Storm Ciaran bringing amber weather alerts to England and Wales

Amber warnings have been issued for wind and rain on Thursday with yellow warnings in place on Wednesday.

Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s,...

Researchers found cognitive function and working memory in older people declined more rapidly during the pandemic

Starfish bodies may more closely resemble a head, study suggests

The new research helps to answer the mystery of how these creatures evolved their distinctive body shape.

‘Hospitals favouring younger emergency patients’

A new study found that elderly people attending Accident & Emergency departments are less likely to be seen within target times.

What the papers say – November 1

The inquiry into the Government’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 crisis dominates headlines.

Sports stars among those to collect honours

Former England footballer Eniola Aluko, darts player Fallon Sherrock and ex-boxer Johnny Nelson are set to receive their MBEs

Hundreds of schools close as support staff take strike action

Janitors, cleaners and classroom assistants are among those taking strike action across four local authorities in Scotland on Wednesday.

Top civil servant referenced in ‘misogynistic’ messages to give inqu...

Helen MacNamara, the former deputy cabinet secretary, is set to appear before the Covid-19 inquiry.

King and Queen to celebrate Kenyans who promote animal welfare

Charles and Camilla are touring Kenya over five days.

AI Safety Summit: Five key questions

All the key questions ahead of the first global safety summit on artificial intelligence.

‘No better place’ than Bletchley Park to host world’s first AI safet...

The location in Buckinghamshire is significant as it is a key site in the history of computer science development.

What are the risks around frontier AI?

The UK is hosting the first AI Safety Summit to look at the possible dangers around the emerging technology.

Who is and is not coming to the AI Safety Summit?

Many tech giants and representatives from China are, but US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron are not.

Kamala Harris arrives in the UK ahead of AI safety summit

Ms Harris will represent the US at the summit on Wednesday and Thursday in place of President Joe Biden.

Senior police officer who refused to provide sample for drugs test s...

Julian Bennett refused to provide a urine sample after claims that he had smoked cannabis while off-duty.

Johnson thought Hancock would be ‘sacrifice for the inquiry’ – Cummi...

Boris Johnson may have wanted to keep Matt Hancock as Health Secretary as a ‘sacrifice’ for the Covid-19 inquiry, Dominic Cummings has claimed.

Women released on bail as police investigate Hamas paraglider images

A trio of women were photographed brandishing an image of a Hamas paraglider at a pro-Palestine demonstration.

Pro-Palestinian activists stage sit-in at London’s Liverpool Street...

More than 500 people joined the protest.

‘Isle of Man on path to be first in British Isles to legalise assist...

Pro-change campaigners hailed a ‘historic vote’ but Care Not Killing called it a ‘dangerous and ideological policy’.

What we have learned from the Covid inquiry so far this week

Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain were among the high-profile witnesses this week.