Andy Burnham takes part in Great North Run for homelessness charity Prime Minister Andy Burnham is taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for a homelessness charity. Mr Burnham, wearing a Number 10 bib, was running in the half marathon to raise money for Changing Lives, which he visited last month to
Man charged with concealing identity at anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth A 76-year-old man has been charged with concealing his identity at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth after police warned they would use powers to arrest demonstrators wearing face coverings. Timothy Miller, of Southampton, will appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday accused of wearing or
Musk and Altman back calls to ‘slow down’ development of AI Elon Musk and Sam Altman have backed a call from the boss of Anthropic for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to “slow down” to give safety measures time to catch up. In an essay titled We Must Pace the Frontier, Dario Amodei said he
Rayner hints at donations cap after Reform given £72m by crypto-billionaires Angela Rayner has suggested ministers could still impose a cap on political donations in the wake of Reform UK’s £72 million gifts from two crypto-billionaires. The twin £36 million donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have reignited calls for a cap on donations,
Trump continues Irish visit at golf tournament US President Donald Trump continues his visit to Ireland on Sunday after stirring up a diplomatic row hours into the trip by backing Irish unification. Mr Trump starts the day at his golf resort in the southwest of the country as it hosts players including Rory McIlroy and
Elena Rybakina dethrones Aryna Sabalenka with her first US Open crown Elena Rybakina proved herself to be the undisputed world number one after claiming her first US Open title. The 27-year-old from Kazakhstan knew she would be top of the rankings from Monday, overtaking her opponent Aryna Sabalenka, whatever the outcome of Saturday’s final. A
Second cryptocurrency billionaire gives £36 million to Reform Reform UK has received a second £36 million donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire. Thai-based businessman Christopher Harborne, the party’s biggest donor, said on Saturday he was matching the donation by Ben Delo revealed on Friday. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Harborne said the donation was “a
Protesters gather in Portsmouth as police warn against fear and violence Anti-migrant protesters and counter demonstrators have gathered in Portsmouth as police warned they would not tolerate incitement of fear or violence. No-one could be seen wearing masks at either gathering after warnings from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary that protesters wearing face coverings
Matt Peet hails Wigan squad as they claim Leaders Shield Wigan boss Matt Peet saluted his table-topping Warriors after beating Catalan Dragons to claim a sixth Super League Leaders Shield. Tries from Liam Marshall (2), Harry Smith, Brad O’Neill, Liam Farrell, Austin Daniel, Jai Field, Zach Eckersley and Adam Keighran saw Wigan win 50-12 and
US President Donald Trump arrives in Ireland for two-day visit US President Donald Trump has touched down for a two-day visit to Ireland. He has arrived amid what has been described as one of the biggest security operations ever implemented by the Irish police service (An Garda Síochána). Mr Trump was greeted by Ireland’s deputy