Perseid meteor shower reaches peak: When and where to catch a glimpse
Getty Images Maddie Molloy, Climate & Science reporter and Matt Taylor, Lead Weather Presenter 1 hour ago The best annual…
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Tech leaders say AI means less work – their staff say they work up to 90 hours a week
Getty Images Kali Hays Technology reporter 4 hours ago For years now, executives at companies that…
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Is football AI-proof? Why tech investors wanted a slice of the World Cup
Getty Images Michael Race Business reporter, New York 8 August 2026, 13:36 BST Updated 3 hours ago…
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Widdecombe police reopen investigation into incident at Farage’s home, BBC understands
Getty Images Cachella Smith and Daniel Sandford, UK correspondent 7 August 2026 Updated 6 hours ago Counter-terrorism police investigating…
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Police officers investigated over handling of sex offender who murdered two women
Met Police Cachella Smith and James Kelly 16 minutes ago Two Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated by…
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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
Wally Skalij / Getty Images Kali Hays and Liv McMahon, Technology reporters 7 August 2026 A US judge in…
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Officer who led PC Harper investigation ‘appalled’ killers could be released early
PA Helena Wilkinson News correspondent 2 hours ago The senior investigating officer in the PC Andrew…
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Trump again targets US birthright citizenship | BBC News
President Donald Trump is trying again to scale back birthright citizenship in the US, weeks after…
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Battle in the Black Sea – Russia and Ukraine intensify attacks on shipping | BBC News
Russia has been ramping up its efforts to strangle Ukraine’s commercial links to the outside world,…
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Thousands of rail passengers hit by power failure disruption
EPA/Shutterstock Lynette Horsburgh North West 6 August 2026, 20:13 BST Updated 36 minutes ago Thousands of…
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India’s internet war
In 2014, Narendra Modi pioneered the use of social media and digital campaigning in India to…
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Young women tell BBC of rape, assault and harassment at Army training college for teenagers
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Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
Yeovil Conservatives/Getty Images Paul Seddon, Political reporter and Nick Eardley, Political correspondent 5 August 2026, 16:47 BST Updated 48 minutes…
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AI used new levels of ‘autonomy and deception’ to trick people in safety test
Reuters Kali Hays Technology reporter 5 hours ago The latest artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Anthropic…
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UK prisons are full. How do other countries deal with overcrowing? | BBC News
The UK’s prison population today is about 86,500 and there are about 2,400 spare places. Overcrowding…
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Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in ‘human safari’ attack
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Iran says it is in talks with Oman but not the US, contradicting Donald Trump | BBC News
Iran says it is negotiating with Oman to reach “an understanding” over a temporary route through…
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How much of the world is on fire right now? | BBC News
South Korea has had its hottest day since records began. Sunday was the fifth day in…
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Russia says seven killed and 40 injured by Ukrainian drone hitting busy beach
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Xbox Series X price hiked by £170 due to rising memory chip costs
Getty Images Liv McMahon Technology reporter 16 minutes ago Microsoft has increased the price of Xbox…
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Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to ‘rapidly’ making deal
Reuters James Chater 2 August 2026, 03:19 BST Updated 1 hour ago Donald Trump says he…
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Why isn’t AI working for your company? | BBC News
In this episode AI Decoded asks whether the AI revolution is delivering on its promises. Companies…
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Trump is hailing it as a ‘breakthrough’, but will Hamas actually disarm in Gaza
Also, Hamas does not just exist in the Gaza Strip – it has a presence in…
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The UK is not built for heat. Here’s what needs to change | BBC News
Drought has been declared across more than half of England as hot, dry weather continues to…
