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Tasks from determining asylum seekers’ ages to border surveillance now involve AI, says Open Rights Group AI has been embedded across the Home Office in near-total secrecy, reinforcing the …
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Diane Taylor (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Alexia Putellas picks up women’s award for third timeEngland captain acclaimed in London ceremonyHarry Kane is the Ballon d’Or winner for 2026, the first Englishman to win football’s most …
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Barney Ronay at the London Palladium (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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OpenAI announced GPT-6.1 Terra on October 26, 2026, introducing a new mid-sized model priced at $1 per million input tokens and $5 per million output tokens. This release arrives 27 days after the …
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Lena Park (via Forkast)
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10/26/26
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Last Ditch bar announced it would ‘soft close’ after it went viral following a story on its attempt to relax Covid rulesA Massachusetts lesbian bar that went viral for loosening its Covid mask …
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Lucy Campbell (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Comey, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, accused of leaking information related to US national defenseThe justice department charged former FBI director James Comey on Monday with two counts of …
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Sam Levine (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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⚽️ Ballon d’Or updates from 8.45pm GMT/4.45pm ET
⚽️ Ceremony returns to England in nod to Stanley Matthews
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Daniel Harris (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Republican David Beasley and Democrat Jim Hodges back Democrat Annie Andrews to flip seat held by Lindsey Graham’s Trump-backed sister Darline What are the US midterm elections and why do they …
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Robert Mackey (now); Chris Hippensteel, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier) (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Storm Boelo flooding leaves Renfrew, Saltcoats and Largs counting the cost as traders demand answers over flood defences, sandbags and A78 damage after floods.
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/26/26
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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Jordanian air force carried out strikes against groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak that killed nine people, Jordanian …
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OMAR AKOUR Associated Press (via WISH-TV Indianapolis)
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10/26/26
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Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn visits flood-hit Largs businesses after Storm Boelo, promising lessons on sandbags and stronger flood defences for Largs.
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/26/26
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(AP) — Since launching the war with Iran nearly eight months ago, U.S. President Donald Trump has struggled to quell soaring energy costs, undermining Republicans’ attempt to keep control of …
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WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer (via WISH-TV Indianapolis)
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10/26/26
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American country singer and songwriter who took the music genre back to its unvarnished rootsJohn Anderson, who has died aged 71, reinvigorated country music in the 1980s by returning the genre to …
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Garth Cartwright (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Activists say struggle must go on until their ‘maximum’ demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairsFrench children should continue to barricade their schools and take part in …
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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Brand, charged with rape and sexual assault, was ‘sleeping with people day and night’, former assistant alleges Russell Brand had an “insane sexual appetite” and his bad behaviour was …
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Emine Sinmaz (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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SNP MP Lara Bird says she was detained for eight hours and denied entry to the West Bank while joining a European Progressive International delegation on October 26.
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/26/26
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Anthropic’s IPO prospectus is 355 pages and full of never before disclosed company information.
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Via BBC News - Technology
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10/26/26
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Met Office issues yellow wind warning for Scotland from October 27 as strong winds and heavy rain threaten ScotRail, CalMac and travel disruption.
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Via The Herald Scotland
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10/26/26
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Israeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in pollsBenjamin Netanyahu has resorted to increasingly alarmist rhetoric and reportedly put pressure on …
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Emma Graham-Harrison and Julian Borger in Jerusalem (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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Company says small number of devices affected by display glitch after posts appear on Reddit and social mediaOwners of the new foldable iPhone are reporting cracks in the device’s screen, as Apple …
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Dan Milmo Global technology editor (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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After freedom, we want to give our people something radical: a normal, functioning stateTwo years ago, I harboured no political ambition whatsoever. I was a student at the faculty of technical …
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Novak Simin (via Guardian)
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10/26/26
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