Colombia and Brazil deadliest countries for environmental defenders, report says
BBC Newsby Vanessa Buschschlüter·23d ago
- Published Colombia has again topped the list of countries with the highest number of killings of land and environmental activists, according to an annual report by campaign group Global Witness...
EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
BBC Newsby Amy Walker·23d ago
- Published The president of the European Commission has backed proposals for Canada to become the EU's first "associate member".
Baby born in cinema has Broughton Cineworld on birth certificate
BBC Newsby Antonia Matthews·23d ago
- Published A woman gave birth in a cinema after going into labour in the middle of a movie, with the newborn's birth certificate officially recording the unusual place of birth.
UK inflation pushed up by petrol and diesel price rises
BBC Newsby Dearbail Jordan·23d ago
- Published Rises in petrol, diesel and airfares pushed UK inflation up to its highest level in five months in the year to August.
Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings
BBC Newsby Anthony Zurcher·23d ago
- Published According to Donald Trump, concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology – that "robots will be marching into our cities and getting rid of us all" – are a hoax.
Tom Phillips: New Zealand apologises to children forced to live in bush for years with fugitive dad
BBC News·23d ago
- Published New Zealand has apologised to the three children of Tom Phillips who vanished with their father for years until he died in a police shootout after an inquiry found authorities failed to...
Newspaper headlines: 'Complete failure to protect babies' and 'Sterling mess'
BBC News·24d ago
- Published Most of the front pages highlight the finding of an inquiry that some of the babies killed by the former nurse Lucy Letby could have been saved if consultants and hospital management...
Mayors could be given powers to oversee water companies under government plan
BBC Newsby Harry Farley; Claire Keenan·24d ago
- Published Mayors and other local political leaders could be given powers to oversee water companies under plans being considered by the government.
Is bankrupt Level Up Giveaways boss Anton Hall behind new scheme?
BBC Newsby Steve Jones·24d ago
- Published When Ami Shuttleworth and her fiance Chris Smith were told they had won £10,000 in a pay-to-enter competition, they immediately knew how they would spend their prize.
OpenAI's Sam Altman says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms
BBC Newsby Kali Hays·24d ago
- Published OpenAI boss Sam Altman thinks people should have more faith in his company and others like it to do the right thing when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) development amid rising...
England's shoplifting issue and the prolific suspects fuelling it
BBC Newsby Ema Sabljak; Ben Moore; Alex Bish·24d ago
- Published At the height of his offending, Jeff Ashman estimates he walked out of shops with goods worth £400 to £500 on a daily basis.
Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers
BBC Newsby Matt McGrath·24d ago
- Published Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved without changes to current climate policies, the government's advisers have said.
UK in talks about joining global defence bank led by Canada
BBC Newsby Harry Farley; Kate Whannel·24d ago
- Published The UK government is in discussions about joining a global investment bank, aimed at raising more money for defence spending.
Worried about taking a sick day? What that says about you
BBC Newsby Nick Triggle·24d ago
- Published You wake up feeling unwell but there's a big day at work ahead. What do you do? If the answer is to go in (or log on), you're not alone.
Why doomsday warnings are not the only threat to the AI juggernaut
BBC Newsby Faisal Islam·24d ago
There is an eerie low hum that emanates from data centres, where tens of thousands of chips make trillions of computations a second to help drive the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.
Carney's new love-in with EU has everything to do with Trump
BBC Newsby Katya Adler·24d ago
- Published "Wouldn't it be lovely if Canada was the 28th state of the European Union rather than the 51st state of the United States?" asked Finland's President Alexander Stubb this summer.
AI app ads promoting 'objectification of women' banned by watchdog
BBC Newsby Chris Vallance·24d ago
- Published A series of social media adverts for AI apps have been banned by a UK watchdog for promoting "the creation of sexually explicit content and objectification of women".
We managed to get new jobs - here's how we got through the first few days
BBC Newsby Lizzie Asante·24d ago
- Published Getting a new job is tough and when you've secured it you want to go well. Adjusting to a new job is always nerve-wracking, especially if it's a role you've wanted for a while.
Complaints to watchdog about water firms jump 84%
BBC Newsby Emer Moreau·24d ago
- Published The number of complaints made by households about water companies to the industry watchdog has risen by a record 84% in a year, driven by customer concern and confusion over rising...
EFL Cup - Reading 1-2 Brentford: Keith Andrews says VAR is stopping referees making decisions
BBC Newsby Charlotte Coates·24d ago
- Published Brentford head coach Keith Andrews believes the video assistant referee (VAR) is preventing referees from making decisions in matches.
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