A Terminator-style “loss of control” over artificial intelligence is the most concerning risk posed by the technology, the Science Secretary suggested this morning. Michelle Donelan said losing control of AI was the risk she was “most concerned about because it is the one that would result in the gravest ramifications”. She made the comments as … Read more
Emily Eavis has hinted rumours Madonna will be headlining Glastonbury next year may be true. The festival co-organiser revealed a major American female artist has been booked for the coveted legends slot at the 2024 festival. Asked on a podcast about who she had set her sights on to headline, Eavis did not reveal identities … Read more
Oliver Dowden said he believed artificial intelligence is an “exciting, game changing opportunity” when it comes to potentially tackling some of humanity’s biggest problems. But the Deputy Prime Minister said the world needed to be “clear eyed about the risks associated with it”. Asked if there was much governments could do on AI beside issue … Read more
When the famous Sycamore Gap tree, thought to be more than 300 years old, was cut down last week it caused not just anger but deep sadness. The Guardian north of England correspondent Robyn Vinter travelled to Hadrian’s Wall to report on it and was struck by the grief people felt. Even the police on … Read more
5 October 2023 • 8:48am 8:48AM HS2 decision will not make investors more wary of UK, insists Sunak Rishi Sunak rejected the suggestion that his HS2 decision would make foreign businesses more wary of investing in Britain. “You know, I couldn’t disagree more,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “I speak to global investors … Read more
Ninety per cent of people who think they are allergic to penicillin are not, senior pharmacists have warned. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) said that millions of people were being left at increased risk of deadly infections because they wrongly think that they must avoid the antibiotic. Its experts said that many people mistakenly thought … Read more
Good evening. Sir Keir Starmer will meet Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée next week, giving him the chance to “test” French reactions to his policies. Meanwhile, three members of Sara Sharif’s family, who are wanted following her death, are returning to the UK from Pakistan. Macron breaks protocol to host Starmer at Elysée Emmanuel Macron … Read more
A drug that is about 20 per cent more effective than Ozempic has been approved to treat Type 2 diabetes patients on the NHS. Tirzepatide could benefit 180,000 people with diabetes after being given the green light by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) for use in the health service. As with … Read more
Gabby Logan, the BBC broadcaster, who was returning from the World Athletic Championships in Budapest, was among those caught up in the chaos. She tweeted: “After almost three weeks away from home I am hours from hugging my family. And have just been told UK airspace is shut.” Around half the British team were also … Read more
Hackers may have information on tens of millions of British voters after they got access to electoral registers, the UK’s election watchdog said on Tuesday ‘ nearly a year after the breach was discovered. The Electoral Commission apologized for the breach but said much of the information was already in the public domain and that … Read more