23+ hour, 52+ min ago   (539+ words) Angela Rayner said she was pleased AI companies are “talking about the threats as well as the opportunities” after Elon Musk and Sam Altman backed a call for the industry to slow down development. It comes after Anthropic boss Dario…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (744+ words) August was the world’s joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said. Last month tied with July 2023 for the hottest calendar month in the temperature records, as well as the hottest August ever recorded…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (386+ words) Hundreds of people were reported missing after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure. Officials said 384 tourists, including…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago   (273+ words) Two people died and around half a million people were left without electricity across Latvia and Lithuania after a powerful cyclone, bringing rain and strong winds, hit the region. “This seems to be the most severe storm in Latvia since…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (408+ words) Londoners will soon be able to step inside a hidden Natural History Museum gallery for the first time in more than 80 years after it was closed during the Second World War. The museum in South Kensington will reopen the Nature…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (825+ words) A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia killing at least 47 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said dozens more residents were injured in the earthquake early on Saturday and…...