“We need regulations to stop people using it for bad things, and we don’t appear to have those kinds of political systems in place at present.” Prof Hinton said he fears AI will be bad for society if ...

Scotland welcomed 2024 in explosive style with the traditional fireworks display over Edinburgh Castle at the Hogmanay street party. The 12 months which followed saw electoral change, footballing ...

A dog was reported as lost on one of the Lake District's highest peaks on Christmas Day (December 25). Cumbria police notified Coniston (MRT) Mountain Rescue Team to simply make the volunteers aware.

Rated as 'Requires Improvement', Dallam School has demonstrated significant strides in addressing key areas of concern, according to a report by inspector Amina Modan. The Ofsted report adds that the ...

Soap supremo Sir Phil Redmond says that “courage has gone out of broadcasting” in recent years, and suggested that TV watchdog rules should be broken more often.

A prison officer has been arrested after she was allegedly filmed having sex with an inmate. Footage of the guard and male prisoner was shared with prisoners at HMP Five Wells, Northamptonshire, the ...

The former world number one served a one-month ban after a positive test for the angina medication trimetazidine.

James Corden has thanked fans for tuning into the finale of his hit sitcom Gavin And Stacey after it secured the highest Christmas Day ratings since 2008. The co-creator of the BBC comedy, with Ruth ...

The victim reported being approached by two unknown men near Harry Ramsden’s, in Old Steine, around 3.30am on Saturday.

A Nasa spacecraft which made the closest-ever approach to the sun is safe and “operating normally”, the space agency said. On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the ...

The National Trust says 2024 was good for trees, heather and seals but bad for bees, butterflies, bats and natterjack toads.

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly has voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo, despite vehement protests by the governing party’s politicians. The move further deepens the ...