AI used new levels of 'autonomy and deception' to trick people in safety test
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:02:18 GMT
The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
Major search under way for boy, 13, missing at sea
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:52:43 GMT
Emergency services were called to Hornsea, East Yorkshire, at about 18:00 BST.
Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:26:06 GMT
Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.
Princess Eugenie gives birth to baby girl in Portugal
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:44:10 GMT
The daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson welcomed her third child on Monday.
Mass funeral in Gaza for 112 Palestinians killed in 2023 Israeli strike
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:07:52 GMT
The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.
Watch: Moment passenger train crashes into trailer carrying straw bales
Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:31:28 GMT
Railway authorities in Poland said the driver was intoxicated when he stopped his vehicle on the tracks as barriers closed.
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Why Does The Government Keep Releasing Prisoners Early?
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:21:00 GMT
Government defends early release scheme, blaming prison capacity crisis.
The Democrats need to win Michigan… so why is it splitting the party?
Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT
A centrist and a left wing candidate go head to head in Michigan.
Infantino calls executive meeting as criticism mounts
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:13:03 GMT
Gianni Infantino summons senior leaders to a meeting on Wednesday, after facing more fierce criticism of his plan to sell off Fifa's commercial and event operations.
