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Sep 15, 2026 - World

The situation is being exacerbated by the strengthening El Nino weather pattern, which causes drier weather in much of the region.

Sep 15, 2026 - World

A horrifying video of the incident has emerged online that shows the woman laughing and pulling the man toward her before an approaching train runs over them.

Sep 15, 2026 - World

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang took a live phone call from Donald Trump during a panel discussion Monday, allowing the US president to dismiss artificial intelligence dangers as a "hoax."

Sep 15, 2026 - World

Party leader claims proposed new retrospective laws are unfair and Reform would retaliate with a crackdown on union funding if elected Jonathan Reynolds has said that people should not get “hyperbolic” about the risks posed by AI. Speaking ahead of Louise Haigh’s speech to the TUC later, which will address the topic (see 9.31am), and in the light of the ongoing concerns expressed by AI experts about the risk of AI models posing a threat to humanity, Reynolds told the Today programme:This is extremely powerful technology, and I think we should never be complacent or naive about the impact it might have.People will be worried by some of the things they’ve heard in the last few weeks, and I think we’ve got to be careful not to get hyperbolic about this either.Because of the power of this technology, I wouldn’t say I wasn’t worried.What I would say is I’m clear-eyed about the best ways to keep the country safe, and that has to be using British innovation, British expertise, British specialisms in such a way that actually improves the position of the UK in terms of the safety.I’ve got to be honest, I don’t think that it’s a particularly helpful way to think about how we manage the risks. I’m not really sure what that would actually mean in practice.To state the obvious, these frontier models are in the main being developed in the US and in China. So exactly what would that mean? I’m not sure what the proposition is.When we talk, or people talk about union donations, that is not one entity. That is tens of thousands of ordinary people choosing to make that donation, and it’s bundled up and given from the union. But it’s very easy to opt out of that. There are rules governing political funds, political ballots.I honestly think to take these mega, ultra crypto Reform donors and compare them to voluntary associations of working people choosing to give some money to the political system, I don’t think the two things are comparable. Continue reading...

Sep 15, 2026 - World

Overall grocery inflation jumps to 2.3%, as Ocado and Lidl gain market shareBusiness live – latest updatesParents and carers spent 12.5% less on school uniform in the run-up to the start of this academic year, turning to promotions and second-hand items to keep expenses down as families struggled with the cost of living crisis.The average spend on school uniform was £54.53 in the four weeks to 6 September, down an eighth from £62.29 in the same period last year, according to the market research company Worldpanel by Numerator. Overall grocery inflation picked up to 2.3% from 2.1%. Continue reading...