Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh says AI has made us dumbed down machines
Adam Walker/BBC Irvine Welsh is pointing up to the second floor of a grey stone building in Leith, the port district of Edinburgh. As he gets ready to publish a…
Delays and shortages in UK’s F-35 fighter jet fleet , watchdog says
Delays, infrastructure gaps and personnel shortages to Britain’s most advanced warplane programme are undermining the UK’s warfighting capability, the public spending watchdog has said. The F-35 stealth jet used by…
IVF pioneer Lord Robert Winston quits BMA over doctor strikes
Lord Robert Winston, a professor and TV doctor who was a pioneer of IVF treatment, has resigned from the British Medical Association (BMA) over planned strikes by resident doctors. Resident…
‘One in, one doubt’ and ‘sick note’ crackdown
The majority of Friday’s papers lead with the UK-France “one in, one out” agreement to tackle migrant Channel crossings. The Daily Telegraph reports French President Emmanuel Macron said British people…
Starmer and Macron plead for patience in an impatient world
Watching the president of France and the prime minister close up was to see two men under the cosh, behind in the opinion polls and fighting for what they see…
East London Mosque ‘was threatened after the 7/7 bombings’
Shabnam Mahmood & Jess Warren BBC News BBC Dilowar Khan said the East London Mosque received threats after the 7/7 attacks On 7 July 2005, a series of explosions on…
Locations chosen for three Welsh government-backed wind farms
Steffan Messenger Environment correspondent, BBC Wales News Mike Kemp Three new onshore wind farms have been proposed Wales’ new publicly owned renewable energy developer has announced where it plans to…
UK-France migrant deal ‘robust’ against legal challenges, Yvette Cooper says
PA The home secretary has said the new “one in, one out” migrant scheme agreed with France on Thursday is “robust” enough to withstand potential legal challenges. Yvette Cooper said…
Oasis fans queue for Manchester gig
Oasis will play their first gig in Manchester for nearly 16 years tonight. After kicking off their highly anticipated world tour in Cardiff last week, the group will return to…
No imminent change to tax-free allowance
There will be no immediate changes to cash Individual Savings Accounts (Isas), the BBC understands. Chancellor Rachel Reeves was widely expected to announce plans to reduce the £20,000 tax-free allowance.…