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Clegg likens AI uproar to 80s 'moral panic' over video games
Nick Clegg has compared the clamour over artificial intelligence with the 1980s-era \"moral panic\" over video games, firing a warning shot to international politicians and regulators as they gather for a two-day summit on Al safety
Scotland Sturgeon fails to confirm she has kept messages
Nicola Sturgeon has refused to confirm or deny allegations she deleted some or all of her WhatsApp messages during the Covid pandemic
Isle of Man parliament backs assisted dying bill in historic step'
The Isle of Man has moved a step closer to legalising assisted dying after its parliament backed a proposal to allow terminally ill, mentally competent adults to choose an assisted death
Charles urged to apologise for UK's colonial abuses in Kenya
The Kenya human rights commission called on King Charles to offer an \"unequivocal public apology\" yesterday for colonial abuses
Deaf scholar made professor of deaf studies in UK first
A deaf scholar has become the first to be made a full professor in the field of deaf and sign language studies in the UK
American XL bully dog ban confirmed for end of this year
American XL bully dogs will be added to the list of banned breeds from 31 December, the government confirmed, as it released further details about how the ban would be implemented
A new Nakba' Settler violence forces West Bank villagers out
Life in Zanuta, a Palestinian village atop a windy ridge in the desolate south Hebron hills, deep in the occupied West Bank, has never been easy
Ground offensive What are Israel's aims as urban battle begins and what are the risks?
Israel's ground invasion of the northern Gaza Strip began on Friday evening, an urban warfare operation that is likely to be lengthy, fraught with danger for its military and Palestinian civilians and whose ultimate goals remain uncertain
Michelangelo's "hiding place' with its secret wall doodlings opens to public in Florence
Michelangelo Buonarroti left behind a trail of artistic marvels, including his statue of David and the sublime frescoes that adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
England's rail ticket offices to stay after U-turn by ministers
Plans to close railway station ticket offices in England have been scrapped, in a government U-turn
No 10's toxic culture laid bare at Covid inquiry
A toxic culture of government incompetence, backstabbing and misogyny was laid bare at the Covid public inquiry on Tuesday with messages revealing Boris Johnson’s dismissive attitude to millions of old people at risk from the virus
'Graveyard for children': airstrikes kill dozens at Gaza refugee camp
UN agency condemns destruction after Israel targets Hamas fighter
Ten Hag searches for clarity in United's empire of incoherence
Given his input on transfers costing a total of 385m, the manager now finds himselfin the line of fire at Old Trafford
Drinkwater calls time on career after spell 'in limbo'
Danny Drinkwater has announced his retirement from football. The 33-year-old midfielder was one of the stars of Leicester's shock Premier League triumph in 2016, and embarked on a big-money move to Chelsea the following summer.
Afghanistan bolster semi-final belief after reeling in Sri Lanka
Afghanistan upset another former champion team yesterday when they defeated the 1996 winners Sri Lanka by seven wickets to continue their memorable World Cup campaign
No truth in Sinfield to Wolves talk, claims Burgess
Sam Burgess has played down speculation Kevin Sinfield could join him on his coaching staff at Warrington next year, before admitting the Super League club have shown \"bravery and courage\" in entrusting him with his first position as a head coach
US states look to civil war-era statute to keep 'insurrectionist' Trump off 2024 election ballot
A multi-pronged effort to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 presidential ballot as an insurrectionist resumed in earnest yesterday with a court case in Colorado, the first of two states that will hear legal arguments this week.
Now for Australia: what is the future of global game?
The 2027 World Cup will not break new ground so cracking thecodetomaketheUSa rugby hotbed in 2031 is key
Madrid exhibition celebrates hidden 'female masters'
Wild festivals, exquisite fruit bowls and unusually realistic renderings of motherhood and female friendship - not to mention a glimpse of Lady Hamilton as an enthusiastic follower of Bacchus - go on show in Madrid today as one of Spain's most famous galleries seeks to spike the patriarchal canon of art history with a new, and avowedly feminist, exhibition
China tries to stem outpourings of grief after ex-premier's death
Remembrance services to China's former premier Li Keqiang are being strictly controlled as the government seeks to quell a mass outpouring of grief that could lead to social unrest
Iranian lawyer 'arrested and beaten' at teenage girl's funeral
Iranian authorities have arrested a prominent lawyer and human rights defender at the funeral of a teenage girl who died after a disputed metro incident, her husband has said
Al summit Who's who on guest list - and what's up for discussion
Global leaders, tech executives and experts including Elon Musk - are gathering tomorrow and Thursday at Bletchley Park, the home of second world war codebreakers, for a landmark summit on safety in artificial intelligence
'Murder by stealth': dust from asteroid impact did for dinosaurs, say experts
In the end it was the dust that did it for the dinosaurs. At least that is the finding of computer simulations of the aftermath of the asteroid impact that reshaped life on Earth 66m years ago.
No blooming adults: garden by children a first for Chelsea
Those visiting Chelsea flower show usually expect a peaceful and refined atmosphere in which to contemplate the prize blooms
Russia claims Ukraine was behind mob who hunted for Jewish passengers at airport
Russia has blamed Ukraine for the antisemitic riot in the mostly Muslim region of Dagestan on Sunday in which an angry mob stormed an airport in search of Jewish passengers arriving from Israel.
'Hate march' Braverman condemns protesters on UK streets
Suella Braverman has described the demonstrators taking to the streets in support of a ceasefire in Gaza as being involved in \"hate marches\"
Israel advances on Gaza City from two directions as its assault escalates
Israeli tanks and infantry have advanced on Gaza City from two directions, with tanks reported to be on the main north-south road, in an apparent effort to cut the Gaza Strip into two
Is this swan a repeat? Police hunt lost bird in drama re-enactment
The hapless police hunt for a runaway swan in the action comedy Hot Fuzz is deemed one of the funniest episodes in British film created over the past 20 years
The world's most valuable doorstop? Marble bust used to prop shed open is worth £2.5m
In the hunt for a Scottish council's ceremonial robes and chains, a dusty chunk of stone propping open a storage shed door was almost overlooked.
Alarm raised over state of critical flood defences
More than 4,000 of England's flood defences are so damaged they are almost useless, including hundreds in areas battered by Storm Babet