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Unions demand Burnham acts over £72m ‘super-donations’ to Reform – but insist their own funding of Labour is fine
Nigel Farage has hit back at Labour’s attempt to unwind two “super-donations” worth £72million to Reform UK, insisting the gifts from crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo are “100 per cent compliant” with current law and expressing confidence they would survive even if the Government pushes through retrospective changes. The row escalated after TUC…
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Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan amid local opposition
Thames Water has revised the design of its planned White Horse reservoir near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, and opened a new public consultation as it seeks regulatory approval amid warnings from campaigners of “catastrophic consequences”. The above-ground reservoir, previously known as the South East Strategic Reservoir Option, would hold 150 billion litres of water and cover an…
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Ministry of Defence denies military aircraft caused air traffic control meltdown that grounded thousands of planes – after claims ‘spurious’ flight data entry led system to crash
The Ministry of Defence has rejected claims that a military aircraft caused the technical failure at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) that led to around 2,000 flight cancellations and disrupted more than 330,000 passengers last Tuesday. Reports had suggested that a UK military flight plan containing “spurious” data triggered a glitch that took hours to…
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Payouts for Mohamed Al Fayed victims could top £150million as lawyers accuse Harrods compensation scheme of being ‘not fit for purpose’
A law firm representing survivors of alleged abuse by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed has claimed that total compensation payouts could reach £150million, far exceeding the sums Harrods has set aside. KP Law, acting for more than 275 survivors, argues the true value of claims is likely two to three times higher than the…
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AI-linked stocks fall after call for development slowdown worries investors – business live
AI-linked stocks fell sharply across global markets after leading industry figures backed Anthropic’s call for a slowdown in AI development, though Donald Trump dismissed the concerns as a “sick conspiracy” against the sector. The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 0.8% on Monday as investors sold off US chip and memory stocks, in a sign that market jitters…
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Sam Altman reveals two ways AI can go ‘very badly’ as he addresses concerns following chilling warning from whistleblower
Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, has said artificial intelligence could go “very badly” in two specific ways, in a call to slow the technology’s rapid development. Writing on X, Altman said the first danger would be losing control over AI’s future, which he called “unacceptable,” while the second would be an excessive concentration of…
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UK credit scores: should you worry about a big shake-up?
TransUnion, one of the UK’s three main credit reference agencies, is overhauling its credit scoring system this month, switching from a scale topping out at 710 to a new range scored out of 999. The change means many people will see their score and band shift overnight, but the company stresses that the underlying data…
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Hundreds of workers to lose their jobs as South Australian steelworks shuts down
Up to 500 workers are set to lose their jobs at South Australia’s Whyalla steelworks after administrators and the state government decided to permanently close the site’s blast furnace. The closure marks a significant setback for the plant, which has received more than $1 billion (AUD) in state and federal support since being placed into…