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US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If y…

He risks his life for entertainment, but getting an anecdote out of him is a trickier matter.

Rescue workers say search for about 100 people, including 50 children, hampered by lack of heavy machinery A building housing displaced Palestinian families collapsed on Wednesday in Gaza City, killing at least 12 people, as rescuers searched the rubble f…

Not only would the plan do vast economic damage – it assumes that Americans are easily bamboozled Whenever Donald Trump gives a speech, it’s filled with so many lies and self-serving exaggerations that when he does utter something true, I see that as a so…

Hayao Miyazaki-scripted 90s teen romance sees an aspiring writer drawn to a potential soulmate thanks to library books and a curmudgeonly cat While 2013’s The Wind Rises and 2023’s The Boy and the Heron saw Hayao Miyazaki break his wizard’s staff, artisti…

The president’s assistant travelled with him to Ireland – which really shouldn’t be much of a story.

Ten seasons ago, Minnesota entered the playoffs with a chip on their shoulders and won a championship.

Coventry have no points, Spurs have no goals and Villa have dipped again.

Artificial intelligence is not replacing the player, coach or analyst, but it is certainly allowing them to do more Daniel Kokotajlo, a former researcher at OpenAI, warned last week that it was possible we would end up “creating a new species that ends up…

(Parlophone) On this new compilation of his mid-60s Davie Jones years, Bowie can’t distinguish himself from the era’s other bands – and ends up hedging his bets In 1973, David Bowie released Pin Ups, a loving if slightly over-wrought collection of covers…

Prosecutors sought jail term for chief executive of Evett after insects not approved for consumption were on menu A South Korean court has fined the operator of one of Seoul’s most celebrated restaurants and its chief executive for serving a dessert topped

Personally, I’ve never been a fan of painting on the gloss, but thanks to a range of fresh formats in sophisticated shades and textures, my head – and lips – have been turned I’m deeply suspicious of people who never change their minds.

Though the masked country singer has a No 1 album and duets with superstars under his belt, his demons and mental health caught up to him Orville Peck was in the middle of a soundcheck when he found out that his idol Dolly Parton had died.

Study finds more than half of US adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half sexual violence In their lifetime, more than half of US adults have experienced physical violence – and nearly half have experienced sexual violence, according to a…

The stark reality is this: we don’t know how to maintain control of these systems.

Monaco and Bahrain among additional sprint hosts 24-race schedule includes returns to Turkey and Portugal Formula One has announced its calendar for 2027, with an increase in sprint races to 10 events, including at Monaco, and the addition of meetings in…

Leaked documents and testimony reveal extent of regime’s crackdown in 2022 and how it paved the way for more brutal killings of protesters this year Iranian security forces “coordinated” the killing, torture and sexual abuse of hundreds of people who took…

Cusco is known for tourism.

I’ve seen how imbalances in campaign spending can distort democracy.

Commission president says partnership will create ‘common prosperity’ based on shared democratic values Europe live – latest updates The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, told the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, on Wednesday that…

Culture secretary says X ‘didn’t even bother to turn up’ to meeting about abuse, intimidation and doxxing on social media An Oxfordshire village which could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers has voted overwhelmingly to become an independent state in a…

Part spoken-word poem, part journalistic meditation, this is an inventive, tender novel of a songwriter’s journey through love and loss in London Tice Cin’s philosophical and poetic new novel about a young Turkish-Cypriot songwriter and music producer ext…

One Oscar-winning director, one horoscope-prompted meet-cute and a continent-crossing cyclist – is this the start of documentaries that make you happy-cry?

Plus: more costly (and beneficial) red cards, plus attacks with triple half-century of international goals Mail us with your all of your questions and answers “When did fans wearing replica kits become a thing?”

String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week The discovery of the bodies of seven women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has prompted an outpo…

Captain looking forward to intimidating atmosphere when Wearsiders host AZ, after 53 years away When Sunderland last played European football, club directors viewed it as a useful means of raising the cash necessary to fund floodlight upgrades at Roker Pa…

Prolonged league suspension due to war and falling behind Saudi spending power are weakening the sport in Iran Just three months ago, Iran was one of the biggest stories in football as Team Melli arrived at the World Cup to try to play in the US, a country

Lions to play five fixtures in New Zealand in 2027 Sky has held live rights for men’s Lions since 1997 The inaugural women’s British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand next year is expected to be broadcast live on Sky Sports in a significant boost for the…

European Commission president sets out opportunities and challenges facing the European Union It’s also worth noting that this year’s SOTU will see a special guests in attendance: Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney.

Volunteers counted almost 1.4m common butterflies and moths, with painted ladies up 335% on last year The recording-breaking heat of 2026 delivered the second-best British butterfly season of the past 16 years, according to the Big Butterfly Count.

This story of Soviet agent and his MI6 handler in revolutionary Iran is a page-turning masterpiece Ben Macintyre uses the acronym MICE to describe the reasons people betray their countries: Money, Ideology, Coercion or Ego.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terror Islamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of sweeping offensives by…

Weekenders from Zagreb head to the rolling green Samobor Hills for nature, vineyards, delicious local food and Habsburg-era architecture ‘You’re going to Samobor?

As a child from a small Belgian farming town, Eva Verbeeck could only imagine what it was like growing up as an American teen.

For years, my vitiligo controlled my life, and I was constantly trying to disguise it.

Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans The Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and transatlantic trafficking of millions…

Cooking at this time of year is all about low-effort, maximum-impact options.

Rotherham has 46 online vacancies for every 1,000 young people but there are 288 in Cotswold district council area Young people in Rotherham face a local jobs market with the fewest suitable opportunities in Britain, according to a report that warns stark…

Register of British Slave Traders shows clergymen financed company that trafficked enslaved Africans on hundreds of voyages Nearly 250 years after the abolitionist Ottobah Cugoano made the Christian case for reparative justice, the archbishop of Canterbur…

Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin America Nature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence un…

Accident occurred as news crews in Los Angeles were covering a bus crash that had killed at least two people hours earlier A news helicopter crash in a Los Angeles neighborhood has killed at least three people, after it came to the ground and burst into f…

Frome: We’ve been trying to help out struggling hedgehogs, and finally we have a sighting.

Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running myths in history after studying optical illusions and the P…

Climate Change Committee says government cannot expand airport without requiring aviation industry to clean up its emissions Heathrow airport should be allowed to expand only if airlines pay for the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the gover…

She was born with an ultra-rare genetic disorder.

As Russians vote this weekend, remember that Britain is not immune to the cynical tactics and corrosion of trust that keep him in power Millions of people will participate in elections in Russia this weekend and a new parliament will be chosen, but not ne…

The show’s creator has gone, it’s been retooled as a conventional thriller and it feels like it’s starting to run out of ideas – even if it’s as slick and confident as ever This is a new Slow Horses: season six is the first not to be guided by its creator,

Belgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students to take up scholarships at universities Students who are unable to leave Gaza and take up scholarships at Belgian universities have said they are devastated after Belgium’s government hit dea…

Thousands of children in state care were evacuated when Russia invaded.

From Delhi to New York, from the street to the bath house, he has captured clandestine moments, risked his freedom – and even referenced Romantic painters.