Keir Starmer defends Labour U-turn on £28bn green spending

Keir Starmer defends Labour U-turn on £28bn green spending This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Paul Seddon BBC political reporter Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he had no choice but to ditch Labour’s £28bn a year green investment pledge. He defended the… Continue reading Keir Starmer defends Labour U-turn on £28bn green spending

Keir Starmer ‘shocked’ by Rishi Sunak trans jibe in Commons

Keir Starmer ‘shocked’ by Rishi Sunak trans jibe in Commons By Chas Geiger Political reporter Sir Keir Starmer says he was “shocked” by Rishi Sunak’s jibe about the Labour leader’s definition of a woman on the day Brianna Ghey’s mother was visiting Parliament. The PM had earlier accused him of using the transgender teen’s murder… Continue reading Keir Starmer ‘shocked’ by Rishi Sunak trans jibe in Commons

Rishi Sunak says Keir Starmer sad and wrong to link trans jibe to Brianna Ghey case

Rishi Sunak says Keir Starmer sad and wrong to link trans jibe to Brianna Ghey case This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Kate Whannel Political reporter Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of demonstrating “the worst of politics” for “using the… Continue reading Rishi Sunak says Keir Starmer sad and wrong to link trans jibe to Brianna Ghey case

The AI companions you can have conversations with

The AI companions you can have conversations with Liverpool Hope University Technology reporter Stephanie Power likes to think she is comfortable with artificial intelligence, but the new breed of talking AI companions unnerve her, as she reports. My husband is a huge Liverpool FC fan who gets into a state of anxiety almost every time… Continue reading The AI companions you can have conversations with

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Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs

Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Sam Francis & Henry Zeffman BBC Politics Rishi Sunak is facing calls to apologise for a jibe about Sir Keir Starmer’s position on… Continue reading Rishi Sunak faces calls to apologise over trans jibe to Starmer at PMQs

Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved

Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved Alexa Woodcock By Helen Catt & Adam Smith BBC Politics The government has quietly dropped a commitment to increase the amount of money that disabled people in England can claim to adapt their homes. The Disabled Facilities Grant is used to fund alterations aimed at… Continue reading Promise to increase funds to adapt disabled people’s homes shelved

Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images

Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images Getty Images By Imran Rahman-Jones & Tom Gerken Technology reporters Meta says it will introduce technology that can detect and label images generated by other companies’ artificial intelligence (AI) tools. It will be deployed on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta already labels AI images… Continue reading Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images

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Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet

Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet PA Media By Sam Francis Political reporter, BBC News The prime minister said he was “taken by surprise” when he agreed to make a £1,000 bet over his Rwanda policy. Rishi Sunak said he was “not a betting person”, but denied it was… Continue reading Rishi Sunak says he was taken by surprise on £1,000 Rwanda bet

Opposition parties attack Rishi Sunak over £1,000 Rwanda bet

Opposition parties attack Rishi Sunak over £1,000 Rwanda bet PA Media By Becky Morton Political reporter Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been criticised by opposition parties for a bet over his Rwanda policy. Asked by TalkTV’s Piers Morgan if he would bet £1,000 for a refugee charity that deportation flights would take off before the… Continue reading Opposition parties attack Rishi Sunak over £1,000 Rwanda bet

Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff

Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff Getty Images By Tom Gerken Technology reporter Social media giant Snap, which operates Snapchat, has announced plans to cut “approximately” 10% of its staff. The firm said in November 2023 it had 5,000 employees, suggesting around 500 people are facing redundancy. It is the second wave… Continue reading Snap to lay off ‘approximately’ 10% of its staff

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