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

Interest in language used by AI models has increased since rogue OpenAI agents hacked into real-world company Hugging…

9/15/2026 · 4 min read · 69 views
Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee
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Matthew Rhys’s alma mater pays tribute to ‘loyal pupil’ and Welsh language devotee

Matthew Rhys, who grew up in Whitchurch, Cardiff, is still in contact with his former school. Photograph: Patrick T…

9/15/2026 · 4 min read · 41 views
The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters
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The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters

Early adopters, insiders and whales acquire huge holdings at negligible cost. Their size then shapes the market,…

9/15/2026 · 3 min read · 35 views
Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault
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Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault

Dan Thomas is the former leader of Barnet council in north London, but is originally from Blackwood, Caerphilly.…

9/15/2026 · 1 min read · 73 views
‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis
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‘It makes you feel helpless’: patients and doctors cast doubt on standard treatment for endometriosis

Natalie Greenwood says the benefits of surgery for endometriosis are brief. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The…

9/15/2026 · 4 min read · 88 views
Raheem Sterling pleads guilty to dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide
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Raheem Sterling pleads guilty to dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide

Raheem Sterling (centre) arriving at Basingstoke magistrates court on Tuesday. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PAView…

9/15/2026 · 1 min read · 53 views
More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade
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More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade

Several 18th-century paintings depict affluent white women with young enslaved servants, who often wore a single pearl…

9/15/2026 · 12 min read · 35 views
Lucy Letby public inquiry report findings to be published after repeated delays – latest updates
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Lucy Letby public inquiry report findings to be published after repeated delays – latest updates

A number of doctors, scientists and statisticians have publicly challenged the way the evidence was presented to…

9/15/2026 · 2 min read · 44 views
Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live
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Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live

“If confirmed, this would see the full New State Pension rise to over £13,000. While we will need to wait for…

9/15/2026 · 1 min read · 57 views
Make NHS and MoD uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham
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Make NHS and MoD uniforms in UK, fashion firms urge Burnham

Women at a factory in Dukinfield work on nurses uniforms for NHS staff. About 55% of uniforms are manufactured…

9/15/2026 · 4 min read · 62 views
Farage says a Reform UK government would stop unions funding Labour if they block £72m donations – UK politics live
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Farage says a Reform UK government would stop unions funding Labour if they block £72m donations – UK politics live

04.09 EDTFarage says a Reform UK government would stop unions funding Labour if they block £72m donationsGood morning.…

9/15/2026 · 3 min read · 39 views
Lucy Letby: will final report express view on her conviction and could it affect her case?
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Lucy Letby: will final report express view on her conviction and could it affect her case?

The inquiry focused on the events at the Countess of Chester hpsital linked to the actions of Lucy Letby. Photograph:…

9/14/2026 · 3 min read · 36 views
Sky gave my father the hard sell even though he has dementia
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Sky gave my father the hard sell even though he has dementia

We asked to cancel.Eventually, we were offered £18-a-month Sky Essential TV. However, we were then asked to authorise…

9/14/2026 · 3 min read · 61 views
How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners
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How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners

Quamina, who was enslaved and trafficked as a child with his mother. His son Jack led the 1823 Demerara rebellion.…

9/14/2026 · 12 min read · 42 views
Duke and Duchess of Sussex granted security review after return to UK
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Duke and Duchess of Sussex granted security review after return to UK

The Royal and VIP Executive Committee has initiated a security review for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following…

9/14/2026 · 2 min read · 77 views
New special envoy for Britons detained overseas warns of limits of role
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New special envoy for Britons detained overseas warns of limits of role

Alistair Burt is a former Middle East Minister. Photograph: James Drew Turner/The GuardianView image in…

9/14/2026 · 4 min read · 54 views
Will the £72m of donations to Reform UK be allowed?
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Will the £72m of donations to Reform UK be allowed?

