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Israel says it has refused visa to UN official to 'teach them a lesson' Wed 25 Oct 2023 10.59 BST Israel says it has refused a visa to UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths as a result of comments at the UN by secretary-general António Guterres. Israeli media reports that Israel’s ambassad...

AI risk must be treated as seriously as climate crisis, says Google DeepMind chief Tue 24 Oct 2023 13.00 BST The world must treat the risks from artificial intelligence as seriously as the climate crisis and cannot afford to delay its response, one of the technology’s leading figures has warned. Sp...

I think I know what my nephew's Christmas present is going to be.

(assuming he doesn't have this already)

Bobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31 3 hours ago The world's oldest dog ever has died at the age of 31 years and 165 days. Guinness World Record holder Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, passed away at his home in Portugal on Saturday. His death was announced on social media by a vete...

Biggest cervical cancer drug advance in 20 years hailed 2 hours ago Scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years, using a course of existing, cheap drugs ahead of usual radiotherapy treatment. Trial findings, revealed at the ESMO medical confere...

Pleading the belly Pleading the belly was a process in English common law which permitted a woman in the later stages of pregnancy to receive a reprieve of her death sentence until after she bore her child. The plea was available at least as early as 1387 and was eventually rendered obsolete by the...

Kind of NSFL in places:

Time_Traveller wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 7:42 pm
Yet another by-election nightmare looms for the Tories