AI could become a “weapon of mass destruction of jobs” if urgent action is not taken, according to London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan. Speaking at the annual London government dinner at Mansion House this evening, Sir Sadiq will argue that London must actively shape the AI revolution to protect jobs, boost productivity and safeguard the […]
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Three Palestine Action hunger strikers have ended their 73-day action after they claimed a key demand was met. On Wednesday, Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi and Lewie Chiaramello announced their decision to end their hunger strikes as Elbit Systems UK failed to win a government contract. Prisoners for Palestine said that Elbit Systems had lost out
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A suspected hitman who disguised himself as a Deliveroo e-bike rider to shoot three people, including a girl celebrating her eighth birthday, has been jailed for 38 years. Jazz Reid, 33, fired 11 bullets, hitting the child twice and her 34-year-old father five times, as they sat with other family members in a car in
The home secretary has said she no longer has confidence in the chief constable of West Midlands Police after a “damning” report into the force’s decision to ban Israeli football fans from attending a game in the UK. Shabana Mahmood told MPs a review by a police watchdog into the force showed “confirmation bias” over
An employment tribunal has delivered its judgment in the case of a group of nurses who complained about a transgender colleague’s use of a female changing room. It found that the nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital suffered harassment from their NHS trust, with the “effect of violating the dignity of the claimants and creating a
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British soldiers say they were not offered biological screening after being exposed to a deadly toxin in Iraq 20 years ago – despite official guidance they should have been, Sky News can reveal. RAF veterans deployed to the heavily contaminated Qarmat Ali water treatment plant in 2003 have suffered with cancers, tumours, nosebleeds, and rashes
Prince Harry and six other household names are taking the publishers of the Daily Mail newspaper to court tomorrow over alleged unlawful information gathering dating back 30 years. The Duke of Sussex and the other claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, allege Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) hired private detectives to commit a series
The government has approved plans for a new Chinese super embassy in London, despite calls from MPs for Sir Keir Starmer to reject it. The controversial diplomatic base had been opposed for various reasons, including the possibility it would be used as an espionage base, the risk that nearby sensitive financial cabling could be intercepted,
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The long-awaited Hillsborough Law has been hit by delays, backlash and a U-turn in the months after being introduced to parliament. The Hillsborough Law, officially called the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, is intended to make sure authorities will face criminal sanctions if they attempt to cover up the facts behind disasters such as the 1989
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