Christopher Harborne, Nigel Farage and Ben Delo. Photograph: LPN/Getty Images/The Ben Delo FoundationView image in…

9/14/2026 · 5 min read · 43 views
Andrew Davies admits to drawing on ‘stimulating’ Made in Chelsea for Jane Austen adaptation
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Andrew Davies admits to drawing on ‘stimulating’ Made in Chelsea for Jane Austen adaptation

Some of the cast from Made in Chelsea in 2021. Photograph: Channel 4View image in fullscreenSome of the cast from Made…

9/14/2026 · 4 min read · 87 views
UK armed forces member killed in crash in Ukraine
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UK armed forces member killed in crash in Ukraine

There is a small number of British military personnel in Ukraine who provide security to diplomats and support the…

9/14/2026 · 2 min read · 39 views
Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry
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Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry

Crispin Odey during his appeal hearing in March, where judges say he ‘expressed no contrition’. Photograph:…

9/14/2026 · 2 min read · 39 views
Many asylum seekers removed from UK to France arrive injured, charity health service finds
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Many asylum seekers removed from UK to France arrive injured, charity health service finds

Samusocial de Paris’s report includes a case of one person who arrived in France in such a bad state he was sent to…

9/14/2026 · 3 min read · 42 views
Andy Burnham cancels engagements as his father’s death is announced
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Andy Burnham cancels engagements as his father’s death is announced

Andy Burnham pictured with his parents, Eileen and Roy, in 2016. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in…

9/14/2026 · 1 min read · 39 views
Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live
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Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘trying to change rules retrospectively’ after Reform receive £72m in donations – UK politics live

Labour MPs and unions are pressuring the government to legislate for a stricter cap on political party donations

9/14/2026 · 1 min read · 42 views
UK credit scores: should you worry about a big shake-up?
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UK credit scores: should you worry about a big shake-up?

Your credit score hellps determine whether or not you can borrow cash, including for mortgages. Photograph:…

9/13/2026 · 7 min read · 37 views
Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled
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Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled

The change will take effect from Sunday 20 September. Photograph: Nick Potts/PAView image in fullscreenThe change will…

9/13/2026 · 2 min read · 39 views
Jack Thorne warns some fellow scriptwriters are using AI ‘to cheat’
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Jack Thorne warns some fellow scriptwriters are using AI ‘to cheat’

‘If publishers, studios, streamers, can point to the writer as the problem, that gives them the excuse to behave…

9/13/2026 · 3 min read · 73 views
Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook
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Somerset ‘festival of ideas’ to measure whether its talks change people’s outlook

The Big Brue founders (left to right) Mariella Frostrup, Catherine Fairweather, Eleanor O'Keeffe and Jason McCue in…

9/13/2026 · 4 min read · 57 views
Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past
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Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

The register builds the most comprehensive single picture so far of those who perpetrated the enslavement of African…

9/13/2026 · 15 min read · 69 views
What is the Register of British Slave Traders and who does it identify?
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What is the Register of British Slave Traders and who does it identify?

A composite of archival material relating to Britain’s involvement in transatlantic slavery. Photograph: GL…

9/13/2026 · 4 min read · 93 views
Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland
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Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland

The US president visits one of his golf courses in Ireland. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPAView image in fullscreenThe US…

9/13/2026 · 2 min read · 45 views
A joyful harvest: the young Welsh farmers growing food for Birmingham
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A joyful harvest: the young Welsh farmers growing food for Birmingham

Tilly Gomersall harvesting dill on her farm in Powys. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The GuardianView image in fullscreenTilly…

9/13/2026 · 6 min read · 42 views
Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks
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Mapped: the £150bn megaproject that aims to protect Britain from energy shocks

The last overhaul was during the 1950s and 1960s, when high-voltage cables were rolled out at scale amid growing…

9/12/2026 · 19 min read · 43 views
Anti-migrant rally and counter-protesters face off in Portsmouth – video
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Anti-migrant rally and counter-protesters face off in Portsmouth – video

Under a heavy police presence, approximately 400 protesters marched into the centre of town for a second weekend,…

9/12/2026 · 1 min read · 55 views
Protesters against Trump’s visit to Ireland react to ‘united Ireland’ comments – video
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Protesters against Trump’s visit to Ireland react to ‘united Ireland’ comments – video

1:35IrelandProtesters against Trump’s visit to Ireland react to ‘united Ireland’ comments – videoThousands of people…

9/12/2026 · 1 min read · 42 views
‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims
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‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claims

Monitoring devices were only recently fitted, about a year after they first submitted the claim, and they have no idea…

9/12/2026 · 6 min read · 48 views
‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable?
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‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable?

