Kemi Badenoch denies housing benefit cuts plan would make people homeless

At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch, standing in for the Prime Minister, directly challenged the Labour opposition to commit to spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030.…

BBC Inside Science – What AI agents talk about behind your back – BBC Sounds

The episode opens by immediately confronting the most profound fear articulated by AI safety researchers: the potential for AI to pose an existential threat to humanity. Tom Whipple highlights a…

Air traffic chaos and compensation: ‘Shutdown cost us more than £1,000’

The carefully planned anticipation for a week-long holiday to Slovenia dissolved into a nightmare of frustration and financial loss for Catie, 30, and Phil, 34, when their British Airways flight…

UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog

Britain’s primary industry watchdog for medical products has issued a stark warning: the United Kingdom urgently requires new, comprehensive regulations to govern the burgeoning use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within…

England’s mayors to be given power to introduce tourist tax.

The UK government is set to announce sweeping plans that will empower mayors across England to levy an overnight visitor charge on tourists, a move poised to reshape local funding…

August ties for hottest month on record as global heat climbs

The confluence of record-breaking air temperatures, persistent and widespread ocean heat, and Europe’s exceptionally severe summer unequivocally illustrates how anthropogenic climate change is now actively driving extremes across both the…

Trump says every adult American would get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

In a bold and potentially transformative announcement, U.S. President Donald Trump declared at the Republican Party’s inaugural midterm convention that every adult American would receive a $5,000 payout should the…

BBC visits West Bank village in area earmarked by Israel for settlement

The sanctions came after Israel opened up tenders for the construction of settlement homes in the strategically important so-called E1 area east of Jerusalem, plans that have drawn widespread international…

Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary.

The unprecedented technical meltdown of the UK’s air traffic control system, which plunged thousands of travellers into chaos, was an entirely avoidable incident, according to the Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander.…

White House pulls Tetris-style ‘Build The Wall’ game after copyright concern

The White House has swiftly removed a controversial Tetris-style game, provocatively titled "Build The Wall," from its official website, a move that comes mere days after The Tetris Company, the…