The UK will not let quantum computing talent “slip through its fingers”, the technology secretary Liz Kendall has said, as the government announced a £1bn quantum funding pledge. Kendall said the UK must learn lessons from the US dominance of…
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed to US president Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, as Ukraine marked four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy said seeing the country first-hand would make clear who started the war and who…
A senior UK policing lead has said artificial intelligence used to support crime fighting will contain bias, but promised steps to reduce the risks as the government moves to expand AI across forces in England and Wales. Alex Murray, director…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy tariffs in what he called a “much more powerful and obnoxious way” after the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global tariffs imposed under an economic emergency law. In a post…
Anthropic, the US AI startup behind the Claude chatbot, has raised $30bn in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to $380bn. The deal more than doubles the valuation it secured in September, underlining how aggressively investors are backing the leading AI…
Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National party (SNP), has been accused of embezzling £459,046.49 from the party over more than 12 years, according to court documents reported ahead of a preliminary hearing. Murrell, who was married…
California governor Gavin Newsom escalated his attacks on Donald Trump on Friday, calling the US president “the most destructive” leader in American history and accusing him of “doubling down on stupid”. Newsom’s remarks came from the main stage at the…
Shares in commercial property services companies slumped on Thursday, as a market sell-off driven by artificial intelligence fears spread into real estate. The declines followed steep falls on Wall Street and hit both brokers and landlords in London. In the…
Health unions have criticised a 3.3% NHS pay rise for 1.4 million staff in England, calling it “an insult” and a “betrayal” of frontline workers. The increase, imposed for 2026-27, covers roles including nurses, midwives and porters. Unite went further…
The Pentagon’s top policy official, Elbridge Colby, has told European NATO defence ministers they must take the lead in protecting the continent from Russia. Speaking in Brussels, he said Europe needs to focus less on promises and more on real…