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Thunderstorms and flash flood risk on final day of UK heatwave
More places in southern and eastern England are expected to reach heatwave criteria on Tuesday but cooler temperatures are on the horizon.…
Australia news live: charges laid after alleged replica gun scare in Sydney entertainment spot
Two men were arrested on Monday evening and one was charged over an alleged replica pistol. Follow today’s news live.Get our breaking news email, free…
French boy thrown from Tate balcony has ‘smile back’ after hospital release
Family update on GoFundMe page says child, who was six when badly injured in 2019 incident, is now back at school A boy thrown from the viewing balcon…
Kmart sells out of low-cost rival to Meta camera glasses across Australia amid warnings of ‘privacy nightmare’
Expert says people face being filmed without their consent as $89 Anko smartglasses sell out in stores and onlineGet our breaking news email, free app…
John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’
The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track AmericansJohn Oliver discussed the tools …
This lawyer believes in second chances. Now AI is providing a boost
Tens of millions of Americans have criminal records that can be barriers to employment. An AI-powered app is helping those eligible to expunge their r…
Conservatives call for greater use of facial recognition from police
Conservatives have called for all images of suspects to be run through facial recognition software.…
Two men seriously injured after Sydney building suddenly collapses
Another five people assessed by ambulance personnel after roof and wall cave in on Wattle St in UltimoFollow our Australia news live blog for latest u…
Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol
Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1mFormer rugby le…
What are the 'luteal uglies'? And how they're affecting women
More women than ever are talking about the luteal phase on social media, but how does it actually affect you?…
Defunct part of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon
A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.…
A record number of First Nations people died in NSW prison custody last year. Advocates fear this year will be worse
Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’Warning: T…
Alan Jones trial on indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins in Sydney
The 85-year-old former broadcaster faces 22 charges from six different complainants in what is expected to be a four-month trialGet our breaking news …
Wicker Man sequel director Justin Hardy dies aged 61
The British filmmaker died on Friday after suffering a heart attack, his family said in a statement.…
Gunman kills several at Idaho fast-food restaurant
Multiple deaths reported after gunman opens fire at In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho.…
Police say 13 killed as small plane viewing Nazca Lines in Peru crashes
Those killed included 11 passengers and two pilots flying over the famous archeological site, recognised by UNESCO.…
How Australia combines modern tech and Indigenous knowledge to fight fire
As Europe faces its worst wildfires in decades, Australia offers lessons in disaster preparedness.…
Shittu 'robbed' - are AI boxing judges the answer?
After commentators claim England's Dimeji Shittu was "robbed" in the Commonwealth Games final, is judging helped by artificial intelligence the answer…
Al Jazeera reports from Ceuta as migrants leave the enclave
Spain says “virtually all” of the estimated 60,000 migrants who stormed its North African enclave of Ceuta have left.…
Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews
Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help …
First Australian mass mortality event suspected as deadly bird flu virus rapidly escalates among native birds
Helicopter surveillance finds dead and dying greater crested terns off South Australian coast as H5 virus spreadsGet our breaking news email, free app…
San Francisco pitbull rescued after two days trapped in railway tunnel
Pup named Roo, who ran away from home, was found curled up next to rail track – and was ‘thrilled’ to be rescuedA two-year-old pitbull who ran away fr…
AI firms must answer for rogue bots, says boss of hacked company
Clement Delangue said he didn't want cyber attacks on other companies to become "normalised".…
No sentence long enough for jailed funeral director Robert Bush, say families
Families give their reaction to the 20-year sentence handed to Robert Bush.…
Google adds AI to satellite images, raising fears of deepfakes in the sky
Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the move: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally bo…
‘Rob has the bucks cash’: NSW Liberals used Reformers funds to pay for ‘personal expenditure’, Icac hears
Robert Assaf separately tells anti-corruption inquiry money funnelled through lobbying firm to create ‘maximum benefit from a tax perspective’Follow o…
Anthropic’s AI Claude escaped testing environment and hacked organizations
Company says it discovered unauthorized access during ‘proactive review’ after rival OpenAI revealed rogue agentAnthropic said on Thursday its AI Cla…
Australia news live: attorneys general meet to reform working with children checks; leaders gather for Garma festival
Attorneys general meet in Darwin to work on nationalising the working with children check after serious allegations of safety breaches in childcare se…
In Their Own Hands: Ghana’s Drug Vigilantes
Citizen vigilantes patrol Ghana's streets, fighting an opioid crisis. We meet those taking the law into their own hands.…
Icac revelations have left Angus Taylor’s colleagues anxious – and his factional enemies angry
The opposition leader is the highest-profile person mentioned so far at the NSW anti-corruption commission – and the political figure with the most to…