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The UK will be an AI “superpower”, Sir Keir Starmer said as he unveiled plans to expand use of the technology in a bid to boost growth. The Prime Minister conceded there would be “teething problems” involved in the process but insisted changes would help revolutionise creaking public services and turn around Britain’s economy. The Government has said it will “take forward” all 50 recommendations made by tech entrepreneur Matt […]

He's been cleared manslaughter, but convicted of assault and prolonged domestic violence A man has been found guilty of assault and prolonged domestic violence towards his partner, but cleared of her manslaughter. Kiena Dawes, 23, had written a suicide note saying, “Ryan Wellings killed me”, before leaving their nine-month-old daughter with a friend and taking her own life on a railway line on July 22, 2022. Wellings, 30, had denied […]

Just Stop Oil (JSO) supporters have spray-painted “1.5 is dead” on Charles Darwin’s grave following confirmation that last year was the first to breach the key global warming threshold. Two people used chalk paint on the 19th-century biologist’s grave in Westminster Abbey, London, at about 9.30am on Monday, the climate protest group said. Alyson Lee, 66, a retired teaching assistant from Derby, and Di Bligh, a 77-year-old former chief executive […]

The former First Minister of Scotland confirmed the news on Instagram Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will end her marriage to former Scottish National Party chief executive Peter Murrell. In a post on Instagram, the former first minister of Scotland said: “With a heavy heart I am confirming that Peter and I have decided to end our marriage. “To all intents and purposes we have been separated for some time […]

The inquest into the deaths of five people killed in the helicopter crash just outside Leicester City’s stadium will begin on Monday – more than six years after the tragedy. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the owner of the Premier League club, fellow passengers Nusara Suknamai and Kaveporn Punpare, pilot Eric Swaffer and his partner Izabela Roza Lechowicz, also a professional pilot, were killed in the crash on October 27 2018 next to […]

Motorists are “feeling the strain” of brighter headlights “more than ever before”, campaigners have said after a transport minister sought to ease road safety concerns. Lilian Greenwood, asked for the Department for Transport’s assessment of the safety of LED headlights, said statistics “do not show any discernible trend to suggest that advances in lighting technology are contributing negatively” to road vehicle collisions. But AA members have told the organisation that […]

A fresh dispute is flaring on the railways, threatening disruption to more services in the coming weeks. The first of a series of weekend strikes by train managers on busy rail routes started on Sunday, causing timetables to be reduced. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Avanti West Coast will stage a number of Sunday walkouts in a dispute over rest day working. Avanti urged its […]

Part-timers Tamworth produced a heroic display to take Tottenham to extra-time before the Premier League club limped into the FA Cup fourth round with a 3-0 win. Andy Peaks’ National League outfit pushed Spurs all the way at a buoyant Lambs Ground on an occasion for the whole town to be proud of – albeit with a tinge of disappointment after they missed out on a potential-lucrative replay. Tamworth had […]

Three teenagers have been charged with murder after a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed near a town centre bus station, police have said. Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of males at 5.50pm on Wednesday as he walked along Greenhill Street, close to Bedford bus station, officers said. The Bedford Academy student was taken to hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced dead a short time later. Ahmed Adam, […]