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Cummings’ comments risk putting women off politics, warns Cabinet mi...
November 02, 2023 09:30 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAMichelle Donelan said she is concerned about the impact of Dominic Cummings’ comments might have on women considering a career in Westminster.

Ministers trying to secure release of more Britons as two aid worker...
November 02, 2023 09:05 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAAround 200 UK citizens have registered as being in the strip with the Foreign Office.

Labour vows to force firms developing powerful AI to meet requiremen...
November 02, 2023 08:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe party has made the promise after Rishi Sunak said he would not ‘rush’ to regulate artificial intelligence.

South of England and Channel Islands bear brunt of Storm Ciaran
November 02, 2023 07:31 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAPeople in Jersey were forced to take refuge in a hotel after winds in excess of 100mph from the storm damaged property.

Flood warnings in place as Storm Ciaran strikes south coast
November 02, 2023 05:56 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Environment Agency says ‘large waves and onshore gales could see significant flooding’.

King and Queen to watch Kenyan Marines trained by the UK’s Royal Mar...
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe troops will stage a covert beach landing at Mtongwe Naval Base.

Titanic’s first class dinner menu expected to fetch £60,000 at aucti...
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe dinner was served on the evening of April 11 1912 after the liner left Queenstown in Ireland for New York during its fateful maiden voyage.

Storm Ciaran to cause travel disruption across Scotland
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIATrain operators across Scotland have warned of disruption to services due to Storm Ciaran.

Covid experts to receive honours at Buckingham Palace
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe researchers and civil servants carried out important work during the Covid pandemic.

Climate change could unravel decades of progress in human health, sa...
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIADeveloping better early warning systems for extremes such as heat could help save more lives, scientists have said.

‘Is AI dangerous?’ UK’s most Googled questions about artificial inte...
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe UK has been asking Google a number of questions about artificial intelligence, including ‘what is AI?’ and ‘Will AI take my job?’

Critically ill baby’s parents wait for ruling on Italy move
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAIndi Gregory’s parents have lost treatment fights in London but say a hospital in Rome has now offered to treat the eight-month-old girl.

William and Kate to visit mental health groups in Scotland
November 02, 2023 02:45 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThey will be in Burghead and Forres on Thursday.

What the papers say – November 2
November 02, 2023 12:34 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAHundreds of British people being allowed to leave war-ravaged Gaza dominate the headlines.

Major incident declared as Storm Ciaran batters south coast
November 02, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Met Office has warned of coastal gusts of 70mph to 80mph, with the potential for 85mph.

Rishi Sunak: We will keep working to help more British citizens leav...
November 02, 2023 12:01 AM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Prime Minister thanked Egypt for its role in helping to allow some to leave via the Rafah border crossing.

We owe it to our children to grip AI risks ‘early enough’, Sunak say...
November 01, 2023 10:30 PM AEDT | By PAMEDIAThe Prime Minister will arrive on Thursday at Bletchley Park for the second day of the UK’s AI summit.

Saturday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £3.8m after prize rolls down
November 01, 2023 09:49 PM AEDT | By PAMEDIAOne ticketholder became a millionaire after the rolldown boosted cash prizes for other winners.

British teacher in Gaza turned away at Rafah border with ‘depleted’...
November 01, 2023 08:50 PM AEDT | By PAMEDIAZaynab Wandawi, a British national born in Salford, was turned away at the Rafah border crossing into Egypt.

Residents protest against new Low Traffic Neighbourhood trial in Str...
November 01, 2023 08:13 PM AEDT | By PAMEDIAValley Road is part of a group of streets that make up Lambeth Council’s Streatham Wells Low Traffic Neighbourhood trial.