Health secretary says plans for cot cams in baby wards being developed ‘urgently’ after Letby inquiry report – as it happened
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Health secretary says plans for cot cams in baby wards being developed ‘urgently’ after Letby inquiry report – as it happened

Yvette Cooper says this must ‘be a turning point for the NHS’ and tells the Commons she is ‘profoundly sorry’ for mistakes highlighted in Thirlwall reportThree babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry findsLady Justice Thirlwall said that senior nurses at the hospital refused to accept the consultant’s concerns could be justified, and criticised the “prolong...

New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’
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New Order keyboardist Gillian Gilbert announces she is ‘living with cancer’

Musician clarified her own health status after concerns were raised by interview with husband and bandmate Stephen Morris earlier this monthGillian Gilbert, keyboardist with New Order, has announced she is again having treatment for cancer.The 65-year-old musician announced the news on Instagram, as a response to an interview her husband and New Order bandmate, drummer Stephen Morris, gave to Roll...

AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

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Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating headaches for monitoring and oversightAI models have begun communicating in a strange new version of English that reads like a cross between James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake and tech bro jargon, new research has found.Autonomous AI agents are rapidly creating novel dialects allowing them to converse in an often barely c...

‘Like Syd Barrett’: AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

‘Like Syd Barrett’: AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

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Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of Pink Floyd star and James Joyce’s prose that is creating headaches for monitoring and oversightAI models have begun communicating in a strange new version of English that reads like a cross between James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake and tech bro jargon, new research has found.Autonomous AI agents are rapidly creating novel dialects allowing them to converse ...

U.S. and China face grave AI risks but mutual distrust stalls cooperation

U.S. and China face grave AI risks but mutual distrust stalls cooperation

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The United States and China are both gripped by safety fears as they reckon with their rapid advances in AI, but intensifying competition and deep mutual distrust could derail the kind of cooperation experts say is vital to head off the strategically vital technology’s greatest dangers.

Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo

Indonesian wildfires threaten leading orangutan research site in Borneo

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Critically endangered Bornean orangutans flee forests as staff at Cabang Panti work round the clock to stave off blazeWildfires in Indonesia are sweeping through a critical research site for Bornean orangutans and are now threatening a celebrated research camp, home to one of the world’s longest-running studies of wild apes.In the past few days, the fires have burned within 200 metres of Rangkong ...

Matthew Rhys makes Emmy history as Widow’s Bay breaks records

Matthew Rhys makes Emmy history as Widow’s Bay breaks records

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Matthew Rhys made Emmy history, winning two lead acting awards in the same night as Widow’s Bay swept the comedy categories and set a new record with 14 wins. We look back at the biggest moments from television’s biggest night with critic Dheepthika Laurent, including wins for The Pitt, Hacks and Stephen Colbert. Plus, Israeli hit Fauda returns with a politically charged fifth season inspired by t...

Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee

Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee

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Actor, who made history at the Emmys, thanked the ‘great and the good people of Wales’ for nurturing his talentWhen Matthew Rhys made history as the first actor ever to win two best lead Emmy awards in one night, he paid tribute to his roots.“To the great and good people of Wales, who were as much a nurturer as anyone else,” said the proud Welshman now living in New York, “We are a small but might...

Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault

Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault

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Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was elected to Senedd as leader of the opposition in MayThe leader of Reform UK in Wales is standing down after he was arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault and coercive or controlling behaviour.Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was announced as Reform UK’s Welsh leader by Nigel Farage in February. He was elected to the Senedd as leader of the opposi...

UK retirees with no other income will not pay tax on new £13,000 state pension, No 10 says

UK retirees with no other income will not pay tax on new £13,000 state pension, No 10 says

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Average wages rose by 3.9% in three months to July, signalling pensioners will receive uplift of same percentage in 2027 under triple lockThe government has promised retirees they will be excluded from paying tax on the full new state pension after official figures paved the way for an inflation-beating increase above the tax-free personal allowance.Figures published on Tuesday showed that average...

Canada will be ‘stronger, more resilient, more independent’ after US trade war: Carney

Canada will be ‘stronger, more resilient, more independent’ after US trade war: Carney

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Canada aims for economic resilience and independence from trade disputes. New tax incentives will encourage private investment in Canadian businesses. The nation is also seeking deeper economic ties with the European Union. This strategy aims to reduce dependence on the United States market. Canada remains open to future mutually beneficial agreements with Washington.

Neighbours cut trees beyond permission for a lake view, court orders $34,064 payout

Neighbours cut trees beyond permission for a lake view, court orders $34,064 payout

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A British Columbia woman allowed her neighbours to trim some trees in 2021, but they cut far more than she had permitted to improve their view of Shuswap Lake. A court found the neighbours liable for trespass and ordered them to pay $34,064 for replacement trees, a shade structure and two air conditioning units.

'Pelicot 2.0': UK husband pleads guilty to drugging and raping his wife

'Pelicot 2.0': UK husband pleads guilty to drugging and raping his wife

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PRESS REVIEW – Tuesday, September 15: Two cases dubbed Pelicot 2.0 have rocked Britain and Austria. Then, ProPublica reveals that a Russian oligarch financed a part of Trump Jr's Bahamas wedding. Some celebrity news: Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after saying "Free Palestine", while Sydney Sweeney is once again starring in a controversial ad.