The BCC has called for the pension triple lock to be scrapped, and the saved money to be put towards tackling the…

9/11/2026 · 5 min read · 49 views
‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dying
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‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dying

Distressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270…

9/11/2026 · 4 min read · 38 views
Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges
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Self-driving cars should be taxed to offset job losses, thinktank urges

Report urges ministers to act early to mitigate the effects of robotaxis on England’s 417,000 taxi and private hire…

9/11/2026 · 4 min read · 38 views
Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP
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Mail on Sunday ends up funding state school scholarship via payout to MP

Catherine Atkinson said she would fund scholarships for local law students at the University of Derby who – like her –…

9/11/2026 · 3 min read · 36 views
UK lawmakers urge Burnham to back ban on superintelligent AI after chilling warnings
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UK lawmakers urge Burnham to back ban on superintelligent AI after chilling warnings

OpenAI and Anthropic were ‘gambling with our lives’, one AI researcher said this week after quitting his job at…

9/11/2026 · 4 min read · 35 views
MPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – video
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MPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – video

4:36Assisted dyingMPs recount personal experiences as they debate assisted dying bill – videoMPs have been debating a…

9/11/2026 · 1 min read · 31 views
‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brink
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‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brink

Soaring energy bills are a grim prospect for many industrial businesses across Europe already stretched as a result of…

9/11/2026 · 6 min read · 49 views
Reform UK beset by internal row over response to Dover and Portsmouth protests
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Reform UK beset by internal row over response to Dover and Portsmouth protests

The far-right group Patriot Platform hold a ‘vigil’ at the RNLI station in Poole, Dorset, on Wednesday. Photograph:…

9/10/2026 · 4 min read · 65 views
Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds
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Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds

An estimated 25-30% of collisions involve criminal driving, such as drink or drug use or speeding. Photograph: Andrew…

8/12/2026 · 3 min read · 51 views
India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production
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India fuels worldwide jump in planned coal production

India plans to raise its coal output by about 100 million tonnes to 1.15 billion tonnes in the 2025-26 fiscal year.…

8/12/2026 · 3 min read · 55 views
Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops
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Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops

Two vape shops trading next door to each other on Fargate in Sheffield. Photograph: Katy Blackwood/Alamy Stock…

8/10/2026 · 4 min read · 54 views
‘National priority’ to equip UK firefighters amid growing wildfire threat
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‘National priority’ to equip UK firefighters amid growing wildfire threat

A firefighter tackels a blaze on Tintwistle Moor. Photograph: Ryan Jenkinson/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA…

8/10/2026 · 5 min read · 38 views
Ann Widdecombe police investigate whether accused had role in Farage incident
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Ann Widdecombe police investigate whether accused had role in Farage incident

Ann Widdecombe’s body was found with serious injuries at her home in Devon on 9 July. Photograph: Lucy North/PAView…

8/10/2026 · 3 min read · 42 views
Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists
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Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists

Aaron Banks, pictured in 2018, is is reported to have previously hired operatives to surveil political opponents.…

8/10/2026 · 3 min read · 35 views
From ticket booking fees to shrinkflation, six other ways Burnham could cut cost of living
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From ticket booking fees to shrinkflation, six other ways Burnham could cut cost of living

Time to retire ‘transaction’ or ‘order processing fees’ on concert/show tickets? Photograph: Mike Lewis…

8/10/2026 · 4 min read · 41 views

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