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Trump administration had not formally announced John Ratcliffe’s trip, but various outlets captured the flight tracking data of the US jet and the Kremlin confirmed the meetingDarline Graham wins Republican primary for US SenateSign up for the US Breaking News emailA US military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday killed four people, officials said.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike targeted a vessel “operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/aug/26/darline-graham-lindsey-south-carolina-gop-post-office-voting-senate-midterms-donald-trump-latest-news-updates Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

Scientists found those who had used hormone replacement therapy were 10% less likely to be diagnosed with dementiaHormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of dementia, a study has found.Scientists tracked more than 180,000 postmenopausal women in the UK in the largest study of its kind. They found that those who had used HRT were 10% less likely to develop any type of dementia and 16% less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the most common form, compared with those who had never used it. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/26/women-hrt-lower-risk-dementia-study Author : Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Publish date :

Microsoft co-founder also expresses concern governments not prepared for technology’s impact in 6,000-word essayBusiness live – latest updatesBill Gates has called for “human reserved” jobs in certain sectors to prevent AI replacing them, and expressed concern that governments are not prepared for the impact the technology will have.In a 6,000 word essay titled The turbulent AI era is here. The choices we make are critical, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder likened the need to spare roles from digital encroachment to how nature reserves operate to protect the environment. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/26/bill-gates-human-reserved-jobs-ai-takeover Author : Mark Sweney Publish date :

Prime minister to speak to press this morning while on visit to Sainsbury’s supermarket Morning, and welcome to our UK politics blog. Prime minister Andy Burnham is nipping to the shops this morning to announce a plan to get teenagers working, as the government seeks to tackle the “youth unemployment crisis”.Burnham will be in Sainsbury’s to welcome the supermarket’s plan to offer 10,000 work experience placements in deprived areas, focusing on communities with a high number of young people not in education, employment or training, otherwise called Neets.Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new