One of the first people in the UK to use Elon Musk’s brain chip says it “feels magical” and believes it could transform the lives of those with severe paralysis. “It is a massive change in your life where you can suddenly no longer move any of your limbs,” said Sebastian Gomez-Pena, a volunteer in […]
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a baby boy who ingested a “party” drug at his Aberdeenshire home. Three-month-old Olly-James Sievwright died in hospital in December 2019 as a result of consuming mephedrone, also known as M-CAT, combined with the effects of a peritonitis infection. His drug-dealing mother, Amy
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A teenage boy has been charged over a fatal house fire that killed a schoolgirl. The blaze broke out in Tollgate Road, in the London suburb of Beckton, on 6 April 2023. Tiffany Regis, 15, lost her life, and several others were injured. Tiffany Regis. Pic: Metropolitan Police Image: Tiffany Regis. Pic: Metropolitan Police Now,
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Six Palestine Action activists have been cleared of aggravated burglary over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence firm’s UK site. Prosecutors said six members of the group – wearing red boiler suits and armed with sledgehammers – used a prison van as a “battering ram” to get inside the Elbit Systems UK factory in Bristol
Hundreds of flood warnings and alerts are in place after Storm Chandra hit the UK – with some in Dorset being told to “evacuate as quickly as possible” due to rising water levels. Severe flooding is expected later today at Iford Bridge Home Park, near Christchurch, with flooding from the River Stour set to be
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The fried chicken market has exploded in the past two years, with heavily backed newcomers such as Popeyes, Dave’s and Wingstop appearing on high streets across the country. For this month’s Our Verdict feature, our team of testers tried the 11 biggest movers in the market to see if any of them could give KFC
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Free artificial intelligence training is being made available to everyone in the UK as the government steps up efforts to prepare the workforce for rapid technological change. However, ministers acknowledge the programme will only succeed if businesses and workers choose to adopt it. From today, adults can access short, practical courses through the government’s upgraded
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A 95-year-old woman was tied up during an attempted robbery by a man who offered to clean her windows, according to police. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers were called to an address in Salford around 11am on Tuesday after it was reported than a man had demanded cash from a woman. It is believed the
Sir Keir Starmer has created, from nowhere, a pivotal by-election by his own hand. He owns the outcome, because of his decision to block Andy Burnham – someone voters on the streets of Gorton and Denton thought by far to be the strongest candidate. And nobody can anticipate the result, which Labour MPs think could
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has poked fun at his French counterpart – by putting on a pair of sunglasses at an event before saying, “bonjour”. The joke was a reference to President Emmanuel Macron’s now viral wearing of Top Gun-style aviator sunglasses at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. The prime minister
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