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Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Dominic Casciani,Home and legal correspondentand Anna Lamche Justice Secretary David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient…
Susan Darwin
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Boxing: Zeina Nassar, the hijab-wearing boxer who makes her pro debut in Pakistan
How Germany's Zeina Nassar - who makes her pro debut on Wednesday - rewrote boxing's rules about fighting in a hijab. Source link
Business
Warner Music Group settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture
Warner Music Group (WMG) will begin an artificial intelligence (AI) music venture with technology start-up Suno - a year after it sued the…
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Meta allegedly buried internal research on social media harms
Meta allegedly stopped internal research on social media’s impact on people after finding negative results, a court filing released Friday…
Business
'I would love to be doing this in my 60s' - the debate over selling sex in Scotland
Porcelain Victoria has been selling sex for eight years. The 26-year-old says that being self-employed allows her to be flexible with her…
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While AI targets corner offices, hourly workers are left behind
We have reached the moment white collar workers have feared for months. Has AI finally come for my job? Companies like Salesforce claim…
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Newspaper headlines: 'Rachel Reeves' Budget Ledger' and 'Jury trials scrapped'
As you might expect, Wednesday's papers focus heavily on the Budget. The "i" calls it a "moment of truth" for Rachel Reeves. The Guardian…
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South East Asia floods: Scores killed and thousands evacuated from record rainfall
Parts of Thailand are battling record floods, which have killed at least 18 people and prompted authorities to deploy military ships and…
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Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft
A parking inspector and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than €1m (£878,000) from the parking meters of a small…
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New Zealand 'suitcase murders': Woman gets life in prison for killing her two children
A mother in New Zealand who killed her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases has been sentenced to life in prison. Hakyung Lee,…
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We’re drowning in content, but starving for connection.
I feel it—the strain, the fractured attention. The constant tug to check, scroll, click. Everything we want is a tap away. Yet when we…
Business
Estevao Willian v Lamine Yamal - how Chelsea forward outshone Barcelona prodigy
It was billed as the battle of the two teenage wonderkids - and for once it was Lamine Yamal who found himself overshadowed, cast aside…
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We need to invest in women’s health, not just study it
As a physician at Duke, I often saw how women, especially those juggling chronic illness, caregiving, and limited healthcare access, faced…
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Marseille 2-1 Newcastle: Dan Burn says Magpies bruised by '10 minutes of madness'
Yet it could have been so different after Newcastle initially handled a white-hot atmosphere so well by gaining the upper hand. The noise…
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How to keep the peace at the holiday table
Leading the Exceptional Women Alliance gives me a front-row seat to how accomplished women lift each other through mentorship and growth.…
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Time for a CRISPR discussion about genetic engineering
Changing an organism’s genome is a profound act, and the tools you use to make the changes don’t alleviate the need for responsible…
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Shumeet Banerji criticised BBC chair's handling of bias crisis in resignation letter
Katie RazzallCulture and Media Editor A former BBC board member who quit last week has shared his resignation letter with BBC News,…
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Jack Shepherd: English actor and star of Wycliffe dies at 85
Jack Shepherd, the English actor perhaps best remembered for playing the title role in the 1990s ITV detective drama Wycliffe, has died at…
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Dick’s joins growing list of companies trimming subsidiary brands with Foot Locker closures
Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) announced it will close select Foot Locker stores and raised its full-year year outlook, in its third…
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Inside the Trump administration’s dicey play to block states from regulating AI
Spurred to action by tech industry lobbyists and insiders, Republicans in the Senate appear to be planning to add language to the National…
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CPS to train staff to spot 'hidden crimes' when investigating domestic abuse
Cases of violence against women and girls need broader interrogation so investigators do not miss other "often hidden" crimes, prosecutors…
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All of ByHeart’s recalled baby formula may be contaminated with botulism, tests show
Tests of ByHeart infant formula tied to a botulism outbreak that has sickened dozens of babies showed that all of the company’s products…
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Dan Driscoll: Who is Trump's 'drone guy' taking central role in Ukraine peace talks?
When talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war took an unexpected turn last week, with the leak of a peace plan said to come from the US, the…
Business
Retail sales rose slightly in September as Americans pulled back on spending
Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants increased modestly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging…