend more repaying foreign debt than on education, UN reveals

Unesco report shows children lost out to servicing debt in 113 countries, with 18 spending five times more on loansMost developing countries spent less on education than they did repaying debt last year, according to the UN, at the same time as global aid to education is predicted to decline by up t...

Kaamil Ahmed 1 month ago

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US private equity firm Apollo enters bidding war for easyJet with £5.7bn offer

Airline’s board minded to recommend deal – after accepting rival one from Castlelake earlier this weekBusiness live – latest updatesThe board of easyJet has given the green light to a possible £5.7bn offer from the US private equity firm Apollo, as the low-cost airline becomes the subject of a surpr...

Mark Sweney 1 month ago

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Police discover body of teenage girl in Victorian bushland after 13-year-old vanished on weekend

Police say death of Layla Jeffery ‘suspicious’ after remains found in town of Donald in western VictoriaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of a 13-year-old girl who went missing on the weekend has been found in bu...

Australian Associated Press 1 month ago

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Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama

Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold PhillipsIn 1960, the Beatles arrived in the German port city of Hamburg. Inexperienced, keen and – in the case of George Harrison – underage, they were at the start of a two-year spell that would b...

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent 1 month ago

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Ann Widdecombe, former Tory MP and Reform UK member, dies aged 78

Widdecombe was a prominent Eurosceptic and known for her socially conservative viewsAnn Widdecombe, the former MP and MEP has died aged 78.A statement from her management said: “It is with great sadness that today we announce the death of the Rt Hon Ann Widdecombe, DSG. Continue reading...

Press Association 1 month ago

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Abuse survivors launch bid to transfer claims to entity that benefited from Christian Brothers’ wealth

Edmund Rice Education Australia does not consent to being made a defendant, in case that has ‘high court written all over it’, Victorian judge hearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe entity that benefited from vast lan...

Christopher Knaus 1 month ago

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South Korea chip maker SK hynix rides AI boom raising $26.5bn in huge US listing

SK hynix, a supplier of advanced memory chips, has seen profits skyrocket thanks to the global race to build AI datacentresSouth Korean chip maker SK hynix set pricing for its mega US listing on Friday, aiming to raise $26.5bn as it takes advantage of the AI boom in what will be one of the world’s b...

Agence France-Presse 1 month ago

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Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI

Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City “skills compact” that will commit firms such as Barclays and Lloyds to retraining thousands of financial sector workers for the AI revolution...

Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent 1 month ago

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Oasis reunion helps draw record 25m ‘music tourists’ to UK concerts

Gigs by Gallagher brothers, Coldplay, Lana Del Rey and Beyonce gives £11bn boost to the economyBig name artists including Oasis with their highly anticipated reunion tour, Coldplay and Beyoncé helped to attract a record number of fans to travel to watch live music last year, helped by a surge in ove...

Mark Sweney 1 month ago

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Expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales will put public at risk, watchdog warns

National Audit Office says system needs to be upgraded before it is extended to ease strain on overcrowded prisonsThe rapid expansion of electronic tagging to reduce pressure on prisons will put public safety at risk without robust improvements to a system already under significant strain, the UK’s...

Caroline Davies 1 month ago

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Monaco bomb mystery deepens as Ukraine’s security services are linked to murder of prime suspect

Military intelligence officer admits witnessing killing of woman believed to have left explosive device outside oligarch’s homeThe case of a suspected bomber accused of targeting a Ukrainian oligarch has taken another murky turn, after details of her subsequent murder were revealed in court with evi...

Luke Harding in Kyiv 1 month ago

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Derryn Hinch, broadcaster once known as ‘the human headline’, dies aged 82

Media figure and former senator died overnight at home, with radio station 3AW leading tributesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDerryn Hinch, the former journalist and senator, has died aged 82.Hinch had reportedly been...

Guardian staff 1 month ago

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Anthony Albanese will not attend Garma festival, despite vowing to attend every year as prime minister

Albanese has attended the Indigenous cultural festival every year since 2019 and committed to ‘be here and engaged with you’ each yeah he remains in officeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese won’t attend th...

Dan Jervis-Bardy 1 month ago

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Deadly H5 bird flu found in local Australian seabird for first time

Native greater crested tern – a common coastal bird – tests positive for disease after being discovered at Robe on SA’s Limestone CoastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first case of deadly H5 bird flu in local wildli...

Lisa Cox 1 month ago

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Telstra CEO ‘deeply sorry’ for outage and admits risk of time-keeping failure was known

Vicki Brady grilled at first public appearance since returning from overseas as SA police say call to triple zero failed before deathFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTelstra has admitted it knew of the dangers of a failu...

Josh Taylor Technology reporter 1 month ago

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