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UK will be first country to bring in tough new laws to tackle the technology behind the creation of abusive material Britain is to become the first country to introduce laws tackling the use of AI tools to produce child sexual abuse images, amid warnings from law enforcement agencies of an ­alarming proliferation in such use of the technology.In an attempt to close a legal ­loophole that has been a major ­concern for police and online safety campaigners, it will become illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse material. Continue reading... Source link

The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, indicated multiple operatives were killed and no civilians were harmedThe US military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African country during Donald Trump’s second term as president.Trump said on Saturday that he ordered strikes on a senior IS attack planner and others from the organisation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/01/donald-trump-us-airstrikes-islamic-state-somalia Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-02-01 21:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Judge condemns firm for use of customer’s data after problem gambler was sent 1,300 emails over two years‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hookedGambling companies in Britain could be forced to overhaul their advertising practices after a betting firm was ruled to have unlawfully targeted a problem gambler who was bombarded with more than 1,300 marketing emails.In a ruling at the high court, a judge found that Sky Betting & Gaming sent the man personalised marketing without proper consent after gathering hundreds of thousands of pieces of data about him

Tens of thousands rally against government and in memory of railway station roof collapse that killed 15Serbia’s powerful populist leader Aleksandar Vučić was facing his biggest challenge yet as student-led demonstrations intensified at the weekend in what was being called the Balkan country’s greatest ever protest movement.Three months to the day after a concrete canopy collapsed at the entrance of Novi Sad’s railway station, tens of thousands of protesters converged on the northern city, blockading its three bridges in commemoration of the 15 people killed in the accident. The tragedy has been blamed squarely on government ineptitude and graft. Continue

The chancellor is under fire after a study cited as evidence for expanding the terminal to boost the UK’s economic growth was ordered by Heathrow itself Rachel Reeves was facing criticism on Saturday night as it was confirmed that a report she cited as evidence that a third ­runway at Heathrow would boost the UK economy was commissioned by the airport itself.Experts and green groups also challenged Reeves’s view that advances in the production of ­sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) had been a “gamechanger” that would substantially limit the environmental damage of flying, ­saying the claims were overblown and did not

Recruiting top graduates could stop other countries pulling ahead in artificial intelligence race, tech council saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Australian company has tentatively blocked staff from using the technology, others are scrambling for advice on its cybersecurity implications – while federal government ministers are urging caution.But others have welcomed DeepSeek’s arrival, calling for Australia to follow China’s lead in developing powerful yet less energy-intensive AI technology.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/02/as-deepseek-upends-the-ai-industry-one-group-is-urging-australia-to-embrace-the-opportunity Author : Josh Taylor Publish date : 2025-02-01 19:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Lord Foulkes believes rules must change after series of scandals involving Prince AndrewRules banning scrutiny of the royal family in parliament must be changed in light of the continuing scandals about Prince Andrew, a Labour peer has said. Lord Foulkes is seeking a meeting this week with the clerk of the ­parliaments Simon Burton, who is head of the House of Lords administration, to discuss what Foulkes says is a growing list of concerns about the activities of the royal family.Foulkes, a junior minister under Tony Blair, said he has been refused permission to table a question ­proposing a ­public

Families have been informed of the incident, say Essex police, but no details of the deceased have been releasedFour people have died after a vehicle crashed into a building in Essex, police have said.Officers were called to Magdalen Street in Colchester at about 4.40am on Saturday to reports of a crash. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/01/four-die-after-vehicle-crashes-into-a-building-in-colchester Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-02-01 18:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The blazes killed 29 people and are estimated to have caused more than $250bn in damagesThe Palisades and Eaton wildfires, which killed at least 29 people and burned across about 60 sq miles (155 sq km) around Los Angeles, have been fully contained.California’s department of forestry and fire protection’s announcement on Friday came more than three weeks after the two blazes battered this highly populated area of southern California, laying waste to entire neighborhoods – including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Containment refers to how much of a perimeter has been established around a fire to prevent it from growing, according

Incident at Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf has led to arrest of a 27-year-old manSouth Wales police have appealed for calm after three officers were injured in a “violent struggle” outside a police station.A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault, arson and criminal damage after the incident at Talbot Green police station in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/01/police-in-wales-appeal-for-calm-after-three-officers-hurt-in-violent-struggle-rhondda-cynon-taf Author : Allan Glen Publish date : 2025-02-01 17:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

One America News, Breitbart and the New York Post will take desks from NBC, NPR and the New York TimesThe Trump administration’s program to shake up media representation at official briefings and press calls in Washington is set to affect the Pentagon, with credentialed media being rotated out of assigned workspaces for media newcomers.The conservative-leaning One America News Network is set to replace NBC News, Breitbart will be given space held by National Public Radio, the New York Post has been offered the New York Times’ workspace and HuffPost will replace Politico. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/01/pentagon-media-rotation Author :

Border has been closed since May 2024 for even the most urgent medical cases and evacuations are significant first stepMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Rafah terminal that marks the crossing between southern Gaza and Egypt straddles a complicated border. On the Egyptian side, a double arch marks the entry to the terminal buildings themselves, and beyond Gaza.On Saturday television cameras on the Egyptian side caught the moment that the crossing, which has been closed since May, was reopened for medical evacuations showing one young girl, whose foot had been amputated, being loaded into an Egyptian ambulance. Continue reading... Source

Secretary of defense gave information about the military aircraft that collided with the passenger plane, killing 67Top US officials have said the military helicopter that collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River on Wednesday was on a training mission for evacuating members of government in the event of a catastrophe or attack.The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, told Fox News that the helicopter was performing a “continuity of government” drill designed to help pilots “rehearse in ways that would reflect a real world scenario”. Hegseth declined to go further, saying he didn’t want to get “into anything

