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A public inquiry has found a "complete failure to protect babies" at the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others. Also: Reform's leader in Wales, Dan Thomas, quits after being arrested at the weekend. And the value of the state pension is set to go up above the cost of living, thanks to the triple lock. (Image: Cheshire Police)
Donald Trump has attacked what he calls a sick conspiracy against AI, after technology tycoons backed calls from the boss of Anthropic to limit the pace of AI development. Also: Nigel Farage tells our political editor the 72 million pound donations given to Reform UK are compliant with the law. And female athletes criticise an advert for a sport trading app, starring Sydney Sweeney.
A Russian drone struck a train near Ukraine’s border with Poland this morning – shortly after the former Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and some of Europe’s most senior security advisers, including the UK's Johnathan Powell, passed along the same line. Ukraine’s railway authority said it was “quite likely” Russia had targeted the diplomatic train. Also: President Trump has warned against putting up "guardrails" in the race to develop artificial intelligence, amid growing concerns about the safety of the technology. And: The Great North Run returned to Tyneside today, with 63,000 runners taking part in the world's biggest half marathon.
Reform UK has been given a second £36m donation in as many days -- after the cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne said he had matched a sum donated last night. Mr Harborne has told the Daily Telegraph his 'competitive spirit' made him want to equal the amount given by the businessman, Ben Delo. Reform say the record-breaking cash injection will help to level the playing field; the Liberal Democrats and the Greens have joined campaigners in calling for a cap on politicial donations. Also: There's been a strong reaction to President Trump's surprise intervention on the future of the island of Ireland - and his comment that he'd "love to see" reunification. And: The boss of Anthropic -- which created the popular AI system Claude -- has called for the artificial intelligence industry to slow down, as fears mount about the speed of development.
MPs have rejected a fresh move to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Also: The US has been marking the 25th anniversary of the September the 11th attacks. And the Princess of Wales has visited the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, where she received treatment for cancer. (Image:EPA/Shutterstock)
The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has urged police leaders to be ready to move "quickly and effectively" in dealing with far-right groups who are intimidating communities over immigration. Also: the Government gives mayors in England the powers to impose new levies on people staying in their towns and cities. And the Bayeux Tapestry has gone on public display at the British Museum.
A senior safety researcher at the artificial intelligence giant, Anthropic, has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance AI could kill all humans in the next decade. Also: The Metropolitan Police is widening a criminal investigation into Reform UK. And the American cartoon series, South Park, changes its name in its latest dig at President Trump.
Israel says it will shut down the UK consulate in East Jerusalem in response to sanctions on West Bank settlements. Also: A failure at Britain's air traffic control causes delays to flights across Europe. And a spokesman for Prince Harry and Megan the Duke and Duchess of Sussex says they were surprised by the King’s reiteration that they will be treated as “private citizens”.
Portsmouth City Council says the Home Office has "questions to answer", after the landing of 1-hundred and 20 migrants in the area last night sparked large demonstrations. Several police officers were injured, as personnel using riot gear dealt with hundreds of protestors. The government has condemned what it described as "thuggish" behaviour by the activists, but the area's Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner said this should serve as a wake-up call for ministers.
Exit polls in Germany indicate that the far-right AfD party has won 44.5% of the vote in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its strongest result in a regional election. Support for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU is projected to have almost halved, to 18 point 5 percent. But the Alternative for Germany party has fallen short of an overall majority, leaving other parties facing difficult negotiations to form a government.
The government has condemned hundreds of masked demonstrators who blockaded the Port of Dover, chanting 'stop the boats'. The Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has told the BBC he wasn't paying full attention during a conversation with undercover reporters about a potentially illegal donation. Also: Vladimir Putin has ordered a three-day halt to strikes on Ukraine's capital, as President Trump's envoys hold peace talks in Moscow.
Nigel Farage has dismissed as 'a little local difficulty' questions about the provenance of Reform UK party money posed by an undercover report by Channel 4 News. Also: A Russian drone strikes the headquarters of Ukraine's security service in Kyiv. And top tennis stars lash out at the disruptive behaviour of social media influencers at the US Open.
The Prime Minister and the French President have held talks in Downing Street, discussing migrant boat crossings and the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Also: Reform UK's autumn conference opens with an insistence that it is the party of fiscal responsibility. And the award-winning American journalist and feminist, Gloria Steinem, has died.
Andy Burnham has been pressed about his management of the public finances in his first session of Prime Minister's Questions. Also: Nigel Farage tells the BBC Reform UK is always under investigation because its opponents are worried about the "new kids on the block". And a team of scientists say they may be one step closer to detecting dark matter.
Andy Burnham has given his first address to MPs as Prime Minister, pledging 'stronger public control' of services and a 'rewiring' of the British state. Also: 12 people have died in a massive Russian ballistic missile attack on the Ukrainian capital. And the BBC announces it is cancelling the winter sports programme, Ski Sunday.
A government minister has said prison capacity in England and Wales will continue to be "very tight", despite planned changes to the early release scheme. Also: The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has announced a sweeping front-bench reshuffle. And Novak Djokovic has lost in the first round of the US Open.
Andy Burnham has pledged to keep hundreds more criminals behind bars as part of changes to the government's early release scheme. Anyone convicted of unlawful killing will now be excluded, including two men jailed for the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper. But some prison governors fear jails could soon become full. In other news: at least eight people have died and 22 others are missing after a passenger ferry capsized and sank off northern Cyprus; and people in Iceland have voted against resuming talks on joining the European Union.
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has ordered an investigation after a Russian airstrike detonated munitions kept in warehouse close to a residential area outside Kyiv, killing dozens of people. Mr Zelensky said it was "horrific negligence" to store explosives near civilians. Meanwhile, rescue efforts continue in Nepal and Tibet, where a glacial collapse caused flooding and landslides; and the former home secretary, Sir James Cleverly, has announced he will stand to become the next London mayor.
Officials in Nepal say more than 550 people are now known to have died more than 48 hours after flash flooding hit the Himalayan border region with Tibet. Also: Four men have pleaded guilty to setting fire to ambulances run by a Jewish charity in north-west London. And crowds gather outside the Royal Palace in Oslo to greet Norway's new king, Haakon, after the death of his father.
Hundreds of people are now known to have died in Nepal after flash floods in the north of the country. Also: The number of asylum seekers being put up in hotels has halved in the past year. And UEFA says it's taking FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, to court.
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