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At Aberfan, I saw fathers digging for their missing children. And the lessons society should have learned, it hasn’t | John Humphrys

Correction: must not be trusted. Too sweeping? I might have thought so until 60 years ago this week when I stood alongside mothers weeping and praying as they watched their husbands digging for the bodies of their…

Ein Spaziergang mit Martin Blessing

Es bleibt die entscheidende Frage, wie viel von den zugesagten Milliarden tatsächlich frisches Geld ist und ob die deutsche Bürokratie das Tempo der KI-Revolution überhaupt mitgehen kann. Als ehemaliger…

Tory activist in 'contract killing broker' claim had worked for party HQ

It comes after Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch referred to them as "shocking allegations", adding that she did not "believe that person is a member anymore". A Conservative spokesman said Ross's party membership had…

Inside the cyber flaw scramble that brought the AI threat to life

Cloudflare saw thousands in the 10 hours before the flaw was publicly announced, then tens of thousands in the 45 minutes after the announcement, hundreds of thousands within two hours, and now millions, Prince said.…

What’s not on the ballot in Israel: Peace

The Eisenkot-led Change bloc has focused on Netanyahu’s role in the lead-up to the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, pointing to the failures of his government and arguing he ignored warnings of a likely big Hamas attack. But the…

Andy Bloke appears vaguely normal on Gogglebox – but Kemi dodged a bullet

Life doesn't get more meta. The saving grace is that this episode of Gogglebox is a charity special for Stand Up to Cancer. Andy Burnham has requested that any journalist writing about the programme makes a donation to…

EU and China weigh next sectors for trade curbs

“I would like to see that we both have an understanding of what sectors we are going to focus on next,” he said. The intense engagement with China comes as the bloc seeks to rebalance mutual economic ties, which EU…

Green councillors face Labour deadline to disown Zionism policy

The BBC has been told Green groups have been given until Sunday to respond to the demand, after which Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) will decide whether the party will continue with local deals to…

Trump says Burnham 'getting it done' after Jackdaw decision

He said he had spoken with Burnham, telling reporters on Friday that the decision would "make the UK a very rich country". Trump said: "The other prime minister, the previous man, Starmer. He's a very nice man, but he…

Ex-Tory campaign chief and his wife receive suspended sentences over election bets

Lee and his wife Laura stood to win more than £23,000 had their cheating not been uncovered, the court heard. Lee was sentenced to 10 months and two weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, while his wife was…