Hardline agendas, especially on immigration, are copied by mainstream conservatives in vain effort to win back votesFar-right parties could become the largest force on the right in Europe within a decade, experts have said, as mainstream conservative parties look to copy their hardline agendas, especially on immigration, in a vain effort to win back votes.Germany’s conservatives last week sparked fury when their leader, Friedrich Merz, the country’s likely next chancellor, broke a longstanding pledge by relying on far-right votes to adopt a non-binding motion urging a drastic immigration crackdown. The leader of Alternative für Deutschland, Alice Weidel, hailed “a historic

Voters in Biden’s home town turned to Trump to lower prices, but some are wary of the president’s economic plansThe annual Downtown on Ice festival is under way in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Ice sculptures are dotted around the city – there was little chance of them melting as an Arctic blast pulled temperatures down to 15F (-9C).Inside Boscov’s, a 100-year-old department store, Sue Sloan says she can’t wait for spring. The 60–year-old housekeeper says she’s also looking for other changes. “Everything is so expensive,” she says. “Food prices, eggs, meat, gas, electricity, everything. It’s terrible,” she says. Continue reading... Source link

Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on CCTV near harbour on 7 JanuaryThe body of a second woman has been found in the search for two missing sisters who went missing in Aberdeen last month.Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, both 32 and originally from Hungary, were last seen on CCTV near the Dee at Aberdeen harbour early in the morning on 7 January, walking towards a path along the river. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/01/body-of-second-woman-found-in-search-for-missing-sisters-in-aberdeen Author : Guardian staff and agency Publish date : 2025-02-01 10:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the

Two men handed over to Red Cross in southern Gaza Strip with a third freed in Gaza City in exchange for jailed PalestiniansMiddle East crisis live: latest news updatesThree more Israelis – all male civilian hostages – have been released to Israel as part of the continuing ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza.Hamas handed the first two hostages over to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning before they were received by the Israeli military a short while later. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/01/hamas-releases-more-gaza-hostages-under-ceasefire-deal-with-israel Author : Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem Publish date : 2025-02-01 09:07:00

Two hostages freed on Saturday, with another expected to be released from different locationHere are images coming in of people in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square watching a screen broadcasting news footage of this morning’s hostage releases.The Guardian’s Peter Beaumont is reporting on these latest hostage releases. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/01/middle-east-crisis-live-hamas-hostages-release-israel-gaza Author : Adam Fulton Publish date : 2025-02-01 07:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Immigration minister says such conduct must be ‘nipped in bud’ as lawyer referred to office of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner for considerationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian lawyer has been referred to a state legal complaints commission, after it was discovered he had used ChatGPT to write court filings in an immigration case and the artificial intelligence platform generated case citations that did not exist.In a ruling by the federal circuit and family court on Friday, Justice Rania Skaros referred the lawyer, who had his name redacted from the ruling, to the Office

Officials say multiple structures ablaze after plane, with two people reportedly onboard, crashes in city’s north-eastA small plane crashed in north-east Philadelphia on Friday evening, leaving several homes on fire, local law enforcement confirmed to CBS News Philadelphia.Two people were on the plane. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/philadelphia-plane-crash Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-02-01 00:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The coalition government will be led by the conservative New Flemish Alliance party’s Bart De WeverFive Belgian parties struck a coalition deal on Friday to form a new government headed by the Flemish conservative Bart De Wever, after more than seven months of tortuous negotiations.The agreement paves the way for De Wever to become the first nationalist from the Dutch-speaking Flanders region to be Belgian premier – although in recent years he has backed off on calls for it to become an independent country. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/31/belgium-to-form-government-after-seven-months-of-negotiations Author : Agence France-Presse Publish date : 2025-01-31 23:05:00 Copyright

Websites offer only error messages on Thursday after president demands agriculture department shutter sitesOn Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the US agriculture department to remove its websites documenting or referencing the climate crisis.By Friday, the landing pages on the United States Forest Service website for key resources, research and adaptation tools – including those that provide vital context and vulnerability assessments for wildfires – had gone dark, leaving behind an error message or just a single line: “You are not authorized to access this page.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/trump-order-usda-websites-climate-crisis Author : Gabrielle Canon Publish date : 2025-01-31 22:06:00

Top bureau officials in five cities in line of fire with dozens of agents who worked on Trump investigations facing axeThe FBI launched a wide-ranging round of staff cuts Friday as Donald Trump’s administration moved to swiftly shake up the US’s leading law enforcement agency, three sources familiar with the matter told the Reuters new agency.At least five top FBI officials in major US cities – Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, New Orleans and Las Vegas – were ordered to resign or be fired, one of the sources told Reuters. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/fbi-staff-cuts-trump-purge Author : Guardian staff and agencies

Dr Margaret Carpenter faces felony charges in state that has had near-total abortion ban since fall of Roe v WadeA New York doctor was indicted by a Louisiana grand jury on Friday for allegedly prescribing an abortion pill online in the deep south state, which has one of the strictest near-total abortion bans in the country.Grand jurors at the district court for the parish of West Baton Rouge issued an indictment against Dr Margaret Carpenter; her company, Nightingale Medical PC; and a third person. All three were charged with criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, a felony. Continue reading...

Claim comes as investigators analyse voice and data recorders from plane crash in which 67 people diedWashington DC plane crash – latest updatesDonald Trump has said that the military Black Hawk helicopter that was in a catastrophic collision with an American Airlines jet in Washington DC was “flying too high, by a lot”, as investigators continued to piece together the reasons for the disaster.The claim from the president came amid questions about the angle the helicopter was flying at, as well as whether the air traffic control tower was understaffed. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/31/washington-dc-crash-initial-report-staffing-levels-not-normal Author : Oliver Milman,