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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

Pressure on Johnson over Covid messages

Boris Johnson asked why damage was being inflicted on the economy during the pandemic \"for people who will die anyway soon\" in a meeting with the chancellor at the time, Rishi Sunak, the Covid inquiry was told yesterday

Israeli PM rules out ceasefire and declares: 'This is a time for war'

Netanyahu hails rescue of hostage as footage of three captives emerges

Liverpool turn on the style and show solidarity with Díaz

Luis Díaz was on Liverpool minds throughout, news of his parents' kidnapping in Colombia making preparations for Nottingham Forest's visit \"the most difficult I've ever had in my life\" according to Jürgen Klopp.

Shami sends England's walls tumbling down after early fight

For 50 overs in the field England, bowling with venom and fielding with spirit, snapped and crackled.

Disaster averted but England must start again with Six Nations ahead

Bronze was the reward for bloody-mindedness but Borthwick must now set in place along-term plan

Pence exit could help coalesce anti-Trump camp, rivals say

Mike Pence's surprise withdrawal from the Republican presidential nomination race on Saturday was part of natural winnowing of the crowded field, rivals of the former vice-president said yesterday - and one that could help their quest for a candidate to wrestle the nomination from the overwhelming frontrunner, Donald Trump.

'It gives us peace' Heavy metal offers relief from reality in Bougainville

'Courtesy of the patriarchs' path shown by ancient ancestral domain ... retain or never,\" bellows singer Hyginus Tagira to an appreciative crowd of metalheads at a festival in Kokopau, a bustling township in Bougainville.

'I had no control': owners claim electric cars were hit by 'incredibly scary' faults

A woman from London has claimed her electric car's autopilot engaged without warning and accelerated to 65mph, zigzagged across the road and caused a serious crash.

Man tried to take own life when told of move to asylum-seeker barge

A 23-year-old Nigerian man made an attempt on his own life in an Essex hotel car park after hearing he was to be transferred to the Bibby Stockholm barge, a local charity said.

Hospital's jab failure was beyond cruel', say parents who lost baby

The parents of a baby boy who died at seven weeks old after a hospital failed to give him a routine injection have described the failure as beyond cruel”.

Bobi's oldest dog crown in peril as Guinness investigates age claim

The death of Bobi the Portuguese mastiff at 31 this month was at first sight history-making - no dog had ever reached such a grand old age.

Ice hockey player dies after 'freak accident' at match

Tributes have been paid to a 29-year old professional ice hockey player who died after a \"freak accident\" during a Challenge Cup match between Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers on Saturday night.

Storm Ciarán to bring strong winds and flood risk to south

Storm Ciarán is likely to bring strong winds, heavy rain and the risk of flooding across southern England and Wales later in the week, the Met Office has warned.

Protests Police 'will be ruthless' if marchers break the law

The head of the Metropolitan police has said his force will be \"absolutely ruthless\" in dealing with pro-Palestine protests, but added there can be prosecutions only when the law is broken.

'It's just so hardcore' Ingrained views in US leave little room for empathy

Aziz Abu Sarah knows what it's like to have been so entrenched in his views that to give an inch, even to acknowledge A someone else's suffering, feels like a betrayal.

Palestinian Authority would only rule Gaza under a two-state path, says PM Shtayyeh

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority has said it would not return to governing Gaza after the Israel-Hamas conflict without a comprehensive agreement that included the West Bank in a Palestinian state.

'Everyone wants a gun' Many Israelis rush to buy firearms

Inside a gun shop in the West Bank, a salesman placed a collection of unloaded handguns on the counter and invited a group of men gathered around him to pick them up and see how it felt to squeeze the trigger. His advice was punctuated by the staccato of automatic rifle fire and the rhythmic sound of a handgun from the shooting range next door.

"They were abandoned' Anger at funeral for Hamas massacre victims

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke of \"a long and difficult\" conflict as he announced the second stage of the war against Hamas on Saturday evening.

People in Gaza hear of relatives' deaths after phone blackout lifts

Phones belonging to many of the 2.3 million people trapped in the Gaza Strip came to life again yesterday morning, inundated with messages and missed calls after the lifting of a 36-hour near-total communications blackout imposed by Israel.

Matthew Perry 1969-2023 Metrosexual, ironic actor who captured the spirit of an age

'Chandler Bing,\" wrote 'C Matthew Perry in his puckish, self mocking memoir, \"changed the way that America spoke.\" The actor's bold words were true - but only up to a point and only for a while.

UN says civil order in Gaza is starting to break down

Desperate Palestinians raid warehouses for food after three weeks of near-total blockade